salisbury house ( restaurant )
salisbury house of canada ltd forms partnership with norway house cree nation and opens a new sals on may 5th in norway house manitoba .
salisbury house concession opens at investors group field, the new home of the winnipeg blue bombers .
love to go to the salisbury house when visiting winnipeg. service was good, food was good and the salisbury patty was tasty as usual! !
“salisbury house started with $ 130, ” winnipeg free press, 10 july 1991, page 20 .
salisbury house opens a second concession at investors group field, the home of the winnipeg blue bombers .
the salisbury house restaurant chain has been serving quality food for 80 + years in manitoba (canada). known locally as “sals”, the chain is considered an iconic winnipeg institution. the first salisbury house restaurant opened in downtown winnipeg in 1931 by founder ralph erwin, who named his new eatery after the salisbury steak. erwin was not fond of the term “hamburger” so he named his now famous burger a “nip” making reference to a small “nip” or “bite” of salisbury steak .
situated in the heart of historic salisbury, the chapter house comprises a cosy restaurant, friendly pub and comfortable letting rooms and lies within easy reach of some of southern england’s most important landmarks .
salisbury house is famous for its nips, its vast all day breakfast menu, classic desserts such as the one of a kind wafer pie, classic red velvet cake, loose leaf teas, and of course salisbury house brand freshly brewed coffee .
since opening the first site in 1931 on fort street in winnipeg with $ 135. 00, which he borrowed from friends in nebraska, erwin’s original salisbury house has certainly grown over the years and currently boasts numerous locations in manitoba. erwin’s new restaurant was named “salisbury house” after lord salisbury, who was famous in england for his love of ground steak. the hamburger craze, at that time, had just begun to sweep the united states with its popularity. through his new salisbury house, erwin was the first to introduce the hamburger concept to winnipeg at the same time, deciding to call it a “nip”, indicating a smaller amount of the famous salisbury steak .
earl barish becomes president and ceo and undertakes the task of rejuvenating winnipeg’s iconic restaurant chain .
whether it be full time or part time, if you have that “yes we can” attitude then apply to join the salisbury house family today. your house, your food, your way, for over 80 years .
first time ever in any salsbury house. moved from toronto. liked it .
all of the ingredients and ready - to - serve products are delivered daily to all salisbury house and sals xpress locations. this process allows us to guarantee your meal is
“first time ever in any salsbury house. moved from toronto. liked it. ”
in 1979, erwin sold his majority interest in the chain to a group of investors. in 2001, a group of local businessmen brought the ownership of salisbury house back to winnipeg from the previous montreal based owners. this group included majority shareholders earl and cheryl barish. in 2006, earl became president and ceo of salisbury house of canada ltd. the balance of ownership consisted of local businessmen and professionals; including winnipeg native burton cummings, the lead singer of the world famous rock group the guess who. currently, salisbury house is owned by a group from manitoba after a purchase in 2017 .
if you strive for success, and have the enthusiasm, drive, and the desire to pursue a career with an iconic leader in the hospitality industry, then salisbury house is for you. we offer a wide range of job opportunities, in - house training, benefits, and flexible schedules .
your favourite items are available in take home quantities from our sals store located at our commissary which is open to the public. freshly prepared sauces, dressings, pancake batter, breads, buns, cakes and pies are but a few of the many items available. every salisbury house restaurant also has a selection of fresh pies and cakes as well as other baked goods for take home. we will also expertly prepare and package just about every item on our menu for take home. drop in or call ahead. exceptional quality and taste from our house to your house .
new south - end flagship signature restaurant at pembina & stafford opens in april featuring a stunning, bold interior design which includes the manitoba music display .
erwin didn’t realize what an entrepreneur he truly was when he took a risk and also brought silex coffee to his salisbury house. although popular in the united states, silex coffee was unknown to winnipeg and indeed to canada. he also was responsible for another first in the city when in 1954 during the post war automobile boom, the new ellice ave location opened with drive - in “car - hop” service. salisbury house, as you can see, has never been a stranger to innovation .
