Last call for orders at Chiquito’s as half of restaurants set to close

British Tex-Mex food chain Chiquito is set to close more than half of its 79 restaurants, following a review by its parent company, the Restaurant Group.

In March, the group also identified 76 Italian-themed Frankie & Benny’s restaurants in what it now considers to be unfavourable locations and it has now highlighted more than 40 Chiquitos sites who could also suffer the same fate.

Shares in Restaurant Group fell by nearly 14% in early trading on Tuesday following the announcement.