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The company was established in 1989, and at one stage had sixty eight restaurants across the country. It dubs itself as 'The
Original Mexican Grill & Bar', and has been described as the United Kingdom's best known Mexican chain. Until 2023, the Chiquito units were part of
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The restaurants, which tend to feature a large bar and lounge style restaurant have rustic interior décor, based on traditional
Mexican architecture and culture, where old Mexican posters and photos adorn the walls, alongside
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for ÂŁ7.5 million. On
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541:"Chiquito's, Blackburn"
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912:Chipotle Mexican Grill
749:Gourmet Burger Kitchen
313:. York. Archived from
224:Notable past employees
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789:Loch Fyne Restaurants
739:Frankie & Benny's
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239:Environmental record
182:The Restaurant Group
178:coronavirus pandemic
160:the Restaurant Group
1360:Mexican restaurants
779:Jimmy's Restaurants
147:virtual restaurants
95:Number of locations
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1017:ThaĂŻ Express
917:Dixy Chicken
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1170:Upper Crust
1150:Poundbakery
1080:Bread Ahead
1062:Baked goods
997:Smashburger
987:Shake Shack
967:Papa John's
897:Burger King
869:Zaks Diners
844:TGI Fridays
839:Table Table
784:Las Iguanas
709:Carluccio's
574:29 December
547:. Blackburn
287:20 February
1344:Categories
1286:Pub chains
1203:Caffè Nero
1198:AMT Coffee
1100:Donut King
1022:Tops Pizza
957:McDonald's
892:Barburrito
704:Café Rouge
551:12 October
524:12 October
493:12 January
468:18 October
442:11 October
398:12 October
376:12 October
350:12 October
321:12 October
311:York Press
247:References
233:Simon Pegg
229:Nick Frost
189:Café Rouge
57:restaurant
1319:Walkabout
1309:O'Neill's
1248:Starbucks
1213:Coffee #1
1165:Spudulike
1095:Cooplands
1047:YO! Sushi
1012:Taco Bell
927:Five Guys
884:Fast food
814:Pizza Hut
769:Hawksmoor
764:Harvester
282:LancsLive
218:sombreros
214:castanets
1090:Cinnabon
1085:Cake Box
1052:Zambrero
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809:OK Diner
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794:Loungers
714:Chiquito
210:balloons
208:plates,
135:Chiquito
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804:Nando's
744:Giraffe
724:Dishoom
206:piñatas
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153:History
123:Website
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859:Wahaca
834:Strada
824:Prezzo
689:Bill's
420:12 May
1258:Dairy
1042:Wimpy
874:Zizzi
679:Belgo
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104:Owner
59:chain
1145:Paul
977:Pure
952:Leon
937:Itsu
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553:2011
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