What 4th Spot Kitchen & Bar does

4th Spot Kitchen & Bar is a single-unit, family-owned casual-dining restaurant founded in 2011 by Bil Schwalm and operating at 2620 4th Street NW in the Mount Pleasant neighborhood of Calgary, Alberta. The concept offers dine-in service (main dining room, patio, and a private dining room for groups of 8+), takeout via the ChowNow online ordering platform, and reservations through OpenTable, with hours of 11am-10pm seven days a week. The menu spans thin-crust pizza (made from an inherited Karouzos family recipe described as award-winning), appetizers, salads, tacos, burgers and sandwiches, pasta, comfort entrees (including Alberta AAA angus and bison/elk dishes), a kids menu, and a full bar program featuring local Alberta craft beer, cocktails, and a wine list with bottles priced up to $150.

The revenue model is purely transactional: per-cover dine-in food and beverage sales, per-unit menu pricing, plus takeout commissions through ChowNow. Demand is stimulated through a structured promotions calendar — a daily 2-5pm Happy Hour, four daypart-themed weekday specials (Pizza Mondays at 50% off, Pasta Tuesdays at $5 off, Wing Wednesdays at $10/lb, Burger Thursdays at $5 off), and a Sunday kids-eat-free-with-adult-entree offer. The customer base is horizontal: local Mount Pleasant families, adults seeking a neighborhood bar experience, and casual group diners; there are no enterprise accounts, contracts, or recurring-revenue arrangements. Operations are supported by a small in-house management team (Operations Manager, Executive Chef, Head Chef, Sous Chef, and Front of House Management), and the business maintains a sister-restaurant relationship with Spot On Kitchen and Bar in Garrison Green, sharing some cross-location management contacts.

Name

4th Spot Kitchen & Bar

Legal name

4th Spot Kitchen & Bar

Website

https://4thspot.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

4th Spot Kitchen & Bar is a family-owned, single-location casual restaurant in Calgary's Mount Pleasant neighborhood, serving dine-in and takeout customers since 2011 with a broad menu (pizza, burgers, pasta, bar fare) and a daily Happy Hour and weekday specials program.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Casual Dining Restaurants

NAICS

Full-Service Restaurants (722511), Restaurants and Other Eating Places (72251)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810), Retail-Eating Places (5812)

akta.pro primary industry

Casual Dining Restaurants (THAFACAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

All-Day Dining Restaurants (THAFACAJ)

Keywords

• Casual dining restaurant
• Family restaurant
• Pizza and burgers
• Craft beer bar
• Happy hour specials

Headquarters

HQ city

Calgary

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Dine-in and Takeout Food & Beverage Sales: Point-of-sale dining with food and beverage sales. Customers pay per transaction for dine-in, takeout, and delivery orders. Daily specials drive incremental purchases. Happy Hour specials (2-5pm) encourage afternoon visits. Kids eat free on Sundays with adult entree purchase drives family traffic.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Core offering

4th Spot Kitchen & Bar is a local, family-owned casual dining restaurant in Mount Pleasant, Calgary, offering dine-in, takeout, and online ordering. The menu centers on award-winning thin-crust pizza based on the original Karouzos family recipe, plus burgers, sandwiches, pasta, tacos, salads, appetizers, house-made desserts, and a kids menu. A full bar program features Alberta craft beer, cocktails, and a curated wine list. Daily food and drink specials, a 2–5pm happy hour, and a private dining room round out the offering.

