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| - Had a one night layover in Phoenix with my girlfriend on the way to Mexico, and I had a feeling we should spent that night looking for some good food. A quick browse around Yelp revealed this place to me, and I figured I'd go for it. Sending the owner Frank an email asking about reservations yielded positive results, and so when we had settled in to the hotel, we went to Nook.
I'm pretty happy we did. The restaurant is laid out differently than most, going for depth rather than width. The bar was perpendicular to the entrance, and there were booths all the way down following the wall opposite the bar. We sat in one of these booths, and our waiter attended to us immediately. He was very pleasant, and attentive, offering a few personal anecdotes here and there as the night went by and he passed us or cleared our table. We started with the Arancini and if you'd pardon my language, it was effing amazing. Just... amazing. I opted for a glass of white wine to go with dinner, and the girlfriend had a nice cocktail.
The entree was pizza and it was superb. The menu is concise but effective. We shared everything and it was awesome. The mood in Nook is definitely classy without feeling uptight. Laid back and stylish. People sitting in the bar seemed like people who knew the place intimately and it gave a familiar ambiance. Like you're just down on the corner from home. I liked it a lot.
We finished with an Affogato. It was, as expected, really good.
This place tickled my fancy in a big way. If I'm ever through Phoenix again, I'd have to fight myself hard not to go here again. Perhaps I would end up forgoing trying new things just because I want Frank and his crew to make my night once more.
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