i would think that the cooks aren' t given the garnishes to use as the price of food has escalated. this is not a high - end restaurant .
the stone for the salisbury cathedral, a mere five minute walk away, was cut in what is now the restaurant, making the hotel’s initial construction almost 800 years old. some of the original stone and ironwork is still left exposed inside the property. the 17 boutique en - suite rooms are all unique and quirky, some with original panelling and fireplaces and all with fluffy goose down duvets, egyptian cotton linen, luxurious h2k toiletries and flatscreen tvs. the chapter house boasts a bustling restaurant and grillhouse where flame grilled steaks, a la carte dining and hearty pub food are served in an ambient environment .
this also means your favourite salisbury creations are available for
take home
from our sals store located at the commissary (# 1 bannister road) .
all of the wonderful tastes begin in our unique commissary. virtually all ingredients for our menu items are created in this centralized facility and delivered fresh daily to all salisbury house locations. this process allows us to guarantee fresh, consistent, high quality food to our guests with every visit to all sals locations .
experience your favourite sals food items, ordered quickly in a comfortable, classic and nostalgic setting. same outstanding salisbury house taste. same traditional quality. your food is brought to your table with the same fast and friendly service. drop by any of the 5 conveniently located sals xpress locations for eat - in or take - out .
i visit this restaurant every month or two to have brunch with extended family. it has never been a disappointment unless it is a too busy, and it is almost always a well served and tasty meal
a winnipeg family tradition for over 8 decades. our full service family restaurants offer a complete menu. from homestyle breakfasts, hearty skillets and traditional dinners, to our magnificent 8 oz gourmet nips, fresh cut fries, sals super salads, loose leaf teas and don’t forget those delicious desserts. scrumptious food, friendly service, and great value. all 7 winnipeg family restaurant locations and our new steinbach family restaurant are open 24 hours for your convenience .
a winnipeg family tradition for over 8 decades. our full service family restaurants offer a complete menu. from homestyle breakfasts, hearty skillets and traditional dinners, to our magnificent 8 oz gourmet nips, fresh cut fries, sals super salads, loose leaf teas and don’t forget those delicious desserts. scrumptious food, friendly service, and great value. 5 of our winnipeg family restaurant locations and our new steinbach family restaurant are open 24 hours for your convenience .
after more than eight decades, sals continues to pioneer the industry. we became one of the first local restaurants to offer food cooked in trans fat free oil, allowing the company to offer healthier alternatives without compromising our same legendary taste. several gluten free and vegetarian menu choices are also available. several years back, every sals restaurant started to provide free wifi service at a time when it was not widely available and not often found in restaurants. many of the salisbury house past and current promotions have been original, innovative, and industry firsts which are now often emulated by other restaurants across canada .
while much has changed over the years, we remain totally dedicated to ensuring a quality experience for every guest. with each visit, our guests are treated to our “yes we can” philosophy. if you have a request to substitute or change an item, we will always try to accommodate you – our team is committed to making your every visit to salisbury house an exceptional one .
born at burwell, nebraska on 2 september 1902, in the 1920s he was in charge of the western canadian circuit of a theatrical company from chautauqua, new york until it folded with the advent of vaudville. he lived at new york city until 1931 when he moved to winnipeg where, with a $ 400 loan from a relative, he opened a restaurant on fort street, naming it salisbury house, where he served the new american invention of “hamburgers”. believing the term inelegant, erwin named his creations “nips”. the restaurant became a winnipeg institution and erwin eventually opened outlets around the city and in brandon, flin flon, kenora (ontario), moose jaw (saskatchewan), calgary (alberta), and minneapolis (minnesota). he opened winnipeg’s first drive - in restaurant. from 1940 to 1947, he and his family lived at 115 linden avenue in east kildonan. in 1979 he sold his majority interest in the company to a group of investors. a biography was published as the erwin story in 1982. he died at toronto, ontario on 5 june 1983 .
