The Fishers stretch of Allisonville Road where Ed Sahm opened his very first bar back in 1986 is about to get a new tenant with deep family roots. Sahm’s Hospitality Group plans to open Mamacita, a cocktail bar and taco operation, at 11501 Allisonville Road this November, taking over the space most recently occupied by Rockstone Pizza and Big Lug Taproom.
The announcement, first reported by IndyStar, comes from Eddie Sahm, the company’s vice president of business development, who posted about the new concept on Facebook. Mamacita will occupy the same footprint where Rockstone Pizza and Big Lug Taproom operated from 2013 to 2025, and it will become Sahm’s Hospitality Group’s 12th restaurant in operation, according to the outlet. The site holds particular significance for the family business: Sahm’s namesake restaurant has operated in the same retail development since 1986, the year founder Ed Sahm purchased a local bar at the same intersection.
A Cocktail-First Bet in a Crowded Suburb
Eddie Sahm said the company aims to compete for recognition as Fishers’ best bar and cocktail venue, per the same account. Steve Simon, the company’s longtime beverage director, will heavily influence Mamacita’s drink selection. Simon previously worked at Vanguard in Broad Ripple and was involved in opening Half Liter BBQ in SoBro back in 2019, giving him a hand in shaping two of the group’s other flagship concepts.
The food side of Mamacita remains less defined for now. The company has not released information about its anticipated food offerings, though the report notes that Sahm’s cooks will determine the taco menu through an internal competition among staff. Sahm’s Hospitality Group did not immediately respond to a request for comment from the outlet.
Part of a Broader Expansion Across Central Indiana
Mamacita is just the latest move for a company with more than 40 years of restaurant experience and more than a dozen concepts already in its portfolio. The group is also developing Handsome Johnny, which has an unannounced location in Indianapolis, according to the report. Sahm’s has been busy elsewhere too: it recently opened a Big Lug taproom on Shelby Street in the former Garfield Brewery location on the south side of Indianapolis…