Wichita restaurant that opened just before pandemic has closed — but it may be temporary
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UPDATED: A build-your-own Mexican food chain that entered the Wichita market just before the pandemic started has closed — but the shutdown may be temporary.
California Tortilla, which opened at the Village at Greenwich, 2244 N. Greenwich, in January of 2020, has been closed since at least the first week of September. A sign on the door reads, “Closed due to staffing. Thank you for your continued support as we work thru rough times!”
The Wichita store is listed on Google as “temporarily closed,” and those who call the restaurant get a prerecorded message saying that the number can’t take calls.
Mark Poling, a former UPS driver who brought the Maryland-based franchise to Wichita with plans to open at least three more in the area, responded to inquiries on Monday afternoon and said he’d had to close the restaurant over an on-going health issue.
Later, I also heard from a Wichita California Tortilla spokesperson, who said that the chain is looking for a new franchisee for the location.
“The location has been very successful in its current location and Wichita is an amazing market for the brand,” said one of the chains account executives, Brianne Barbakoff, in an email.
This story was originally published September 13, 2021 at 1:46 PM.
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