Visiting The Nook, Atlanta
I love Atlanta and really wish I had bought my house inside the city. Fabulous finds like The Nook solidify my yearning.
A friend lives in the building directly behind the small neighborhood tavern, and it was extremely relaxing and pleasant joining him for drinks and appetizers right off of Piedmont Park. Now, there is opportunity to miss it when driving there because it is night on the one way Piedmont road immediately before getting to 14th street. But, go slow! Then quickly turn left into the parking lot.
The dining room/bar was not crowded, so service could’ve gone either direction…too absent or too pushy. Happily, I found the wait staff extremely affable and our bartender was attentive without being pushy. The menu is a mish mosh of miscellaneous eats, which was fine this time because it offered enough for choice, but not too much to overwhelm. I went with the beef sliders, which were okay. I will remember to mention how I want them cooked next time because I think mine were still mooing, and the slice of Brie was teenie. But, I will just try something else next time. My companion chose the Creole totchos. Yes, totchos. Loaded tater tots. There are five different Totcho choices, from Veggie (grilled vegetables), to Creole (shrimp, andouille sausage, onion, peppers, etc), Nacho(with pico de gallo) to Redneck (mesquite smoked pork & BBQ sauce). I bet school children everywhere wish their school cafeteria would offer loaded tater tots!
The Nook is still a newbie restaurant, but with the woodsy-lodge feel both inside and out, it has a lot of potential. I look forward to going back and trying some of their other menu items while relaxing on the patio.
