The Eeffoc Effect

Ventured into the new Eeffoc's Cafe on the southeast corner of Delaware Ave. and Clayton St. for the first time the other day. It's clean, bright and stocked with just about everything you need for that caffeine fix. A pleasant surprise, actually, since the location (up a flight of stairs from the street to the lower level of an apartment building) is offbeat, to say the least. (And what about parking???)

There's a pleasant staff to make a wanderer feel welcome, a brunch-lunch menu of muffins, sandwiches, etc., the usual array of barrrista specials (not for me, a black-coffee type), seating for 10 or 12, and a large-screen TV for entertainment, if that's what you're looking for. For bean-grinders like me, the good news is that there's a decent selection of gourmet coffees, ground and whole-bean. The name? Spell it backwards! (And if it sounds familiar, that's because there's already an Eeffoc's in the Riverfront Market.)