RIP On The Border

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itsyourboypookie
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8:20p, 6/11/26
Private equity bought them in 2014, Pappas bought them at the bankruptcy auction for 15.9 million, and now they are throwing in the towel.

Between covid and inflation I'm surprised more places aren't calling it quits.

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8:22p, 6/11/26
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I thought this would be a Dutton Ranch sighting with Rip looking across the border into Mexico.
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8:22p, 6/11/26
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Horrible white gringo food
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8:22p, 6/11/26
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Knowing the PE model, they probably should have shut down in 2014.

Was this one of the, similar to Toys R Us where aPE bought them, then transferred all of their batteries debt to them to sink?
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8:25p, 6/11/26
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Make a run for the border is better than On the Border
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8:25p, 6/11/26
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In April I saw billboards in DFW with Pappas announcing that a new OTB was coming. Looked like new billboards.
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8:26p, 6/11/26
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I do want the Bush Gorbachev with RV picture in the CS location.
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8:28p, 6/11/26
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Nothing of value was lost.
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In reply to itsyourboypookie • 8:29p, 6/11/26
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itsyourboypookie said:
Private equity bought them in 2014, Pappas bought them at the bankruptcy auction for 15.9 million, and now they are throwing in the towel.

Between covid and inflation I'm surprised more places aren't calling it quits.


I mean, the food was terrible. But that seems pretty common at a lot of restaurants today. Covid set the restaurant industry back to McDonalds level. My wife and I hardly eat out anymore b/c we don't want to pay $70 to drink water (we hardly every drink alcohol) and eat bad food.
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In reply to Waffledynamics • 8:29p, 6/11/26
Waffledynamics said:
Nothing of value was lost.


15.9 million was lol
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8:29p, 6/11/26
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This borders on criminal.
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8:30p, 6/11/26
My wife and I would get hammered at the OTB in the Orlando airport before flying to Mexico.

Pouring out an overpriced margarita in its memory.
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In reply to agracer • 8:35p, 6/11/26
agracer said:
itsyourboypookie said:
Private equity bought them in 2014, Pappas bought them at the bankruptcy auction for 15.9 million, and now they are throwing in the towel.

Between covid and inflation I'm surprised more places aren't calling it quits.


I mean, the food was terrible. But that seems pretty common at a lot of restaurants today. Covid set the restaurant industry back to McDonalds level. My wife and I hardly eat out anymore b/c we don't want to pay $70 to drink water (we hardly every drink alcohol) and eat bad food.


Why you bringing Chili's into this?

The service also sucks now too at every chain but roadhouse and Waffle House.
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In reply to agracer • 8:37p, 6/11/26
agracer said:
itsyourboypookie said:
Private equity bought them in 2014, Pappas bought them at the bankruptcy auction for 15.9 million, and now they are throwing in the towel.

Between covid and inflation I'm surprised more places aren't calling it quits.


I mean, the food was terrible. But that seems pretty common at a lot of restaurants today. Covid set the restaurant industry back to McDonalds level. My wife and I hardly eat out anymore b/c we don't want to pay $70 to drink water (we hardly every drink alcohol) and eat bad food.


NVM

I misread your post.



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8:37p, 6/11/26
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I saw this and mentioned to my wife that all the On The Border restaurants were closing down.

My 10 year old son heard and asked if it was because we were building a wall.
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In reply to Ag03 CQE • 8:41p, 6/11/26
Ag03 CQE said:
I saw this and mentioned to my wife that all the On The Border restaurants were closing down.

My 10 year old son heard and asked if it was because we were building a wall.


The wall is being built between the eating area and the restrooms.



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8:41p, 6/11/26
The grocery store "On The Border" chips are great.

I hope Utz Brands keeps producing them.

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8:42p, 6/11/26
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Have to wonder how long chain Tex-Mex is gonna last.

Ever since I discovered the birra gordita and HEB fajitas, I might never go back.
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8:43p, 6/11/26
I have not been to OTB since leaving College Station in 2008. I recall the salsa was kinda chucky with diced veggies instead of blended goop like most chain texmex places. Not nostalgic enough to have an opinion.
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8:44p, 6/11/26
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Hope they keep making grocery store chips.
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8:46p, 6/11/26
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I was expecting a death at the border not the death of the restaurant. Good riddance to bad texmex
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In reply to itsyourboypookie • 9:01p, 6/11/26
itsyourboypookie said:
agracer said:
itsyourboypookie said:
Private equity bought them in 2014, Pappas bought them at the bankruptcy auction for 15.9 million, and now they are throwing in the towel.

