Nemo’s Sports Pub and Grill is a family affair – literally. Eric Niemeyer runs the business, his mother, Mitsy, does the accounting and his father, John, constructed the bar and spent hours helping to construct other aspects of the restaurant.
“It’s a family business but we each do our own thing,” Mitsy said. “It’s Eric’s baby.”
“We’ve always worked well together as a family,” Eric said.
The pub opened on Aug. 7 at 15887 Cumberland Rd. For the past 15 years, Eric has worked in a variety of positions at night clubs and enjoys hanging out in sports bars.
“It’s a culmination of several sports bars merged into one,” Eric said, who has had the nickname of Nemo since seventh grade. “I had the idea of a brand new sports bar, but you know what would make it better and eliminate all the bad qualities … It’s the little details people don’t see that we put into it.”
While the pub has all of the sports network packages, it will highlight professional and college teams located around Indianapolis.
“We’ll feature the teams from Indiana,” Eric said, adding if that is not an option voting will take place to determine which game gets the 16-feet wide and 9-feet high screen.
Eric said the locations features 21 televisions – 18 55-inch flat screens, two 110-inch TVs and a giant 220-inch centerpiece projection screen.
“Every game you want to see will be going on,” he said. “You can see a TV just about anywhere in the room.”
The bar has 22 different flavors of beer on tap including local brews like Sun King, Flat 12, Upland, Triton and Cutters. Inside the kitchen, Chef Luis Aguilar makes everything from scratch.
“It’s a good combination of the food we love – family favorites,” Mitsy said. “It’s a typical pub menu with tenderloins, brats, wings, sandwiches, but way beyond any expectations you have because of Louis.”
“The bread pudding is the best dish in the entire menu,” John said.
To ensure the pub is as local as it can be, Mitsy said a Hall of Fame will include framed photographs of Noblesville residents and graduates that played sports in college or professionally.
“It’s a really important Noblesville sports pub and it’s cool,” she said.
“We have a great deal of pride in Noblesville Schools,” John said. “As a teacher (for 38 years) I am proud of my role of teaching kids. A lot of people we are putting on the wall I had in class.”
The restaurant has been open for just over a month and they already are building a loyal customer base.
“Every night we can find friends. People we’ve known for years and years are here,” John said.
Nemo’s Sports Pub and Grill is open for fans 21 and over. Hours are 4 p.m. to midnight Monday; 11 a.m. to midnight Sunday and Tuesday through Thursday; and 11 a.m. to 2 a.m. Friday and Saturday. For more information, call 773-7777 or visit www.nemossportspub.com.