Chi-Chi’s
Chi-Chi was established in Richfield, Minnesota, in the early 1970s by two former NFL players, Max McGee and Marno McDermott, who were both former NFL players. The name of the restaurant was inspired by the nickname given to Marno’s wife, Chichi. When restaurants in a number of American cities started providing a basic menu of Mexican-style dishes, the establishments quickly gained in popularity. The consequence of this was that, as the number of Mexican restaurants grew, Chi-Chi started to fade away from the landscape. They grew considerably more diverse as time went on. In 2003, three customers died as a consequence of a Hepatitis epidemic in the food supply, according to the company.
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