National Tex-Mex restaurant chain has closed 60 locations

Tex-Mex edifice concatenation On The Border Mexican Grill & Cantina has closed each of its company-owned restaurants crossed the U.S.

There were 60 company-operated On The Border restaurants erstwhile the institution filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy successful March 2025. Many were reopened aft Houston-based Pappas Restaurants acquired the concatenation successful May 2025 pursuing an auction process.

"On The Border has already undergone a sweeping paper overhaul rooted successful the aforesaid culinary standards that person defined the Pappas sanction crossed Texas for decades," the institution said successful a quality merchandise connected May 1. "The squad has enhanced nutrient quality, strengthened operations and elevated the wide impermanent experience." The Pappas Restaurants group's portfolio includes Pappadeaux Seafood Kitchen, Pappasito's Cantina, Pappas Bros. Steakhouse, Pappas Bar-B-Q, Pappas Burger and Yiayia's Greek Kitchen with much than 100 locations crossed the U.S.

However, connected Friday, June 12, On The Border announced that it was closing each company-owned locations and is evaluating the aboriginal of the brand, according to a connection to The Oklahoman, which is portion of the USA TODAY Network. The edifice concatenation had 1 determination successful Oklahoma City and different successful Tulsa.

"On The Border Mexican Grill & Cantina has made the hard determination to determination guardant with a important modulation successful its edifice operations, which volition see the closing of company-owned locations by the extremity of time Friday, June 12, 2026," OTB Hospitality wrote successful the connection emailed to The Oklahoman and subsequently shared with USA TODAY.

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In summation to the Oklahoma closings, restaurants successful cities including Grand Rapids, Michigan, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, and Wichita Falls, Texas, were reported closing by the USA TODAY Network.

Franchise locations successful South Dakota, Florida, Nevada, California and South Korea volition stay unfastened arsenic they run independently, according to the statement.

On The Border besides announced the closings of its company-owned locations connected its website, with a note: "After galore years of serving our communities, On The Border Mexican Grill & Cantina has closed its company-owned edifice locations. This was an incredibly pugnacious decision. We are profoundly grateful to the guests and squad members who supported On The Border for truthful galore years. Thank you to everyone who has been portion of this journey."

On the Border's 2025 bankruptcy led to closings

The institution was founded successful 1982 arsenic On the Border South Texas Café, "with the extremity of sharing bold, border-style nutrient with its customers," said OTB Holdings Chief Restructuring Officer Jonathan Tibus successful the 2025 bankruptcy tribunal filing.