Rio Mambo locations in Burleson, Colleyville and Weatherford have closed, according to a worker at the Fort Worth location at 6125 SW Loop 820 in Cityview Centre.<\/p>\n
Rio Mambo\u2019s parent company, Xperience Restaurant Group<\/a>, has also closed The Rim Scratch Craft Eats<\/a> restaurant in Fort Worth.<\/p>\n Rio Mambo, founded by local restaurateur Brent Johnson<\/a>, opened on the fateful day of Sept. 11, 2001, at 6125 SW Loop 820. That location remained open Tuesday.<\/p>\n The company grew to multiple locations before it was bought in 2023 by Xperience, owner of the 75-year-old El Torito national chain.<\/p>\n The closings come on the heels of other corporate chain Tex-Mex restaurants closing, including the Dallas-founded On the Border chain, several locations of Fort Worth-founded Fuzzy\u2019s Taco Shop and more than half the locations of Amarillo-founded Abuelo\u2019s Mexican Restaurant.<\/p>\n The original Pappasito\u2019s Cantina location on Richmond Street in Houston will close Sept. 13.<\/p>\n Local Tex-Mex restaurants closing include the North Main Street location of La Playa Maya in Fort Worth, to become a Panther City BBQ; the Hurst location of Pulido\u2019s Kitchen & Cantina, which had been remodeled and reopened just last year along with two other Pulido\u2019s.<\/p>\n The Rim, which promoted \u201cfood with soul,\u201d closed July 26<\/a> in the Waterside shops in Fort Worth.<\/p>\n Related Stories from Fort Worth Star-Telegram<\/p>\n Bud Kennedy\u2019s Eats Beat<\/a><\/p>\n Fort Worth Star-Telegram<\/p>\n Bud Kennedy is celebrating his 40th year writing about restaurants in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. He has written the \u201cEats Beat\u201d dining column in print since 1985 and online since 1992 \u2014 that\u2019s more than 3,000 columns about Texas cafes, barbecue, burgers and where to eat.![\"Rio](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/MmEZH.So.58.jpeg\" "\\"MmEZH.So.58.jpeg\\"")
Rio Mambo has operated several restaurants including this past location in Arlington. Srar-Telegram archives <\/p>\n
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