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Food reviewer Ameya Charnalia finds authentic Mexican food in Orleans. Smart, engaging, straight up. Ottawa Morning connects you to the city inside the capital. Listen to Podcast

Founded by Mexican-Canadian entrepreneur Miguel Angel Jiménez Reyes, Tortilla Maker serves freshly-made tortillas, their own line of salsas from family recipes, and delicious tamales. Tamale flavours include chicken and pork options with or without rajas, as well as a vegetarian mushroom-based tamale. One sweet guava and cheese option exists for dessert, too. After years of living in Oaxaca, I was thrilled when this place opened in 2023, and have eaten […]

Con su característica creatividad y fortaleza de los latinos, un mexicano en la ciudad de Ottawa busca conservar a la tradicional tortilla mexicana elaborada con el sistema de Nixtamal. Una forma de fabricación que incluye la molienda del maíz blanco y posteriormente el uso de una máquina muy típica de las tortillerías mexicanas. Read Full Article

We’re thrilled to announce our next pop-up with one of the best kept secrets in Ottawa’s East End…our friends at Tortilla Maker. Read Full Article

Driven by nostalgia for fresh corn tortillas at a time when he couldn’t fly back home to Mexico, The Tortilla Maker came to fruition.

The first thing the Jimenez-Bucur family wants you to know, their shop Tortilla Maker is not a restaurant. It seems that people are showing up expecting a sit down meal. Their business is however a fine destination for some truly authentic Mexican flavours as their recent recognition from the Mexican embassy attests. And now with a new addition to their menu, I needed to return. Read Full Article

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Artisan de Tortilla / Tortilla Maker is the first-ever tortillería to open in the National Capital Region. We are bringing the authentic experience of a traditional Mexican tortillería right there in Orléans. What makes our business model truly groundbreaking, unique is the fact that customers can watch, in-store, the full process of turning the corn grain into tortillas. Read full article

For lovers of Mexican food, Aug. 16 was a very happy day. Ottawa’s first and only dedicated tortilleria, Tortilla Maker, opened its doors and the smiles on the faces of the Jimenez-Bucur family told the story. Read Full Article

Angel Jimenez Reyes, Founder/President of Tortilla Maker of Mexican origin, shares his story on how his tastes for tortillas led him to found his entrepreneurship Tortilla Maker.

Artisan de Tortilla / Tortilla Maker is the first-ever tortillería to open in the National Capital Region. They are bringing the authentic experience of a traditional Mexican tortillería to Ottawa. In essence, they are a tortilla bakery, not a restaurant, where customers can buy corn tortillas fresh off the tortilla presses every day, in addition to corn tortilla chips, homemade guacamole and our original salsas – Salsas Carlota.