Nico's makes reliably delicious food that's convenient to pick up and enjoy at home. My favorites are Pollo Asado burritos, cheese enchiladas, and Carne Asada quesadillas. I've never had a bad meal - everything is caliente & con mucho sabor. A bonus is the friendly staff, particularly at the 22nd & Kino location. read more

Skimpiest burrito I've gotten thus far. Prices keep going up and quality going down. It was so empty and basically just tortilla I guess I've finally learned my lesson even though I lost another $14. read more

Nico's - Mexican Near Me - Tucson, Arizona

Where do i even start. I got a california burrito and the meat wasn't seasoned at all and the tortilla was hard. Also why am I paying $14 for that burrito and still need to pay extra if i want to add cheese or lettuce. Never going back, don't waste your time. There are way better places to spend your money. read more

Today I got to carne Asada tacos and a fish taco I'm not surprised the fish tacos made with tilapia from craploa China, but the Kearny Asada was terrible. They put plenty of meat and salsa, but the meat had no freaking taste whatsoever. They didn't even put any salt in the meat. It was gross whatever happened to going to Luke Ville Mexico, and getting those awesome fatty greasy tacos before you go to Rockypoint I mean come on tacos are pretty damn easy to make. You don't have to be very smart to make them. I'm sure all of you know what I'm talking about the little cart once you cross the border a little ways that sells tacos for a buck 50 or two right next door to the left that sells souvenirs . read more

Ordered a soft chx taco. It was so so... it barely had cheese and it was pulled chicken meat slathered in a red sauce / base. I was disappointed. The soft tortilla wasn't warm and honestly the taste was bland & the chx tasted funny The chips were good though read more

Nico's - My chicken soft taco - Mexican Near Me - Tucson, Arizona

12$ for a burrito that the eggs are overcooked they are crunchy! This is ridiculous! The worst burrito I have ever had!

Used to be one of my favorites. They recently started skimping on their ingredients..Carne asada burrito is over priced for the size. Also they started charging .75 cents for salsa that is only half full. read more

Nico's - Where's the carne asada? - Mexican Near Me - Tucson, Arizona

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wow I used to enjoy stopping at Nico's before work. But today OMG a basic bean and cheese burrito is $12 !!!! I guess gringos on Campbell avenue don't know there are a dozen places within a couple of miles where you get same or better for less than half that price! read more

They are very inconsistent. Today I paid $12 for this TINY breakfast burrito. It's usually double the size. Very disappointed and feel ripped off. read more

Nico's - $12 - Mexican Near Me - Tucson, Arizona

Before Biden, you could pay a a premium price and get a large burrito carnitas Asada that would fill you up loaded with meat salsa. In Covid, the burrito shrink by about half the price went up astronomical, and then they charged you extra outside of the post cost for beef without declaring it I was kind enough not to report this to Attorney General and sue them for fraud Last month it was super late and I was coming home from work so it was open and I ordered a Carnitas Asada It was about all bread tortilla with a little tiny Schmear of meat and loaded with veggies and Sorrento and onions and once again it was about half to 60% the size as it was before Biden They did lower the price some, but I'll never go back . There's so many other taco shops you can go to. However, if they do return to their large huge burritos filled with meat, even if I have to pay $20, then I'll come But I'm not gonna pay for a wad of flower in the shape of a tortilla seasoned limited with beef Maybe it was my chef maybe they screwed up my order and just used what was on hand such as a taco roll But I just don't need to get screwed paying a price around $14. I literally had to go to McDonald's and eat their garbage to fill up since I finish work that evening. I've never encountered bums there or the homeless even in the store and ungodly late hours so at least it seems safe The store normally has been clean since I've been there and we're talking like almost 20 years of going to this store It's a no thrills lunchbox place that you can get food regardless of the time of day unless they suddenly change their hours I'm disappointed in them completely over the last four years . And because of this, I found an extremely high-quality Mexican food place that I go to For a decent price It's a shame because I used to love this shop read more

Nico's has been here at this original location for approximately 30 years or so. It amuses me that they have 3 stars, yet they are always packed on Friday and Saturday nights and with a 10 to 20 plus minute wait in the drive through. For "fast food" style Mexican Food it is actually pretty good stuff. If you want "fine dining" you have an endless array to choose from around Tucson. But please do not compare Nico's with them, as that would simply not be fair to do nor would it make sense. Having said all of this, I personally like the Carne Asada burrito - add rice and beans. For the money, the meat is actually pretty tasty, the tortilla is light and fluffy with a slight grilled crispiness to it and the pico also tastes like it is made daily. If you are looking for someone to save your life 24 hours a day, after you leave the night club or the ER, there is no place in Tucson like Nico's to fill that bill for your growling tummy. read more

