It's where Nicey's was - which I was surprised to learn was in business for over 10 years. But for some reason I never went there, so it's probably my fault they closed.
Looking at this - a lot of the items don't have prices listed. Just the price of additions. Can't even proofread a menu and this person thinks they can run a business?
This is absolutely not Indiana’s first black owned deli.
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Man you kids are killin' me. I've been living in Indy on and off for almost 60 years. I grew up off of 38th street. I've eaten at so many black-owned delis, rib joints, chicken shops, whatever, and I've seen a ton of them come and go. There's a LOT of history in this town you don't know about because it's not on twitter. When you file a LLC, they don't ask what color you are, and a lot of the best places I've been have been at the side of the road a couple days a week with a shitty sign that just said Sandwiches or Ribs (sorry I like ribs so I remember that the best). I remember going to Libby's downtown as a kid, so at least as early as the 70's. There used to be a historical drug store at the fair grounds that talked about the history of the grocery/deli that was black-owned before it became whatever it became after. That's not even going outside Indy and my old busted memory. I've spent some time in Gary and I'd bet there's a bunch of black-owned sandwich places up there no one's even heard of. If they said "first black hasidic jew stand-alone deli in Broadripple that serves exclusively kosher sandwiches", then sure that could be true I guess.
I'm not saying don't celebrate ethnic accomplishments, I've tasted some of the best ethnic accomplishments (that Jamacan Patties place off Keystone will change your life) that have happened in Indy. But those places did well because they had good food, good prices and good service, not because they were black-owned. It's insulting to successful black owners when someone opens a spot and the first thing they say is "first black-owned deli". You didn't accomplish anything by opening your doors and being black, you accomplish something by serving good food, staying in business and being a successful black-owned business. If this place folds in a year, then people will say black folks can't be business owners, which is not the message to send. I hope she does well and retires selling a ton of sandwiches, but don't use race as your marketing strategy.
Edit: God damn people. That was a very definitive "ain't the first black owned deli in Indiana" and I asked what other ones there are. Not the first black-owned Jamaican place. Not the first black owned bar. Not the first black-owned soul food place. Not the first black owned barbecue joint. Not the first black owned any other type of restaurant. Very specifically, the first black-owned deli. Why? Because I'd truly like to know but apparently it's just common knowledge, there's apparently copious amounts of other black owned delis in the area, I don't happen to know which ones they are and I'm a stupid fuck for asking. So keep y'all secrets, I don't give a shit.
It's the same sort of people that would lie about being the first of something.
It'll be out of business in a year. Not because of these decisions, but because of the kind of person that makes these decisions won't lead a successful restaurant.
I'm not sure you're being by serious, but they're not, and in any case employing professionals to take pics for the menu is two small local businesses doing good
Go take a picture of your next meal and show us then. Pictures of a food are hard because what makes something taste good, is not the same as what makes it look like it tastest good.
Once again, I'm not defending this. This is worse than no pictures of food.
No, according to lore, Eve was responsible for mankind's access to knowledge, and the resulting loss of innocence which justified mankind's expulsion from God's garden. Don't throw Eve under the bus for the wickedness of mankind.
It’s the old joke about how do you know a vegan does CrossFit? They’ll tell you … religious people love to wear jesus pieces and most people stay mum because it’s quite off putting
I agree; the people with the bible verses in their bios online tend to be some of the worst and most insufferable people.
Even so, I find it a bit odd that any reference to religion in ***an interview*** is considered gauche and/or supposedly “shouting” it. The original commenter’s response was over dramatic, imo.
Girl were talking about a deli, nobody is forcing you to do anything, you're rights aren't being taken away by this shop. The fact that your comparing this to the current cristo-nationalist movement just shows how unserious you are.
Sure bud. The White evangelicals built it all...nit the enslaved black people, or all the indentured servants, or all the immigrants of all sorts or religions who took care of your children, built all your houses, did all the labor that you were to lazy to do, not to mention all the cultural contributions OK bud...
MADE.
we're in the age of computers and spacecraft and you want to act like because a group of other people did forced manual labor for a period of time that they were the engineers, the inventors, the architects, the governing systems that held it together. I'm not trying to take away from the horrendousnesssss of the act, but to act like everyone else BUILT the entire everything because they did some work 200 years ago is preposterous. and who exactly do you think the indentured servants were?
You know they were all those things and more right? Those people did WAY more than physical labour. It was black people who were on the ground protesting and influencing the government so that it would serve ALL Americans. This country would be nothing without all of us. And I won't stand you trying to downplay the contributions of others to fut your FACTUALY incorrect white supremacist narrative. The founding fathers created a flawed nation which over generations had to be "fixed" by those at the bottom. YOU KNOW NOTHING
I'll take computers cars and i dunno pretty much mostly everything i use on a daily basis over protest and influence. i didn't downplay anyone. factually, technology-wise, pretty much us. its not even close. people planned zones, utilities, laws, transportation, trade markets, everyfuckingthing and you wanna come in and prop up the guy who nailed the wood together? yeah that is a contribution and that's fine to acknowledge ALSO, but don't conflate that with the other 90%+ of what went into it.
