Haven't been here in a while. First time here since they moved across the street. New store is definitely nicer and up to date. They have a full bar here, too. Staff is very nice and quick. The food is tasty, omelets and pita sandwiches are great here, salads are average, Philly cheesesteak is my favorite sandwich here, and the pancakes taste pretty good. read more

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Very family friendly was good, there was a wait but wasn't a long wait at all. The food was really good! Would have given five star but I feel like they are slightly overpriced and the size of the cups for drinks are ridiculously small. I am going to go back again and bring friends. read more

Been coming here for years and haven't EVER been disappointed. The food is always amazing and yes, I try different items. Sunday breakfast is my favorite because of the delicious cinnamon rolls. read more

GREAT country fried steak for breakfast. Quick service, hot and tasty food. French toast was really good too. I'll be back!

Great place for breakfast. Get a lot of goid food for your money. Service is always good. Would recommend NicksII to everyone.

My wife and I have been regular customers here for the last year. We moved to Surprise last November and a friend recommended Nick's, we came in and loved everything about the place. Food was awesome, the service was outstanding, plus, if you got a Nick's card you get $10 off when you spend $100, so using the card tracks your spending, very cool... but all of that is changing. Nick is gone and the place is going down quick. It's a shame to see but every weekend it's a little less than the week before. I even heard that the loyalty card goal is changing from $100 to $250 before you get a $10 break. Portions are getting smaller, prices are going up. We still love our veteran servers but we are seeing many new faces since Nick retired. We are currently looking for a new weekend spot. It really is a shame, we spent a lot of money there in the past year and recommended many people there. What about loyalty to your customers?? read more

The host was quick to greet us, took us to a table, but had to finish bussing it off and wipe it. After sitting for about 10 minutes our server came over to us and took our drink order & food. About 18 minutes later two stuffed french toasts with eggs over easy came out. Overall the taste was really bland. -This was a Wednesday at 1:30 pm. It was $30+ for two people for an ALRIGHT experience and mediocre hospital food. read more

My husband and I have found our second home at nicks diner. We are always on the lookout for a mom and pop restaurant that still cares about the food and the customer and we found one so close to home.Nick the chef and owner will walk the floor greeting customers asking about your meal the food is delicious and consistent. You can tell he cares. Service you hardly see any more. read more

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Great! always a wait, but well worth it, the place is packed with everyone that loves a cozy spot to have breakfast, lunch or dinner. The service is fast. The place is clean. The food is delicious. The Lemon Rice soup is a little to sour for my taste, but people must like it, cause it's always on the menu? I love that the owner Nicholas, takes the time to come out and meet all of his customers. Now, that's class. : ) read more

Get ready to eat a lot of food. You get a ton. I had the chicken fried steak breakfast with 2 eggs, toast and home fries. Very tasty meal. The breakfast sausage they use is huge (like hot dog big). Service was fast and food came out fresh and hot. They could use bigger cups. We did wait for refills but with meals that large and drinks that small they tend to go down fast. read more

food is greasy, servers don't care. employees are rude and seemingly know the food is disgusting

My family loves to go here for breakfast. They give big portions. Everything we've tried has been great! They have huge cinnamon rolls on Sundays. read more

It's super sad I give this place a one star. We have been coming here for years. When it was under Nick it was great food and you always got a great dining experience. However I'm not sure if it has anything to do with new ownership but it's gone down hill. We order take out from , Here atleast once a month especially on Saturday or Sunday. We figure save us the wait, there is always a wait . Always. No big deal but this weekend it seemed like they were so busy that their phones were off the line... no big deal I can get my lazy butt up and drive to order . When I got there place was packed @ noon. People still flooding the doors and the woman that took my order said they were down a server. I felt pretty bad. No worries I understand stuff happens. 2nd benefit of doubt goes out to them. When I order I get the same thing every time.... it never changes. When I ordred a full serving of French toast she argued with me that they don't have just a French toast.... they charge by the slice or I can get the French toast with the meal... no lady I get the same thing 59 times before..... I get your stressed let's take a moment here and listen to what your saying to me before I let you know how bad you're irritating me. I'm speaking in the most basic English, a cave man can understand. French toast order.... she again says they charge by the slice.... lol literally never heard of that in their shop or anywhere else. Did they decide that they needed to start charging French toast by the slice from now on.... Jesus. Great I'll take 6 slices charge me by the slice chick. This whole experience was irritating and I am the most accommodating person until I can breakthrough your wall of stupidity. Bring nick back please. I'm over ot and their crowded restaurant. Last time we ordred eggs Ben it had little to no hollandaise sauce in it. Cool. Don't wate your time. I have better experiences at the taco truck in the parking lots in el mirage lol. read more

Always love the food and usually the service but today's waitress was not friendly and not very attentive. Again both are usually great.

Went for brunch and tried the strawberry French toast! Huge portion and it was so good! I could not eat it all! We got seated immediately but it filled up really quickly! Everything that went by looked very good, so I'm sure we will be going back! Some menu items were a bit pricey, we eat out a lot so try to eat well on a budget, but portion size is big, so take home for second meal, or we will split it between the two of us! read more

I went to the diner with a friend who said it was a local favorite. I had a pretty standard breakfast order with eggs over easy, bacon and potatoes. The potato cakes are very good. Eggs and bacon are pretty standard however the atmosphere was "modern family restaurant" or "modern diner." . Some vintage pieces throughout and a laid-back atmosphere... it is obvious some attention was paid to the cosmetic appeal of the dining area. read more

