Grindstone’s is coming back to Noblesville. The popular restaurant chain operated Grindstone Charley’s on State Road 32 at the west edge of Noblesville prior to 2001. Now, owners of the chain Perry Foglesong, his son and two sisters, will be opening what is to be called the Grindstone Public House. Set to open in May, it is located at the northwest corner of 10th and Logan streets in downtown Noblesville.
The 3,000 square-foot space, which once housed Eddie Mode’s Corner Cafe, is currently being remodeled. The new decor will include some of the large historic photos of early Noblesville which once decorated the walls of Grindstone Charley’s.
As part of the Foglesong firm’s expansion in Hamilton County, another Grindstone Charley’s is planned at Westfield near Grand Park. It will open in a new 6,000 square-foot building next year, according to Foglesong.
The restaurant chain started in Noblesville in the early 1960s when the family opened Clancy’s, an early fast food operation located at 10th Street and Maple Avenue. The Foglesongs now have two other restaurants in Noblesville as well as locations in Indianapolis.