A large Badger-themed sports bar and full-service restaurant is being planned for University Square, taking a space that has been vacant since the $190 million mixed-use project opened last year.
Scott Acker, who owns Quaker Steak & Lube in Middleton, is teaming with University Square developer Greg Rice on the sports bar, which wouldn’t open until sometime in 2010. A liquor license application has been filed with the city.