The On The Border Mexican Grill & Cantina at Sikes Senter Mall in Wichita Falls is set to close, a move that will end service at one of the city’s recognizable chain restaurants. An employee told News Channel 6 about the closure plans, but no exact date has been announced.
The news is drawing attention now because the restaurant’s future had not been publicly settled, and there are no signs posted yet at the Wichita Falls location. Customers and workers who still have the dining room open to them are left waiting for a final day that has not been set.
What makes the update broader than a single storefront is what the local manager said about the brand’s footprint. The manager said all On The Border locations would be closing, a statement that points beyond Wichita Falls and makes the local closure part of a larger retreat.
That explanation, though, stopped short of the reason. The manager did not give a specific cause for the shutdowns, leaving open the question of whether the closures are tied to finances, leasing, staffing or something else entirely. For now, the only confirmed detail is that the Wichita Falls location at Sikes Senter Mall is marked for closure, with no posted notice and no date on the calendar.
So the immediate answer is straightforward: the restaurant is going away, but not yet. Until a closing day is set, the final hours of the On The Border in Wichita Falls remain unknown, even as the chain’s local manager says the broader shutdown will reach every location.
