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Atlanta Nomming: Thumbs up Diner

2 Mar

The idea of another diner after the previous night was not thrilling… but Vicki assured me that the place we were going to meet Mark (my best friend from growing up) and his girlfriend, Sara, was well worth it.  And then we found ourselves trying to talk a homeless man into not stealing our car prior to heading into the Thumbs Up Diner.

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The menu was HUGE!

 

I was informed that the hot chocolate was good.  And I just loved the cup it came in.

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Though it really “got me” when I started sipping.

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And then sipped some more. How cute!

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I was advised to try The Heap, which is seasoned potatoes topped with cheddar/jack cheese and topped with 2 eggs of any style.  You could then add various things to The Heap and it all came served in a cast iron skillet.  Nom Nom Nom.

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The skillet made everything nice and crispy where it touched the pan (like Dol Sot Bim Bim Bop in Korean restaurants)

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They really are quite customizable while having the same basic dish.

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I got veggies and smoked turkey in mine.  It was SO good.  I crave this now, a month later.

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Sara went healthy and got the egg white omelete

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And then the waiter brought us a pancake… that no one ordered… but we got to keep anyway.  Mark said it was famous because it tasted more like a cake than a pancake.  That is exactly true.  Very sweet.  Too sweet for me, but if you like your pancakes sweet, this is a special one.

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I WANTED so badly to be able to finish my Heap.  It was so damn good that leaving even a bite seemed cruel.  But when it came down to it, there was so much food that I didn’t even come close.

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Overall, the Thumbs Up Diner gets my thumbs up for their Heap.  It was perfect comfort food.  Everything I could want, and will want again, over and over and over again.

Total Nom Points: 7.5 out of 10

Total Nom Points: 7.5 out of 10

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Market Cafe- Bumped Up

14 Oct

I wrote about Market Cafe previously, however, I have to update the review because I found a dish that is SO good that it makes me need to bump up the Nom Nom points.

To start, however, I must mention that while they say they open at noon, we literally stood outside the empty restaurant staring at them until about 5 after when they finally seated us.

So onto the food… The Seared Sea Scallops are SO. DAMN. GOOD. that I could make a whole meal out of it.  Unfortunately, I have now sung their praises so much when I’m there with others that I always wind up splitting it. 

The scallops are cooked so well to begin with… but then they’re on a bed of potato puree with brown butter that is TO. DIE. FOR.  Holy potatoes batman!  I am salivating just looking at that picture.  Just because it’s so good… here is another picture.

The rest of the items on the menu are just pretty much average.  Good but not great.

On this adventure, Lori and I got both the pork loin sandwich.  It comes with smoke mozzarella, arugula, and butter pickles on homemade bread.  I couldn’t have the pickles due to my allergy, and Lori thought they were way too sweet (since I love sweet with pork… I probably would have liked it).  I also noticed that Lori could not handle the fat on the meat, however, in my humble opinion, that’s the best part!  To each their own.

We were there with my Aunt Linda and she got the omelet of the day.

It was something along the lines of swiss and mushrooms (I think) and she said she enjoyed it.

HOWEVER… there was a salad problem.  The lettuce was VERY old, brown, wilted, and tasted funny.  It should never have left the kitchen.

To be fare, the waiter was very apologetic about it and brought us french fries.  Unfortunately, they didn’t make it to the table before I had to leave for a meeting.  Though I remember them being tasty.

So while the 6.5 stands on most of the food… and the service was lacking… the scallops get a solid 8!  I’m therefore changing my ranking…

Total Nom Points: 7 out of 10

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