Nandina

Lauren Vaughan, says:

• Food:

  5/5

• Vibe:

  5/5

• Service:

  5/5

• Value:

  5/5

• Overall:

  5/5

I first learned about Nandina from my downstairs neighbor who not only sang the praises of it's food but that it delivers such deliciousness until 3 am. That's right - THREE FREAKING A.M.!! Having only done the delivery thing about a half dozen times, a friend and I ventured to the actual restaurant for dinner one night and we were not disappointed. The service was awesome (even when one of the waitstaff accidentally knocked over my Kirin Light which was almost empty. They demanded I get a new one. Love that.), the food delicious - try the tulip dumplings, amazing little fried (you can get them steamed) purses of goodness with the most amazing mushroom sauce - and the price was unbeatable. We had 2 beers, a large sake, 3 appetizers and 2 sushi rolls (a Spider Roll and a Dragon Roll, I think) and our tab was under $40 before tip. The vibe is cool and hip, it looks and feels (and tastes) like what you'd find over in Uptown or Downtown and I hear they even have karaoke on the weekends.