Mission restaurant closes after 50 years
A Johnson County restaurant known for its Mexican cuisine announced that it will close later this year.
Don Chilito’s Mexican Restaurant’s final day in business will be Dec. 11. The popular restaurant opened on Johnson Drive in 1971. Since then it has served millions of people.
Barry Cowden is the second-generation owner of Don Chilito’s. He said it’s time for him to close the restaurant that his father opened.
Earlier in the pandemic, the restaurant drew controversy because it did not…