We love, love, love the retro feel of Carroll Garden’s favorite prohibition-era cocktail lounge/wine bar, The JakeWalk. Or, as we like to call it, The Jake. With a well thought out dinner and snack menu and the addition of outdoor seating, it’s been a perfect place to come in from the cold or sit and watch the world go by. All with a perfectly mixed libation or wine from the by-the-glass menu. But here’s another reason to visit: JakeWalk is now serving weekend brunch. From 11am to 3pm every Saturday and Sunday, you can expect family-friendly service (they’ve added four highchairs to the decor) and a gorgeous new menu including poached eggs with house spicy sausage and Berried Treasure Farms polenta; fried eggs over milk-poached salt cod, with olive oil tartine, rouille; and French toast challah bread with crème brulee custard and house-spiked mirto-maple syrup. Mid-day cocktail highlights include the Baron Harkonnen made with Rye, Mirto, Branca Menta, House Grenadine, Fresh Lime Juice, Club Soda and The Violent Bear with Genever Dutch Gin, Punt E Mes, Stone Pine Liqueur, Honey Syrup and Xocolatl Mole Bitters. So stop in, with or without the kids, and enjoy the food, fun and atmosphere of this local gem.