Nickels Grill & Bar is a Canadian restaurant chain. The restaurant has an extensive menu ranging from complete breakfasts to hamburgers, milkshakes, pizza, chicken, ribs, salads and a number of sandwiches, including Montreal-style smoked meat.

Nickels was originally created by pop diva Céline Dion

Celine Dion

Céline Marie Claudette Dion, , , is a Canadian singer. Born to a large family from Charlemagne, Quebec, Dion emerged as a teen star in the French-speaking world after her manager and future husband René Angélil mortgaged his home to finance her first record...

, who opened her first restaurant in 1990. Dion has since divested her interests in the chain and is no longer affiliated with Nickels as of 1997, although the chain continues to offer the "Gâteau Céline" dessert in her honor. Nickels has since expanded to 32 franchised restaurants located primarily in Quebec

Quebec

Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....

 and Ontario

Ontario

Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....

. Originally designed to resemble a typical North American family diner, Nickels recently redesigned its restaurants and introduced an improved grill and bar concept. Nickels is now part of the Resto Pro Group of restaurants which also includes: Baton Rouge

Baton Rouge (restaurant)

Bâton Rouge is a Canadian restaurant chain, famous for their baby back ribs, Sterling Silver steaks, and grilled catch of the day. It was founded in Laval, Quebec. There are 28 Bâton Rouges in Canada as of 2010 mainly in Quebec and Ontario with sites ranging from 7000 to . The first restaurant is...

 , FireGrill Steakhouses and Vinnie Gambini's Italian Restaurants.

Locations

• Quebec
  Quebec
  Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
  
  
  • Gatineau
    Gatineau
    Gatineau is a city in western Quebec, Canada. It is the fourth largest city in the province. It is located on the northern banks of the Ottawa River, immediately across from Ottawa, Ontario, and together they form Canada's National Capital Region. Ottawa and Gatineau comprise a single Census...
    
    
  • Joliette
  • Laval
    Laval, Quebec
    Laval is a Canadian city and a region in southwestern Quebec. It is the largest suburb of Montreal, the third largest municipality in the province of Quebec, and the 14th largest city in Canada with a population of 368,709 in 2006...
    
    
  • Montreal
    Montreal
    Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
    
    
  • Pointe-Claire
  • Sainte-Adèle
    Sainte-Adèle, Quebec
    Sainte-Adèle is a municipality in Quebec, Canada, and is part of the Les Pays-d'en-Haut Regional County Municipality. It lies on the Route 117 about north-west of Montreal. Its tourism-based economy centres on its skiing and hotel industry...
    
    
  • Saint-Jérôme
    Saint-Jérôme, Quebec
    Saint-Jérôme is a town in Quebec, Canada, near Mirabel, about northwest of Montreal along Autoroute des Laurentides. The town is a gateway to the Laurentian Mountains and its resorts....
    
    
  • Saint-Laurent
    Saint-Laurent, Quebec
    Saint-Laurent is a former city on the Island of Montreal in southwestern Quebec, Canada. It is now the largest in area of the boroughs of the city of Montreal....
    
    
  • Terrebonne
    Terrebonne, Quebec
    Terrebonne is an off-island suburb of Montreal, in western Quebec, Canada. It is located on the north shores of the Rivière des Mille-Îles and of the Rivière des Prairies, North of Montreal and Laval....
    
    
• Ontario
  Ontario
  Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
  
  
  • Gloucester
    Gloucester, Ontario
    Gloucester is a suburb of and within the City of Ottawa. Gloucester Township was established in 1792 and originally included lands east of the Rideau River from the Ottawa River south to Manotick. It was incorporated as a township in 1850 and became a city in 1981...
    
    

External links

• Nickels Grill & Bar Homepage
• Resto Pro Group of Restaurants