IF YOU GO
* Where: Mocha, 511 Broad St.* Phone: 423-531-4154.* Website: www.mochajazz.net.* Hours: 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Thursday-Friday (lunch); 5-11 p.m. Thursday, 5 p.m.-3 a.m. Friday-Saturday (dinner).* Price range: $6 (fried green beans)-$25 (125th Street Steak).* Alcohol: Midrange bar.* Entertainment: Blues Monday, Talent Teen Tuesday, Wine Down Wednesday, Feel It Thursday, Smooth Jazz Friday, Soulful Saturday, Sunday Brunch.
It’s not every day you pay $40 for a meal and get an unexpected side order of sex.
Not in the literal sense, which would probably be illegal, but rather in the form of soulful spoken verse accompanied by West African bongo drums and a jazz keyboard.
Such is the scene at Mocha, the new Scenic City restaurant and music lounge that boasts live jazz, great food and a generous helping of sensuous poetry and amorous melodies to aid your digestion.
Billed as a place where jazz meets soul, Mocha is a bit of a study in contradictions. It’s a place where class meets crass.