After watching my Seattle Mariners lose to the Oakland A's on a sunny California afternoon, I stopped by Pacific Coast Brewing Co. in Oakland. Perhaps some good brewpub grub could assuage my baseball pain.
And Pacific Coast delivered.
Sitting down in the outside beer garden, I asked the waitress what she would recommend: she suggested the Carnitas Plate. And so I ordered. The T.T's Carnitas Plate comes with a hefty portion of succulent roast pork. You can see in the picture below that the meat takes up half the plate! Good thing I was hungry. The marinated pork is served with a zesty tomato and onion salsa to cut the heaviness of the pork. Topped with red and green peppers and onion, the pork was a mouthful of different textures and tastes. Add the required tortillas and a bowl of very yummy black beans with melted cheese, you get a real good pub meal that is filling, tasty, and eminently satisfying.
And Pacific Coast delivered.
Sitting down in the outside beer garden, I asked the waitress what she would recommend: she suggested the Carnitas Plate. And so I ordered. The T.T's Carnitas Plate comes with a hefty portion of succulent roast pork. You can see in the picture below that the meat takes up half the plate! Good thing I was hungry. The marinated pork is served with a zesty tomato and onion salsa to cut the heaviness of the pork. Topped with red and green peppers and onion, the pork was a mouthful of different textures and tastes. Add the required tortillas and a bowl of very yummy black beans with melted cheese, you get a real good pub meal that is filling, tasty, and eminently satisfying.
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| T.T.'s Carnitas Plate
For my beer I chose the Blue Whale Ale. This ale is a Great American Beer Festival medal winner and truly worth trying if you enjoy full body brews. The Blue Whale is an amber ale with a beautiful copper hue that gives the drink a pleasing view. The beer is a hoppy brew, with just enough bitter to complement the sweetness of the grains. And since I was taking BART and not driving, I had two pints.
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Pacific Coast Brewing is located in downtown Oakland in a charming old building built in 1876. The pub is part of a major renovation of downtown Oakland and features hardwood floors, friendly brick walls, and a heated outdoor patio. The patrons seem to know the pub as a neighborhood dropping-off place for a good beer and a satisfying meal.
You can easily get to Pacific Coast Brewing by taking BART. Check out Beer By Bart, exiting at the 12th Street Station in Oakland. It's a short walk from the station.
906 Washington St. Oakland, CA 94607
510-836-2739
M-Th 11:30 AM-12:00 AM
Fri-Sat 11:30 AM-1:00 AM
Sun 11:30 AM-11:00 PM
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