What Chop Steakhouse & Bar does

Chop Steakhouse & Bar is a Canadian upscale-casual steakhouse chain founded in 2006 in Edmonton, Alberta, and operated by Chop Restaurants, Limited Partnership, a British Columbia limited partnership owned by Northland Properties Corporation. As of May 2026 the chain operates 20 franchised and company-owned locations across six provinces — British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, and Nova Scotia — serving lunch, dinner, Happy Hour, and late-night service. The customer base is mass-market consumers seeking premium steakhouse fare without formal fine-dining formality, plus corporate groups, families celebrating milestones, and travelers near airports and hotels.

The core product is a standardized steak preparation process built around 35-day aged Canadian beef, a proprietary Old Chicago spice blend, and a 1800°F infrared Montague broiler, finished with house-made garlic butter, French sea salt, cracked pepper, and chives. The menu spans premium cuts (Filet $53, Rib Eye $59, Smoked Rib Eye $62, Prime Rib $44-$51), steak-and-seafood combinations (Steak Neptune $52, Steak & Lobster $56), a kids menu, plant-based options (Beyond Meat Burger, Grilled Tofu Steak), a rotating annual Steak Masters premium menu, and a Reserve Steak program in Toronto. The chain is the first full-service national restaurant group in Canada to carry the CRSB Certified Mass Balance mark on all beef.

Revenue is generated through dine-in restaurant operations, supplemented by gift cards (consumer eGift/physical and a corporate bulk program with 10-20% volume bonuses), private events and group bookings, and online pickup/delivery via xdineapp. Distribution runs through the chain's own restaurant footprint, OpenTable reservations, a corporate website (chop.ca), email newsletters, and earned-media press coverage. Pricing is per-transaction across the menu with a value-driven Happy Hour ($5 drinks, $11 shareables) layered over the premium dinner offering. The operation employs 501-1,000 staff and reported sales of approximately 471,000 steaks across the network in the prior year.

Name

Chop Steakhouse & Bar

Legal name

Chop Restaurants, Limited Partnership

Website

https://chop.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Chop Steakhouse & Bar is a Canadian upscale-casual steakhouse chain operating 20 franchised and company-owned locations across six provinces, serving lunch, dinner, Happy Hour, and late-night dining with a standardized 35-day aged beef and infrared-broiler preparation method under parent Northland Properties.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Casual Dining Steakhouse

NAICS

Full-Service Restaurants (722511)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810)

akta.pro primary industry

Steakhouses & Seafood Restaurants (THAFACAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Hotel Bars & Rooftop Bars (CRANACAL)

Keywords

• Casual dining steakhouse
• Premium steak restaurants
• Happy hour menus
• Private event venues
• Corporate gift cards

Headquarters

HQ city

Vancouver

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices20 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Restaurant Food & Beverage Sales: Core revenue from dine-in restaurant operations including lunch, dinner, Happy Hour, and late-night service. Menu features premium steaks, seafood, handcrafted cocktails, and wine. Multiple service periods drive revenue throughout the day.
2. Gift Cards & Corporate Cards: Sale of eGift and physical gift cards, including bulk corporate gift card programs with volume bonuses (10-20% bonus for large orders)
3. Private Events & Group Bookings: Revenue from hosting corporate functions, private parties, fundraisers, and special events with private dining facilities
4. Online Ordering (Pickup & Delivery): Digital ordering platform for takeout pickup and delivery services at each location

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Chop Steakhouse & Bar operates a chain of upscale casual dining steakhouses across Canada, serving lunch, dinner, Happy Hour, and late-night service. Its core offering centers on premium steaks made from 35-day aged Canadian beef, cooked on a 1800°F infrared Montague broiler with a proprietary Old Chicago spice blend, complemented by seafood, handcrafted cocktails, wine, and a kids menu. The chain also generates ancillary revenue from takeout and delivery ordering, gift card sales, and group bookings for private and corporate events.

