Chi-Chi's is back and many other new restaurants opened this month, including new-to-Minnesota chains and expansions of locally-owned favorites.

Here's a round-up of the latest restaurant headlines.

Openings

Animales BBQ (241 Fremont Ave. N., Minneapolis): After seven years of serving its smoked meats from a food truck and trailer, Animales BBQ finally opened its first bricks-and-mortar location. Read more here.

BRIM (2910 W. 66th St., Edina): A Minneapolis restaurant focused on organic, farm-to-table dining and gluten-free dishes added a second Twin Cities location this month. Read more here.

Chi-Chi's (1602 West End Blvd., St. Louis Park): Chi-Chi's, the Minnesota-born Mexican restaurant chain that vanished nearly 20 years ago, made its highly-anticipated return this month. Read mor

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