currently there are approximately 500 people within the sals family enjoying a wide array of careers in food preparation and service, restaurant management, and warehouse logistics to name a few. many have been with our company for 20, 30 and 40 + years !
the perfect base when visiting wiltshire’s historic sites, the chapter house is also an ideal stop over en route to the coast or as a home - from - home option when on a business trip .
arrived at 6pm and found the restaurant was fairly busy but not rammed. staff seemed totally disinterested in clearing the table and in fact we waited 15 minutes before we were finally greeted and asked if we would like a menu! half hour later we ...
nice family style restaurant - very clean n staff are very polite which is always nice - the food is really good - home of the famous nip canadian burger. you get lots of food for the doller as well. owned by burton cummings from ...
had a good breakfast here when our hotel restaurant wasn' t open early on the weekend. service was good but when waitress brought our food she told us if the hash browns were too well done she could replace them for us. you could see they ...
currently there are 9 full service family restaurant locations, 6 of which are open 24 hours, and 5 sals xpress restaurants. sals also operates a seasonal location at investor' s group field, and at shaw park, as well as 2 locations at community golf courses, and at the health sciences centre which is the largest hospital complex in winnipeg .
all those traditional recipes and classic tastes begin in our unique commissary. the ingredients for virtually all of the dishes on our menu are prepared in our centralized facility and delivered daily to all salisbury house family restaurants and xpress locations. whether it be processing choice cuts of 100% fresh manitoba beef for classic nips, preparing our “from scratch” recipes for over a dozen varieties of soups, baking breads and buns for sandwiches and nips or hand slicing onions before they are famously grilled. our commissary, with its single location centralized processing, allows us to guarantee fresh, consistent, and high quality food that will be served to our guests every time they visit any sals location .
the house with the “little red roof” was the vision of mr. ralph erwin, who was an american actor in a traveling road company that visited winnipeg, manitoba. erwin recognized the need for a place where people could get good food in a friendly, pleasant, atmosphere at any time of the day or night .
issue no. 85 (fall 2017) issue no. 84 (summer 2017) issue no. 83 (spring 2017) all back issues embargo members area
the erwin story by patrick donohue, compiled by phyllis erwin ketchesen, edited by david m. ferguson, toronto, 1982 .
this is a collection of noteworthy manitobans from the past, compiled by the manitoba historical society .
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recently, the new menu was introduced at all family restaurants! all of our time tested classic recipes and traditional favourites are still available along with many new and exciting breakfast, lunch, and dinner choices .
all of our wonderful tastes begin in our unique commissary. virtually all of our recipes are created and perfected in this centralized kitchen before they make it to our menu. for the ultimate in
nip and winni buns, breads, famous soups, quiche, coleslaw, pancake batter, syrups and gravies, salad dressings and classic baked goods like red velvet and carrot cake, wafer pie, donuts, and so much more are available at our commissary .
while much has changed over our 80 + year history, one thing has stayed the same .
we remain completely dedicated to ensuring a quality experience for our guests. with every visit, you are treated to our
yes we can
philosophy .
we have spent more than 8 decades of perfecting our unique style and recipes .
in fact, many of our best recipes have become legendary for their quality and unique flavour. look for the
if you have a special request, substitution, or change of an item, we will do our very best to accommodate you. our team is committed to making each and every visit to
820 sherbrook street, winnipeg, mb r3a 1r9 hospital food court – green owl level zone 2 open 8: 00 am. to 8: 00 pm daily open 7: 30 am – 8: 00 pm weekends
open for all cfl winnipeg blue bomber home games, as well as other scheduled stadium events .
this also means your favourite foods are available in “take - home” quantities from our sals store which is open to the public and conveniently located at the commissary. homemade soups, sauces, dressings, sliced meats, pre - mixed pancake batter, breads, buns, cakes and pies are a few of the many products available. the sals store also offers several sizes of customized cakes for all occasions .
