The Nook: A Cozy Place for Everyone

Charles Parziale, staff writer

After so many years, The Nook has become a nice place to stop and have a full breakfast or lunch. The Nook is at 415 E. Main street in Charlottesville on the downtown mall. Their specialty is breakfast served all day everyday throughout the week.

Sitting down with friends, listening to songs from the 50s, having a plate filled with eggs cooked a little over easy and sausage links and a cup of coffee made a great breakfast, costing around $15. They have a lot on the menu including eggs, sausage, bacon, they even offer some crab cakes for breakfast. They have soups and salads too. If you are more interested in lunch, they offer hot and cold sandwiches as well.

“This gravy is just like the way my grandma makes it,” said Alexis Davidson when she had eggs and biscuits and gravy for breakfast.

While plenty of the staff are happy and chipper, towards the end of our breakfast our waitress started to rush us. She asked if people were done while they still had their forks in their hand.

The Nook was rebought and refurbished in 2007 using their original mahogany booths when the store was first opened in the early 1930s. Filling the walls were old fashioned pictures and posters with a style of the 50s.

The Nook is a great place to go for breakfast anytime or a delicious lunch while out with friends. With the costs for all of their food and drink options being reasonable, they make themselves a desirable place to stop by.

Their hours are 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday, 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday, and 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Sunday.