Nico's has been my go to breakfast burrito at various locations around town but this location can be inconsistent. They're currently charging $8.99 for a burrito, which is high compared to other places like Pacos or Barista del Barrio. They always add up charges.. but you don't find out until after you order and they have a random sign on the window. It'd be nice just to know up front what the cost will be. read more

Nico's - a sign in the window of a restaurant - Mexican Near Me - Tucson, Arizona

Stopped there today for an order of rolled tacos with guacamole and cheese. OMG they charge enough but when opened was surprised how much smaller the the tacos were! They used to be almost as long as the tray their served in. Now they're shorter than the forks they give you. Even the texture of the meat was chewy that also has so tough "nervy" pieces. Spouse ordered green chile combo with 2 tortillas. Said the chile was tasteless and the tortillas were like chewing on rubber. Ended up throwing away. Sad that consumers continue to get taken on the quality of their food. Use to enjoy now I won't go back again. If your going to raising the prices because of the "cost of food" at least make the portion sizes more suitable for those who go to your establishment. Couldn't load my pictures I took to show! read more

Standard Mexican food menu. Service was quick and extra sauce was plentiful. Preferred green sauce over red sauce. Items that came sauced were a little too sauced for our taste. Preferred burritos and tacos. Generally decent for fast food. read more

Cold meat burrito 7 ene 2025 carne and pico good salsa, fast service not like tomatoe

The prices and quality. I ordered 2 breakfast burritos and it was 24$?!! One burrito only had egg and cheese? (12$?!!!) The other was an egg, cheese, potatoes and beans and it tasted like a mashed potato burrito! I'll never go here again!!! Go home and eat cereal before going to this place!!!! read more

Okay so I will start by saying that the chicken rolled tacos here are PERFECT. I wouldn't want them to change in any way. The main problem for me was just that the beans were not good. They were off in texture and flavor. However, I would still come back for the rolled tacos. read more

Good food but getting expensive and the service was excellent. Enjoyed their burritos.

Ordered a Breakfast Burrito; egg, chorizo, potato and cheese and horchata to drink. Not only was the burrito inedible, 90% of its content was potato. Absolutely UNSAT! The worst horchata I ever had. I can't describe to you what I drank but one sip and it was tossed. I remember when Tucson had amazing Mexican food, the days when you could go to any spot and have a quality meal for a decent price. No longer the case, this place seems to be the standard "Mexican" restaurants in Tucson. Absolutely horrible, avoid at all cost. read more

Food is good. Not great. Not the friendliest staff take out food seems to just be thrown in containers

I ordered a quesadilla to go and they didn't even cut it, they folded it up and did not give a knife or anyway to cut it up. So I had to tear it apart to eat it which was messy af! Taco Bell is actually better quality then this shit hole read more

Okay, so... actual rating is 3.25. Is there really anything that hasn't been said about Tucson's vast array of 24/7 taquerias? Once you've been to one, you've pretty much been to them all. Nico's is no exception other than the fact that they're one of the few that doesn't use the "Beto" or "Berto" suffix. This is the first time I've been to their Campbell location, though. You'll notice right of the bat that the sound coming from the horn-shaped speaker on the drive-thru ordering board is so weak and distorted, that the person taking your order is almost inaudible. They can hear you though, and the service is prompt, so that's good. Their horchata was pretty much beige, and in my experience, that's usually indicative of a flavorful example. It was indeed very flavorful. The al pastor burrito I had, while having nice flavor, was let down by a ridiculous amount of grease--like they made absolutely no effort to drain it, and it was clearly visible leaking through the wrapper. This area is what caused the bulk of the star deduction. On the whole, I would recommend this location for a bite to eat. Just be aware of meat not being well-drained. read more

A 24-hour taco place on Campbell. Need I say more? Unfortunately, we came during dinner time, not for late-night munchies at midnight. Thus I did not appreciate much about this place. When we walked in, there was an overwhelmingly astringent cleaning product smell (note: this was before any concern of coronavirus). Our orders are also mediocre. I got the fish tacos, and though the fish itself was okay (surprisingly decent actually), I felt the salsa and tortilla itself could have been much better. Maybe I'm just spoiled from the excellent fresh ly made torillas other places have. Unless you have late night cravings, I wouldn't come here. There's better and cheaper places you can go to. read more

