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Tijuana Flats files for bankruptcy, closes multiple South Florida locations

Eleven restaurants were closed, with nine of those being South Florida locations

Tijuana Flats food
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A Mexican style pizza from Tex-Mex food in Tijuana Flat

Florida-based Tijuana Flats announced on Friday that it has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and closed multiple locations across South Florida, according to a news release.

The fast-casual Tex-Mex restaurant chain was founded in 1995 in Winter Park.

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The company stated that the decision to close these restaurants was due to a unit-by-unit analysis of financial performance, occupancy costs, and market conditions.

Eleven restaurants were closed, with nine of those being South Florida locations.

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As of Monday, there were 65 company-owned locations throughout Florida. There were also 26 franchised restaurants in Florida, Alabama, North Carolina and Tennessee.

The chain is now owned by Flatheads, LLC, which reportedly has plans to revitalize its fast-casual Tex-Mex restaurants. Tijuana Flats was previously owned by TJF USA, LLC.

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