Tilted Kilt Pub & Eatery

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The first Tilted Kilt Pub & Eatery was opened in the Las Vegas Rio Hotel and Casino in 2003, with servers "wearing Celtic-themed uniforms with knee-high socks and short, sexy plaid kilts", by restaurateur Mark DiMartino{{cite web|url=https://wcfcourier.com/pulse/events/tilted-kilt-opens-in-cedar-rapids/article_d897c61d-9ce3-57a0-90b0-6728862aa551.html|last=Hitchner |first=Earle |date=January 27, 2009|title=Tilted Kilt Opens in Cedar Rapids|work=The Courier|accessdate=May 15, 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2003/mar/14/columnist-muriel-stevens-new-york-new-york-leads-i/|last=Stevens |first=Muriel |date=March 14, 2003 |title=Columnist Muriel Stevens: New York-New York leads Irish parade|work=Las Vegas Sun|accessdate=May 15, 2019}} and business partners and co-founders Shannon Reilly and John Reynaud.{{cite web|url=https://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-xpm-2012-03-17-hc-tilted-kilt-restaurant-20120309-story.html |last=Szakacs |first=Monica |date=March 17, 2012 |title=Wethersfield's 'Tilted Kilt' Catches Flak For Waitresses' Costumes |work=Hartford Courant |access-date=August 4, 2020}} The concept was a "contemporary, Celtic-themed sports Pub staffed with beautiful servers".

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Tilted Kilt describes itself as "a modern American, Scottish and Irish sports pub". The menu mixes traditional and contemporary pub food, serving 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.{{Cite news|url=http://www.smh.com.au/small-business/franchising/breastaurants-serve-up-boom-times-for-busts-20130207-2e0p5.html|title='Breastaurants' serve up boom times for busts|last=Pedicini|first=Sandra|date=2013-02-07|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|access-date=2018-01-24|language=en-US}} The company's homepage heavily features so-called "Kilt Girls".{{Cite web|url=http://tiltedkilt.com/kilt-girls/|title=Kilt Girls|website=Tilted Kilt Pub|language=en-US|access-date=2 December 2018}} Community members in Evanston, Illinois, mounted a successful campaign to keep the chain from opening there.{{Cite news|url=http://evanstonnow.com/story/government/bill-smith/2011-04-27/tilted-kilt-hot-debate-over-sexy-bar|title=Tilted Kilt: Hot debate over sexy bar|last=Smith|first=Bill|date=2011-04-27|work=Evanston Now|access-date=2018-01-24|language=en-US}}{{Cite news|url=https://patch.com/illinois/evanston/mayor-rejects-tilted-kilt-liquor-license|title=Mayor Rejects Tilted Kilt Liquor License|date=2011-05-02|work=Evanston, IL Patch|access-date=2018-01-24|language=en-US}}

Tilted Kilt's president, Ron Lynch was featured on season 4, episode 2 of Undercover Boss,{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2496634|title=Tilted Kilt|work=IMDb|accessdate=May 15, 2019}} released on CBS, November 9, 2012 in the United States.{{cite news|last=Graf|first=Tony|title=Tilted Kilt exec to appear on CBS show 'Undercover Boss'|url=http://heraldnews.suntimes.com/news/16257471-418/tilted-kilt-exec-to-appear-on-cbs-show-undercover-boss.html|work=The Herald-News|date=November 8, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121112035223/http://heraldnews.suntimes.com/news/16257471-418/tilted-kilt-exec-to-appear-on-cbs-show-undercover-boss.html|archive-date=November 12, 2012}}{{cite news|title=Tilted Kilt President Ron Lynch talks about 'Undercover Boss' appearance|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/news/2012/10/26/tilted-kilt-president-ron-lynch-talks.html|work=Phoenix Business Journal|date=October 26, 2012|accessdate=May 15, 2019|last=Gallen|first=Tim}}

File:Tilted Kilt.jpg, San Diego. This location closed in 2017.{{Cite news|url=http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/business/restaurants/sd-fi-tilted-kilt-20171114-story.html|title=Tilted Kilt sports bar exits San Diego|last=Weisberg|first=Lori|work=sandiegouniontribune.com|access-date=2018-07-10|language=en-US}}]]

In April 2019, a jury in Lancaster County, Nebraska awarded $1.47 million to a past waitress against Famous Brands Group LLC, a Tilted Kilt franchisee and a manager, 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, the former manager Lindgren was convicted of a felony charge; he received 180 days (approximately six months) in jail and five years' probation "for recording a person in a state of undress". Two other lawsuits were settled for an undisclosed amount with two other victims for the same conduct; one was set to go to trial on Thursday, April 18, 2019.{{cite web|url=https://journalstar.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/jury-awards-former-tilted-kilt-server-m-verdict-over-manager/article_25f012c7-3c43-529e-a8c2-18584d6342db.html|last=Pilger |first=Lori|date=April 12, 2019|title=Jury awards former Tilted Kilt server $1.4M verdict over manager spying on her as she changed clothes|work=Lincoln Journal Star|accessdate=May 15, 2019}}

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.{{cite web|url=https://www.restaurantbusinessonline.com/financing/inside-story-tilted-kilt-sale |last=Maze |first=Jonathan |date=November 12, 2018 |title=The Story of the Tilted Kilt Sale |work=Restaurant Business |accessdate=October 1, 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://www.nrn.com/mergers-acquisitions/tilted-kilt-acquisition-months-long-path |last=Ruggless |first=Ron |date=June 13, 2018 |title=Tilted Kilt acquisition on months-long path |work=Nations Restaurant News |access-date=September 26, 2020}} 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".{{cite web|title=ARC to Buy Tilted Kilt Brand for Ten million |accessdate=May 5, 2019|date= November 10, 2018|first=Don |last=Sniegowski|url=https://www.bluemaumau.org/story/2018/11/10/arc-buy-tilted-kilt-brand-ten-dollars|work=Blue Mau Mau }}{{cite web|title=Tilted Kilt Being Sold to Dick's Wings Owner|access-date=2018-10-05|date=June 2018|first1=Danny|last1=Klein|url=https://www.foodnewsfeed.com/fsr/chain-restaurants/tilted-kilt-being-sold-dick-s-wings-owner|website=foodnewsfeed.com}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.restaurantbusinessonline.com/emerging-brands/former-tilted-kilt-president-launches-cajun-fast-casual-concept|last=Lalley|first=Heather|date=May 1, 2019|title=Former Titled Kilt President Launches Cajun Fast~Casual Concept|work=Restaurant Business|accessdate=May 15, 2019}}{{cite web|url=http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/get_out/voodoo-daddy-s-brings-new-orleans-to-ev/article_45b3151e-75aa-11e9-97b5-27aaa826b745.html|date=May 17, 2019|title=Voodoo Daddy's brings New Orleans to EV|work=East Valley Tribune|accessdate=May 19, 2019 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190718171813/https://www.eastvalleytribune.com/get_out/voodoo-daddy-s-brings-new-orleans-to-ev/article_45b3151e-75aa-11e9-97b5-27aaa826b745.html |archive-date=July 18, 2019}}

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