El Sombrero

A parking lot full of mini-vans with "student-of-the-month" stickers outside and a live mariachi band playing "It's a Small World" inside tips you off that this Southington cantina is a favorite stop for family dining and takeout. The extensive menu features a range of choices, most mild and common enough for kid palates. There's a real festive feeling at El Sombrero, complete with streaming rolls of colorful paper curving down from the center of the dining room and out to the walls, a mini-tequila-piñata theme, and Aztec-style calendar iconography.

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Connecticut restaurants, Hartford County restaurants, Southington restaurants, Mexican restaurants, Tacos/burrito restaurants