Cotton Patch Café

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Cotton Patch Cafe is a Dallas, Texas-based American restaurant chain. Originally opened in Nacogdoches, Texas in 1989, the chain now has casual dining restaurants located in the states of Texas, New Mexico and Oklahoma. [1] [2] [3]

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In May 2020, the Cotton Patch Cafe in Claremore, as well as numerous other sites in the business, including Ada, Ardmore, Broken Arrow, Claremore, Siloam Springs, and Springdale, announced they would be permanently closed due to the long-term effects of COVID-19. [4]

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References

  1. "Cotton Patch Cafe Introduces Summer Menu". FSR Magazine. June 17, 2019. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
  2. Zwirko, Walt (22 May 2020). "Cotton Patch Cafe closing Oklahoma restaurants". KTEN. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  3. MARCOTTE, MICHELE (30 August 2009). "Cotton Patch founders look back at Nacogdoches beginning". The Daily Sentinel. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  4. Staff REPORTS. "Cotton Patch announces permanent Claremore closing". Claremore Daily Progress. Retrieved 2021-07-27.