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Rockford to get Buffalo Wild Wings

January 9th, 2008 at 03:50pm Deborah Austin

Buffalo Wild Wings soon will have a restaurant in Rockford. The chain is buying the rights to leases for eight Don Pablo’s Mexican Kitchen locations around the nation, including the one in Rockford at 6275 E. State St. The deal is expected to close by the end of January, and it will take six months to renovate the restaurant.

“We had been targeting the Rockford area,” Buffalo spokesman Matt Brokl said. “We think this will be a fantastic location for our brand.”

Buffalo Wild Wings bought the leases from Don Pablo’s parent company, Georgia-based Avado Brands, through a bankruptcy auction.  Buffalo Wild Wings is a Minneapolis-based chain with 489 locations in 37 states. It specializes in buffalo-style chicken wings and a sports-bar atmosphere. Currently, the nearest one is in DeKalb.

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  • 1. Treasure  |  January 18th, 2008 at 6:13 am

    I LOVE LOVE LOVE BWW!! I used to live in Bloomington and worked at the one there. There food is so good!! I never liked wings or spicy things until I started sampling the buffalo menu. The atmosphere is fun and upbeat and even though it is a sports bar, it’s dinning rooms offer a family setting as well. In Bloomington it is always busy! So good and so much fun! I can’t wait!1

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