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Food nostalgia is a real thing, and most of us have it.
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At one point it operated more than 200 restaurants, but by 2004, went defunct.
Now, over 20 years later, the restaurant is being revived.
Here is everything you should probably know about the first two openings.
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The St. Louis Park location will open this summer and Maple Grove in the fall.
He will also add new dishes, like birria.
“But I think we’ll also have something appealing to the current environment in Mexican food.
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Just weeks before the pandemic, David McKillips became the brand’s CEO, vowing to make some changes.
“When I joined, the product was dated, and the competition was growing.
Some of our units hadn’t been touched in a dozen years.
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COVID allowed us to pause on what we wanted to do and restructure.
“We went through one of the most aggressive transformations in the world.”
According to recent stats, the sit-down restaurant experienced nearly a 15 percent growth in 2024.
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One successful move was adding a $10.99 meal deal with an appetizer, entree, and beverage.
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