The hits just keep coming for casual dining in America. After Bravo Brio restaurants, Bar Louie and Hooters all sought bankruptcy protection in 2025, Texas Chain Abuelo's now follows the example. The Mexican eatery was located from Lubbock and Piekte with 40 locations, but has since had a decline that has taken a considerable toll from his company.
As is the case with many companies, the Pandemie caused serious hardships. The company has cited various reasons for submitting, including increased food and labor costs. Last year the company saw sales fall by 15%, according to restaurant company. Problems date from 2009 when the expansion stopped, but various factors came together to create the current challenges. Staff challenges and changing preferences among dinners were also raised.
In the bankruptcy application, the listed debts and obligations of Abuelo between $ 10 million and $ 50 million, with the parent company Food Concepts International also requests protection. Because they are so closely tied together, the companies want to merge their bankruptcies in court.
Plano, Texas saw the location of Abuelo closing in March after working there since 1999. The location in Katy, Texas, which had been in operation for seven years, was closed in January. A location in Oklahoma City was also closed in the autumn of 2024. In various releases, the company has made statements to refer circumstances outside their control as the reason for the closures.
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Founded in 1989, Abuelo serves a lot of the standard Mexican and Tex-Mex dishes that you would expect, from tacos and queso dip to fajitas and chimichangas. They also offer some more unique dishes, such as Alambre and Pork tenderloin Abrigada. The company spread from Texas over nine states.
Abuelo is intended to create an authentic Mexican feeling at any location with a courtyard in the open air for dining and made of scales with a scratch. This was not only starters, it even included the tortillas and sauces that were made in the house. It was said that all recipes came from the family recipes of chef Luis E. Sanchez. The chain seemed like it was doing well and was consistently arranged by consumer reports such as the best Mexican restaurant in America.
According to their website, Abuelo's still has locations in seven states, but there are now only 16 in total, with more than half in Texas. For a company once on a promising process and praised for his approach to Mexican Informal Dining, the decrease emphasizes the pitfalls and unpredictable nature of a rapidly changing industry.
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