I am a man of many hats but I did not know there was more than one Sombrero until I met with Aracely Gonzalez. This place first opened in 1968 on Montezuma and El Cajon Boulevard, and opened in South Park in 1984. Gonzalez purchased the Sombrero Mexican Food restaurant in South Park from her parents in 2010 and began reinvesting in the interior and the presentation of fare. It confused the locals a bit, Where are the old folks? Please dont change anything on the menu. They all said. She didnt the family recipes are intact and the store got a clean makeover. The Abueltias are there too. Painted for posterity in the main mural on the shops interior walls. Her brother took over the name and suddenly there are18 Sombreros stretching as far as Yuma Arizona. All owned and operated by family or former employees. Its a San Diego home grown franchise with out a gimmick. And its looking stronger everyday. It leads me to ask, what recession? Sombrero's menu consists of all of the Mex