Who Runs Klondike Rib… Now? You Gotta Eat Here! Update (Whitehorse, YT)
Current status
As of October 2026, ckrw.com reports Klondike Rib and Salmon BBQ changed ownership; reviewed by our team, not yet independently confirmed.
Last verified
What the source shows: CKRW reported on 2024-06-17 that Cara Millar and Brian Charmin bought Klondike Rib and Salmon from retiring owner Donna Novecosky and planned seasonal May-to-September operation, and a Yukon government liquor-licence page (2024-05-24) lists 842601 Yukon Inc. doing business as Klondike Rib & Salmon at 2116 2nd Avenue.
- Season / episode Season 2, Episode 7
- Original air date
- Address 2116 2nd Ave, Whitehorse, YT Y1A 2A8
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What happened after You Gotta Eat Here!?
The episode 'Klondike Rib and Salmon, Colette's Place, Sofra' aired 2013-03-08. According to TheTVDB's episode page, host John Catucci visited Klondike Rib and Salmon in Whitehorse and was served a rich, creamy elk stroganoff. The restaurant's name points to its ribs and salmon. It stands at 2116 2nd Avenue, and the history page on klondikerib.com describes the site as the two oldest operating buildings in Whitehorse; the dining room began around 1900 as a tent-frame bakery, and in 1929 the building housed a mail and freight business called Klondike Airways. The Whitehorse Daily Star wrote on 2012-07-27 that long lineups outside the restaurant were a sure sign of summer in town. The restaurant's website lists a no-reservations policy and weekday and weekend hours, and its history page carries the line 'Under New Ownership' without a date. In October 2026 its home page displayed the line 'Final Day: Sept 24, 2026', with no note on whether that ends a season or the business, and a public Google listing read that month marks the restaurant temporarily closed.
CKRW (96.1 The Rush) reported on 2024-06-17 that Cara Millar and Brian Charmin bought Klondike Rib and Salmon from previous owner Donna Novecosky, who retired after the restaurant closed its doors in summer 2023, and that the new owners planned to operate it seasonally from May to September because the building lacks heating and insulation. A Yukon government page on a liquor licence application, with metadata dated 2024-05-24, names 842601 Yukon Inc. as the licensee doing business as Klondike Rib & Salmon at 2116 2nd Avenue and describes the premises as seasonal, operating early spring to late fall. The Yukon News Marketplace section reported on 2021-04-26 that the restaurant closed each fall and reopened around Mother's Day.
Featured on You Gotta Eat Here!
- Show
- You Gotta Eat Here!
- Original air date
- Episode title
- Klondike Rib and Salmon, Colette's Place, Sofra
- What was featured
- Elk stroganoff; house ribs and salmon barbecue
- Role
- Featured restaurant
- Name on the broadcast
- Klondike Rib and Salmon BBQ
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Visit info
- Address
- 2116 2nd Ave, Whitehorse, YT Y1A 2A8
- Venue type
- restaurant
- Official website
- klondikerib.com
- State hub
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Sources
- TheTVDB — https://thetvdb.com/series/you-gotta-eat-here/episodes/4520218
- klondikerib.com — http://www.klondikerib.com/
- klondikerib.com — https://www.klondikerib.com/history
- whitehorsestar.com — https://www.whitehorsestar.com/News/landmark-restaurants-to-tease-tastebuds-nationally
- Google — https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Klondike+Rib+%26+Salmon+2116+2nd+Ave+Whitehorse+YT+Y1A+2A8
- ckrw.com — https://www.ckrw.com/?p=4626
- yukon.ca — https://yukon.ca/en/find-status-klondike-rib-salmons-liquor-licence-application-item-24-02
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