After more than three decades in downtown Punta Gorda, Dean’s South of the Border is preparing for its final service this weekend.
The popular Tex-Mex restaurant has been a staple in the community since 1992, but owner Dean Stainton said years of battling hurricanes have taken their toll.
Watch Fox 4’s Alex Orenczuk report on Dean’s closing:
LAST CALL: Dean’s South of the Border set to close on Sunday
“In 2004 when we lost the original restaurant to Hurricane Charley I thought that would be the most adversity I would come across in my business career,” Stainton said…