Pachamama and Everett and Jones

We did a little house shopping in out near Jack London Square in lieu of Mother's Day this weekend. The weather was gorgeous, but I think we've both decided if we have to live in the East Bay we like Emeryville a lot more than Jack London Square.

It was a fun day, though, and I got to try a new coffee place. Pachamama! Fun name.

I opted for a drip-to-order Peru, which was light with a little of what I call a "paper" flavor. For those who like black coffee that's mild enough to be almost a tea, this is great.

After walking all over half a dozen properties in over two hours, we were starving! Sadly, waterfront dining on Jack London is really pathetic. We were going to walk back towards Lake Merritt BART and see what we found along the way when we stumbled right into Everett and Jones. I had the ribs.

J had the brisket! Both of these huge plates of food were lunch specials for about $9. The only downside is that we didn't get to pick our sides; all lunch specials come with (mediocre) wheat bread and (quite good) potato salad.

We opted for hot sauce on the side.

Consensus: as delicious as ever. E&J excels at getting a smokey flavor into their meat. If it were up to me, the meat itself would be a touch more fall off the bone. However, as a whole package it was really fantastic. So fantastic that I fell into a 90 minute food coma as soon as I got home. Thank goodness the gym didn't close before I could get in a protein-fueled workout.