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| - Before reading any further. This restaurant warrants a second try. The food was great and service was attentive. I was soured by the experience by one pretty big misstep, that I truly believe happens once in a blue moon.
The restaurant itself is tucked away in the middle of a strip mall in the heart of Arcadia. It's one of the many restaurants in the area that are easy to dismiss or drive by altogether without stopping inside. Once inside though, it exudes personality. It's designed as if it's an Italian wine bar - A nice concept and well executed. It would be an excellent choice as a date night.
I had the chance to try both the Chicken Marsala and the Pasta Crepe dishes, both of which the waiter recommended as the best dishes on the menu. The Crepe was described as basically a pan-fried patty of pasta. The chicken was then layered on top of the pasta. It tasted great, if only slightly under-salted. The Chicken Marsala was terrific, had it been cooked. I tasted the pasta first, which was perfectly al-dente, but upon cutting in to the chicken, the center was raw. The staff was extremely apologetic - Both the server and the chef came over to apologize, which was nice. Once the replacement came out, I've got to say that the dish still managed to pass my expectations. If only they got it right on the first try!
Nook would have straight-up gotten a 4 star rating had they fully cooked the chicken. I was a little disappointing that they knocked off a beer instead of comping the Marasala. Either way, the service and food turned out to be great. Definitely worth a second try.
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