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On The Border Mexican Grill & Cantina<\/a><\/b> is calling it quits after more than 40 years in business.<\/p>\n

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This week, the Dallas-based Tex-Mex chain confirmed it would close all company-owned restaurants<\/a>, including its only remaining location near Charlotte.<\/p>\n

The restaurant on Concord Mills Boulevard in Concord will serve its last meals Friday, June 12, an employee told CharlotteFive over the phone.<\/p>\n

It comes more than a year after On The Border shuttered its Gastonia restaurant<\/a> amid bankruptcy proceedings that kicked off last March, The Charlotte Observer previously reported. Before that, the chain had already pulled the plug on 40<\/b> \u201cnon-performing\u201d stores<\/b> and said it planned to close more.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis decision follows a thorough evaluation of the business and was not made lightly,\u201d an On The Border spokesperson told the Fort Worth Star-Telegram of the latest wave of closures.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are currently evaluating the future of the On The Border brand and exploring a range of strategic options.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Franchise locations in California, Florida, Nevada, South Dakota and South Korea operate independently and will stay open, the newspaper reported.<\/p>\n

On The Border had two Charlotte locations, including the one Northlake Commons Boulevard. It was listed as \u201cpermanently closed\u201d<\/a> although it\u2019s unclear if it was recent or part of previous bankruptcy-related closures.<\/p>\n

Repeated calls to that restaurant went unanswered on Friday, June 12.<\/p>\n

The other on Providence Road<\/a> in South Charlotte closed a few years ago, the Observer previously reported.<\/p>\n

On The Border, which currently operates more than 30 restaurants in 11 states, became synonymous with sizzling fajitas and classic Tex-Mex cuisine. The brand was also known for its fresh guacamole, bottomless chips, hand-crafted margaritas and tortillas, hand-pressed daily.<\/p>\n

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Location: 8001 Concord Mills Boulevard, Concord, NC 28027<\/a><\/p>\n

Cuisine: Tex-Mex<\/p>\n

Menu<\/a><\/p>\n

Instagram: @ontheborder<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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