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On the Border Mexican Grill Abruptly Closing All Company-Owned Locations
Pappas Restaurants said the Tex-Mex chain is ending a 44-year run after Chapter 11 bankruptcy and the closure of 60 remaining stores.
- Parent company Pappas Restaurants announced that Border Mexican Grill and Cantina is closing all of its remaining United States locations, ending a 44-year history for the Mexican chain.
- The Tex-Mex chain filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in March 2025 due to declining customer traffic, rising labor costs, and inflation, accelerating its operational decline.
- Previously operating over 150 United States locations, the company had already closed 77 underperforming sites across 24 states including Arizona, Texas, Florida, New York, and Pennsylvania before shutting its remaining 60 locations.
- Closures affect remaining sites in Michigan, including Grand Rapids, Grandville, and Kentwood at Woodland Mall, while final California eateries in San Diego County include Escondido and Mira Mesa.
- The closures impact about 2,800 workers, ending the chain's significant presence in the Bay Area, Sacramento, and SoCal, as well as the Detroit area, which included spots in Allen Park, Auburn Hills, and Novi.
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The Independent (US)Popular Mexican chain closes all locations that are company-owned restaurants
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On The Border is closing stores today: Full list of doomed locations includes company-owned restaurants
Casual Tex-Mex restaurant chain On The Border Mexican Grill & Cantina is closing its company-owned locations by the end of the day today, a spokesperson confirmed. The company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in March 2025, and was acquired by Pappas Restaurants two months later. At the time of the acquisition, Dallas-based Pappas took on 60 U.S. locations and 20 franchised locations in South Korea, Franchise Times reported. Since then…
·New York, United States
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