Culinary choices aside, Norman and Richard Sawicki's Cantina serves some pretty good, standard Mexican fare. Prices were reasonable, portions liberal and service friendly and efficient. In the end, I was glad I went. The Red Hen looks more like a sports bar than a cantina, so we were spared the usual display of sombreros, pinatas and garish, multicolored walls that adorn similar eateries. The bar and lounge are on the right, busy pool tables sit in the rear and two dining rooms are to the right of the lounge.
Tables are bare wood, and the bottom springs of the burgundy booths have seen better days.
Television sets are strategically placed throughout and tuned to sporting events rather than Hispanic programs. If there was any tequila in the drink, it must have been squeezed through an eye dropper. But the chips were warm and crisp and the salsa good, if underspiced. All are made in-house by the Cantina's Mexican chef. Guacamole, however, was loaded with salt.