Lincoln Flats

Lincoln Flats is a bar and restaurant in downtown Valparaiso that mixes American comfort food with German, Asian and barbecue dishes. The menu includes a 14 oz. double bone pork chop with bourbon glaze, turkey schnitzel, baked crab cakes, pig candy, crab cakes, and a Hoke Poke tuna bowl, along with ribs and a loaded ribeye baked potato. Wine, craft beer and craft cocktails are a big draw, and the menu changes each week with rotating features and a weekly dessert.

The restaurant is open Tuesday through Saturday, with later hours on Friday and Saturday nights, and is closed Sunday and Monday. Reservations are not mentioned, so a neighbor may want to plan around the evening crowd. Lincoln Flats is in a restored downtown building at the west entrance to the city, and its patio is dog friendly, according to reviews.