Elmhurst Qdoba Mexican Grill Location to Close Its Doors Friday

The Qdoba Mexican Grill in Elmhurst is one of 18 Chicago-area locations set to close this week, Chicago Grid reports. 

The Qdoba restaurant at 556 W. St. Charles Road in Elmhurst along with 12 other suburban locations, will close at 3 p.m. Friday, according to Qdoba's Facebook page and Twitter. The Oakbrook Terrace location at 17W639 Roosevelt Road is also on the list of closures.

Five other locations in the city of Chicago will also close their doors on Friday. 

Qdoba's parent company, Jack In The Box, announced in a press release that it would close a total of 67 Qdoba restaurants by the end of the year, with plans to open new locations in 2014. 

“We believe in the tremendous potential of the Qdoba brand, and we plan to continue expanding in North America, with 70 to 75 new locations expected to open system-wide in fiscal 2013, including approximately 40 company locations," Jack In The Box Chairman and CEO Linda Lang said in a release. "In 2014, we expect 60 to 70 new Qdoba restaurants to open, approximately half of which will be company locations.”

Qdoba has 647 locations nationwide, 340 of which are company-operated. 

The complete list of suburban and Chicago Qdoba closures is as follows: 

• 7343 W. Lake St., River Forest
• 587 E. Roosevelt, Glen Ellyn
• 5141 W. 95th St, Oak Lawn
• 31 Orland Square Dr., Orland Park
• 4430 Fox Valley Center Dr., Aurora
• 383 W. Army Trail Road, Bloomingdale
• 1400 Butterfield Road, Downers Grove
• 50 N. Mannheim Road, Hillside
• 2701 E. Main St., St. Charles
• 2001 S. Naperville Road, Wheaton
• 1001 75th St., Woodridge
• 20 E. Chicago Ave., Chicago
• 2191 N. Clybourn, Chicago
• 2427 N. Lincoln Ave., Chicago
• 328 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago
• 227 E. Ontario, Chicago
• 556 W. St. Charles Road, Elmhurst
• 17W639 Roosevelt Road, Oakbrook Terrace