CK's Restaurant opened in November of 1999. The owners, Bob Stewart and Tom Pazianos had spent many years in the restaurant business as franchisees and they were ready to open an original concept. They had slowly developed a plan over many years of visiting restaurants all over North America and the world. Ideas they had collected and designs they had studied were worked out and refined until they had a solid concept. The restaurant was restyled on the site of the former training centre and corporate offices of Robins Donuts. Previous to that it had been the Mockingbird Restaurant.
The name "CK's" was suggested by Gerry McEachern of McEachern Marketing of Thunder Bay. He felt the name had connection to Canadian consumers and more importantly would give the flexibility to develop diverse menu selections. The name would not leave people with preconceived notions of the style and types of food or the atmosphere they'd find inside. From that point, we could present Italian, Asian, Cuban or any other style of cuisine that looked new and exciting. Wine Spectator Award of Excellence At Caribou the surroundings are comfortable and the focus is contemporary cuisine of exceptional quality. Signature dishes created by Chef Craig Vieira include certified Angus tenderloin, cedar plank salmon, black and blue ahi tuna and wood oven pizzas. Our desserts are prepared in-house by our pastry chef. Our extensive wine list was compiled by our wine expert Jeff Hupka with numerous vintage wines as well as over 30 wines by the glass.
Caribou has been listed in "Where to Eat in Canada" for several years running and the wine list has earned the "Wine Spectator Award of Excellence" every year since 2002.