BALL & BISCUIT operating partner Kendall Lockwood spent many of her twenty-something nights dancing with friends at Herron-Morton Place’s iconic LGBTQ nightclub, Talbott Street. When the neighborhood watering hole famous for its drag shows took its final bow in 2016, Lockwood—like so many of her Red Bull vodka–sipping tribe—mourned the loss. “Even before it was Talbott, it was a really cool disco club, a grocery store, and all of these amazing things,” she says. Lockwood, a pioneer of Indy’s craft-cocktail scene but also a veteran of old-school late-night downtown bartending, made it her mission to revive part of the historic address as a family-friendly, diner-style hangout called Baby’s.
Here, a new, all-ages clientele can fill up on chef Kevin Fry’s broasted chicken, smash burgers, and Baby’s-style corn bread, and sip…
