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    El Sombrero

    3.5 (27 reviews)
    InexpensiveMexican
    Closed 11:00 am - 8:30 pm
    Updated 3 months ago

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    Seafood fajita. Crab, tilapia, and shrimp.

    This place is so good. My husband introduced me to it. I got the like seafood fajita. Best I've ever had. The service was also amazing as well as the general atmosphere. Very clean and the prices were super reasonable. I had been having a bad day that day and by the time we left I was actually laughing. Awesome place.

    El Sombrero has the best chimichangas!!
    Shannon S.

    Our favorite Mexican restaurant hands down! I travel all over the US and occasionally to Mexico and their food is excellent. Service is quick and friendly. Their Chimichanga's are amazing! Our favorite. Decor is not the best but the owners take great pride in their food and service. We are always trying new places, but end up coming back to our favorite-El Som!

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    Diane H.

    This place had terrible burritos covered in disgusting , white, creamed, cheese sauce, not to mention it was the tiniest burrito I've ever had. It was on a taco sized tortilla, and not folded into a burrito, just rolled over. Their fried ice cream had stale corn flakes on it, and was freezer burned, one of the worst I've experienced.

    Pitcher of Frozen margarita for $10. Done!
    Tom R.

    Very friendly place and great specials on drinks and pitchers. Even on the weekend! Chips were warm and salsa seemed well blended. I had the Enchilada Mexicanas and everything was quick and tasted good. I'll be back again soon now that I've found a close place to home to get some great Mexican flavors.

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    Ms. S.

    Came to visit my niece Diane and nephew Rodger in Muscoutah, Illinois. They mentioned going to this restaurant several times, so one night we decided to go. Found it to be absolutely wonderful all around service food waiter you name it it was wonderful

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    4 years ago

    This is really a step above most Mexican restaurants. The margaritas, though, are nearly non-alcoholic.

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    4 years ago

    Not really impressed with their food. And being Hispanic from California, I know my mexican food. Just sayin there's room for improvement

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    4 years ago

    We love this place. They always are fast and it is constantly good! We normal order here twice a month.

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    5 years ago

    Great Mexican food served extremely quick. Love their margaritas really cold beer to. They accommodate large groups to

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    13 years ago

    Food was okay, nothing very exciting. The margaritas were okay not fresh and mix tasting. Service was slow for not being very busy.

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    15 years ago

    Decent food. Very salty meat. They are way under staffed. Prices are reasonable.

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    Best mexican around and great service, can be slow but it's a family business so you'll have to give alfredo and everyone a chance.

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    Camino Real

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    4.2(21 reviews)
    0.3 mi

    Went with my wife, parking is much easier than I made it. Heads up they have lots parking in back…read moreas well as across the street. Don't be me, don't go on a Friday night and try to get street parking. Plus parking in the back would have been way easier because they have a desk for seating right off the back. I like the layout, it's open, but not open. Really cool. My wife and I sat in a booth that was tucked in by the kitchen. It was perfect. You could hear the fun and conversations people were having, but you had your own spot. We liked it :) I looked at the menu before we went so I knew what I was in for and I was all for it. I didn't tell my wife but knew she would love it, so I padded in some extra time for her to look. Look at the menu before you go, just glance, it's big..but not crazy. The food, awesome! Lots of it. I had a chimi because that's what I do lol. (Long story, my mom loved them...so no matter how amazing the menu...it's what I do. Sorry Yelp lol) But the food was amazing, and hot, and quicker than we would have expected. So all the things were perfect for us. Price was just fine. You can go whatever direction with the menu your pocket desires really. We added another entre and split it, so we went over what we normally do. But hey, date night :) Overall we loved it, reminded us of Carlos O Kelley's in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. We lived at that place. This place is almost it's twin and we are thrilled. And, which shouldn't be a side note, the staff was amazing. Didn't press us, and was just really nice. Thanks everyone, excited to come back!

    If you want above average Mexican food, with friendly service and a clean and comfortable…read moreatmosphere, this place will satisfy.

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    Camino Real - Chips were great, and the salsa had the right amount of everything

    Chips were great, and the salsa had the right amount of everything

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    Frida's Cocina

    4.7(86 reviews)
    11.6 mi

    This is our first time visiting the new location in Fairview. The menu has grown and we were…read moreimpressed with it. Sugar Skull and 3 amigos mural along the wall gave it a nice warm feel. Was given chips and also when we sat, but never asked if we wanted a refill on either. Now for the food! Honey Bbq Quesadilla- Portion side was good. Came with rice, beans, sour cream, guac and Pico. Only request would be for it to come cut, since they add Bbq sauce to the top. Arroz Con Pollo - we left off all veggies and subbed out the rice for French fries. Most restaurants have no issue doing this. Unfortunately here we were told they couldn't do that, but if they did it would be a up charge. We went with it since that it what my daughter enjoys. Burrito Bowl with Chorizo tasted wonderful and portion size was great! California Burrito - was just ok. Was super greasy on the bottom. It was also served wrapped in foil and in a basket for a dine in order. Made it very difficult to eat. Was expecting it to be served on a plate smothered in cheese like most Mexican places. Mexican Street Corn delicious as always! Would have been nice to have been offered more tajin. Plenty of parking! No wait, plenty of seating, but we were there at 2 in the afternoon

    This review is way overdue but I wanted to make sure I wrote it because we had such a great waiter,…read moreChris. He was very friendly and put up our group with many questions. In addition to the good service we also enjoyed good food and drinks. My choices were Frida-Rita and pineapple chicken dilla. I also got a side of the street corn. The is place is very cute in the inside. I like the bright murals

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    El Sombrero - mexican - Updated June 2026

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