(NEXSTAR) — Two decades after shutting its doors, the Mexican restaurant chain Chi-Chi’s is marching back — and giving you a chance to have an equity stake in the brand.
In early December, Michael McDermott, the son of Chi-Chi’s co-founder Marno McDermott, confirmed in a press release that he planned to honor his family’s legacy with the return of the restaurant. He founded CHI-CHI’S Restaurants, LLC, which has reached an agreement with Hormel Foods to revive the chain.
At the time, Chi-Chi’s would only confirm that restaurants would open in 2025 without any specifics. But now, we finally know where the Chi-Chi’s revival will begin: at its roots.
Chi-Chi’s restaurants are coming back, but where will they be?
The company confirmed Tuesday that a Rojo Mexican Grill — also owned by McDermott — in St. Louis Park, located just outside of Minneapolis, will be converted into a Chi-Chi’s. The first-ever Chi-Chi’s, opened by McDermott’s father and former Green Bay Packers wide receiver Max McGee in 1975, was located in the Minneapolis area…