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About California Tortilla
California Tortilla is Mexican Re-Imagined. From the ingredients to the preparation to customer service, we’ve transformed a "quick bite” into a mouth-watering, crave-inducing, "I can’t wait to come back” experience.
California Tortilla is a unique fast casual Mexican restaurant franchise that serves "California style” Mexican food. We focus on one aspect that many other Fast Casuals continue to ignore; quality. We source the best ingredients from local farm to table purveyors. We use only premium proteins and our salsa, guacamole, queso and sauces are made fresh daily and are never frozen. In fact, there’s no freezer on site at all. Our menu is Chef-Inspired, and while we cater to individual customer needs, we offer bold and exciting flavor profiles in our signature products. Perhaps most importantly, guests aren’t a number at Cal Tort. They are individuals… people that we really like and want to see again and again.
Mexican Food Restaurant Franchise Opportunities
Below is a quick comparison of California Tortilla against other Mexican Food Restaurant franchises and business opportunities. For an in depth comparison of California Tortilla with another opportunity including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options click on the name of the company to view the detailed comparison.
| Franchise | Franchise Fee | Royalty | Advertising Fee | Development Costs |
| America's Taco Shop | $24,000-$30,000 | 6% | 4% | $247,350-$710,250 |
| Austin Grill | N/A | $1,807,000-$2,790,000 | ||
| Baja Fresh Mexican Grill | $25,000-$30,000 | 5% | 3% | $224,450-$993,040 |
| Baja Sol Tortilla Grill | $25,000 | 5% | 3%local, 1.5%nat'l | $230,000-$1,203,000 |
| Barberitos | $30,000 | 5% | 2% local | $119,800-$554,025 |
| BarBurrito | $15,000 | 5% | $176,200-$300,150 | |
| Berryhill Baja Grill | $25,500-$30,000 | 5% | $257,500-$527,500 | |
| Blue Coast Burrito | N/A | $368,000-$572,000 | ||
| Blue Moon Mexican Cafe | $40,000 | 5% | 2% local+ 1%Nat'l | $370,200-$482,500 |
| BluTaco | N/A | $9,000-$349,000 | ||
| Boloco Inspired Burritos | $25,000 | 6% | $190,000-$400,000 | |
| Bru-Go's Take-N-Bake Pizza Company | $19,500 | 4-5% | $76,200-$137,950 | |
| Bubbakoo's Burritos | $35,000 | 6% | 1% | $131,500-$398,000 |
| Bullritos | $10,000 | $693,600-$1,062,300 | ||
| BurritoVille | $25,000 | 6% | 2% | $100,000-$500,000 |
| Burros & fries | $35,000 | $319,770-$624,550 | ||
| C.O.Jones | N/A | $170,000 | ||
| Cantina Laredo | $50,000 | 5% | $1,860,000-$2,565,000 | |
| Chili's | $40,000-$60,000 | $1,395,695-$4,637,695 | ||
| Chorizo Fresh Mex | $25,000 | 6% | 2% | $275,000-$500,000 |
| Chronic Tacos | $40,000 | 6% | 2% | $299,000-$799,000 |
| Cocina Mexican Grill | $18,000 | 5% | 3% | $191,600-$239,400 |
| Costa Vida | $30,000 | 6% | to 2% | $659,500-$1,025,000 |
| Currito | $25,000 | 6% | $200,000-$400,000 | |
| Del Taco | $35,000 | 5% | 4% | $859,700-$2,116,500 |
