WILMINGTON, MA — According to an announcement on its Facebook page, Casa Blanca is finally opening its doors in Wilmington on Saturday, April 4, 2020. Hours were not specified in the announcement. Call 978-447-1299 for takeout orders. Delivery will also be available through Grub Hub, Door Dash & Uber Eats.
It’s been a long 20+ months for Casa Blanca, which will fill the vacancy at the former Chili’s site at 207 Main Street, inside the Wilmington Crossing plaza.
Casa Blanca was first in front of the Board of Selectmen back in July 2018, when it successfully secured an alcohol license. (That license has subsequently been renewed twice.)
In September 2018, however, the restaurant’s Andover location was forced to close due to the Merrimack Valley gas explosions. The closure lasted nearly two months and is believed to have contributed to a delay in the opening of the Wilmington location. Based on comments made by the restaurant’s attorney at the July 2018 Selectmen’s Meeting, a Fall 2018 opening was originally expected.
Casa Blanca was back in front of the Board of Selectmen in late January 2020 and obtained a common victualer license and entertainment license. At that time, owner Jorge Vargas said he hoped the restaurant would be open by the end of February.
Casa Blanca is a popular local Mexican chain with five locations — Andover, Billerica, North Andover, Haverhill, and Methuen.
The restaurant, which opened its first location in 2006, describes its menu as “full of “amazing authentic Mexican dishes from family recipes that’s prepared fresh daily” and touts itself as featuring “the best Mexican Food and margaritas in the Merrimack Valley.”
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