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I haven't been to a nicos in a very long time, ( 15+ years) went there last week pretty late at night, not too many places open late night here in town, ordered a Machaca burrito, it had a good portion of Machaca and vegies mixed with eggs, it was very tasty. Had the cravings again today and drove across town to get another Machaca burrito even tho there was one closer to where I live. This time I was very disappointed with the ratio of machaca to vegies to eggs. It was like 96% eggs to machaca compare to last time 75% eggs to machaca. It's like biting into an egg burrito. ( YUCK!!!) Don't think I'll go to any more nicos.. read more

Nico's - Where's the Machaca? - Mexican Near Me - Tucson, Arizona

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Nico's is perfect if you can't make it to spots like Maico, Anita's, or La Fresita. Standard burritos, nothing-special tortillas, big portions. Don't come here expecting a culinary experience, but if you have a hankering for Mexican fast food and nothing else is available, definitely make a stop at Nico's. read more

Stopped for a quick lunch. Mediocre food; plain rice & beans, over cooked pork carnitas, dried out old tortillas. I will not be back.

The food here is good. But I can't give a great review to any restaurant that is packaging their food in styrofoam and plastic. We had been to a Nico's elsewhere and the burritos were wrapped in foil and paper. Here we got plastic and styrofoam. Meanwhile, the ocean is flooded with plastic, just like the earth. Nope. read more

Love me some Mexican Food and if you live in Tucson then you already know bout Nico's! Best in the West!

I called this place six different times with only getting four answers on the other end and all I was trying to do was ask about if they use lard in their tortillas since I'm interested in ordering a vegetarian burrito. The guy kept hanging up on me and I had to keep calling back and then he would hang up on me again and I will call back and he would hang up and call back and then he would briefly answer my question, without much understanding of what I was asking and then he would hang up again! Way to go service worker. Tired calling again to ask " do you use lard in your flower burritos?" And with NO RESPONSE. He keeps hanging up on me lol this place sucks snd I've never even tried it. read more

Absolutely disgusted. There was an entire beetle in my burrito. So unsanitary... we called asking for a refund and they REFUSED. I'm a Tucson native who has grown up eating Nicos and I will NEVER give them my business again. So disappointing. read more

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I eat here all the time, you have the best burritos and super fries; however you changed the green salsa. The only salsa I get here. It's super liquidy now and there's no physical way to not make a mess when putting it on my burrito. I love this place so much, and downloaded Yelp just to let you know your new green salsa is terrible. read more

Nico's - Liquid green salsa. - Mexican Near Me - Tucson, Arizona

The carne asada fries fries where bland and soggy I Toyo's say they weren't properly fried. The sour cream was spoiled and the tomato wasent diced properly. Also almost broke my tooth with a Little Rock or something super solid. read more

Nico's - Rock - Mexican Near Me - Tucson, Arizona

Nicos has the BESTTTTT breakfast burritos. Omg. I order the sausage and potatoes. They use French fry-cut potatoes. I absolutely love the taste texture inside the burrito. It's good for morning or even for late lunch or dinner- fills you up with protein! Sometimes I cut the whole burrito into 4 different parts to eat through out the day. It's so filling! So happy this Nicos shop is open 24 hrs and has a drive thru! I love you, Nicos!!!! read more

I went out for some Nico's around 9:30pm and ordered a shrimp burrito. It was basic with no sauce inside. My major disappointment with Nicks is for a 24 hour Mexican joint why is there no salsa bar?? I could go to a variety of other Mexican places within one mile that all have salads bars. Nico's needs to step it up!! Having said all that, the staff is extremely friendly and even fixed my husbands order when it came out with cheese. read more

Nico's - Mexican Near Me - Tucson, Arizona

The WORST customer service. The cashier with the blue cowboy's hoodie had the most offensive and disgusting attitude towards us. For starters, he had gotten our order wrong and then proceeded to call us "nigga" repeatedly as he spoke and tried to get us to go around back in line in reorder our food. Unfortunately, that will not be happening as YOU (cashier)made the mistake so YOU need to fix your mistake. He refused to get us our California burrito and told us to "get the fuck out of here, I already turned off the speaker so I didn't get your order." On top of that he told us he had already "worked there for 8 years so he doesn't give a shit about the customers and what they order." I have never dealt with such a low level customer service worker in my life. ABSOLUTELY APPALLED AND WOULD NEVER COME HERE AGAIN JUST BECAUSE OF THIS INCIDENT. I also would fire him immediately as he is detrimental to the business. This is a business that deserves a 0. read more

