All Colorado locations of Del Taco, a popular fast food restaurant that serves Mexican food, were abruptly closed Thursday, except for one. The company said in an emailed statement to USA TODAY on Friday that Del Taco franchise locations in Denver and Colorado Springs "are temporarily closed.

Del Taco abruptly closed all but one of its Colorado restaurants on Thursday with no explanation, according to signs posted on doors and a statement from the company.

The fast food chain said 18 out of 19 restaurants in the state have been "temporarily closed" and will reopen "as soon as possible."

There is now only one Del Taco in the entire state of Colorado thanks to a franchisee dispute that led to 18 locations abruptly shuttering its doors. According to Restaurant Business, the closed locations were all owned by Newport Ventures,

Del Taco abruptly closed 18 of its 19 restaurants in Colorado on Thursday. Signs on the door thanked customers for their patronage.

DENVER ( KDVR) — All Del Taco restaurants across Colorado closed suddenly on Thursday. Signs were posted on the doors alerting customers that, effective Thursday, “all Colorado Del Taco locations are closed until further notice.” Signs were also posted in the drive-through.

There's always a lot of excitement when a beloved fast-food chain moves into Colorado — we're still on the Portillo's watch and last month, we reported that Southern mainstay Bojangles plans to debut its first outpost in the state this year.

American fast food restaurant chain Del Taco has abruptly closed almost all of its restaurants in the US state of Colorado without revealing details of its decision. The closures, undertaken by franchisee Newport Ventures,

The franchisee of the Mexican fast-food chain’s 18 locations in Denver and Colorado Springs closed locations following a bankruptcy and a