Fieldhouse coming to former Tilted Kilt site in Cedar Rapids

The owners of The Fieldhouse, one of Iowa City's best known student bars, are planning a second operation in Cedar Rapids under the same name.

The Cedar Rapids Fieldhouse will open later this year at 1140 Blairs Ferry Road NE.

“They'll do well up here” said Mike Waltz, an investor in C.R. Venture, which owns the building. He said the Cedar Rapids Fieldhouse will have more of a family atmosphere than the Iowa City Fieldhouse at 113 E. College St., a long-standing student haunt.

The Cedar Rapids restaurant naturally will feature plenty of University of Iowa decor and memorabilia, Waltz said. Some renovations of the building are planned, and an opening date has not been set.

The building most recently was operated for about one year as The Tilted Kilt, a franchised concept featuring servers and bartenders clad in Scottish kilts. But the franchise owned by Al and Donna Meyer closed in early February, and signs went up saying the restaurant was closed for retraining.

Before operating as The Tilted Kilt, the site housed the North Country Steakhouse.

David Carey of Marion, president of Iowa City Fieldhouse Inc., was not immediately available for comment.