By Kyle Roberts
Quesadilla fans, rejoice!
With construction ongoing at 1003 Cooktown Road in Ruston, the quesadilla chain Dillas is scheduled for a fall opening — just in time for Louisiana Tech and Grambling State students to start the fall quarter.
“Construction should be finished by the end of August,” Primeaux Restaurant Group CEO Pete John said. “We’re looking at opening sometime in August or the first of September — that’s our goal.”
John’s restaurant groups currently operates Dillas locations in the Shreveport/Bossier area but said that his heart has been to open one in Ruston, as he is a 2004 graduate of Louisiana Tech.
“I’m a Bulldog, and I’ve always loved Ruston,” John said of bringing Dillas to Ruston. “This will also be our first true college location — it just made sense. And finding the property on Tech drive? It was a no brainer at that point. I was like — okay, the stars are aligning. Let’s go ahead and rock and roll.”
This Dillas location will also serve as a prototype — it will have a drive through with a patio.
“We’re not going to have a lobby that you can necessarily eat in, but we will have a covered patio with fans that people can enjoy,” John said. “Dillas is a sit down environment, so it’s the first prototype like this. Ruston is really on the cutting edge as far as Dillas goes.”
Currently, there are nine Dillas locations open in Texas and Louisiana. John’s group is also planning to open a location in Nacogdoches, Texas, shortly after the Ruston location opens.
