But here Wise is, with two new locations of Roots Burger Bar in the works. He wants to be able to do with Roots what he couldn’t do at Scotty's Brewhouse, which was a well-established chain when ...

The first Scotty’s Brewhouse opened in Muncie in 1996. Now, Scott Wise owns 3 restaurants called Roots Burger Bar.

Scotty. Roots Burger Bar is set to open in mid- to late June at 1700 W. University Ave., and the team bringing it to life includes Scott Wise, founder of Scotty's, ...

The former Scotty’s Brewhouse at 3905 E. 96th St., a few blocks east of Keystone Parkway, will be split between Prodigy Burger Bar and a new breakfast-lunch concept from the same owner, called ...

Many of Wise’s restaurants were located on college campuses, with the first established in 1996 at Ball State (currently the aforementioned Roots Burger Bar). The Scotty’s Dawghouse on the Butler ...

So, will we see Roots Burger Bar popping up in old Scotty’s locations that closed across Indiana? “If I don’t learn from what I did the last time I’d be repeating insanity,” Wise said.

Roots Burger Bar, a concept launched by Scotty’s Brewhouse founder Wise with financial partners, closed near the intersection of 71st Street and Binford Boulevard at the end of June.