The Nook Neighborhood Bistro: Fantastic food, good prices

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Restaurant: The Nook Neighborhood Bistro
   11628 Santa Monica Blvd #9  Los Angeles, CA 90025

Category:  Bistro

Situation:  intimate date, small group

Reservations:  yes, but not necessary 

Website:  http://www.nookbistro.com/

Price: Small Plates $$,  Large Plates $$$

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So what are we talking about here? 

The Rundown: My amazing Girlfriend Meredith is always signing us up for email Discounts for local restaurant at Black Board Eats.com. This is how I find the majority of new dining places.  We recently had a Blackboard eats coupon to The Nook in West L.A.  It's called Nook cause it is in the corner of the strip mall and not easily found. The best thing about The Nook is their small plates menu.  Small plates are my favorite because it allows you to order many different thing and share them around the table.  I’d rater have 10 bites of 10 different food than 10 bites of the same dish.  This allows you to taste several different kinds of food and be adventurous.  So get out there and try some foods you normally wouldn't have.

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ABOUT THE PLACE

 The inside is simple. has a few bar seats, some small tables and one giant family style table in the middle.  The Waiters and Bartenders are super nice and helpful with wine pairing and food suggestions. 

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ADULT BEVERAGES AND WOBBLY POPS

Nook has an amazing wine list.  They do not have draft beers (boooo)  but they have a wide array of fancy bottled beers from around the world.  They do not have Liquor.

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HOW ABOUT THEIR MENU?

I suggest getting a bunch of their small plates. But They aren't very small! However we have shared some of their large plates and they are delicous! Here are some of our favorites

Small Plates

**    Kurobuta Pork Belly		$12.00
with tomatillo, black-eyed peas and shiitake.
***  New Zealand Green Lip Mussel Pan Roast		$13.00
w/ linguisa sausage, oven-dried tomato, garlic, herbs + white wine saffron broth.
**   Crispy Fried Calamari		$10.00
Tossed with citrus-soy vinaigrette and wasabi dipping sauce. **  Crabcake           $12.00 with macque choux and Tabasco vinaigrette. ***   Roasted Root Vegetable Salad $9.00 with wild arugula and pecorino cheese. ***   Baked Beluga Lentils and merguez sausage with salsa verde. $9.00 Large Plates ***   Spicy Gulf Shrimp & Grits $18.00 with Falls Mill Stone ground grits and linguisa sausage. **  Herb Roasted Pork Chop $20.00 with baby arugula, Asian pear, Stilton cheese, pine nuts, fingerling potatoes and apricot vinaigrette.