This location is open 24 hours, which I appreciate. I often crave late night munchies, so it is a blessing that this place is very close and readily available. I love their super fries! It is the only item I order off their menu. The portions are large and they give you a good amount of pico, sour cream, cheese, and guac. I have tried carne asada fries from different restaurants around town and Nico's tops them all. It is a pretty decent Mexican fast food joint. read more

Nico's - Super Fries - Mexican Near Me - Tucson, Arizona

I love getting food from here! Great value for the quality of food they serve. I got tacos the first time I went and they were delicious. Today, I ordered the supreme nachos with chicken. So yummy! read more

Nico's - Supreme nachos with chicken - Mexican Near Me - Tucson, Arizona

Love this place for good Mexican fast food. It's good for what it is. Breakfast burritos with a little salsa are my favorite.

Overpriced low quality food. Nico's is definitely not what it used to be even five years ago. Super dry meat and $12 for a burrito? Yikes. Will not be making that mistake again. read more

This review I fear may be longer than I want or my readers want. However, it's important to explain why they are getting two stars. Firstly, let me be up front I don't really care for the food from here but my Husband really likes the potato egg and cheese burrito. So, typically late nights, I'm sent to go get him his craving. So, when I arrived I noticed there was four cars in the drive through. So, I looked to the hours and there was a sign that said "dining room reopening" below that it said 24 Hours and below that it said drive-thru. The signage wasn't clear. I decided to jump out and try to get food in dining room. Sure enough it was locked. So, I jump back in my car and another car joined line but one one left; there was four cars a head of me. (The entire process took 35 minutes, not ok) Next, I finally get to ordering station and the speaker was basically shot. I could hardly hear the lady taking my order and she could hardly hear me. It reminded me of the old days when one would call over seas and you have to yell to be heard and then it then would go clear and you're like why is he yelling. I requested the burrito, loaded fries, and a large Coke. When I get to the window the first thing I notice is a sign requesting we have a mask on (no problem at all, I prefer being safe). However, what I notice is my drive-thru guy is wearing a mask, but not the workers behind him. I digress. Next, sign I see a sign basically saying if they make a mistake and you're missing an item you must tell them at the window or they will not refund or remake the food for you. This sign it's slightly rude to me because it makes it out there the majority of their customers are thiefs. They may have a few people who may take advantage, but the vast majority are good. I digress again. So, when the guy comes to the window I ask him to read me back my order. When he does the coke wasn't on the order. He said let me add that and gave me a total of 32 dollars and some change. I hand him my card and before he runs it, I request that he give me a receipt after he runs it (because math wasn't adding up). He said no problem. When he hands it to me it's just a transaction receipt for my credit card. I then asked him for a detailed receipt. When I received it the total was only $26.53 I didn't mention the discrepancy because he ran my card for the $26.53 and not the $32. It made me wonder if I wouldn't have requested this receipt if I would have been charged the $32 and not the correct amount. When I received my detailed receipt it was crumpled up like it was thrown in the trash. If this store is going to require its customers to go through the bag before leaving they should at least give a detailed receipt. It seems like every time I'm in a drive through my husband or someone else in the car will add something and by the time I get to the window I can't recall everyone's order. So, they must certainly should give a detailed receipt. Also, the receipt showed I paid cash but I paid with my credit card. However, again I believe the majority of people are good. So, I considered this a mistake and I did not consider this when I decided on two stars. The policy on the window (signage) is certainly considered in my rating, but not the "mistake". Next, the food I ordered the loaded fries with carne asada. This entire dish severely lacked seasoning. The cheese didn't really have a taste but it had consistency of melted rubber. The fries were good but again lacked salt. The Pico on the fries was ok, but wasn't special and again not seasoning. My husband enjoyed his burrito which is why they're getting two stars. However, I noticed he opened the burrito and seasoned it. (That says everything) The value for money doesn't match at all. Finally, I noticed the open sign laying on the ground next to the drive-thru which to me perfectly shows this restaurants commitment to what they're doing. Lackluster at best. read more

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