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Atlanta, GA
So why create a blog? Well, those close to me know how passionate I am about my food...eating food, to be more precise. 15 years ago I discovered the joy of dining in restaurants which boast a unique ambiance and delicious food. I first started tracking lists of great restaurants when I lived in Columbus, OH in the mid 90's. I was fortunate to dine at Cameron Mitchell's, Fifty-Five, Bravo, Rigsby's, Barcelona, and many more. I read in local newspapers about the best Places to be Seen, to Celebrate, to Impress, etc. and formulated my "to try" list. This hobby continued in Birmingham, AL and again when my travels brought me to Atlanta, GA ten years ago. I started a Supper Club with close friends in 2000, trying a new restaurant every Thursday night. We had one simple rule in the club, “no chain restaurants”! After three years of stomping through Atlanta's best and worst restaurants, we realized that this weekly tradition was becoming too expensive to maintain (go figure!). However, in 2005 I started making notes of my dining experiences for personal reference. To make it easy for my friends to get my recommendations, I thought I would try blogging. So...here goes!

7 Overall Rating - Noche Brookhaven 4/22/11 (and 6/20/11)

Noche Brookhaven
705 Town Boulevard
Atlanta, GA 30319





http://www.h2sr.com/noche-brookhaven/


Wow - how wonderful to be back with some of the original supper club members! Todd, Wade, Thom, Anne, Karen, Greg and me









Ambiance: 2
This tapas bar's noise levels were absolutely awful. While an aesthetically appealing environment with the concrete floors, exposed brick and high ceiling, the acoustics are horrible. The cold floors and open arrangement lacked sufficient material to absorb the noise. If you're meeting friends to eat and catch up, forget it. If you want good food, good service and want to people watch, then this is the place for you. The patio seating would be fine.

Food Quality: 9
Everything was delicious. We had the hummus & pita bread, spinach & arugula salad, crispy fish taco, carne asada, souhwestern spice seared scallops and ancho chile bbq salmon. An excellent menu with

Additional notes from our visit on 6/20/11: Potato crusted salmon was bland, although it was our server's favorite dish. Seared tuna was mediocre - spicy. Vegetable tostadas were a little bland too, except for the goat cheese.

Service: 10
Our server, Erin, was fantastic. She was very accommodating, checked in frequently and gladly split the check for us issue. Our plates were delivered in perfect order with appropriately measured pace and I'm certain our server had a lot to do with that. The delivery and clearing of plates were extremely efficient. The manager noticed Greg watching one of the tv's and stopped to ask if he wanted to change channel for him. I was amazed that she offered to do this with a packed restaurant on a Friday night!

Value: 7

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