Controversial Restaurant Plans to Move Forward

TYLER — The owners of the El Chico restaurant are planning to move forward with their business in Tyler — opening September 13, apparently under a new name. That’s according to our news partner KETK. The restaurant, in the same parking lot as Toys R Us, was initially going to be the highly controversial “Double D Ranch.” Restaurant reps say the name of the new eatery isn’t official yet, but it’s tentatively referred to as “El Chico Ranch.” The venue is still taking applications and hopes to employ 100 people.

The originally planned restaurant prompted citizen concern and litigation due to its scantily clad waitresses. The future menu will reportedly feature Texas comfort food and beer. There’s no word on how the servers will dress. But restaurant officials plan on keeping a November 28 court date on a recent ruling that kept the restaurant from opening as Double D Ranch.