information established 1988 1988 current owner s richard jaffray previous owner s scott morison head chef rob feenie dress code casual reservations optional other locations 27 website cactusclubcafe.com cactus club cafe is a canadian casual dining restaurant chain that originated in north vancouver british columbia . the chain has since expanded to locations throughout british columbia with other restaurants located in calgary edmonton saskatoon and toronto . the chain was founded in 1988 in by two former earls waiters richard jaffray and scott morison . 1 2 the partners started with a restaurant named caf cucamongas which they sold in 1988 to fund the establishment of the cactus club . 1 2 in 1996 the company expanded into alberta which resulted in near financial ruin . the organization survived and by 1998 the chain expanded to 10 locations in british columbia and alberta . 1 in 2005 jaffray bought out morison s interest in the business ; the owners of earls the fuller family holds minority ownership . 2 morison has gone on to establish browns socialhouse a chain of vancouver restaurants . 2 by 2008 the chain had 19 locations in british columbia and alberta . 3 that year the chain took on rob feenie the first canadian to win iron chef america as its executive chef and food concept architect . 3 4 dishes created by feenie are indicated on the restaurant s menus with rf . 2 by the chain s 25th year in business it had about 2 500 employees and 27 locations . 2 in 2013 matthew stowe a product development chef with the chain was named the winner of top chef canada s third season . 5 references edit a b c good walter s. 2003 . building a dream a canadian guide to starting a business of your own 5th ed . toronto mcgraw hill . isbn 0 07 089810 3 . a b c d e f mia stainsby 2013 03 04 . cactus club celebrates 25th birthday on march 8 . vancouver sun . retrieved 2013 03 10 . a b canada s healthiest restaurants cactus club caf . best health . 2009 05 01 . retrieved 2011 02 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