Tortilla group to open first NI restaurant in Belfast
The Californian-style Mexican restaurant chain has applied for planning permission to convert a former retail unit in the Cornmarket area into a new dining experience.
The proposal for the unit at Arthur Square seeks to establish a takeaway restaurant with 50 covers on the ground floor, creating around 20 jobs.
Founded in October 2007 by San Francisco natives Brandon and Jen Stephens ,Tortilla is the UK’s largest fast-casual Mexican restaurant brand, offering a high-quality, affordable and freshly prepared California-style Mexican menu. in, self-serve, take away, meal kit, click and collect and delivery options.
They now boast more than 50 Tortilla restaurants across the UK, 10 sites in Dubai and Saudi Arabia, cloud kitchen estate and exclusive delivery partnership with Deliveroo.
While the brand has expanded to more than 700 employees globally, Tortilla’s 2007 mission of providing a fun, high-quality and affordable grab-and go lunch or late-night meal remains the same.
Best known for its burritos and tacos, the company went public in September 2021 and now has a market capitalisation of around £64 million.
The unit at Arthur Square, which was last used as a pop-up location for Google, has been vacant since October 2020.
