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I haven't been on this side of the Park/Woodlawn cluster since this location was a Mama Fu's. If you can get past the lunchtime Chick-Fil-A line on Woodlawn to get into ParkTowne Village, you will be rewarded at the Nom. The parking is an exercise in patience and reflexes during peak lunch hours, but I went around 11:30 and they hadn't started hitting people or ramming bumpers yet. If you park behind the shops, where most of the storefronts are located, you can take the very steep stairs next to Qdoba to get to Nom, or if you go past Qdoba, there is an elevator to get to the ground floor.
I was the first one in for lunch and had the place to myself for about 15 minutes. Right at noon folks started to file in, and I am hoping they filled even more after I left. Clean space, with a lovely relaxing blue water feature. There is also a flat screen TV in one corner (not sure what was on, I had a magazine with me). There is mostly table/chair seating, but along one side there is a mixture of bench/chair/table seating. There is also a LOT of outdoor seating available at heavy metal tables and chairs, but it was a bit warm out for me. I did notice that at around 12:30 when I left, most of the patio seating is in the shade and there was a nice breeze so you won't melt unless it's a full-on Carolina summer day.
It is a please wait to be seated place, and the friendly hostess let me have my pick of tables. My waitress came shortly thereafter and took my order, she was friendly, but could have been a little quicker. I was in and out within my allotted lunch time, even with ordering an appetizer and a burger. I also got to finish my appetizer before my burger hit the table - BIG points for that, I hate getting my meal right on top of my starter.
The food:
Pan fried pot stickers ($5.50 for 6 - I have uploaded a photo) - Well flavored filling. The dumplings were not greasy, the wrappers were not sticky or slimy - excellent. The dipping sauce tasted great and wasn't overly salty like some are.
Not So Lonely Bird ($6 Tuesday lunch special) w/ sweet potato fries (comes with shrimp chips or regular fries, sweet potato fries are $1 extra, which is clearly marked on the menu - I have uploaded a photo) - DEEEE-licious! Large turkey burger on a buttery bun with provolone, BACON, spinach, mango salsa and spicy aioli. I am not a turkey burger girl at all - I like beef. I like beef a lot. I equate turkey burgers with being dry and tasteless and this was moist and full of smoky flavor. The mango salsa added a very mildly sweet texture, balanced with the very slightly spicy aioli. I would totally order this again. The sweet potato fries were slightly thicker than shoestring and were crunchy on the outside and soft on the inside. Very lightly seasoned, very yummy.
Coke products to drink - YAY!
Lunch (drink, appetizer, burger) was $15.70 and well worth it. A tasty, different lunch and I will definitely be returning for more Nom.
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