Mexican restaurant chain expanding to Laois with planning application lodged
Portlaoise plan to convert two empty shops into a new restaurant
An Irish Mexican restaurant chain is coming to Laois.
Namo Ireland which already has restaurants in Clonmel, Carlow and Kilkenny, is planning to open a burrito bar in Portlaoise, at Laois Shopping Centre. The restaurants sell burritos, nachos and quesadillas.
Laois Shopping Centre owners Lindat Ltd, seek planning permission to amalgamate two existing ground floor retail units, numbers 19 and 20, into one larger unit, beside the former Ulster Bank, and several doors away from the Eddie Rocket's restaurant.
They propose to open seven days a week, from 9am to 9pm weekdays, and 10pm Thursday to Saturday. They say the restaurant will employ between three and five staff each day.
The restaurant would seat 50, and the shopping centre say existing parking spaces will suffice.
A planning decision is due by December 2.