relies largely or entirely upon a single source . relevant discussion may be found on the talk page . please help improve this article by introducing citations to additional sources . june 2012 ted s montana grill type private industry restaurants genre casual dining founded 2002 headquarters atlanta georgia u.s. products bison slogan eat great . do good . website tedsmontanagrill.com ted s montana grill is an american restaurant chain specializing in bison . the company was founded by media mogul and bison rancher ted turner along with restaurateur george mckerrow jr. with the help of corporate chef chris raucci as a for profit effort to stop the extinction of the american bison . the first ted s montana grill opened in january 2002 in columbus ohio u.s. 1 today it has 44 restaurants in 16 states . its first montana location opened at the baxter hotel in bozeman in june 2008 . 2 the company is based in atlanta . all bison served is national bison association certified ; the menu 3 includes several other kinds of meats and vegetables . as part of the restaurant s unusual but aggressive approach to environmentalism it re introduced the paper straw which has not been produced in the united states since 1970 4 to avoid using plastic . they have also eco friendly bathrooms using dual flush toilets and eco friendly soap . the restaurants routinely use 1 coins and 2 bills when they give change to customers . 5 entrance to bozeman ted s bar area from baxter hotel lobby outside dining area of bozeman ted s during inactive winter season showing main street references edit about ted s montana grill . retrieved 2009 02 20 . ted turner ted s montana grill . retrieved 2009 02 20 . ted s montana grill menu . retrieved 2009 02 20 . ted s montana grill eco friendly . retrieved 2009 02 20 . estero historical society external links edit official website why the buffalo roam . time magazine . march 15 2007 . this us based restaurant or restaurant chain article is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title ted % 27s montana grill & oldid 743264392 categories restaurant chains in the united statescompanies based in atlantarestaurants in georgia u.s. state restaurants established in 20022002 establishments in georgia u.s. state united states restaurant stubshidden categories articles needing additional references from june 2012all articles needing additional referencesall stub articles navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 8 october 2016 at 21 41 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view