RESTAURANT REVIEW
EL SOL RESTAURANT & CATERING
AUTHENTIC MEXICAN DINING IN POINT RICHMOND & RODEO
AAt a time when economic conditions
are not often favorable to small
businesses, El Sol Restaurant and
Catering has successfully thrived for
nearly four decades serving delicious
authentic Mexican food to West County
residents. Family owned and operated
since 1982, El Sol Restaurant was
originally established in Rodeo, and
was a partnership between Reynaldo Sr.
and Beatrice Orozco and three of their
children—Reynaldo, Jr., Yolanda, and
Armando. Years later, the business has
opened a second location in the quaint
community of Point Richmond and
has also established a thriving catering
business. Today, Armando Orozco owns
El Sol in partnership with his wife,
By Vickie Lewis
Josephine.
El Sol operated exclusively in Rodeo
until June 2010, when the Orozco’s
were fortunate to secure a prime Point
Richmond storefront to expand their
restaurant business. Josephine, who grew
up in Point Richmond, had long desired
to open a business in the community
of her youth. Located on Park Place
almost directly across the street from the
popular Hotel Mac and next door to the
historic Masquer’s Playhouse, the Point
Richmond El Sol restaurant is wellsituated
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and centrally located to local
residents, as well as employees of nearby
businesses such as Chevron, Kaiser
hospital and many others.
Josephine and her staff operate the
Point Richmond El Sol restaurant, while
Armando primarily runs the Rodeo
location, assisted by their son, Ramon,
who has been the restaurant manager
there for the past 15 years. Both
locations generally offer the same lunch
and dinner menu items, which represent
authentic Orozco family recipes. Lunch
and dinner are served at both restaurants
Mondays through Saturdays from 11:00
AM to 8:00 PM. Because breakfast is
her favorite meal of the day, Josephine
decided to add breakfast service at
the Point Richmond location. She
created a Mexican breakfast menu that
includes popular selections such as the
Carne Asada Breakfast, Chilaquiles, and
101 PARK PLACE | POINT RICHMOND | 510-260-0163 | ELSOLEASTBAY.COM | ASK FOR JOSEPHINE
HOURS: MON – SAT 8:30 AM – 8:00 PM