{"id":253982,"date":"2018-12-14T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-12-14T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sdnews.com\/south-parks-neighborly-cantina-2\/"},"modified":"2018-12-14T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2018-12-14T08:00:00","slug":"south-parks-neighborly-cantina-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/south-parks-neighborly-cantina-2\/","title":{"rendered":"South Park\u2019s neighborly cantina"},"content":{"rendered":"

Por Dr. Tinta | \u00a1Vamos, ponte feliz!<\/p>\n

They say the Paloma is Mexico\u2019s most popular tequila-based cocktail. More so than margaritas, which on this side of the border tend to steal our affection if only because Palomas aren\u2019t an option in many Mexican establishments.<\/p>\n

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Bartender Sabrina Mitchell shakes up a Paloma.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

But they\u2019re eagerly slung at Del Sur Mexican Cantina, the Mission-style structure replete with an intimate bar, colorful dining room, and faux bell tower that looms over this stretch of 30th Street.<\/p>\n

The cocktail is typically comprised of an uncomplicated mix of tequila, grapefruit and lime juices, simple syrup, and a shot of soda water. Though here the recipe hits its premium with the fresh fruit juices and a jet spray of fizzy, semi-sweet Squirt that replaces the club soda.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe bartenders are always willing to adjust the sweetness,\u201d said a fellow patron named Natasha, who was enjoying a day off from her bartender job at the nearby Whistle Stop. The Paloma is her go-to drink at Del Sur, although on this day she veered off track and ordered a mango-chili margarita instead.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe fresh ingredients they use in their drinks are key,\u201d she added while expressing her disdain for plastic straws as I vigorously sipped my Paloma through one.<\/p>\n

\u201cStraws are for getting people to drink faster. For environmental reasons, I want to eliminate them,\u201d she stressed.<\/p>\n

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Del Sur greets at the commercial gateway into South Park.
(Fotos por Dr. Ink)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

She\u2019s right. I sucked down that Paloma remarkably fast, due in part to its citrusy zing and titillating sweetness from the Squirt, which was my favorite childhood soda.<\/p>\n

During happy hour, Palomas and mules are both $7 (normally $9). House margaritas are $6 (regularly $8), and a pitcher of margaritas is $30, which saves you $12. A few draft beers such as Tecate and Negra Modelo are also a couple bucks less than usual, selling for only $3 apiece during this time.<\/p>\n

Nachos, quesadillas, tostadas and flautas are in the offing for $7 or $8 per item. They\u2019re about $3 less than normal.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe don\u2019t reduce the portion sizes,\u201d noted Sabrina Mitchell, the vivacious bartender who gave me a play-by-play on the making of my Paloma. She also helped me decipher the happy hour offerings on a menu card using the world\u2019s smallest font.<\/p>\n

I ordered the quesadilla with carnitas, reluctantly passing up an option of jackfruit, which blew me away when I tried it here previously for dinner. The trendy tree crop contains flesh that resembles chicken. It\u2019s available in the quesadillas or nachos.<\/p>\n

The carnitas sated my hankering for pork, which was layered with cheese between two large flour tortillas \u2014 no gourmet spins, just a classic quesadilla with meat.<\/p>\n

Del Sur\u2019s vibe is friendly and upbeat. Its happy hour is a laid-back affair, which allows you to rub elbows with the regulars and perhaps learn a few cocktail tips.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By\u00a0Dr. Ink | Come On, Get Happy! They say the Paloma is Mexico\u2019s most popular tequila-based cocktail. More so than margaritas, which on this side of the border tend to steal our affection if only because Palomas aren\u2019t an option in many Mexican establishments.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":912,"featured_media":253983,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"11555","_seopress_titles_title":"South Park\u2019s neighborly cantina","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"jnews_override_counter":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[11547,11551,11555],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-253982","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-features","category-news","category-uptown-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/253982","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/912"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=253982"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/253982\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/253983"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=253982"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=253982"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=253982"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}