El Sombrero

3550 Santa Anita Ave, El Monte - 91731
201 reviews
Mexican
(626) 448-3311

Long time local favorite Mexican food restaurant. I haven't had a chance to pay a patronage to this restaurant. Today we were invited to a friend's anniversary party here.The restaurant did a good job setting up everything for the party and provided good drinks including awesome margaritas for the party crowd. Everyone seemed to enjoy the drinks judging from the noise level of the party.The food was mediocre starting with the stale chips. I feel they should have at least make the chips crispy. Then we started the party with a Buffet. The buffet came with rice and refried beans as well as fajita with chickens and cheese enchiladas. I like the chicken fajitas which is one of my favorite Mexican food. They did a good job on this one with great flavors. The enchiladas was a bit disappointing. I felt there is not taste.Despite all the mediocre food, the service was great. We had a good time with our friends creating a fun memory for all of us. Thanks to our friends who invited us and others that we have not seen for long time to provide an opportunity for reunion.

Staff and Host was great as we hosted a small event at this restaurant for 35 guest. We utilized the mini meal menu option which had 25 items to choose from. All plates served were delicious! We appreciated that we were able to drop off cake and decorations the evening before which made it easier to arrive day of event and enjoy our family. Our cake was cut and served by staff. Overall, I highly recommend this family owned resturant for any event or enjoy a delicious meal anytime!

The worst . Their menus are not updated . They look old . The food on the menu looks very unpleasant and not tasty . Should definitely work on their signs out side as well we can barley read it Ita all fade it . The horchata is the worst I have had . All the tables chairs need update for the price they charge the food they should update to make it look more welcoming . It’s all old . The staff is hard to get seated. No staff around when you come in . I had to go to the kitchen to get help to get seated down . Worst place do not recommend.

We waited to be seated as there was no one upfront to seat us. After almost a few minutes we were seated. Service was okay bus boy seemed to do all the work! I don't know how this has a 4.4 star when they lack of flavor. Beans were bland, rice no flavor, enchiladas sauce was greasy very light in flavor! The meat needed seasonings. Save your money I wouldn't recommend this place.

I love this place! In my opinion the best little burrito restaurant on la county. And ones a year on your birthday you still can get lunch . Staff is friendly and professional. .. try the Mom's burrito.

I always give a business the benefit of the doubt. I went for the second time to let the restaurant redeem itself, but no luck. While the food is good the cashier is something else. She was on her phone while serving customers and she tried charging me for jalapeños after buying like 30 dollars worth of food. Who does that? The fact that she has a bunch of jewelry while serving food is just nasty. No hair net and thanks to that I got a hair in my food. It is unsanitary to wear any jewelry while working at a restaurant who are you trying to empress you work at a taco spot.

They sure put alot of shredded beef in their hard shell tacosFoods good

Good food Good atmosphere Good service, I recommend this place to all my family and friends!!!

We had to personally show up to reserve a table, as no one answers the phone. We were told they are busy, so no one was able to answer the phone. I noticed that maybe 1/3 of the restaurant was occupied.Once our group arrived, we were seated within a few minutes.Drink order's were slow. That should have been an indication of what was to come.We had a group of 8 in our party.We waited & waited & waited for someone to take our food order. We had to personally get up and look for a staff member to get their attention.Mind you, there were only about 8-10 tables in use with guests dinning at this point.It was 40 minutes of waiting before our orders were taken.By the time the food arrived we were very hungry and not at all happy with the terrible service and not even an apology.The plates were served in a large portion. But not the best tasting.I recommend going elsewhere if you want a great Mexican meal experience.Not worth the wait & poor service.

Had a long wait, but it was a busy Friday evening. Once we were seated, the staff was very friendly and apologized for the delay. Had the Chili Relleno plates, which were good.