The Original Mexican Restaurant of San Antonio, founded in 1899 and closed in 1960, was across the river on Losoya Street. They were granted permission to use the name by the Farnsworths, that restaurant's owners. In 1988 the new Original was the third Mexican restaurant to open on the economically revived Paseo del Rio. It continues the tradition of serving San Antonio-style Mexican food in its lively river walk location.