Our Story
Family Owned and Operated For More Than 40 Years
Fast Food Made Fresh In-House Daily
It all started when two partners from Texas, way back in 1979, got the idea that the Mississippi Gulf Coast would appreciate having access to some quality, made-in-house, quick-service Mexican food.
Jimmie Johnson, his wife Jean, and Lynn Parkhill made the 800’ish mile trip from Texas and opened the first Taco Sombrero on Pass Road in Gulfport with a wing, a prayer, and a lot of hard work. That was 1980. Couple years later they expanded by adding a second location to the then somewhat-remote area of Orange Grove on Hwy 49. The rest, as they say, is history.
In 2016, Taco Sombrero expanded into the world of franchising when the first franchised store was opened in Biloxi. In April of 2019 the second store opened in Ocean Springs, so there are currently three Mississippi Gulf Coast locations to serve you.
Hope to see you at one of them real soon.