Hot Head Burritos

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Hot Head Burritos
Company type Private
Founded Dayton, Ohio, United States (March 2007 (2007-03))
Founder
  • Cynthia Wiley
  • Raymond Wiley
Headquarters,
United States
Number of locations
87
Area served
United States
Website HotHeadBurritos.com

Hot Head Burritos is a restaurant chain based in Dayton, Ohio. The restaurant specializes in Mexican-style burritos and other Mexican-style foods. Hot Head Burritos was ranked by AOL.com in 2009 as one of America's next big chains. [1] In 2011, Hot Head Burritos was named 41st on FastCasual's list of 2011's Top 100 Movers and Shakers. [2]

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As of January 2026, 87 locations were in operation in the United States. [3]

History

The company plans to continue to add more restaurants in the Dayton region. [4] [5] [6] They have also announced plans to expand into Kentucky and Cincinnati. [7] In 2011, Hot Head announced plans to move into the Columbus, Ohio market. The company in planning for up to 50 restaurants in the Columbus area. [8] On September 21, 2011, Hot Head Burritos opened their first store in the Columbus area located in the Columbus suburb of Hilliard. In November 2011, the restaurant signed a deal for more than 30 additional Ohio locations. [9] As of January 2026, the restaurant had 87 locations: 1 in Connecticut, 5 in Florida, 9 in Indiana, 5 in Kentucky, 1 in Massachusetts, 62 in Ohio, 2 in Pennsylvania, 1 in Tennessee, and 1 in Texas. [3] Hot Head Burritos operates as a franchise with their headquarters located in Kettering, Ohio, a suburb of Dayton.

References

  1. Demeropolis, Tom (2009-02-13). "Hothead burning up competition - Dayton Business Journal". Bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2010-01-21.
  2. "Top 100 ranking" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-11-17.
  3. 1 2 "Locations". Hot Head Burritos. Retrieved 2026-01-18.
  4. "Hothead Burritos to open in Troy - Dayton Business Journal". Dayton.bizjournals.com. 2009-10-06. Retrieved 2010-01-21.
  5. Maurer, Katie (2007-12-21). "New recipe for success - Dayton Business Journal". Dayton.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2010-01-21.
  6. "Restaurant chain opens near UD, will open 3 more". Cox Ohio Publishing. 2009-03-25. Retrieved 2010-02-10.
  7. Demeropolis, Tom (19 April 2010). "Dayton burrito shop rolls into Cincinnati market". Business Courier. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
  8. "Hothead Burritos rolling into Columbus area - Dayton Business Journal". Dayton.bizjournals.com. 2011-08-16. Retrieved 2011-08-17.
  9. "Hot Head Burritos inks deal for 30 Ohio locations - Dayton Business Journal". Dayton.bizjournals.com. 2011-11-15. Retrieved 2011-11-17.