Montana's BBQ & Bar facts for kids

Montana's BBQ & Bar

Type	Subsidiary
Industry	Restaurant
Founded	1995; 29 years ago (1995)
Founder	Paul Jeffery
Headquarters	Vaughan, Ontario
Area served	Canada
Parent	Recipe Unlimited

Montana's BBQ & Bar (originally and in some cases, still branded as Montana's Cookhouse Saloon) is a Canadian restaurant chain known for smoked pork ribs, steaks, and burgers. It is headquartered in Vaughan, Ontario and is a subsidiary of Recipe Unlimited.

Operations

They have 105 restaurants located in all the Canadian provinces except Quebec, and none in the three territories. As of February 2009, Montana's closed their United States locations in Michigan and New York.

History

Montana's Cookhouse first opened its doors in 1995 as a subsidiary of Kelseys Original Roadhouse. The original idea was thought up by Kelsey's owner Paul Jeffery and its president Nils Kravis. In 1999, Cara Operations (now known as Recipe Unlimited) obtained controlling interest in Kelsey's, including the Montana's chain. Cara completed its acquisition of the entire company 2002.

As of 2015^[update], the chain began rebranding as Montana's BBQ & Bar.

Loyalty program

Montana's began a partnership with Scene in February 2015.