What Kilroys Bar & Grill does

Kilroys Bar & Grill is a privately held, Indianapolis-based bar and restaurant company that operates exactly two physical dine-in locations — a 21+ Downtown unit at 201 S Meridian St. and a Broad Ripple unit at 831 Broad Ripple Ave. that admits minors when accompanied by a parent. Hours extend from 11 AM to 1–2 AM depending on day, with the Downtown location open until 2 AM Friday/Saturday and the Broad Ripple location until 1 AM. There are no disclosed online-ordering, delivery, or takeout channels; reservations are accepted only for parties of six or more via an online form.

The product surface is organized into five pillars: a Full Menu (appetizers, salads, wraps, tacos, sandwiches, hand-pattied burgers on brioche, build-your-own 16-inch pizzas, and smoked-meat entrees including brisket and pulled pork); a rotating Limited Time Menu of seasonal LTOs; an extensive Beer & Wine program (drafts like Bell's Two Hearted and Blue Moon, 30+ bottled and canned brands, house and premium wines); a daily drink Specials layer running Monday–Friday Happy Hour 3–6 PM with category-specific discounts; and an off-site Catering service available via downloadable PDFs and a request form. The site also surfaces Trivia Tuesdays 7–9 PM at Broad Ripple, a careers portal advertising bartenders/servers/security/line cooks/dish washers/management roles, and a non-profit donation-request channel.

Revenue is generated entirely from on-premise food and beverage sales and event catering — there is no disclosed subscription, membership, license, technology, or platform revenue line. Pricing is à la carte / pay-as-you-go across all menu tiers (appetizers $8.99–$16.99, salads $4.99–$14.99, sandwiches ~$10.99–$11.99, burgers with custom beef blend, 16-inch pizzas $18.99–$24.99 with $2.75 toppings, entrees $15.99–$17.99; happy-hour drinks as low as $2 wells and $3 premium pours). The GTM motion is direct-to-consumer walk-in traffic with a small catering B2B overlay; marketing is limited to the company website, downloadable menu PDFs, and a hotel-corporate partner discount menu. Ownership is undisclosed beyond a private operating entity under the 'Kilroys Bar & Grill' copyright, with no parent company, investors, subsidiaries, or patent/trademark filings referenced.

Name

Kilroys Bar & Grill

Legal name

Kilroys Bar & Grill

Website

https://kilroysindy.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Privately held Indianapolis bar and grill operating two dine-in locations (Downtown 21+; Broad Ripple all-ages) serving American casual food, a broad beer and spirits menu, weekday happy hours, trivia nights, and off-site catering.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Casual Dining Bar & Grill

NAICS

Full-Service Restaurants (722511), Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (722410)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810)

akta.pro primary industry

All-Day Dining Restaurants (THAFACAJ)

Keywords

• Casual dining restaurant
• Bar and grill
• American pub food
• Craft beer selection
• Sports bar service

Headquarters

HQ city

Indianapolis

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Food and Beverage Sales: Traditional restaurant revenue from serving food and drinks to dine-in customers at two Indianapolis locations. Revenue generated from appetizers, entrees, burgers, sandwiches, wraps, salads, specialty pizzas, sides, draft beer, bottled/canned beer, wine, and cocktails including signature shooters and bombs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Kilroys Bar & Grill runs two full-service bar and grill restaurants in Indianapolis (Downtown and Broad Ripple) serving American casual food—appetizers, burgers, sandwiches, wraps, tacos, salads, specialty pizzas, sides, in-house smoked meats, and entrees—alongside an extensive beverage program of draft, bottled, and canned beer, wines, cocktails, signature shooters, and bombs, with daily drink specials and an off-site catering service.

