This vibrant roadside store lies on the edges of Kennett Square’s mushroom-farming community and belongs to a local manufacturer of tortillas and queso fresco. Part restaurant, part groceria, part newsstand, El Sombrero has a menu written in Spanish and English above the register, listing bargain-priced tortas, tacos, burritos and platters. Try a torta, a Mexican sandwich consisting of a big, sweet roll layered with refried beans, avocado, mustard, lettuce, tomato and shredded beef, or a simple, spicy chorizo-filled taco dressed with pickled onions and peppers from the wooden condiment cart in the center of the dining room.
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El Sombrero is worth the drive. The fajitas are succulent; the homemade salsa and guacamole are addictive; and the Aztec soup, with i...
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