Since March 20, 1985.
Angelo Christou opened a 28 seat, one shift breakfast and lunch spot on Queen Street in the Beaches, Toronto, and named it after the Don Henley hit “Sunset Grill”.
- 1985The Beaches, Toronto. 28 seats, one shift a day.
- 2004The first franchise opens in Mississauga, at Winston Churchill and Eglinton.
- 2014The 100th franchise is sold and the first Alberta restaurant opens in St. Albert.
- 2015Ottawa, Lansdowne Park.
- 2025Las Vegas, Nevada. The first U.S. restaurant.
Pancake Tuesday has raised more than $297,000 for cancer research. Next: Tuesday February 9, 2027.











