Looking for soup and menudo, so we ended up at El Delfin. The menudo was full of tripe in a thick and deeply flavored red broth. The tendon and tripe were prepared so that each piece was thin and tender. My only issue with the dish was that the stew broth was too thick and strong, almost a stew.
The chicken soup was more of a soup with good chicken flavor and chock full of vegetables. One of the better chicken soups I've had in the Mission. Perhaps it was because they were busy, but I recall that they used to serve freshly fried tortilla chips. No such chips on this occasion. In any case I'll trade the fresh tortilla chips for the comfort that they'll be in business for a while. I was glad to see that they were busy, I used to worry about them a little when I so often found the place empty.
Everytime I dine at El Delfin I get either the prawns with chile de arbol or with chile chipotle. Yes, I know, a foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds. I just can't help myself, I'm a chile head. This time I went for the chile de arbol which was exactly as I remembered it, buttery, garlicky and addictively spicy.
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