It was 1994 when Joanne Everett, then a single mom, started pulling shifts as a server at Tortilla Flats, a storied Tex-Mex restaurant. She worked her way up to manager, and then was promoted to ...

who was inspired in 1973 to open the restaurant from Tortilla Flat, a novel by John Steinbeck, and serve classic burritos, quesadillas, tacos, and fajitas. About 18 years later, the couple is ...