Pilar Urteaga wasn't sure whether or not she would ever open the Hole In The Wall again.

For 34 years, her dad, Nelson Urteaga, headed the fine dining restaurant located in the Resort Village of Shields, Sask., on the shores of Blackstrap Lake. Over the years, the restaurant became a destination for gourmands from around the world, including Germany and New York.

This summer, the restaurant closed its doors after Nelson died of cancer.

For the month of December, though, Urteaga's family is reopening the restaurant before they sell the property.

For customers, Pilar sees it as a "last chance to give their goodbye to Dad. Most people didn't know he was sick, so we're kind of doing it for them."

The famed Hole in the Wall restaurant will re-open for the month of December. (Hole in the Wall)

Urteaga's larger-than-life personality, as well as his fusion of Peruvian and Canadian cuisine, brought diners from a wide area to the tiny resort village. She said the thought of the restaurant operating without her father is difficult.

"I think it'll be emotional, because he physically will not be there," she said. "Even in his last month that he was alive, he was involved with the restaurant. Luckily, all of my staff is coming back, so it'll be kind of nice. It'll be like family."

A close friend of Nelson's from Peru will be running the kitchen for the month. The menu will stay the same. Pilar said it was the best tribute to her father she could think of.

"It was his life," she said. "It was what he loved to do."

Pilar would like to sell the restaurant and re-open the Hole In The Wall in Saskatoon.

"Change is okay," she said. "It would kind of be sad to continue in the same location."