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El Sombrero burned in 2019. Now, one owner is opening a new restaurant with a familiar menu

A sign announcing El Sombrero opening soon hangs in a window Monday, March 15, 2021, at the former Applebee's location on Browns Bridge Road.

03162021 SOMBRERO 2.jpg — A sign announcing El Sombrero opening soon hangs in a window Monday, March 15, 2021, at the former Applebee's location on Browns Bridge Road.

The original Browns Bridge location burned down on Nov. 14, 2019, after more than 30 years in operation. It first opened in 1987.