Chi-Chi's Mexican restaurants are slated to make a comeback more than two decades after closing amid a hepatitis A outbreak. The son of its original founder will reopen the restaurant chain in 2025.

A Chi-Chi's source confirmed to PEOPLE that they will open two restaurants in Minnesota in 2025, 20 years after shuttering all of their locations.

Chi-Chi’s is not yet ready to say ta-ta — the chain is poised to reopen some of its restaurants after shutting its doors in the U.S. two decades ago. Michael McDermott, the son of one of Chi ...

Chi-Chi's, the popular Mexican restaurant chain that shut down in 2004 after one of its venues was linked to the largest outbreak of hepatitis A in U.S. history, is making a comeback next year.

Chi-Chi's, a popular Mexican restaurant chain famous for "salsification" with more than 200 locations across the country at one point (including several in Florida) may be reopening soon after ...

Chi-Chi’s is not yet ready to say ta-ta — the chain is poised to reopen some of its restaurants after shutting its doors in the U.S. two decades ago. Michael McDermott, the son of one of Chi-… ...

The revival is led by Michael McDermott, son of the chain's founder, in partnership with Hormel Foods, which owns the Chi-Chi's trademarks. The first two new Chi-Chi's restaurants are expected to ...

Why Chi-Chi’s restaurants are returning 2 decades after their closure by: Addy Bink. Posted: Mar 8, 2025 / 01:09 PM PST. Updated: Mar 8, 2025 / 01:09 PM PST.

Chi-Chi’s was started in the 1970s by McDermott’s father and Max McGee, a former Green Bay Packers player. The brand, and its more than 200 locations, would change ownership several times ...

In a year where we saw multiple restaurants closing amid bankruptcies, it's refreshing to see one coming back. Chi-Chi's, a popular Mexican restaurant chain originally started in Minneapolis and ...