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Fiesta Restaurant Group releases list of Taco Cabana closuresFiesta Restaurant Group releases list of Taco Cabana closures

19 fast-casual units shuttered in 13 Texas cities

Ron Ruggless, Senior Editor

January 14, 2020

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Taco Cabana releases list closures
Fiesta provides list of Taco Cabana closures.Fiesta Restaurant Group Inc.

Fiesta Restaurant Group Inc. has released a list of the 19 Taco Cabana restaurants it is closing in Texas.

Dallas-based Fiesta, which also owns the fast-casual Pollo Tropical brand, said Monday that the closures were of stores that had posted losses.

Fiesta provided this list of Texas cities with Taco Cabana closures and location addresses:

  • Allen: 810 W Stacy Road

  • Austin: 8620 Burnet Road

  • Dallas: 1827 Greenville Ave.

  • Denton: 2220 South Loop 288

  • College Station: 701 Texas Ave. S

  • Frisco: 11560 Dallas Parkway

  • Frisco: 5350 Preston Road

  • Greenville: 7105 Interstate 30

  • Houston: 9220 Gulf Freeway

  • Houston: 13480 Northwest Freeway

  • Houston: 12518 Tomball Parkway

  • Houston: 6522 Westheimer Road

  • Houston:  2535 South Highway 6

  • Hurst: 1495 Precinct Line Road

  • Lake Jackson: Highway 288 & This Way St.

  • North Richland Hills: 5036 Rufe Snow North

  • San Antonio: 11701 Blanco Road

  • San Antonio: 6867 W U.S. Highway 90

  • Waco: 825 S 6th St.

As of Sept. 29, before the closures were announced, Fiesta owned and operated 141 Pollo Tropical restaurants and 165 Taco Cabana units. All of the Pollo Tropical restaurants were in Florida and all of the Taco Cabana restaurants were in Texas. Fiesta also franchised 31 Pollo Tropical restaurants and eight Taco Cabana units.

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About the Author

Ron Ruggless

Senior Editor, Nation’s Restaurant News / Restaurant Hospitality

Ron Ruggless serves as a senior editor for Informa Connect’s Nation’s Restaurant News (NRN.com) and Restaurant Hospitality (Restaurant-Hospitality.com) online and print platforms. He joined NRN in 1992 after working 10 years in various roles at the Dallas Times Herald newspaper, including restaurant critic, assistant business editor, food editor and lifestyle editor. He also edited several printings of the Zagat Dining Guide for Dallas-Fort Worth, and his articles and photographs have appeared in Food & Wine, Food Network and Self magazines. 

Ron Ruggless’ areas of expertise include foodservice mergers, acquisitions, operations, supply chain, research and development and marketing. 

Ron Ruggless is a frequent moderator and panelist at industry events ranging from the Multi-Unit Foodservice Operators (MUFSO) conference to RestaurantSpaces, the Council of Hospitality and Restaurant Trainers, the National Restaurant Association’s Marketing Executives Group, local restaurant associations and the Horeca Professional Expo in Madrid, Spain.

Ron Ruggless’ experience:

Regional and Senior Editor, Informa Connect’s Nation’s Restaurant News and Restaurant Hospitality (1992 to present)

Features Editor – Dallas Times Herald (1989-1991)

Restaurant Critic and Food Editor – Dallas Times Herald (1987-1988)

Editing Roles – Dallas Times Herald (1982-1987)

Editing Roles – Charlotte (N.C.) Observer (1980-1982)

Editing Roles – Omaha (Neb.) World-Herald (1978-1980)

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