DECATUR — Mi Lindo Tizapan, located at 546 N. Brush College Road in Decatur, will be closing its doors on Saturday.
According to Esther Flores, who spoke for her husband who is one of the owners, the lack of traffic, due to the overpass that is under construction on Brush College Road, has prevented many of the restaurant’s customers from stopping by for breakfast and lunch.
“We have a lot of people from ADM,” she said. “When they closed the road, that affected us a lot.”
The restaurant opened in November 2021 after success with a food truck under the same name. The restaurant served traditional Mexican food such as tacos, burritos, enchiladas and taco salads.
The staff expects the road project to take several months to finish. Flores said the restaurant may open again after the road reopens, but the decision has not been confirmed.
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In the meantime, the Mi Lindo food truck will remain open and parked closer to the ADM plant.
23 Decatur restaurants from our past
Blue Mill
1928: Pictured in front of the Blue Mill are, from left, Howard Atkins (back to camera), Alma Brown, Mrs. Kohlbecker, Thurman W. McDavid, Mac, Brock and Bruce Perkins; and Frank Chamberlain. George A. Zeller and Anthony T. Gralike started out in a small place at 129 S. Oakland Ave. next to the Oakland Theatre in 1915. In 1923, they moved to the present site, known then as Zeller’s Confectionery. The business closed in 1924 and was later taken over by Bill Hamel and became the Blue Mill Pharmacy. (H&R file photo)
Brown Jug
Cheese soup was a favorite at the Brown Jug.
Carlos O’Kelley’s
Chili Parlor
Country Cupboard
Dante’s Restaurant
Elam’s Root Beer Stand
Stopping at Elam’s Root Beer Stand for a tenderloin and root beer was a must when cruising Eldo.
Jimmy Ryan’s
Lone Star
Mr. G’s
Mr. G’s had phenomenal tenderloins and a great taco salad as well!
Ponderosa Steak House
Favorites submitted by our readers included the steak tips, country fried steak, ribeye dinner and the rolls.
Rax Restaurant
Our Facebook followers agree: The best things at Rax Restaurant were the BBC – Beef Bacon and Cheddar sandwich, Uncle Alligator meals and the salad bar.
Red Wheel Restaurant
Redwood
The Redwood Restaurant, open in 1958, may have been Decatur’s first smorgasbord restaurant.
Sandy’s
Shaw’s Restaurant
Shaw’s Restaurant is fondly remembered for their fish, catering and memories of going there on Friday nights with friends.
Shenannigans
Favorites from our Facebook followers include brunch on Sunday sand the taco salad.
Stoney’s Restaurant
Swartz Restaurant
Swartz Restaurant had an old diner feel with wooden booths and long counter for bar seating.
A favorite memory: At Christmas, they would put up a toy train that would run the perimeter of the restaurant.
Tater’s
The best thing you could order: Smothered taters.
Tokyo Garden
Tom’s Grill
Tom’s Grill was known for their relish appetizer caddy and dark, intimate setting.
Tops Big Boy
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