Between covid and inflation I'm surprised more places aren't calling it quits.


I mean, the food was terrible. But that seems pretty common at a lot of restaurants today. Covid set the restaurant industry back to McDonalds level. My wife and I hardly eat out anymore b/c we don't want to pay $70 to drink water (we hardly every drink alcohol) and eat bad food.


Why you bringing Chili's into this?

The service also sucks now too at every chain but roadhouse and Waffle House.


Sir, I'll have you know the Chili's here in Bixby, Oklahoma is solid! Can't beat that Three for Me deal….
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9:06p, 6/11/26
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Chips are our favorite and fairly cheap at Sam's. In the 80's and early 90's the food was good and margaritas large. But went downhill.
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In reply to 88Warrior • 9:09p, 6/11/26
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88Warrior said:
itsyourboypookie said:
agracer said:
itsyourboypookie said:
Private equity bought them in 2014, Pappas bought them at the bankruptcy auction for 15.9 million, and now they are throwing in the towel.

Between covid and inflation I'm surprised more places aren't calling it quits.


I mean, the food was terrible. But that seems pretty common at a lot of restaurants today. Covid set the restaurant industry back to McDonalds level. My wife and I hardly eat out anymore b/c we don't want to pay $70 to drink water (we hardly every drink alcohol) and eat bad food.


Why you bringing Chili's into this?

The service also sucks now too at every chain but roadhouse and Waffle House.


Sir, I'll have you know the Chili's here in Bixby, Oklahoma is solid! Can't beat that Three for Me deal….


Chilis is pretty constant and has a good social media presence listening to customers. The prices are overall really good when you realize fast food might be same price or more expensive.
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9:09p, 6/11/26
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In the late '90s, I was stuck for a few hours on an elevated portion of the Southwest Freeway in Houston while they cleared a jackknifed 18 wheeler. There was an OTB on the feeder so I climbed down the embankment and asked a waitress about a pitcher of margaritas to-go, pointing up to my car and a group of thirsty people on the freeway. She said they couldn't do to-go but could serve me on the patio. She brought the margaritas in a plastic pitcher with plastic glasses and after paying, plus a very respectable tip, I climbed back up the embankment and we had happy hour on the Southwest Freeway.

I never actually ate their food but that was one of the better margaritas I've had.
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9:13p, 6/11/26
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Chili's cracked the code for affordability and quality. I think they are doing way better than most crappy chain restaurants on the highway these days where everything tastes the same and costs $70-100 for a quick dinner out.
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9:14p, 6/11/26
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should have rebranded to "on the border wall"

you'd think Wall St. could have thought about that
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In reply to Emotional Support Cobra • 9:15p, 6/11/26
Emotional Support Cobra said:
Chili's cracked the code for affordability and quality. I think they are doing way better than most crappy chain restaurants on the highway these days where everything tastes the same and costs $70-100 for a quick dinner out.
There are in fact two things, science and opinion; the former begets knowledge, the later ignorance. Hippocrates
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9:15p, 6/11/26
Oh, and OTB sucked, hard.

They weren't even Taco Bell level taste, and that's saying something.
There are in fact two things, science and opinion; the former begets knowledge, the later ignorance. Hippocrates
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9:16p, 6/11/26
on the border was never great, but this is another reminder than PE is a scourge. its purpose is to bleed everything it gets its hands on dry until the vampires at the helm are full and the company is a desiccated corpse
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In reply to itsyourboypookie • 9:18p, 6/11/26
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Surprised it lasted that long, complete garbage that's barely fit to eat
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In reply to Old McDonald • 9:23p, 6/11/26
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Old McDonald said:
on the border was never great, but this is another reminder than PE is a scourge. its purpose is to bleed everything it gets its hands on dry until the vampires at the helm are full and the company is a desiccated corpse


These hot takes about private equity are always so funny.
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In reply to Old McDonald • 9:28p, 6/11/26
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So you are saying the Democrat party' and private equity have something in common
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In reply to Old McDonald • 9:29p, 6/11/26
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Old McDonald said:
on the border was never great, but this is another reminder than PE is a scourge. its purpose is to bleed everything it gets its hands on dry until the vampires at the helm are full and the company is a desiccated corpse


100%
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9:31p, 6/11/26
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The food sucks, local Tex Mex is best Tex Mex.
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