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.
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.