The highly anticipated Margaritas Restaurant at Lakeland Town Square will finally open its doors in just two weeks. The Lakeland restaurant is located between Highway 70 and Memphis-Arlington Road near Seed Tick Road. An employee confirmed the news to Currents in the lake area on August 19, 2024, while the final interior work is being done. The restaurant’s build-out, originally announced for 2022, has been slow, but it now finally seems ready to welcome guests.

Margaritas is a well-known brand in West Tennessee with eight locations throughout the region. Jose Flores, a Lakeland resident and owner of the Margaritas chain, told Lakeland Currents in October 2022 that he was excited to expand his presence in the area with this new location. The closest existing Margaritas restaurant to Lakeland is at the intersection of Germantown Road and Dexter Road.

Last week, a Margaritas representative applied for a beer license at Lakeland City Hall, an important step in the final preparations for a restaurant’s grand opening.

In a change sure to please local diners, the Lakeland location will offer many new menu items. “This location will have new menu items and some new drinks,” said a Margaritas employee on site, highlighting the restaurant’s unique offerings compared to its sister locations.

Margaritas will be the sixth business to open at Lakeland Town Square, with additional openings expected in phase two of the mixed-use development, which is also nearing completion.