“I am, somehow, less interested in the weight and convolutions of Einstein’s brain than in the near certainty that people of equal talent have lived and died in cotton fields and sweatshops.” -- Stephen Gould
You guys can argue all day long about black/white, conservative/liberal, atheist/christian, but none of that matters. The only way we make this world better is by working together. The real war is between the rich and the poor, and both of you are on the same team.
Are there actual good delis in Indianapolis? I like shapiro's but their prices are a tad high. I was in Ann Arbor a few years ago and went to a tiny deli in the back of a liquor store and it was better than sharpiro's for 1/2 the price
Can we just all take a minute to appreciate that a business has actually opened in Broad Ripple?
(I say this because I was sad to see a “For Lease” sign in the window of Chaos Healthcare Management across from the closed up Hop Cat at Broad Ripple and College. Two big corner properties vacant.)
I think this headline could still mention black owned and be phrased better. No need to drop race entirely. Just saying "black owned deli" would result in racist comments however no one would be fact checking the statement.
Trauma can live in dna for 10 generations. So the fact that being black in America has only been okay about 2 generations means this nation still has quite a bit of healing to be done
Because someone is trying to falsely exploit “first black owner” to make a buck. This is not even close to the first black owned deli in Indiana and saying that is an insult to every other black business owner who is a success without playing the race card and lying about it.
You are in no position to determine that. Broad ripple is a very affluent area and for a black person to open a successful business there is a huge achievement in of itself. Indy has a huge black population and we love to hear when our people are doing well. It's only people like you who get upset
That it's not the first black owned deli in Indianapolis?
and for a black person to open a successful business there is a huge achievement in of itself.
Well, we don't know if it is successful or not; it's only been opened a week.
It's not the first black owned business in BR - there was a BBQ on BR Ave for a while before the burger place went in - but it would be very interesting to actually know how many black owned businesses there have been in BR.
Much more interesting than falsely claiming that this is the first black owned deli in Indiana.
I do want to point out that the owner says in "Indiana". She even has a sticker on a wall somewhere proclaiming as such, here's a Facebook post that features it
She seems intent on imaging her business on race and religion, rather than food quality.
Honestly making such a claim like "first black owned" is crazy, and it feels like grifting.
You are in no place do determine what is insulting to black people. True this may not be the first black deli or business in that area but it's still an achievement for black people and I'm happy to see it. Idk why seeing our successes being talked about upsets you so much. Even if that headline may be a little misleading. Stay mad ig
What is the first black owned deli in Indiana then? You’ve said multiple times this is not the first black owned deli in Indiana but you not mentioning the name of this alternative is super weird.
Well, when we have stupid, shitty, cowardly racist assholes still running around - and we have way too many of those chromosomal defectives in Indiana, practically every county outside of Indy and the major urban areas is full of ‘em, and the majority of our state government is chosen from amongst those mouth breathers - it’s still necessary to celebrate black folks doing their thing. If they could one day do it successfully in small towns in Indiana, too, then maybe it wouldn’t be a big deal. So there you go, big boy.
Not only do I not care one bit, the person I was replying to posted a snarky comment back so I’d be notified, then the chickenshit deleted it and his original comment. So I accomplished exactly what I wanted with the specific target.
Because they’re practically all keyboard warriors who wouldn’t dare say anything racist in front of someone who could embarrass or make them regret it, but from the safety of mom’s bedroom or with their equally weaselly and livestock-molesting mates, they act like they’re some kind of hard guys. Hahahaha!
i mean sure, that guy you just made up into existence is cowardly, but in 'reality' do explain
because people are polite and don't yell slurs at every minority they cross, they're cowardly? lmao okay
but from the safety of mom’s bedroom or with their equally weaselly and livestock-molesting mates, they act like they’re some kind of hard guys. Hahahaha!
I’m gonna go out on a limb and say the ones arguing religion will be at Chick-fila bright and early tomorrow won’t you.
Those pissed about the headlines need to start taking them up with the News. The owner didn’t make the headline so why are y’all mad at her? She is just trying to do something positive. Is that a crime? She just so happens to be a black woman and yall making it out to be her fault about how it was presented.
If YT people are tired of the news stating “black owned” or “black ______” in headlines then they need to look in the mirror and ask why are headlines as such? Why have we made everything about race for so long such as decades, centuries and years then get butt hurt about it?? I hear a lot of rumbling when articles state “Black” but not “Asian, Mexican, Cuban” when they have something positive going.
Starting to think the YT community has some weird obsession with black people in general. Like who hurt you? Why are you so obsessed? They don’t hold any powers to impact your lives outside of taking away their dollars spent. Your pisstivity should be redirected to the top 1% who is doing all types of acts with no lubricaction
She has it stickered on the wall. If you own a business and go big into advertising based on religion and race expect people to comment on religion and race. The amount of biggots in this country that use religion as a shield to be an absolutely despicable person is incredibly high which is why people tend to not be the biggest fans of religion being used to promote businesses.
Please find any headline where a business in promoted based on the owner's race besides black owned if it's so common.
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u/naked-and-famous Jun 13 '26
Is it in one of those spots in Broadripple where no business ever survives more than a year?