today, our now famous nips, served on our freshly baked buns with our tasty grilled onions, continue to anchor our full menu along with our wonderful all day breakfasts, delicious lunches and hearty dinners. all of this is augmented by our outstanding specialty items such as sweet potato fries, homemade soups, and freshly baked desserts such as our luscious wafer pie, chocolate iced donuts, and our famous red velvet cake. classic items with legendary taste .
second location opens, featuring a roof painted with leftover red barn paint and the legendary red roof is born .
fort street closes; sixth location opens in the old graham avenue bus depot .
new commissary opens at # 1 bannister road. 17 new locations open, including calgary, red deer, swift current & moose jaw .
north end flagship location opens at 787 leila avenue. head office moves to 787 leila avenue .
interior renovations including the addition of the manitoba sports memorabilia display completed at popular portage and parkdale location .
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we' ve been going to sals for over fifty years, their cheese nips with grilled onions taste great and kindle a lot of memories. their tw2fer tuesday is a super deal, if you order a least two items from the special menu they' re half price, can' t ...
the senior' s breakfasts here are fantastic and a great value, too. we have the omelette special with blueberry pancakes. the portion is generous and the staff is most accommodating if you want to make substitutions. the coffee is bottomless, hot and good. oh, and the ...
funny enough we are quite pick people. go to more pricy places in t. o. this place was told to us to be a
poor mans denny' s
. still... .. we were curious lol :) so on a busy shop day on regent we went in. food ...
this place is consistent. usually very busy on sunday mornings. good efficient and friendly service. lots of refills on the coffee. three cheese nip is tasty. nice fresh buns
sals never disappoints. had the bacon bacon nip platter which was excellent. the guys had breakfasts which looked great and were huge portions. i always try to eat at sals when in winnipeg and will continue to do so .
sal' s has been around canada for a long while, and funny enough, never gets old! the
bad for you
gravy is still as delicious as ever. if going with your senior relatives, be sure to check out the senior - only menu... same stuff, smaller prices .
good ole sals never fails. still the same great food from as far back as i remember. a definite must go whenever i' m in winnipeg !
friendly server took our order and had our coffee and meal to us in less than 10 minutes. the food was good - the pancakes were perfect !
went for my mother - in - laws birthday. i worked at sal' s in the 80' s and it' s still the same great tasting food .
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why are the cooks so under trained? cooking is an art form and should be treated as such. we eat with our eyes first and foremost. plating / presenting a dish should be attractive and the food cooked through but not overcooked. what ever happened to the short order cooks of yore? ?? ? ?
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we ate here with our two children. the food was delicious. the portion size was appropriate for the price of the meal. our server was friendly and food service was quick !
wife and i were craving a nip so we hit sals for a bite. each had a nip platter, food was good, nice and hot, service was excellent. manager came over, can’t recall the lads name, very friendly seemed sincere. after we ate our ...
although the menu seems to have gotten expensive the food is still very good. great breakfasts and i' d argue the very best pancakes in winnipeg if not anywhere. cheese nip and fries are still my favourite snack with a chocolate donut to finish .
good food. great service although it was during christmas season. hospitiality was great. the manager served us himself and made sure everything was there on the spot. he even spoke to us & wished us a merry christmas. friendly atmosphere .
had our breakfast there staying at the hotel next door, breakfast was great and fast. great service as allways. never dissapointed at sals
just visited again and tried another menu item. (was told that they no longer serve the meat pie). i tried the grilled chicken from the senior' s menu for $ 10. 99 (drink and limited choice of desert included !) the grilled chicken was hot and tasty. my choice ...
had a very enjoyable lunch here the other day. lots of choices (and i mean lots) but my friend suggested the meat pie. the meat pie (with gravy) came with choice of potato (i had a type of tiny potato
pancakes
) and coleslaw. i took ...
great food, great service and great value! something old fashioned in today' s world! good price! those grilled cinnamon buns look so good! excellent coffee! love the nip. always visit when in winnipeg !
