We met up with some friends of ours and their kids the other
night at Thr3e Wise Men (I still have a really hard time typing that name). I have only eaten in the place once before,
and it was outside and quite awhile ago, so I figured a revisit was in order
(we have ordered carry out several times before).
The place was very busy and I didn’t think we would get
seated right away until we saw there is a small back room as well—it feels a little
removed from the restaurant, but was probably for the best given that my son
and his best friend were there together.
I like how kid friendly they are at Thr3e Wisemen as well—they give them
crayons as well as a little dough ball to play with, which seemed to make them
all happy. There is also fresh popcorn
delivered right away which the kids love as well. The adults were happy because
we had a long table and could sit down at the other end and have some adult
conversation.
We started with some loaded potato chips ($6.50) which are
housemade potato chips that are seasoned and topped with Maytag blue cheese
cream sauce and bacon. I was not a huge
fan of these. I don’t know if it was the
seasoning on the chips, or the blue cheese sauce, but something was making the
roof of my mouth burn—it just wasn’t enjoyable to me. I also appreciate the housemade chips, but
these were a little too thick for me—I prefer a thinner potato chip. Although you certainly didn’t have to worry
about them breaking under the weight of the toppings. The kids got breadsticks and were happy.
We ordered a pizza for the kids and the Moms split a special
pizza—it was a veggie pizza with white sauce, and a bunch of veggie
toppings-tomatoes, spinach, onions, green peppers and mushrooms (I actually
asked for ½ of it to be without green peppers, but they only gave me about 2
pieces without them). The pizza was good
though. The crust was nice and crispy
and there were a decent amount of veggies.
I enjoyed the variation from the regular red sauce (although I do like
their red sauce). The white sauce had a
decent amount of garlic flavor. I like
their cheese blend as well—it isn’t rubbery they way pizza cheese can often be.
The menfolk had a pepperoni and mushroom pizza ($12) and
seemed to enjoy it as well. I was happy
to see they were really on their game with getting the crust right. Occasionally
the kitchen seems to have problems with consistency based on our carry out
experiences—it seems like sometimes they don’t stretch it enough or something
and it is too dense and the pizza is much smaller than normal.
We also shared an elephant ear ($4.50) which I really
enjoyed. They take their pizza dough, deep fry it, and coat it with cinnamon and
sugar. Simple, and really tasty—and I enjoy the slightly sour taste of the
dough that comes from the crust (and I am guessing the beer that goes into
it). Everyone at the table, adults and
kids alike, agreed on this one.
The atmosphere is totally casual and just noisy enough that
it isn’t annoying, but that slightly drowns out your own loud son’s voice so he
isn’t annoying others. I liked our
server, especially since she carded all of us, which I always appreciate. All
in all, it’s a good option for pizza and kids, although I am still looking for
my ideal pizza in this town.
Thr3e
Wise Men
1021 Broad
Ripple Avenue
Indy 46220
317/255-5151
www.thr3ewisemen.com
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