Stopped in Sunday about 11 am for brunch with my granddaughter and Nick's was packed. (Good sign!) It is a pretty good sized restaurant so we were able to get a table in about 15 minutes. Despite the crowd the service was quick, attentive and friendly. I ordered pancakes with sausage and granddaughter ordered a breakfast croissant. Very large and tasty portions. Great place for a family Sunday brunch. (They also have a breakfast bar so if you are dinning solo very welcoming and no wait!) read more

I have been coming here for years and the service is always great. The new site is big and beautiful

After the first time of trying them out we have been back almost every week. Everything we have tried is always good. Good Service, nice ambiance and fast food. It gets really busy so don't get discouraged; wait for it read more

Great breakfast. Friendly staff. Good energy. Definitely on my return list. Basted eggs were perfect. My companions ordered omelets. Good reviews on those too. read more

Just had the worst service every! Waited so long I was no longer hungry. Lost a long standing customer here. Waitress should be fired. Was so busy bossing everyone that she had no time to take care of customers. read more

Always a great start to our Sunday of running errands and getting stuff done !! We love this place!!

Love this place. Breakfast is best nice portions size and always served prompt. Waitress are so sweet.

Good food,great service Had been there quite a while ago remembered it was great! Decided to return. Didn't realize they had moved. Terrible time finding the new location, finally did. Worth the hassle, still great! read more

Good food, large portions. Don't make the mistake of going to Nick's on Reems Rd. The food & service are much better at Nick's II at Waddell & Litchfield. Different owners. read more

Food very good! don't seem very welcoming I've been here many times with my daughter same way 90%of the time

So discovered along with the move to a new location Nick has updated and now has a whole new website with his full menu. Ordered carry-out last night for my wife and I and had a great experience. read more

Not very happy with today food. Eggs Benedict was good although they need to toast English muffins. The potatoes were terrible. No flavor and dry not even hot. Disappointed to say the least. Not going b-ball for awhile. read more

The very first time my husband and I went to the one on Reems. The food was good, the service was meh and for that reason I stopped going for a while. Then my husband and I decided to go again, only this time the service was slow and the waitress dropped something on the floor and she used a towel to wipe it up and then wiped the counter with that same towel, and never washed her hands and proceeded to pick up a plate of food and take it to a customer. My husband being the out spoken person that he is, called to the waitress that was serving us and told her about the situation with the other waitress. He didn't whisper either. read more

They are a bit on the pricey side but totally worth it. They have generous portion sizes and on Sunday's you can get the best cinnamon rolls in town. But get there early because they go fast, and when they are gone they are gone. read more

Always good food and amazing service. They have huge cinnamon roles on Sunday mornings.

Made a yelp account just for this went in here yesterday and got there burger and side of frys and my older brother got some steaks and said they were the best ever will go again in future too. read more

Brand new!!! Where Bronco Billys uses to be. My dad loves Nicks, and is super excited!! I've never been before, but will be back. Remember, they just opened. Have some patience. read more

Nicks is never bad whether it's the original on Reems or the new one on Litchfield. For those complaining about the new location, I suggest realizing that this is a new location for Nick and he's obviously still trying to work out all the kinks. If you ask to speak to Nick (and he's there), he'll come out and listen to what you have to say and will do what he can to make your experience the best. If you've ever been to the one on Reems, then you'd know that he doesn't accept 'mediocre' for his customers. And for the guy comparing Nicks to Rio Mirage, that's like comparing apples to oranges. Nicks is a diner, not a Mexican food joint. I frequent both the new and old Nicks and although there are slight differences, it won't be long before the new one will be just as awesome as his other one. read more

My in-laws are big fans of Nick's and Nick's II. I really don't know why. I can't figure out what the attraction is for the older crowd but there is a wait every time we come here as the restaurant is packed with older folks. Perhaps it's the large portions at cheap prices that has them overlooking the fact that the food is really not that great. The salad I had on our recent visit to Nick's II was a plate of romaine lettuce with a slice of tomato with 2 kalamata olives. Seriously. The veggie wrap didn't have any dressing or sauce with it and was so bland it was ridiculous. I asked for some balsamic and the server looked at me like I was crazy...and the balsamic never came. My husband had a ham and cheese sandwich that you would think would be hard to screw up...but again...blech. They used hand carved ham which SHOULD be WONDERFUL but they gave him the fattiest pieces on the ham so all he was chewing was huge hunks of fat. Not appetizing. The staff were all on edge because Nick (or at least who I think was Nick--older guy speaking with an accent wearing a Chef coat) was eagle-eyeing what the staff was doing in the dining room and critiquing. I wish he would spend more time in the kitchen and work on that dish-soap flavored chicken lemon rice soup or perhaps get creative instead of using frozen products to pass off as homemade. Again, I don't know what the attraction is to Nick's or Nick's II but I will be doing my best to avoid both locations. You get what you pay for when you pay for cheap food.... read more

I have been here a twice and have nothing but great service!! Food is hot, fresh, and tasty!! Always packed but the wait has never been long for table of 2 or 3 people. read more

This was a great find! The service was top notch! The ladies were all very very friendly, the coffee was good and the food was fast and tasted great! Will definitely come back! read more

My wife wanted to go there after church because it was close to the house.... The service as well as the food was mediocre at best.... So many better places to go in Surprise... Rio Mirage Cafe on Litchfield is my Favorite... read more

Eh, it was ok. Food was mediocre. Bacon gross-all three of us didn't eat it. After seeing their menu along with pricing and atmosphere.... Wished we would have chose Denny's. Sticky syrup bottles are gross to me and they all were on the tables I could see or I would have grabbed one from another table. Would not return, also place has a funky smell when u walked in. read more

This is our favorite place for brunch in Surprise. Everything we've ordered here has been good. My favorite is the country fried steak and the breakfast pita. They can get busy but we've never had to wait long for a table and they get your food out quick. read more