Smitty's
Smitty's casual dining restaurant based in Canada. The franchise also calls itself Smitty's Canada Inc. and uses the slogans "All Your Favourites All Day Long" and "Canada's Family Restaurant". Smitty's gets its name from John William "Smitty" Smith, the founder of a restaurant in Seattle, Washington. History. Smitty's was founded in 1960 in Calgary, Alberta. The Head Office is still located in Calgary. In April 2018 the company was acquired by Equicapita Investment Corp, a private company buyout fund based in Calgary.