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Our Story

A Dream Come True

'Una dia, una dia; One day, one day'

As children growing up in Mexico, our Father always taught us to dream and to believe in our family and our ability to make our dreams come true. He knew and taught us all that with hard work, passion and determination, any dream could become a reality. He worked long and hard everyday and sometimes had to travel and be away from his family for a special meal. Our Mother would cook all day, often starting to prepare foods a day or two in advance for the special meal. As children, we loved helping her. Both our parents taught us always to work hard, to be kind, honest, and responsible and to love our family. They believed if we loved each other, stood together, and respected each other and life, there were no limits to what we could achieve.

Our Father always dreamed of having a family owned and operated restaurant, and as we got older, we all grew to share his dream of working together as a family. We all loved growing up in our parents' home in the small town of Tampico, Mexico. All the food, smells, love, family and laughter that filled both the kitchen and the entire house was wonderful. Our father's dream easily became our whole family's dream.

As we grew up, we became focused on making our dream become a reality. In 1986, Sergio was the first member of our family to immigrate to the United States. Later, Alfredo, Fernando, and then Ramon followed. We worked where there were jobs, which at the time was picking tomatoes and squash on farms. We also worked as painters and on construction projects, but we always kept our dream close both in our hearts and minds. Although we knew that the road ahead would be hard and possibly long, we remained focused on making our dream become a reality and we kept telling each other and ourselves "one day, one day."

We continued to work hard, both at our jobs and at learning a new language and culture. We encountered many wonderful people and friends over the years and we all knew that our dream was possible here. The United States really is a land of opportunity and we are all very thankful to be here. On June 15, 1999 our "one-day" arrived and we opened our first, family owned and operated, Salsa's Mexican Restaurant on Carmel Road. Our parents' values served us well and we happily opened a second restaurant on Sardis Road on June 15, 2002. We feel very fortunate to be living our dream here in Charlotte and each day we continue to work hard to keep our family traditions alive both in our restaurants and in our homes.

Your Proud and Happy Hosts,
Sergio Gomez, Alfredo Gomez, Fernando Gomez and Ramon Gomez