Who are we?
Baja Sol began in 1995 with its first fast casual restaurant, Baja Sol Tortilla Grill, in Minneapolis Minnesota. It was one of the very first fast casual restaurants in the Twin Cities to offer fresh Mexican fare, and it opened to instant success. It has since grown into a strong local brand with 10 fast casual stores, a loyal customer following and a profitable history.

In 2006, Baja Sol, Inc. was purchased by franchisees Bill Cooper and Tony and Bridget Sutton to form a new company, Baja Sol Restaurants Group. Bill Cooper, Chairman and former CEO of TCF Financial Corporation, brings a lifetime of experience in building companies to this venture. Tony Sutton provides 20 years of organizational leadership and financial oversight. Bridget Sutton brings 20 years of small business marketing and sales. As an ownership group, they form a potent combination of vision and focus fueling a new level of growth for Baja Sol Restaurants.

But the team doesn’t end there. Great restaurants don’t happen by accident. Turning a great concept into a successful restaurant business requires excellence in operations and the ability to stay ahead of the trends (and the competition). Baja Sol Restaurants Group rounds out the team with Champps and Leann Chin’s veteran Roger Burks as our Vice President of Operations, Executive Chef Bill Roche who came to us after working for 3 years with Lettuce Entertain You! restaurants and 6 years with The Cheesecake Factory, and Regional Manager Steve Rosenberg who has been with Baja Sol since the beginning. With more than 50 years of combined restaurant management and concept development experience, this team has what it takes to build successful restaurants.