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Why Lone Pine made the SteakMap list

Lone Pine is run by people with James Beard recognition on both sides of the house, which is rare anywhere and genuinely rare in suburban Indiana.

Chef Aaron Hansen is a James Beard recognized chef and a 2026 semifinalist. His co-owner, Josh Mazanowski, is a James Beard-nominated beverage expert who also co-owns Beholder in downtown Indianapolis and was recognized for an Outstanding Wine Program in 2019.

A steakhouse where the wine program carries as much credential as the kitchen is a different proposition from one where the list is an afterthought.

The beef

The kitchen describes its steaks as site-specific and regionally sourced — meaning particular farms rather than a national distributor. That is the harder way to buy beef and it produces a menu that changes with what is actually available, which is why the restaurant publishes a “current menu” rather than a fixed one.

Because it rotates, SteakMap does not quote cuts, weights or prices here. Check the current menu before you book around a specific steak.

Not only steak

The rest of the menu is more adventurous than the category usually allows — pizza mushrooms, tuna crudo, Ōra King salmon, lamb ragù. The concept takes its cues from explorers’ lodges and travelers’ clubs, and the room is built to match.

Practical notes

Lone Pine is at 710 South Rangeline Road in Carmel City Center, north of Indianapolis. It serves 5–9pm Tuesday through Thursday and Sunday, 5–10pm Friday and Saturday, and is closed Mondays. Happy hour runs 5–6pm midweek.

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