TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV) — Bring your appetite, it’s time for the 8th annual Taste Terre Haute.
The Terre Haute Chamber of Commerce and event sponsor, Great Dane of Terre Haute, invites the community to indulge in the local cuisine.
“We’re really just excited for people to come in and see our menu and see that we serve a little of everything,” the Manager of Petty Pit Stop, Nicole Johnson said.
Some local eateries and bars are showcasing classic signature items. Johnson said Petty Pit Stop did just that.
“Our sesame bowl. It has a yum yum sauce on it, that’s everybody’s favorite,” Johnson said.
The bowl includes brown rice, toasted cashews, broccoli, carrot bells, edamame, and scrambled eggs. All cooked to order and finished off with sesame seeds, Tamari chili sauce, and yum, yum sauce.
“It’s our answer to kind of like a little Chinese food,” Johnson said. “So, when you come down, and got a little craving, you can take care of that.”
Some establishments will feature something new with a Taste Terre Haute exclusive menu item. Kenny Linn, bartender at The Terminal will have their classic and most popular menu item, Tune Poke Nachos, plus a new item.
“It’s a blackened Mahi Rueben sandwich. It’s been really popular.”
The Mahi-mahi Rueben features blackened Mahi Mahi served on marbled rye and covered in Swiss cheese then topped with thousand island and house slaw.
More than a dozen local restaurants are participating. Several of those restaurants have been part of the community for years, others, like Petty Pit Stop and The Terminal, are new this year.
“It’s a great thing for us because we are newer, we just opened this summer,” Johnson said.
“For us, it’s a great way to maybe get some new faces in here that haven’t tried us yet,” Linn said.
From July 17th through July 29th, in addition to all of the food choices, you’ll also find drinks, smoothies, and desserts as part of the two-week promotional event.
Like the new Coconut Chocolate Almond hand-dipped ice cream at What’s the Scoop?
“It’s really awesome to be a part of this, you know, the 8th year of this,” Linn said. “Being brand new, and hopefully, you know, encouraging a lot of people to come and try all the local restaurants and bars and places that Terre Haute has to offer.”
For a list of participating restaurants and their offerings click here.
