Tijuana Flats
Encyclopedia
Tijuana Flats is an American
chain
restaurant
serving Tex-Mex cuisine
. It is known for its hot sauce selection
and for its unusually-decorated interiors, which depict mythological
creatures. Company founder Brian Wheeler opened the first Tijuana Flats restaurant in Winter Park, Florida
in November 1995. The concept of the restaurant is a "fast casual" hybrid, where customers order at the counter and seat themselves but afterwards are served at their table. Currently the restaurant has locations in Florida, Indiana, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Virginia, with the most locations being in Florida.
The restaurant claims to stock over 700 hot sauces from around the world in its stores, including the world's hottest hot sauce, although all may not be available at each location.
On February 21, 2011, a sister restaurant, Tibby's New Orleans Kitchen, was opened in Winter Park, Florida. Tibby's specializes in Cajun and Creole cuisine.
United States
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chain
Chain store
Chain stores are retail outlets that share a brand and central management, and usually have standardized business methods and practices. These characteristics also apply to chain restaurants and some service-oriented chain businesses. In retail, dining and many service categories, chain businesses...
restaurant
Restaurant
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serving Tex-Mex cuisine
Tex-Mex cuisine
"Tex-Mex" is a term used to describe a regional American cuisine that blends food products available in the United States and the culinary creations of Mexican-Americans influenced by the cuisines of Mexico. The cuisine has spread from border states such as Texas and those in the Southwestern...
. It is known for its hot sauce selection
Hot sauce
Hot sauce, chili sauce or pepper sauce refers to any spicy sauce made from chili peppers and other ingredients.-Ingredients:There are many recipes for hot sauces - the common ingredient being any kind of peppers. A group of chemicals called capsaicinoids are responsible for the heat in chili peppers...
and for its unusually-decorated interiors, which depict mythological
Mythology
The term mythology can refer either to the study of myths, or to a body or collection of myths. As examples, comparative mythology is the study of connections between myths from different cultures, whereas Greek mythology is the body of myths from ancient Greece...
creatures. Company founder Brian Wheeler opened the first Tijuana Flats restaurant in Winter Park, Florida
Winter Park, Florida
Winter Park is a suburban city in Orange County, Florida, United States. The population was 24,090 at the 2000 census. According to the U.S. Census Bureau's 2006 estimates, the city had a population of 28,083. It is part of the Orlando–Kissimmee Metropolitan Statistical Area...
in November 1995. The concept of the restaurant is a "fast casual" hybrid, where customers order at the counter and seat themselves but afterwards are served at their table. Currently the restaurant has locations in Florida, Indiana, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Virginia, with the most locations being in Florida.
The restaurant claims to stock over 700 hot sauces from around the world in its stores, including the world's hottest hot sauce, although all may not be available at each location.
On February 21, 2011, a sister restaurant, Tibby's New Orleans Kitchen, was opened in Winter Park, Florida. Tibby's specializes in Cajun and Creole cuisine.