Product overview

Chop Steakhouse & Bar is a Canadian upscale casual dining restaurant chain offering a unified product portfolio centered on premium steakhouse dining. The core product is dine-in restaurant services across 20 Canadian locations, supplemented by food and beverage sub-products including Lunch, Dinner, Happy Hour, Late Night, seasonal Steak Masters, and premium Reserve Steak menus. Additional revenue streams include Takeout & Delivery, Gift Cards (consumer and corporate), Group Bookings & Private Events, and specialized Kids and Plant-Based menus. The company operates as a franchise model with locations across British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, and Nova Scotia.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Dine-In Restaurant Services Full-service upscale casual steakhouse dining experience offering premium steaks, seafood, and handcrafted cocktails across 20 Canadian locations; serves lunch, dinner, Happy Hour, and late-night service.
• Happy Hour Menu Reduced-price drinks starting at $5 and shareable food items starting at $11, available 3pm-6pm and 9pm-close at most Chop locations.
• Steak Masters Annual Menu

Quantifiable outcome

• 471,000 steaks sold in one year across the restaurant network
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Northland PropertiescoreOthersNorthland Properties is the parent company of Chop Steakhouse & Bar, having established the company in 1990. Northland Properties controls and operates Chop restaurants through Chop Restaurants, Limited Partnership, a British Columbia limited partnership headquartered at 310-1755 West Broadway, Vancouver, BC.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Ruth's Chris Steak House: Ruth's Chris is a US-headquartered fine-dining steakhouse chain operating a small number of Canadian locations. It competes at the upper end of Chop's price spectrum for special-occasion steak diners, representing a more premium incumbent.
• Outback Steakhouse: Outback is a North American broad-lineage steakhouse chain owned by Bloomin' Brands. It overlaps with Chop on the casual steakhouse occasion but is positioned at a lower price point and competes for the same family/business-dinner use cases.

Direct peers

• Joey Restaurants: Joey operates upscale casual restaurants (steak, seafood, sushi, cocktails) in Western and Central Canada with comparable price points and a similar modern-lounge atmosphere. It is a direct peer in the same Canadian casual-dining competitive set.
• The Keg Steakhouse + Bar: The Keg is Canada's most iconic steakhouse chain with a near-identical full-service casual dining model centered on premium steaks, seafood, cocktails, and Happy Hour. It is the closest direct peer to Chop in terms of customer demographic, price point, and Canadian coast-to-coast footprint.
• Cactus Club Cafe: Cactus Club is a Canadian upscale casual chain offering premium steaks, seafood, and craft cocktails in a similar price band. It competes head-to-head with Chop in BC, Alberta, and Ontario and targets the same modern-steakhouse customer.
• Earls Kitchen + Bar: Earls is a Canadian-founded upscale casual chain (BC origins) with comparable menu architecture (steaks, seafood, cocktails, Happy Hour/late night) and similar price points. It is one of Chop's closest direct competitors for dinner-occasion traffic.
• Moxie's Grill & Bar: Moxie's is the sister brand to Chop under Northland Properties, sharing corporate infrastructure and overlapping the upscale casual dining and bar/lounge space. It is a directly comparable concept with similar daypart and menu strategy.

Regional players

• Hy's Steakhouse & Cocktail Bar: Hy's is a heritage Canadian fine-dining steakhouse chain with locations in major Canadian cities, competing with Chop for the premium-occasion and business-entertainment segments at higher price points.
• The Kelsey's / Original Joe's: Kelsey's (and sister brand Original Joe's) is a Canadian casual-dining chain under Recipe Unlimited that competes with Chop for neighborhood dinner and bar occasions, but at a more value-oriented price tier.
• Boston Pizza: Boston Pizza is a large Canadian casual-dining and sports-bar chain with a broader (less premium) menu and significantly more locations (~380). It competes for the same dinner-and-drinks occasion but at lower price points than Chop.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ChopSteakhouse
• Facebookfacebook.com/chopsteakhouse

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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