Kinsey's Italian Cafe, Mc Cordsville

As a native of the McCordsville area, Randy Kinsey noticed a distinct lack of restaurants serving the kind of homestyle Italian cuisine that he craved. He began baking pies for a local pizzeria at the age of 15, steadily developing a mental rolodex of his own original recipes while amassing years of experience in the restaurant industry. In May of 2011, he finally set out to pursue his original passion by opening Kinsey's Italian Cafe and filling the menu with his personalized interpretations of Old-World staples, including housemade lasagna, hot italian sausage sandwiches, and Cajun shrimp alfredo.

The café's ambience embraces a similarly nostalgic feel, scoring meals in the neutral-toned dining room with the dulcet tones of Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, and Dean Martin. Meanwhile, the aromas of garlic and Italian herbs waft throughout the space with the grace of a yogi stretching in zero gravity.