OCEANSIDE -- There's Roberto's, Alberto's and Hilberto's,
and a restaurant
with just about every other male Spanish name ending in
"to," so two
entrepreneurs here decided to leave out the first part of the
word
altogether.
John Daley and David Ranson have opened just-plain
To's Mexican Food
restaurant at 626 S. Tremont St., behind their 101 Cafe.
Until recently,
the building housed Mom's sports bar.
Some of that
ambience -- pool tables, large-screen television and pinball
machines -- has
been retained for To's.
"The proliferation of taco shops for the last 15
years in San Diego County
has provided an opportunity to bring an upgrade of
the style to a casual
dining experience unlike fast-food dining," said Daley,
a well-known
Oceanside historian.