People flock to Escondido Mexican restaurant for chicken soup

Chicken soup remains a popular home remedy for people struggling with a cold or flu this season. 

Lourdes Mexican restaurant on Escondido Blvd. touts it's soup as "the best in town" and plenty of people seem to agree. 

10News was there as the lunch rush got underway Thursday, with dozens of people lining up to get their hands on bowls of soup.

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