California Tortilla - Chesapeake

As a former employee of this establishment I must warn all future employees my experience. I came into California Tortilla with 0 expectations, only cause it was my first job after working for myself since age 18.That changed quickly considering my first day on the job I had to separate employees from fighting and shouting, immediately recognizing the lack of professionalism in the hierarchy. I looked past the chaos and looked that bigger picture which was, I needed money to fund my business.So I THEN settled, in hopes to 1. Bring new life into the restaurant and 2. Learn a few things from ownership that could potentially benefit my business, things like professionalism, marketing, management. But I learned the hard way.“What three can do one can do” should be the philosophy of management here. I came in a cook and was practically forced to be versatile due lack of help giving to our lead managers. She had a lunch line BY HERSELF at LUNCH and me feeling sorry for her mistreatment I hopped on the line to assist her. Practically solidifying my new role as a Grill/Cashier/Dishwasher/Line-cook. But little did I know I’d be in her same position MULTIPLE TIME (only person on the line and taking orders .As a person who many can say is a “fan favorite” I never received the same energy from ownership. Multiple new hires came in making more than me with 3 years of experience under my belt. And knowing those facts made me feel completely heartbroken if I must be transparent. The actuality of seeing people you know you work harder than receive 1000s of dollars for work I was only receiving avg. 350 every two weeks completely discouraged me. And now we’re one week away from Christmas and i haven’t worked in 2 weeks…As an entrepreneur I understand the concept of capitalism. Get as much as you can with a little as possible( , and that philosophy is very present in this establishment.From breaking up possible physical altercations to folding burritos in 80 degree building temperatures for two days you can say I’ve been through a lot working with these guys but it’s truly the manipulation and neglect that made me result to this lengthy review.I’ve received ONE pay raise in my 3 years and most times I can’t even get my check on time nor my paystub. The unprofessionalism is super apparent and honestly I’d advise no young person to work this job unless you know you can handle a bit of toxicity and lack of transparency.

Amazing food! And I love the hot sauce selection! I even bought one of the ones that I tried there.

Do not go here. Take your money elsewhere the food isn't good and the staff is rude. I went for the taco Tuesday special but was unsure how it worked. The lady gave me an attitude for asking her how the special worked.

When it first opened, it was pretty good. But constantly disappointed. Foods always cold. One time didn't even have the protein. Asked me to come back. Like yeah, that's gonna happen. So then my wife didn't have dinner. And only refunded me the next day for that burrito.Another time, it had like 8 lbs of guac. Was just a giant oozy mess.Customer service sucks. Owners suck.Burritos are always cold. Even ordered the new grilled melt. The cheese wasn't even melted nor was the Tortilla browned.And if you order to go, grab napkins and silverware. Because they don't even put them in there when they are requested.

Wonderful fast casual Mexican spot with a bunch of tasty options. I have gotten bowls, burritos and quesadilla. The bowl is probably the best as you get plenty of food for the money. The sauces are really where they differentiate themselves from others as you have a wide variety of sauces you can't get from other fast casual Mexican spots like BBQ, Sriracha, Ranch, etc. They also have a huge wall of hot sauces which is a real treat to test out various hot sauces. I have even bought some hot sauces on what's on the wall.Service has always been really good and will greet me and offer their suggestions on what tastes best. As someone who has constantly been disappointed by chipotle this has been a real wonderful replacement.