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Tumbleweed Restaurants develops franchises and operates Southwestern-style restaurants in numerous states and internationally under the trademark Tumbleweed Southwest Grill. It has more than 63 restaurants operating in the United States and others opening internationally including operations in Rockford, Ill., Cleveland, Ohio, Amman, Jordan, Frankfurt Germany, Cairo, Egypt and London, England. Tumbleweed features a dual-concept strategy, still offering Tex-Mex cuisine as well as a large menu of Mesquite-grilled steaks, chops, chicken and seafood cooked over real Mesquite logs on a specially designed grill. Tumbleweed was founded in New Albany, Ind. in 1975 and soon opened its second location in Louisville, Ky.