ricky s all day grill type franchise industry restaurant founded 1962 headquarters burnaby bc canada website gotorickys.com ricky s all day grill is a restaurant chain in western canada . 1 the restaurant was founded in the 1960s as a family breakfast house . the first location in eastern canada opened in peterborough ontario in november 2007 . contents 1 history 2 see also 3 references 4 further reading 5 external links history edit al sheren opened the first ricky s naming the chain after his son ricky . this was ricky s pancake house & chicken and it opened in the early 1960s in park royal shopping centre in west vancouver bc . park royal had just opened and it was the first indoor mall in canada . roy hildebrand bought a franchise in 1979 and became the franchisor in 1982 . roy and his family quickly expanded the chain opening locations throughout western canada . in those early days pancakes topped the menu and guests were treated to ample portions of good food and good service that made them feel like they were at home . frank di benedetto acquired ricky s in 1997 as majority owner president and ceo . frank transformed the chain adding higher standards stylized d cor and a new name . ricky s all day grill . ricky s was now open for breakfast lunch and dinner . ricky s all day grill has become one of the fastest growing mid scale family restaurants in canada with 65 locations chain wide . see also edit list of pancake houses references edit korstrom glen january 27 2014 . owner of fatburger canada and ricky s all day grill plans acquisition . business vancouver . further reading edit taste regina ricky s all day grill dishes up a new identity video . www.leaderpost.com . retrieved 25 april 2015 . b.c. restaurateur frank di benedetto adds 28 location chain to holdings . www.vancouversun.com . retrieved 25 april 2015 . a good ol family grill house . therecord.com . retrieved 25 april 2015 . owner of fatburger canada and ricky s all day grill plans acquisition . 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