yum

everett and jones barbecue, near jack london square in oakland.

went there last night with W (her treat, w00t!)

service was slooooooooooooooooow, they took a long old time to take our order, then an even longer time to deliver it. man i was starving when we got there and passing out by the time we got the food, which was good, because the food...

oh me oh my.

i've got a big soft spot for southern food, which is funny, because i really don't have much experience with it, outside of simba's ribhouse in palm springs.

E&J wasn't a buffet like simba's, but they do dish up a lot of food. had the brisket (leaner than willy's with a much better sauce and bigger portion) + corn bread (good, but not amazingly good) + yam (amazingly good!) and greens (good, but not amazingly good). W had the tater salad (not my bag, baby) + the beans (amazingly good). the waiter took pity upon us for our wait and brought us free strawberry lemonades (a delightfully interesting combo - the lemonade on the bottom is room temp, but the strawberry stuff on top is chilled) and then a free pair of single-serving pecan pies. oh my, the pie.

i'd never order it on my own, but who am i to refuse a free pie?

oh my, the pie!

we ate pretty late, and the meal kept me up most of the night. burp. but E&J is definitely on my short list of places to go back to. there's even a take-out version a couple blocks from W's place. score!