La Parrillada: Delinquent taxes lead to another restaurant closing

Another one bites the dust, courtesy of the Texas comptroller's office: This time, it's La Parrillada on Gaston near the spillway, as first reported on FrontBurner. The Mexican restaurant, pretty popular for years in the building that once house a Pizza Inn, apparently failed to keep up with payments for either employee payroll or sales taxes, and the state opted to shut it down. This one follows last week's demise of Bailey's 1st & 10 sports bar at Mockingbird and Abrams. The difficult economy is forcing restaurants owners (along with the rest of us) to make some difficult choices, but it appears that skimping on payroll or sales taxes isn't the way to go if you're a business owner looking to cut corners.

Comments

[Dallas Diner]

Went to Franki's Lil Europe yesterday for the Sunday brunch. There was a sign on the door that it was closed, and perhaps would be closed permanently. Anybody know what gives?

[JD]

Also, Brother's Fried Chicken on Gaston is sporting the same sign as Bailey's and La Parrillada :-( Couldn't they close down an Applebee's or something instead?

[Matt Wood]

Oh no - Brothers??? I thought I'd given them enough money through the years to carry them through hard times.

[Michael Mosteller]

That's a real shame. The live music was always nice and their fajitas were really good. The staff was always courteous. I think we're all starting to see what happens when people starting living within their means. Retail is hurting just as bad if not worse.