Don Hall's Castleton Grill: The Decathlete of Restaurants!

Okay, the Castleton Grill is just outside the Castleton Square Mall is not on Indy's Southside, but you should know about it in case you're ever hungry after a day shopping at Mall and don't want to pay the hostage-ransom priced food places that are actually IN the Mall, but don't want to go far from there to eat.  In our case, we go there as part of our special occasion getaways.  On Valentines Day, for instance, we went 'way up north to Eddie Merlot's, then drank in the bar of and stayed the night in the Four Points Hotel. The next day after a night of passionate lovemaking (Hey! It's my blog, I'll fantasize if I want to), we went to Castleton Grill for brunch. I call CG the decathlete of restaurants because "Jack of All Trades" is just SO cliche, and "Master of None" doesn't automatically go with the title.  CG offers a rich and varied menu of comfort food, like a Denny's on steroids, and it makes all of its dishes very well. There is a full bar, too: they have an awesome Bloody Mary, which is unequaled by any other restaurant or bar's Bloody Mary, and on Sundays it's on special presumably because it is a great hangover cure, if indeed such a thing exists.  The drink itself is a large one of the horseradish-imbued variety, with a generous amount of Hair of the Dog and a wonderful combination of the lime, celery salt, pepper, and spices you would expect in a Bloody Mary.  But oh, the accompaniments that come with it!  There are two stalks of asparagus, a stalk of celery, a pickle wedge, a sliver of red bell pepper, and its crowning glory, a single bite of sirloin steak!  It is almost a meal unto itself, and is even worth the 8 bucks they charge for it during the week.  On our most recent visit, the Little Woman had the Flank Steak Sandwich that was not the Great Steak Sandwich that Kyler is trying to find, but was more like a Penn Station sandwich, and just as good.  I had a Patty Melt, which was two 1/4 pound patties ensconced in two pieces of wheat toast and surrounded by bacon and giant gobs of Swiss cheese, accompanied by the best onion rings I've had in a long while.  I've never had the same thing twice there, only because there are so many menu items I have yet to try!  Until our next special occasion, I await the delight that is Don Hall's Castleton Grill!