Tilted Kilt Pub & Eatery
Tilted Kilt Pub & Eatery
Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Restaurant |
| Founded | Las Vegas, Nevada (2003) |
| Headquarters | Tempe, Arizona |
Number of locations | 47[1] |
Area served | United States and Canada |
| Products | Pub food, American food, Alcohol, 24+Draft and Bottled Beers |
| Services | Food and Beverage |
Number of employees | over 2,500 |
| Parent | Arc Group Inc |
| Website | tiltedkilt.com [20] |
Tilted Kilt Pub and Eatery is a modern Celtic themed sports pub and franchisor type restaurant chain in the United States and Canada.
Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Restaurant |
| Founded | Las Vegas, Nevada (2003) |
| Headquarters | Tempe, Arizona |
Number of locations | 47[1] |
Area served | United States and Canada |
| Products | Pub food, American food, Alcohol, 24+Draft and Bottled Beers |
| Services | Food and Beverage |
Number of employees | over 2,500 |
| Parent | Arc Group Inc |
| Website | tiltedkilt.com [20] |
History
Servers in typical attire at a Tilted Kilt
The first Tilted Kilt Pub & Eatery was opened in the Las Vegas Rio Hotel and Casino in 2003, "wearing Celtic themed uniforms with knee-high socks and short, sexy plaid kilts", by restaurateur Mark DiMartino[2][3] and business partners and co-founders Omid Joon, Shannon Reilly and John Reynaud. The concept was a "contemporary, Celtic-themed sports Pub staffed with beautiful servers" The company has locations in 22 U.S. states and two Canadian provinces.
Atmosphere
Facade of a Tilted Kilt adjacent to Petco Park, San Diego. This location closed in 2017.[4]
Tilted Kilt describes itself as "a modern American, Scottish and Irish sports pub". The menu is a mix of traditional and contemporary pub food, serving items such as Fish and chips, Shepherd's Pie, and Big Arse Burgers. Each Pub features at least 24 beers on tap, including flagship beverages such as Guinness and Samuel Adams. The establishments are filled with televisions for sporting events and games such as Golden Tee, pool and darts are available for the patrons.
Others place Tilted Kilt into the category of "breastaurant," in the same vein as Hooters and Twin Peaks, specializing in scantily-clad female servers.[5] The company's homepage heavily features so-called "Kilt Girls."[6] Community members in Evanston, Illinois, mounted a successful campaign to keep the chain from opening there.[7][8]
Undercover Boss
Tilted Kilt's president, Ron Lynch was featured on season 4, episode 2 of Undercover Boss[9] released on CBS, November 9, 2012 in the United States.[10][11]
Litigation
In April 2019, a Jury in Lancaster County Nebraska awarded $ 1.47 million to a past waitress that worked for a manager of a Tilted Kilt franchisee (Famous Brands Group LLC), Dustin Lindgren, for video recording servers changing in the dressing room. The restaurant closed in 2014, the year the recordings took place. This was not the first time the manager was confronted in a separate incident by a different employee. In 2015 Lindgren, the manager, was convicted of a felony and is currently serving a five year sentence. There were two other lawsuits settled for an undisclosed amount with two other victims for the same conduct, one was set to go to trial Thursday April 18, 2019.[12]
Sale
In 2018 SDA Holdings sold Tilted Kilt to Arc Group Inc. owner of Dick's Wings and Grill for 1.4 million shares of stock (OTC:RLLY), $10 cash and payments in the future totaling $1.5 million.[13] CEO of ARC Group Richard Akam, said, “Tilted Kilt will be a strong addition to our platform and a brand for which we believe we can make a significant impact in its top and bottom line growth".[14][1] The former president of Tilted Kilt, Ron Lynch has opened a new restaurant in Tempe, Arizona called VooDoo Daddy’s Steam Kitchen, a Louisiana style fast-casual restaurant.[15][16]