Hurricanes add pressure to Tijuana Flats’ bankruptcy progress

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Tijuana Flats Restaurants LLC has asked the judge presiding over its bankruptcy case for permission to suspend rent payments for November.

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The restaurant chain pointed to hurricanes Helene and Milton as the reason for its latest financial distress.

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Judge Jason Burgess, of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Florida, on Nov. 4 granted Tijuana Flats permission to pay some rents late — but denied its request for about two dozen locations that were not directly impacted by the hurricanes. Tijuana Flats locations in Orlando; Miami; Oldsmar; Tampa; Brandon; St. Petersburg; Sarasota; Jacksonville; Eustis; Palm Harbor; Riviera Beach; Richardson, Texas; Dunwoody, Georgia; Alpharetta, Georgia; and Atlanta won’t be able to pay rent late.

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