In Praise Of Efrain's Chile Verde

If you are under the weather like I continue to be, I swear there isn't a better restorative meal in the county than the chile verde to be had at Efrain's on 63rd Street (probably at the Lafayette and Longmont locations as well). Chile peppers are naturally high in vitamin C, and I swear that dish should come with a fire extinguisher. Efrain's has a zero to ten heat rating for all its menu items, with most rated between zero and three or four, but they rate their chile verde at the full ten and they aren't kidding!!! If you are trying to get past a cold or the like, try ladeling some of that chile verde past your lips and see if you don't catch fire right down to your toes. Bring Kleenex and ask for extra water, although the wait staff already knows you're going to need that water.