Tijuana Flats
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Restaurants |
| Founded | 1995 in Winter Park, Florida |
| Founder | Brian Wheeler |
| Headquarters | Maitland, Florida, U.S. |
Number of locations | 91 |
Area served | Florida, Alabama, Tennessee, North Carolina, Kentucky |
Key people | James J. Greco CEO |
Number of employees | 3,000 (2016) |
| Website | tijuanaflats |
| Footnotes / references | |
Tijuana Flats Tex-Mex is a privately-held American restaurant chain serving Tex-Mex cuisine. It has over 91 locations (65 company owned and 26 franchised) throughout Florida, Alabama, Tennessee, North Carolina and Kentucky. Tijuana Flats restaurants are fast-casual hybrids with fresh food, hot sauce bars, art murals and off-beat culture. Customers order at the front counter and are served after taking a seat.
The restaurant was founded in Winter Park, Florida, in 1995 by University of Central Florida graduate Brian Wheeler with US$20,000 in loans. The company had 18 locations before expanding out-of-state in 2004.