| Desert Moon-Fresh Mexican Grille | $25,000 | 5% | $264,500-$454,000 | |
| Diamond Dave's Mexican Restaurants | $15,000 | 4% | $189,000-$325,000 | |
| Digg's Taco Shop | $30,000 | $150,000-$500,000 | ||
| Eddie Peppers Mexican Grille | N/A | 0 | 0 | $10,000-$50,000 |
| El Chico Cafe | $35,000 | 5% | $1,550,000-$2,530,000 | |
| El Taco Tote Real Mexican Grill | $30,000 | 5% | $550,000 | |
| Extreme Pita | $30,000-$300,000 | 6% | 3% | $148,260-$418,100 |
| Fuzzy's Taco Shop | $35,000 | 3.5% - 5% | 2% | $770,500-$1,116,500 |
| Great Wraps | $22,500 | 5.5% | $159,500-$485,500 | |
| Hot Head Burritos | $15,000-$23,000 | 6% | 3% | $215,650-$694,700 |
| Izzo's Illegal Burrito | $40,000 | 5% | $380,500-$744,900 | |
| Jimboy's Tacos | $35,000 | 5% | 3% | $375,000-$1,379,000 |
| Joey's Mexican Grill | $18,000 | 5% | $180,000-$250,000 | |
| La Bamba | $30,000 | $187,000-$335,833 | ||
| La Salsa Fresh Mexican Grill | $25,000-$50,000 | 5% | 3% | $189,550-$992,590 |
| Lime Fresh Mexican Grill | $30,000 | 6% | $544,000-$730,000 | |
| Mad Mex | $45,000 | 6% | 3% | $250,000-$550,000 |
| Margaritas Mexican Restaurant | $30,000 | 4% | $1,182,000-$1,454,000 | |
| Maui Tacos | $30,000 | $500,000-$809,200 | ||
| Mexicali Rosa's | $25,000 | 4% of net sales | $250,000-$800,000 | |
| Moe's Southwest Grill | $30,000 | 5% | 2% | $457,400-$911,500 |
| Mucho Burrito | $20,000 | 5% | 4% | $172,300-$375,500 |
| New York Burrito-Gourmet Wraps | $15,000 | 7% | $85,000-$150,000 | |
| On The Border | N/A | 5% -4% | $112,600-$243,200 | |
| Panchero's Mexican Grill | $20,000-$30,000 | 5% | $404,325-$931,000 | |
| Pepe's Mexican Restaurants | $10,000-$15,000 | 4% | $207,000-$652,000 | |
| Pita Pit | $30,000 | 5% | 1% | $321,934-$497,382 |
| Pure Taqueria | $40,000 | 5%-6% | 1% | $954,000-$2,381,000 |
| Qdoba Mexican Grill | $30,000 | 5% | 1.25% | $475,500-$1,095,000 |
| Quesada | $20,000 | 6% | 3% | $150,700-$234,200 |
| Red Rock Chili Company | $25,000 | 6% | $215,500-$394,000 | |
| Rockin' Baja Lobster | $30,000 | 5% | $240,400-$1,200,000 | |
| Rusty Taco | $25,000 | 6% - 4% | 1%local | $529,817-$796,325 |
| Sea Casa | $20,000 | $221,500-$344,000 | ||
| Shaka Burrito! | $25,000 | 3% | $200,000-$250,000 | |
| Taco Bell | $25,000-$45,000 | 5.5% | 4.25% | $152,250-$3,049,100 |
| Taco Bueno | $35,000 | 5% | 5% | $639,000-$1,593,000 |
| Taco Del Mar | $15,000-$23,000 | 6% | $146,000-$294,000 | |
| Taco John's | $25,000 | 5% | 4% | $475,000-$1,599,000 |
| Taco Mayo | $15,000-$20,000 | $250,000-And Up | ||
| Taco Palace | $33,950 | 0-4% | $53,200-$133,100 | |
| Tacos 4 Life Grill | $35,000 | 5% | 1% | $585,000-$825,000 |
| TacoTime | $30,000 | 6% | $331,150-$636,800 | |
| TacoTime Canada | $20,000 | $207,500-$349,400 | ||
| Tijuana Flats Burrito | $25,000 | 5% | $133,500-$236,100 | |
| Wahoo's Fish Taco's | $25,000-$30,000 | 5% | 2% local | $540,000-$715,000 |
| Yolandas Tacos | $35,000 | $224,150-$306,250 | ||
| Zambrero | $30,000 | $350,000-$450,000 |