A second 'Fresh Mex' chain restaurant is coming to Athens. Here's when it'll open.

Andrew Shearer, Athens Banner-Herald
Surcheros Tex-Mex restaurant on Baxter St. in Athens, Ga. on Tuesday, Mar. 5, 2024. A second area location is scheduled to open in Oconee County on Mar. 12.
Surcheros Tex-Mex restaurant on Baxter St. in Athens, Ga. on Tuesday, Mar. 5, 2024. A second area location is scheduled to open in Oconee County on Mar. 12.

For those who have spent the last two years wanting more Surcheros in the area, they'll be excited to know a location is coming to Oconee County. The Georgia-based Tex-Mex chain will open a second Athens location at 1850 Epps Bridge Pkwy, Ste. 321-A in the Markets at Epps Bridge Shopping Center.

According to a press release sent to the Banner-Herald, a grand opening ceremony for the new restaurant is scheduled to take place at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Mar. 12, and the first 100 customers to make a purchase through the Surcheros app will receive "free meals for a year."

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“We are thrilled to open our second location in Athens," said CEO Luke Christian. “We've been received so warmly on our home turf and are honored to continue to bring Fresh Mex and Southern hospitality to more communities.”

Surcheros' first Athens location opened in the 700 Baxter St. shopping center on Aug. 1, 2022 serving burritos, tacos, quesadillas and salads. The company was founded in 2007 in Douglas, Ga,. and currently operates more than 25 stores in Georgia and Florida.

For a peek at Sucheros' menu, visit surcheros.com/menu.

This promotional image shows menu items from Sucheros Fresh Mex chain restaurant, scheduled to open in Athens, Ga. on Tuesday, Mar. 12, 2024.
This promotional image shows menu items from Sucheros Fresh Mex chain restaurant, scheduled to open in Athens, Ga. on Tuesday, Mar. 12, 2024.

This article originally appeared on Athens Banner-Herald: Sucheros Fresh Mex to open second Athens location

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