Tijuana Flats Franchise Overview
About Tijuana Flats
With an anything goes approach to food, hot sauce and life in general Tijuana Flats has been providing over-the-top service and fresh, made-to-order Tex-Mex to guests for over 20 years. Founded in Winter Park, Fla., Tijuana Flats has more than 2,800 employees and 135 locations in Florida, Georgia, Indiana, North Carolina and Virginia. The Tex-Mex-For-All brand has been named to Fast Casual Magazines Top 100 Movers & Shakers list and received the National Restaurant Associations 2018 Restaurant Neighbor Award.
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| Founded: | 1995 | Franchising Since: | 2002 |
| Corporate Office: | 2300 Maitland Center Pkwy, Ste. 306 Maitland, FL 32751 |
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| Industries: | Food, Mexican Food, Restaurant, Fast Casual | ||
Franchise History
Howd Tijuana Flats become Tijuana Flats? Funny story, really. Back in 95, this college kid, Brian Wheeler, walked into a bar. Actually, a bunch of bars. (And restaurants, too.) At first, it was just harmless fun. But over time, the good times got the best of him and just going out no longer cut it. So Brian decided to open his own restaurant despite having never worked in one before (brilliant, right?). Only problem was, Brian was broke. Luckily, his parents werent. And after much begging and pleading, his dad loaned him $20,000 & Brian opened the first Tijuana Flats in Winter Park, Florida.
