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El Sombrero

4.2 (88 reviews)
InexpensiveMexican
Open • 11:00 am - 8:30 pm

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The service is always quick and kind here - top notch in my book! I ordered a to go taco salad for lunch today and I was so impressed by the freshness, flavor, and thought they put into the Togo plating. I forgot to take a picture before I mixed everything in - but DANG that is a good taco salad!!

There seem to be two dining areas.

We live two hours away and have to come to Springfield every other month. I had been wanting to try this place for a long time now, based on some incredibly positive reviews I've read. Some even consider the place the best Mexican restaurant in Springfield. Well, we do not. I forced Paul, who likes steaks, to order the ribeye dinner, again, based on reviews saying they made the best steaks in town. Well, they don't. Paul waited 40 minutes (too long considering we were the first customers to arrive that day) while the rest of us had already been served 10 minutes earlier. Both are the first negatives. Well, the waitress must have thought he said medium rare. He did not. He said medium well. The steak looked nice on the outside, but as soon as Paul cut into it, red-rare. We wanted him to send it back, but he didn't want to have to wait several more minutes beyond the 40 he had already waited. And he said the steak was too thin to probably recook right. Now as for me, I have eaten Mexican food for over 50 years, so in those years I've had some really good Mexican food, and I've had some not so good. For me, this restaurant fits in the latter category. The fajitas were bland. Not enough chicken or onions, too many green peppers. The fajita sauce was very good, but's it's good at other places too. The red salsa they serve with chips is awful, the consistency and look of tomato sauce, and not much flavor. I had one chip with it and that was enough. There are other restaurants in town that make a much more preferable picante style red salsa--our favorites are at Tacos El Champu and Tortilleria Perches. So I asked for their green salsa, which I also read glowing reviews about. It was okay, but nothing special like the green at Tortilleria Perches and Taqueria Cachanilla, Estilo Mexicali. The rice was bland, no better than white rice, just none of that flavor you expect with Mexican rice. And the corn tortillas are the worst I've ever had. Tough and a concerning darker color. The decor is nice, they have recently redecorated. They have a lot of business, so they won't miss ours, but we won't return. There area a lot of Mexican restaurants and food trucks in Springfield, and I had a goal to try all of them. But it is disappointing when you drive two hours to end up disappointed. It was our experience that this one and Los Michoacanos Garcias don't hold a candle to Tortilleria Perches, Tacos El Champu, and Taqueria Cachanilla, Estilo Mexicali, in that order. Paul thinks we should just stick with them and not worry about trying the rest.

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John B.

The food and drinks are really good. Good service. Ambience is typical. Will definitely return.

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Great food and service. Very clean restaurant! Would recommend to everyone wanting great Mexican food.

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I have been to El Sombrero several times for lunch and enjoy their lunch. Today I tried Carnita (pork) and it was wonderful.

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Javier is the best!!! Great cheese dip and Margaritas!!!! Raymond is the owner and is great!

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We make our weekly trips here. Friendly staff, food is the most flavorful of the other restaurants we've tried.

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