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El Sombrero Cafe

807 S Main St
Las Vegas, NV 89101
(702) 382-9234
4.5 star rating based on 14 reviews

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Hours
Mon-Sat 11am-8:30pm  
Status: Closed  
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tel: (702) 382-9234

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From the outside this tiny cantina looks like a Tijuana jail, complete with bars on the windows. It doesn't improve much on the inside -- six booths, six tables, a loud Mexican juke box and a garish mural on the wall. But the food is good and plentiful. Try the menudo, chili Colorado, natillas and dinner specials - shrimp on tomatoes, scrambled eggs with Mexican sausage and diced beef with red... more
Posted by reviewjournalrestaurants on October 12, 2007

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This out-of-the-way Mexican cafe is the ultimate hole-in-the-wall joint.
Posted by Citysearch on January 11, 2007

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Portions are huge, but nothing on the menu tops $10, making this one of the cheapest meals in town.
Posted by Citysearch on September 12, 2009

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Many people opt for the take-out menu, but if you're staying in the restaurant, drop a few coins in the Mexican jukebox to highlight the mood.
Posted by Citysearch on September 12, 2009

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This out-of-the-way Mexican cafe is the ultimate hole-in-the-wall joint.

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In Short One of Las Vegas' oldest Mexican restaurants opened in 1950 and is housed in a small, nondescript building on South Main Street. It's a location that no restaurant should be able to survive in. Nonetheless, El Sombrero has thrived here by feeding locals a simple Mexican menu full of fiery salsas, fresh tortillas and spicy chiles, both colorado (red) and verde (green).
Posted by Contributor on April 21, 2009, (Edited June 29, 2006)

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This kind of hole-in-the-wall Mexican joint can be found all over California but not always so readily elsewhere. It's also the kind of family-run (since 1950) place increasingly forced out of Vegas by giant hotel conglomerates, making it even more worth your time (it's becoming harder and harder, particularly in Downtown, to find budget options that serve food that is more than just mere... more
Posted by frommers on March 29, 2007

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Best Mexican in Las Vegas! by Mick R. at InsiderPages

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If you are looking for great Mexican food at any price (although this happens to be cheap), you'll love El Sombrero. This place has been in the same location for 50 years. If you didn't know better, you might drive right by it, but I promise you'll keep coming back once you eat there.
Posted by Citysearch User on April 21, 2009, (Edited December 12, 2008)

haven?t found a Mexican restaurant better!!!!!

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My experience in the sombrero cafe has been wonderful , I haven?t found a Mexican restaurant better , I am telling you because that I am Mexican myself. Its hard to find a place that makes their food from scratch! Usually its imported or even worse made by a can etc..One of my favorite dishes include fajitas, Chile verdre(which is very popular ) , and the chimichanga , and for dessert the... more
Posted by darkchcivkb on April 21, 2009, (Edited February 09, 2008)

A little disappointing.

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After reading the reviews I decided to give El Sombrero a shot. We decided to eat lunch since one review indicated that it was cheaper than the dinner menu. I quickly learned why this place has been in business for so long. It is in a location with few restaurants and it seems to generate most of the patrons from the courthouse and law offices nearby. To be honest it is good for this place... more
Posted by straightshot on April 21, 2009, (Edited February 09, 2008)
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