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Bloomingpedia:This week's featured article/2007 Week 5
The Nomad Buffet, located on the northeast corner of N. Walnut and 17th Street, is a restaurant offering a selection of different central and east Asian cuisine. Though the ownership and management of the restaurant is Tibetan, the buffet menu offers different Asian fare in comparison to the other Tibetan restaurants in town, notably specializing in prime rib. Some regulars to the restaurant have begun shortening the name to simply "The Nomad."
The restaurant was opened in December of 2006 by Pema, a resident of Bloomington, with the help of other local Tibetan friends. Much of the remodeling of the interior, which had been inherited from the American Chopstick, was undertaken personally. Shakya, with previous experience in restaurant management, was charged with overseeing much of the new construction. Pema, who brought expertise as a restauranteur in Orlando, Florida, invested the start-up capital needed for the remodeling.
