El Sombrero

We have been visiting ElSombrero for over 20 years. Its has been a "GOTO" for my family and always a special place. They have the ability to accommodate large parties for get togethers, or intimate "Date Night" with small table or the round cubby built in booth with privacy. The Salsa is amazing and always prepared fresh. This is the best hand made salsa of any restaurant I have ever had, HANDS DOWN! I have never had a meal here I did not like I've had everything on the menu at least twice. My favorite is off the menu, grilled chicken nachos, with black refried beans. The chicken Taquitos are great, and one of my new favorites is the Chipotle Chicken, extra spicy with tortillas. The house made Sangrias and margaritas are always on point! The service here is like family. Everyone is so nice! Easily the best Authentic Mexican Restaurant in Miami county and I'd go as far as saying the state of Ohio. It is that good!

The food when we went there was quite bland, like I'm not sure that they even added salt let alone any spices. Staff were friendly and helpful. Decor was nice, seating comfortable. The mariachi music was a little annoying but it's a Mexican restaurant so I guess that's part of it. Will go back, this place seems like it has so much potential, would just be nice if they refined and spiced things up a bit.

I had a friend tell me this was great and that she liked taking her mom here. So, naturally, after being a 20 year La Fiesta purist, I thought I would try it. Upon walking in, it was dead on a Friday at lunch. The staff consisted of 2 ladies, one who was on her phone and rolling silverware and the other who helped me. Both were very nice, but this place has zero energy the way La Fiesta does. You can go to the latter on a Friday lunch and it's full, people at the bar, friendly staff talking to you. This place was like a nursing home cafeteria. Then it dawned on me, my friend hates spicy food and her mom is 80. When I looked around the restaurant at the 3-4 tables of people, everyone was over 65+. The table next to me announced a birthday of 75, and she arrived in a walker. Chipotle Chicken was dry, shells were cold, and the beans were pasty and sticky, not fresh. Everything tasted "old" - like dirty kitchen, old stale smokey pans, etc.It would be very difficult for me to even want to try it again. And I give most anything a second chance.

As a real Mexican this place is at best mid. The beans and rice are bland. The tacos are just an Americanized version (like Taco bell). The beef tamale was somewhat good but real tamales don't have cheese on top??? The only thing I liked was their salsa and chips. The staff was at least very friendly and the ambience is nice. But they need to stop holding back on seasonings and make the food taste better for it to be really authentic.

I'll start this review by saying, I live in Houston Texas, so I have very high standards for Mexican restaurants. That being said, El Sombrero is solid, especially considering that it's in a small town in the Midwest.I have been to El Sombrero countless times and every time is a great experience. Service is fast and friendly (so there is rarely a wait unless you are peak dinner time on a weekend), prices are very affordable and food is good quality. There are a good mix of more Americanized dishes as well as traditional Mexican dishes, so there is something for everyone. The margaritas are great as well. Probably the best part of this restaurant is the owner Reuben. He is so friendly and truly a great human. Not only does he treat his customers right but he does a ton of outreach and charity for his community, all while maintaining excellent quality at his restaurant.The only reason I don't give 5 stars is because my standards for Mexican food are so high and I'm used to much more authentic / traditional food here in my hometown. But compared to other restaurants in Ohio, it's 5 stars for sure.

22 of us met to celebrate a friends birthday. Even though that was a big group, the restaurant took very good care of us. They can handle large groups!Chips & salsa were out first. Crisp chips and a very nice house made salsa. I had a two burritos, a spinach and mushroom and a chicken burrito. They came covered with a nice sauce and cheese. Black beans were my side. It was all too salty but tasted good. All the others had a variety of things and everyone seemed pleased. Portion size on most if not all was large. Beer selection is not great but they did have Negro Mondelo beer which I enjoy.

Not a typical Mexican restaurant so if you normally get something standard from other places they probably don't make it here. The menu seems to be very different but that's not a bad thing. The waitress was nice and gave good recommendations. Only downfall was that they brought us 1 small basket of chips and we had to keep asking for more instead of being asked if we wanted more. So that was a bit annoying. Our food was good, a bit on the spicy side for sure. Definitely not a lack of flavor. Good deals on kids meals.

I came there for drive through Thanksgiving dinner.i had to wait a little while,but that wasn't problem.Didnt get what I thought...unless you ran out,I was there at 1.i got mashed potatoes,to much corn and turkey.where was the dressing, sweet potato,roll and maybe cranberry sauce.I gave a donation.......C.R.

Some of the best Mexican we have had. Service was outstanding. The weather was beautiful for a dinner on the patio.

20+ years of going here...never had a bad meals!!! I moved to Troy about 7 months ago and to be so close , I'm thrilled