El Torito And Chevy’s Owner, Recently Out Of Bankruptcy, Buys Upscale Mexican Restaurant Brands

El Torito is one of the oldest full-service Mexican food chains in America. Chevys Fresh Mex is one of a number of second-generation Mexican concepts that upgraded, as its name suggests, its menu offerings. The two chains were some years ago joined together as Real Mex Restaurants. But like many casual-dining chains, the company fell…