La Salsa

This article is about the U.S.-based Tex-Mex restaurant chain. For the Australia-based Tex-Mex restaurant chain, see Salsa's Fresh Mex Grill. For other uses, see Salsa (disambiguation).

La Salsa
La Salsa Fresh Mexican Grill
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryRestaurant
Founded1979; 45 years ago (1979)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
FounderHowdy Kabrins
Headquarters
Scottsdale, Arizona[1]
,
U.S. (2016–present)
Number of locations
  • 5 (August 2024)[2]
  • 23 (September 2016)[1]
  • 98 (June 1999)[3]
Area served
California plus Las Vegas
ProductsMexican-style fast casual food
OwnerKahala Brands
ParentMTY Food Group
Websitewww.lasalsa.com

La Salsa is a chain of fast-casual Tex Mex restaurants founded in Los Angeles, California in 1979, headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona and is owned by Canadian franchisor MTY Food Group.[1] The chain emphasizes fresh ingredients, and each restaurant features a self-serve salsa bar.

La Salsa has been closely associated with its sister company Baja Fresh, which purchased the company from CKE Restaurants in 2007. Since then, the companies have shared their corporate headquarters.

In 2016, MTY acquired La Salsa with its sister company Baja Fresh and is current being managed by MTYs Kahala Brands division. At the time of the acquisition, the chain operated 23 restaurants in the United States, most of which are franchised.[1]

Under MTY, the number of locations has since dwindled down to five locations by August 2024.[2]

  1. ^ a b c d Luna, Nancy (September 12, 2016). "Irvine owner of Baja Fresh sold for $27 million to restaurant company tied to Pinkberry". Orange County Register. Retrieved October 20, 2016.
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