Product overview

4th Spot Kitchen & Bar is a local, family owned and operated restaurant concept established in 2011, located in Mount Pleasant, Calgary, AB. The establishment offers dine-in restaurant services, online ordering through Chownow, waitlist and reservations management, and private dining room bookings. Their menu features award-winning thin crust pizzas (based on the original Karouzos family recipe), appetizers, salads, tacos, burgers and comfort food, pasta dishes, entrees including meatloaf and grilled proteins, house-made desserts, a kids menu with kid-friendly options, an extensive cocktail and craft beer selection, and a curated wine program. They operate a daily happy hour from 2-5pm and offer various weekly specials including Pizza Mondays, Pasta Tuesdays, Wing Wednesdays, and Burger Thursdays.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Dine-in Restaurant Service Full-service dine-in experience in the Mount Pleasant dining room and patio, featuring a casual menu of pizza, burgers, pasta, tacos, salads, appetizers, entrees, and desserts, plus a full bar. Open Monday–Sunday 11am–10pm. Targeted at local residents, families, and groups seeking casual meals.
• Takeout Service Takeout orders placed online through the ChowNow platform between 5pm and 8pm, allowing customers to pick up food and beverages from the Calgary location.
• Happy Hour Daily 2pm–5pm happy hour offering discounted appetizers ($4–$9 range) and drinks (draft beer at $6.50). Available for dine-in only.
• Weekly Daily Specials Rotating weekday dine-in specials after 2pm: Pizza Mondays (1/2 price pizzas with beverage purchase), Pasta Tuesdays ($5 off all pastas), Wing Wednesdays ($10/pound), Burger Thursdays ($5 off burgers & sandwiches), and Sundays where each kid under 12 eats free with purchase of one adult entree.
• Private Dining Room Bookings Private dining room available for groups of 8 or more (with auto-gratuity), booked via direct email ([email protected]) or phone. Designed for private celebrations, group dinners, and small events.
• Reservations and Waitlist Table reservations and waitlist management for dine-in guests, handled through OpenTable and direct phone or email contact.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Spot On Kitchen and BarcoreOthers
• ChowNowminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor
• OpenTableminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor
• Karouzos FamilycoreOthers

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• The Canadian Brewhouse: Alberta-originated casual chain pairing a wide food menu with a strong craft beer and sports-bar program. Compares to 4th Spot on the beer-focused bar-plus-casual-food model and Alberta roots, and competes in the same Calgary trade area.
• Joey Restaurant: Canadian upscale-casual chain with global-inspired menus (including pizza, burgers, Asian-inspired items) and full bar programs. Overlaps with 4th Spot on menu breadth, casual-upscale positioning, and target customer (families, groups, after-work patrons).
• State & Main Kitchen Bar: Canadian casual dining chain with elevated comfort food menus, craft beer, cocktails, and a sports-bar feel. Closely matches 4th Spot's positioning around casual comfort food plus a curated bar program and serves a similar Calgary customer.
• Earls Kitchen + Bar: Long-standing Canadian casual dining chain with a comparable menu architecture (pizza, burgers, pasta, extensive cocktail/wine list). Targets the same after-work and family dining occasions as 4th Spot and has a Calgary presence, making it a relevant scale competitor.
• Cactus Club Cafe: Canadian premium casual dining chain with full bar programs and broad all-day menus. Competes with 4th Spot for the same Calgary casual-dining-and-bar occasions and customer segments but operates at significantly greater scale and brand reach.
• Original Joe's Restaurant & Bar: Canadian neighborhood casual dining and bar concept with broad menus (pizza, burgers, pasta) and full beverage programs. Shares 4th Spot's neighborhood casual-dining-plus-bar model and targets the same local family and adult social occasions.
• The Old Spaghetti Factory: Canadian casual dining chain with pasta-centric menus, family-friendly positioning, and full bar service. Comparable to 4th Spot on Pasta Tuesdays-style demand generation, family appeal, and value-driven casual dining in Western Canada.
• Boston Pizza: Canada's largest casual dining chain, anchored by a broad pizza-centric menu and a sports-bar atmosphere. Directly comparable to 4th Spot on pizza-led casual dining and full bar service, but operates as a national franchise system rather than an independent.

Direct peers

• Spot On Kitchen and Bar: Sister restaurant under the same family ownership in Calgary's Garrison Green. Operates a virtually identical casual dining and bar concept with shared management contacts (David Guevara, Nicole Monroy, Maik Tondeur Zetzman listed across both brands), making it the most directly comparable peer.

Others

• Shane Homes YMCA at Seton: While not a restaurant, this Calgary community/recreation anchor illustrates the type of local neighborhood hub that drives walk-in family and casual dining traffic to independent Calgary restaurants like 4th Spot. Included as an ecosystem peer for community-driven foot traffic dynamics.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses1 record

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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