CHAMPAIGN — Scotty's Brewhouse, which has a host of restaurants centered around Indianapolis, announced today that it will open its first Illinois location this spring at the Carriage Center in south Champaign.

The restaurant, which will be located at 2001 S. Neil St., will feature the traditional Scotty’s Brewhouse food menu, full service bar with 30 draft beers and will join the other Brewhouse locations in carrying beer from Thr3e Wise Men Brewing Company.

“We are so excited to finally enter the Champaign market,” said Scott Wise, President and CEO of a Pots & Pans Production, the management company for Scotty’s Brewhouse, Scotty’s Brew Club and Thr3e Wise Men Brewing Co. “I’ve been searching this market for almost four years now trying to find the right opportunity. We have finally found it and a great partnership with Shapland Realty at Carriage Center.”

Scotty’s will employ 75-100 full- and part-time workers and will begin taking applications online beginning late winter 2015.

There has been a host of restaurant activity in recent months at the new Carriage Center with the openings of Wendy's, Starbucks, Moe's Southwest Grill and Brixx Pizza.