California Tortilla — Restaurant in Maryland

The food was decent enough. I am pretty sure the shrimp in my quesadiia was either old or cooked weird because they were brown and hard. The fish tacos and queso were good enough. The service was just the worst. I was the only person in the store and the person taking my order could not be bothered to even listen. Which is even more important when there was a clear language barrier. Ive been on the other side of this in my life so I get how challenging it can be but it also means you have to try, listen and make eye contact with your customer. I basically had to ask for everything 5 times and explain to them that I wanted the standard blackened fish tacos and special and it eventually just into chipotle. This was awkward not just for me but the employee. By the end I was so confused that I said whatever I dont care just give me my food. Clearly there was a lack of training so I dont blame the employee, however that does not change the fact that overall service I experienced was just bad and weird. Ordering street tacos and a special shouldnt be like computing...

Visited California Tortilla for lunch today, but it wasn’t too busy when we got there. The staff was very friendly, but I still think a lot of them are still learning since they first messed up my Korean BBQ tacos and had to remake them.

The tacos were delicious but they had way too much sauce that it was dripping all over myself, my plate and the table. It also made the tortillas super soggy, so it was just very hard to eat. We also got chips with queso and guac. Both weren’t that great. The guac was very bland and just tasted like crushed avocado. The queso tasted like regular yellow nacho cheese, nothing special. My fiancé really liked his California Screamin’ Burrito. They also had a Wall of Fame with a bunch of different hot sauces to pick from which was fun. Lastly, they had some fun fountain drinks including the strawberry hibiscus agua fresca which was fantastic.

Overall, we think the main entrees were good and the service and food will probably get better overtime once they aren’t as new. We will probably revisit...

TLDR - Taco Tuesday (BOGO) is a winner as is their wall of flame.

Been coming here since they opened. I still have their grand opening day t shirt. I used to go to Caltort when I visited northern Virginia. I now come here weekly, sometimes more to get tacos on Tuesday. I am a huge fan of their blackened fish taco.

I also really enjoy their Korean BBQ burrito, California Screamin burrito, and their LTO burritos. You can customize anything to your liking as they're making your food. Way more options than Chipotle.

Their wall of flame sometimes is questionably stocked, but when its stocked well, I always like to try a taste of some of their various sauces that range from sweet and fruity to very hot.

I will admit the queso is also hit or miss in that sometimes its a little too watery, but its usually solid.

If you're reading this and debating this over Chipotle, give it a try. I don't understand why Chipotle always has a line when this option is available and the wait is always under 5...