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    Nikola's Restaurant

    3.4 (262 reviews)
    Open 11:00 am - 9:00 pm

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    What's the vibe?
    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Good for groups
    Good for kids

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    Greek Salad with grilled chicken
    Anthony B.

    Working near 8 and Telegraph, this is a good choice for some solid generous portion lunches. I come a few times a year now, and I always get the Greek salad with added chicken. Very large and filling, with good toppings and dressing. Service is always good and attentive. Ambience is like that of a family restaurant. Clean inside which is very important. They must be doing something right for being in business this long.

    Deep Fried Shrimp Dinner
    Ericka B.

    Stopped by here after an early afternoon wedding. Being that it was early they were only serving light appetizers and cocktails, and we needed food. I haven't been here in years and it seemed like a great quick option. First portions are large so pack your appetite. I chose the sampler plate as my main since it had a variety. Cheese sticks, chicken wings, chicken fingers and a potato side (I went with broasted potatoes) flavors on everything was nice. Nothing was too salty or greasy. My only issue with this trip was our waiter. Very inattentive. Once he took our order we never saw him again. No check in while we waited, no making sure the entrees came out correctly, no ask about needing anything else, there even was no ask about a refill of drinks even until he came to drop the check off. We had to stop him again when he tried to run off and ask to place our dessert order (he didn't bother asking if we needed it wanted anything else). This was a bit surprising as we are watching the other members of the waitstaff kill it. While the food was good, this server really just ruined the experience for us.

    Ribs, cod, greens, pork chops, love, and yuuuuum.
    Marlin G.

    Everything was amazing. Portions are large and flavorful. Not salty. So much deliciousness!

    Carryout has a separate entrance in back
    Yolande M.

    Nikola's keeps it going on every night in the dining room and carryout! Thank you Debbie for your service! Thank you for assisting my father with stationing his walker out of the way until we were ready to go. Handicap accessibility is important to us. The ample parking was great and we were able to park right near the carryout area where there was a small ramp to assist my dad with coming in from the parking lot. This was a wonderful dining experience for my family which consisted of five adults and one child. It was a great way to decompress after the presidential election that was conducted the day before with four generations around the table. Ages 1 to 83. All the dinners came with your choice of one hot side and one cold side plus garlic bread. Although I did not take photos, we have several tossed salads and coleslaws before our dinner and hot sides arrived. We had a ton of food on our table and our plates. We had ribs, shrimp, fried chicken, catfish, cod and chicken strips. For our hot sides, we had fries, broasted potatoes and sweet potatoes. We also ordered several cornbread sides. The portions were huge and the oval plates seemed to be not large enough to accommodate the food. We didn't mind because we all had takeout boxes for tomorrow. The kid's meal was large as well. They have many drink options which even includes smoothies. They have a large selection of desserts available. We were so full we took a few to go! We had carrot cake, German chocolate cake and NY Cheesecake. We hope to come back again on a Thursday night when they have live jazz.

    These are the ribs...
    Adam-david V.

    In a nutshell... By far some of the worst barbecue ribs greens and literally macaroni and cheese... I believe the barbecue ribs are just oven cooked and maybe even boiled them grilled. Extremely cheap quality of meat. I will say on the upside they do have some really good chicken tenders but that's about it.

    Catfish dinner and Rib, Fish, Shrimp dinner
    Lawrence G.

    What happened to the food over the years. The last time I ate here was during the pandemic and I was in the area and wanted to find someplace to have a good home cooked meal that was reasonably priced. The customer service was on point but the food has definitely gone down over the years. The catfish was the only thing that was somewhat ok. The sides along with the rest of the food was disgusting. I expected bbq ribs and what I got was ribs that were greasy and tasted like they were cooked in an oven then covered with bbq sauce. The size of the battered shrimp was so disappointing when I bit down into it. I got a mouth full of fried batter before I got to the shrimp. And last but not least, Nikolas should absolutely stop serving Mac and Cheese immediately. What I thought would be homemade was actually a type of Kraft Mac n Cheese with real cheese mixed in and had noted flavor at all. The food was so disgusting that I could not bring myself to try any of the cold sides that came along with the meal that I chose. I will not be back and would not recommend.

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    Great service the food is always consistent and delicious great prices. Comfortable atmosphere.

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    Server was great. Ambience was fine. Broasted chicken was perfect. Place was packed. Mostly large family tables. We'll be back.

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    Food was ok. Service was good. We had a party of 15. Our waitress was exceptional. It's a good gathering spot for something to do.

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    Can i place phone order and pick up later?

    Yes you can order ahead and pick it up. I think they also do Doordash.

    Do you need reservations for the weekend?

    No reservations but if it's a large party I do recommend

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