CHI-CHI’S

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Chi-Chi’s is reborn in St. Louis Park, Minnesota 20 years after the chain closed

KVRR Staff,

ST. LOUIS PARK, Minn. (KFGO) – Chi-Chi’s, the Minnesota-born Mexican restaurant chain that served up its last chips and salsa about 20 years ago, made its return on Monday with a new Twin Cities location. The reborn Chi-Chi’s opened in St. Louis Park, Minnesota. Marno McDermott and former Green Bay Packer Max McGee founded the chain in 1975, and the…

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Business, Local News, Minnesota News

Chi-Chi’s Is Making A Comeback In 2025…Starting in Minnesota

KVRR Staff,

(CNN/FOX9) — Chi-Chi’s, the Mexican restaurant chain that closed 20 years ago, is staging a comeback. Hormel Foods, owner of the trademark, announced it’s letting Michael McDermott, son of the chain’s co-founder, use the name to reopen restaurants in 2025. He told FOX 9 in the Twin Cities that the first two restaurants will open in Minnesota. Chi-Chi’s, started in…