If you like Americanized Mexican food, you’ll love El Sombrero. All the traditional favorites, ala carte or as a dinner, nicely plated, and fairly priced. Complimentary chips and salsa to start, of course. If, on the other hand, you’re picky about eating “authentic” when it comes to ethnic restaurants, you might want to try elsewhere.… Continue reading El Sombrero Review – Fox River Grove, IL
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Taqueria Las Cumbres Review, Crystal Lake, IL
I rarely go out for Mexican food in the US for the same reason I rarely seek out Chinese cuisine. Pretty sure I’ll be disappointed by either, as having lived and traveled so extensively, just have become a fan of the “Americanized” version of these two foods. But once and awhile, you run into a… Continue reading Taqueria Las Cumbres Review, Crystal Lake, IL
Chi-Chi’s Corn Chips Review
For a time, back in the day, Minneapolis (of all places) was a hot bed of Americanized Mexican restaurants. A local restaurateur, Marno McDermott, founded a fast food chain called Zapata (later Zantigo) which gave Taco Bell a pretty good run for the money,and was eventually assimilated by various Taco Bell parent companies and vanished.… Continue reading Chi-Chi’s Corn Chips Review