Product overview

Kilroys Bar & Grill is a two-location bar and grill restaurant in Indianapolis offering a comprehensive food and beverage experience. The core offering includes a Full Menu with appetizers, salads, wraps, tacos, sandwiches, burgers, pizza, and entrees; a Limited Time Menu featuring seasonal and rotating items; an extensive Beer & Wine selection with draft, bottled, and canned options plus house and premium wines; daily drink Specials; and Catering services for off-site events. The Downtown and Broad Ripple locations serve as bars/restaurants rather than a technology platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Full Menu (Food) The permanent food menu featuring appetizers (breadsticks, wings, cheese curds, quesadillas, nachos, sliders), salads and soups, wraps and tacos, sandwiches (pulled pork, brisket, Cuban, tenderloin, clubs), hand-pattied burgers on brioche, 16-inch specialty pizzas and build-your-own pizzas, sides, and entrees including slow-smoked meats and blackened salmon; designed for dine-in adult and family customers at both Indianapolis locations.
• Limited Time Menu Seasonal and rotating menu items available for a limited run, featuring offerings such as Birria Breadstick, Spicy Pepperoni Flatbread, Mozzarella Sticks, Kirkwood-Style Wings, Funnel Cake Fries, and ReeSe's Brownie; targeted at dine-in patrons looking for novel menu options alongside the core food menu.
• Beer & Wine Program Beverage program offering draft beers (Bell's Two Hearted Ale, Blue Moon, Yuengling, Miller Lite, Modelo Especial, rotating selection), 30+ bottled beers, canned craft and seltzer options (PBR, Sun King, White Claw, Guinness), house wines (Merlot, Cabernet, Chardonnay, Champagne, Pinot Grigio, Moscato, White Zinfandel, Pinot Noir, Shiraz), and premium wines (Kendall Jackson, Coppola, Cambria, Robert Mondavi); served to dine-in customers of legal drinking age at both Indianapolis locations.
• Daily Drink Specials Program of themed daily drink discounts Monday through Thursday (e.g., $4 drafts, $2 wells and Fireball, 1/2 price wall drinks and Corona, $3 Tito's and Jack Daniel's) plus a full menu of signature Long Islands, shooters, and bombs; aimed at driving adult bar traffic during happy hour and weekday evenings.
• Catering
• Large-Party Reservations Reservation service for groups of six or more at both the Downtown and Broad Ripple locations, submitted through an online form so the restaurant can adequately prepare for large parties.
• Trivia Nights (Broad Ripple) Recurring weekly Trivia Tuesdays event hosted at the Broad Ripple location from 7 PM to 9 PM; an in-house entertainment offering layered onto dine-in bar service.
• Catering Off-site catering service supplying events with Kilroy's classic food items including appetizers, sandwiches, and entrees from their menu; for event organizers, party hosts, and corporate functions in the Indianapolis area.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• TGI Fridays: Long-established national casual-dining bar & grill with strong happy hour and bar program. Competes for the same dine-in casual American dining occasion, though at broader scale.
• Chili's Grill & Bar: Mass-market casual-dining bar & grill with a national footprint. Overlaps with Kilroys on burgers, ribs, and bar happy-hour traffic, though at a lower-priced, higher-volume profile.
• Applebee's: National casual-dining chain with significant bar business and happy hour programming. Comparable in the casual American grill category, though operating at substantially larger scale.

Direct peers

• Bar Louie: Neighborhood gastropub-style bar & grill with craft cocktails and a broad casual menu. Comparable on bar-led dining, casual American food, and group/evening occasion use cases.
• Yard House: Upscale casual bar & grill known for an extensive draft beer list and broad American menu. Closely aligned with Kilroys on bar-centric dining, large drink menu, and full-service execution.
• Hooters: Casual bar & grill concept centered on alcohol-led sales, sports viewing, and a broad American menu. Comparable business model and target customer to Kilroys.
• Buffalo Wild Wings: National sports bar & grill chain with a similar beer-and-wings, late-night positioning and dine-in focus. Directly comparable on customer demographic, menu architecture, and bar-driven unit economics.
• Twin Peaks Restaurant: Sports-lodge themed bar & grill with a strong beer and casual-food focus. Directly comparable in concept, late-night operating model, and adult-demographic targeting.
• BJ's Restaurant Brewhouse: Casual full-service bar & grill with deep beer list, pizzas, burgers, and smoked/hearty entrees. Closely mirrors Kilroys' menu mix and bar-led revenue model.

Emerging players

• Dave & Buster's: Eatertainment venue combining a full bar & grill with arcade gaming. Overlaps with Kilroys on bar-led, late-night, adult-oriented dining and could attract similar groups and event traffic.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/kilroysindy
• Facebookfacebook.com/KilroysIndianapolis
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/kilroy-s-sports-bar

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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