California Tortilla, also known as Cal Tort, is an American chain of franchised fast casual Mexican-style restaurants, the first of which was opened in August 1995 in Bethesda, Maryland by business partners Pam Felix and Alan Cohen.[1] The chain's menu is comparable to that of its competitors, such as Baja Fresh and Chipotle Mexican Grill.[2] A typical restaurant has 2500 sqft with seating for 75 people.[1] California Tortilla was voted by readers of Washingtonian magazine as having the best burritos in both 2009[3] and 2010,[4] and "best Mexican" in 2014[5] and 2015.[6] In 2019, it was awarded Best Fast Casual by Washington City Paper readers.
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- Eleni Kretikos. California Tortilla franchises into N. Va. and beyond Washington Business Journal, May 14, 2004, retrieved 2009-02-07^
- Thomas Heath. Tortilla Franchise Growing Up The Washington Post, October 22, 2007, retrieved 2009-02-07^
- Best of Washington: Readers Pick Their Favorites Washingtonian Magazine, July 2009, retrieved 2009-07-31^
- Taco Talk July 2010 Issue 180 California Tortilla, July 2010, retrieved 2010-07-02^
- Anna Spiegel. Free food alert Washingtonian Magazine, August 11, 2014, retrieved 2015-02-18^
- We asked readers what their favorite spots in the District were. Here are the winners. Washingtonian Magazine, July 2, 2015, retrieved December 3, 2015^