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Nathan, El Dorado
1. Favorite place to eat and/or drink in EV?
Eat-Cowboy Star. Drink-El Dorado.
2. What’s the best kept secret about EV for you?
Gen Lai Sen, a old, decrepit restaurant that has great dumplings.
3. Favorite thing to do on a weekend in EV?
Eat at Cowboy Star, grab a beer at Neighborhood and catch entertainment at El Dorado.
4. Tell us what you like best about living / working in EV?
I like working in East Village because it is a developing neighborhood. Business owners and residents are starting to inhabit this area at the ground level. We all get to be a part of deciding how it is formed.
5. What’s one thing you’d like to see in EV’s near future?
I would like to see a great park, more diverse events at Petco and a sense of pride that we have about the East Village.
Melani, gWave Consulting,Inc.
1. Favorite place to eat and/or drink in EV?
Jwok (nicest owner) or The Neighborhood (black bean burger is amazing)
2. What’s the best kept secret about EV for you?
If I told you it wouldn’t be a secret anymore;) Still stoked that Java Jones lets pets inside. Jeez – hope that doesn’t ruin it now.
3. Favorite thing to do on a weekend in EV?
Ride bikes along the harbor to Star of India and back. Or walk our cute pug to Java Jones for breakfast.
She sits on the couch with us while we get caught up on our reading.
4. Tell us what you like best about living / working in EV?
The ICON building is it’s own built in community. We have such a great building and neighbors. My office is only 4 blocks away.
People comment on my Facebook page on how spoiled I am. I know this!
5. What’s one thing you’d like to see in EV’s near future?
A separate small / big dog park. Fenced in and off leash.
Outdoor yoga classes would be great. Maybe down by the new Hilton on the big grass area.
Scott, Fit Athletic
1. Favorite place to eat and/or drink in EV?
My two favorite places are Cowboy Star for the occasional High Protein meat craving, but the Corner’s Yardbird is practically a dietary supplement for me.
2. What’s the best kept secret about EV for you?
Fit, LOL. The fact you never really need to get dressed, you can function pretty much full time in sweats.
3. Favorite thing to do on a weekend in EV?
Every Sunday I take my two girls & two puppies to Petco Park and hang on a blanket.
4. Tell us what you like best about living / working in EV?
Due to the pure convenience of living and working in east village, my running joke to my friends that I feel like I am living in the witness relocation program -life is so easy and convenient.
5. What’s one thing you’d like to see in EV’s near future?
Some healthier food options.
