A Dallas-based Tex-Mex chain is closing restaurants. Are any in North Texas shutting down?
On The Border, a Dallas-based Tex-Mex restaurant chain, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in March following the closing of 40 “non-performing” stores in February and will close the rest of its stores, including a 42-year-old Arlington location.
The Arlington location, the second oldest in the company, opened in 1983 in a former Ninfa’s, 2011 E. Copeland Road.
The closures also include the original On The Border #1, 3130 Knox St., Dallas.
Two OTBs in Fort Worth remain open.
The franchises are owned by Atlanta-based Argonne Capital Group. Originally, OTB opened in Dallas in 1982 before it was sold to Brinker International in 1994.
Argonne filed with $10 to $50 million in assets and liabilities with an estimated $19 million in debt, according to court documents. “Inflation pressure and labor shortages” were cited in court documents as reasons for the bankruptcy.
Argonne still operates 60 stores across 18 states, including Texas. An additional 20 locations are operated by franchise owners in the U.S. and South Korea.
Here’s what you should know about the closures in Texas.
Which On The Border locations are closed in Texas?
Twelve Texas locations were listed among the 77 “rejected leases” in the court filing and are now closed:
4855 Belt Line Road , Addison
213 N. Central Expwy, Allen
2011 E. Copeland Road, Arlington
709 Texas Ave., College Station
3130 Knox St., Dallas (first location)
1890 S Stemmons Fwy., Lewisville
6709 Slide Road, Lubbock
4306 W. Loop 250, North Midland
500 State Hwy 121, Plano
1505 N. Central Expy., Plano
5960 W. Parker #210, Plano
890 E. Highway 114, Roanoke
There are still two OTB locations open in Fort Worth.
6250 North Freeway, Fort Worth
6536 NW Loop 820, Fort Worth
“On The Border’s restaurants will remain open and operating as usual during the Chapter 11 process, continuing to serve authentic Border-Style meals in generous portions, as it has since 1982,” OTB said in a news release.
This story was originally published March 11, 2025 at 4:45 PM.