Montana's BBQ & Bar


Montana's BBQ & Bar is a Canadian restaurant chain that specialises in in-house 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. It is reported that as of 2010, the busiest restaurant was located in South Common, Edmonton, Alberta, though Fort McMurray and a few other stores in Ontario had surpassed South Common, it has since reclaimed the title as busiest Montana's in 2015.

History

Montana's Cookhouse first opened its doors in 1995 as a subsidiary of Kelsey's. The original idea was thought up by Kelsey's owner Paul Jeffery and its president Nils Kravis. In 1999, Cara Operations obtained controlling interest in Kelsey's, including the Montana's chain. Cara completed its acquisition of the entire company 2002.
, Montana's has been slowly rebranding itself as Montana's BBQ & Bar complete with renovations and a slightly modified logo.

Loyalty program

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