we were recommended to this place from our hotel, which was about a 5 minute walk away. the service was amazing. chantal was so awesome! the food choices are plentiful, that it is almost overwhelming. what we all ordered was very tasty. the serve beer ...
this place still has fast friendly service and good food but it' s getting pretty run down and grubby. prices have gone up as they have in most restaurants but perhaps a bit of reinvestment in the property is in order .
serves breakfast, lunch and dinner. good food. reasonably fast service. fresh food. nice servers. nice pastries. nice familiar local atmosphere. ok location at the west end of ellice avenue. breakfasts are particularly good. pricing is reasonable, but not cheap. some locations are open all night ...
it was about 9 on a wed night when our group of 6 needed to eat quickly and without knowing the city at all we ventured here. some of us liked our food but mostly it was just okay if not poor. the blueberry pancakes ...
went there upon a recommendation of friends. the hamburgers were great as well as the french fries and onion rings. the red velvet cake was fantastic. prices were reasonable and the servers were very friendly and helpful. a good place to get a reasonably priced ...
i like the food here. staff is good. and the cook during the day is awesome. i like the three cheese double nip platter. also tuesday is twofer tuesday .
the workers were very friendly and quick service. the burger was fine. my friend took me here as it is a winnipeg classic spot! friendly locals that we chatted with .
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salisbury house is a restaurant chain based in winnipeg , manitoba , canada . known locally as " sals " , the chain is considered a winnipeg institution . the first salisbury house restaurant was founded in downtown winnipeg in 1931 by ralph erwin ( september 2 , 1902 – june 5 , 1983 ) , who named the venture after the salisbury steak . erwin disliked the term ' hamburger ' so named his burger a " nip " to market his hamburgers as a small ' nip ' or bite of salisbury steak . the restaurant has seventeen locations in winnipeg and employs over 500 people . in 1979 erwin sold his majority interest in the chain to a group of investors . in 2001 , it was bought from its then montreal owners by a group of local investors . the majority owners are earl and cheryl barish . salisbury house is well known for its nips ( hamburgers ) as well as its breakfast platters , wafer pie , red velvet cake , and house coffee . the chain recently introduced a complete line of hot dogs , known as a winni dog . 
salisbury house is a restaurant chain based in winnipeg, manitoba, canada. known locally as " sals ", the chain is considered a winnipeg institution. the first salisbury house restaurant was founded in downtown winnipeg in 1931 by ralph erwin (september 2, 1902 – june 5, 1983), who named the venture after the salisbury steak. erwin disliked the term' hamburger' so named his burger a " nip " to market his hamburgers as a small' nip' or bite of salisbury steak. the restaurant has seventeen locations in winnipeg and employs over 500 people. in 1979 erwin sold his majority interest in the chain to a group of investors. in 2001, it was bought from its then montreal owners by a group of local investors. the majority owners are earl and cheryl barish. salisbury house is well known for its nips (hamburgers) as well as its breakfast platters, wafer pie, red velvet cake, and house coffee. the chain recently introduced a complete line of hot dogs, known as a winni dog.
salisbury house is a restaurant chain based in winnipeg, manitoba, canada. known locally as " sals ", the chain is considered a winnipeg institution. the first salisbury house restaurant was founded in downtown winnipeg in 1931 by ralph erwin (september 2, 1902 – june 5, 1983), who named the venture after the salisbury steak. erwin disliked the term' hamburger' so named his burger a " nip " to market his hamburgers as a small' nip' or bite of salisbury steak. the restaurant has seventeen locations in winnipeg and employs over 500 people. in 1979 erwin sold his majority interest in the chain to a group of investors. in 2001, it was bought from its then montreal owners by a group of local investors. the majority owners are earl and cheryl barish. salisbury house is well known for its nips (hamburgers) as well as its breakfast platters, wafer pie, red velvet cake, and house coffee. the chain recently introduced a complete line of hot dogs, known as a winni dog.