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318 SE Grand Ave, Portland, OR | Map it

97214 45.520601 -122.660500

(503) 235-5123

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    Monday To Saturday From 10:00 AM To 09:00 PM Sunday From 12:00 PM To 09:00 PM
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4.5 Star Rating: Recommended

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elron hubbard

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elron hubbard Joined 5 months ago
2.0
August 27, 2011

Not a good time at Nicholas restaurant. I've been to Nicholas restaurant half a dozen times and came to realize over the last few visits that the service stinks. Some of their food is good but my dessert was a pile of liquid where the cream had separated. Their desserts have consistantly failed at Nicholas. But, with the lousy wait-staff and less than sanitary conditions I will never return. Sincerely, E.Hubbard  View Less View More

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PriyaMenon

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PriyaMenon Joined 11 months ago
5.0
March 21, 2011

Love Nicholas, Yummy, Generous Portions, Great Value!!. Oh, boy! We looove the food at Nicholas! It is excellent! Eating there has never been disappointing, ever. The chicken kebabs and the lamb with rice platter are out of this world! The pita is humongous and is served piping hot, family style! My husband, daughters and I are fans of Nicholas. It's great value for money too, the portions are generous! I highly recommend it.

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joanntim

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joanntim Joined 3 years ago
1.0
October 05, 2010

Major Disappointment. We are from out of town and have eaten here before, but something has changed. The little salad that came along with our dinner, unfortuantely, was the best part of the meal. My husband had the gyros, and he was drooling for it...thinking how yummy it was the last time, packed full of meat, etc......NOT this time. It had a few slivers of meat and lots of Pita wrapped around the scant amount of meat. What a disappointment. Doubt whether we would even go back.  View Less View More

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dougtyler

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dougtyler Joined 2 years ago
4.0
September 25, 2010

The best humus I have ever had!. Super food and and a super value. I can't get over that they make everything at one place. Almost too good to be true, Cheap food and authentic (I think) as I have ever had.  View Less View More

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Katiethescorpio

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Katiethescorpio Joined 2 years ago
1.0
June 07, 2010

DONT WASTE YOUR MONEY OR HUNGER HERE.. This was such a disappointment!! I drove a couple friends up from Vancouver WA to check this place out, for a great friendly dinner, and the food was horrible. It was embarrassing.

I have always laughed, because Gordon Ramsey says never eat at a restaurant with pictures on the menu, and when we sat down I leaned over to my husband and made a little joke, knowing, hoping the food was good. I have never really met a middle eastern dish I didn't really enjoy.

Boy was I wrong! We ordered Kabbah and an eggplant dish...

and it was practically dog food. Sloppy, disgusting piles!!

Not to mention the waitress must have been blind, or just dumb, to see that we barely touched the food, and were NOT taking it to go, but had nothing to say about it.

I guess they are used to people ordering food and not really eating it.

DO NOT WASTE YOUR HARD EARNED MONEY AT THIS PLACE!~

NOTE:::We were at the recently turned from Arabian Breeze to Nicholas restaurant.

WHAT A DUMP. The decorations are falling off the walls, its SUPER dirty, and incredibly uncomfortable.

Never again, to ANY of their restaurants.

My ONE STAR RATING OF "Eh" was required. I give them zero stars.  View Less
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Jolindsay13

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Jolindsay13 Joined 2 years ago
3.0
April 07, 2010

Not bad, Very busy, Small accommodations. I'm here to review the New Gresham Location. It isn't up on here yet. I had seen the "COMING SOON" sign for over a year, and it finally opened! I couldn't wait to try it. It was a good thing my daughter and I got here early for lunch because the place soon filled up and had a line out the door. I'm not sure if it's because it's new or not. The staff was very nice, especially the guy Handling the drinks. He made my 2yr old a fresh kiwi shake and she guzzled it in about 2 minutes. We ordered a falafel plate for an app, and they were defiantly not the best I've had. I think they make them ahead of time and then nuke them. I ordered some kind of sandwich, resembling a gyro. It was good. Nothing spectacular but i would come again. I looked around at other plates and the main dishes were huge! Unless you have a big appetite i would share! The place is quaint but very cramped. The waiters are all going back in forth through one small path and that is where you have to walk too. Also the bathroom is back behind the waiter station on the way to the kitchen so you have to inch back there too. Other then this, i liked it and I would come back here again.  View Less View More

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dellander

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dellander Joined 2 years ago
5.0
January 18, 2010

Yeah for 2 more Locations. Great restaurant. I often order their food to go when I work late. It is great fuel for the brain. I ate here the other day and was pleased to see they will be adding 2 new locations. I am so glad to here about this, as the wait for lunch can be brutal.  View Less View More

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mak9315

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mak9315 Joined 5 years ago
3.0
August 04, 2009

Rude Staff.. I just tried to place an order with the girl working there over the phone, and she hung up on me. Twice. She didn't even wait for me to finish talking before she scolded me for not telling them that I wanted the order in 45 minutes rather than 15 at the beginning of my call (My bad. I know). She then promptly hung up on me with a sarcastic "thanks!". I was left a bit dumbfounded... and completely put out at her attitude. I then called to cancel it in favor of a friendlier, closer middle eastern restaurant... and she hung up on me again.

I'm not picky...it seems like it from this review. But this was just ridiculous, rude service. Not coming here for a while.  View Less
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MatthewRobert

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MatthewRobert Joined 3 years ago
5.0
July 31, 2009

Simply Amazing. You will sometimes see people lined out the door to this place, but it's because it is GOOD EATS!... So good! I may go right now just thinking about it!  View Less View More

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InternationalMystique

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InternationalMystique Joined 3 years ago
1.0
July 15, 2009

Maybe good food but overshadowed by .... After considering several restaurants for some time, we both happily remembered Nicholas and eagerly went to the location for dinner. It had never disappointed us in the past.

This time disappointment slapped us immediately. Wait staff was rude, at times completely ignoring us, other times, just acting as if we were inconveniencing them and we were a pain to be served. We were not rude just waiting for attitudes to change. The place was not hosting it's usual crowds so we could not attribute it to the regular overwhelming crowds they have to serve. As we further observed the place we noticed the hostess rushing other diners to finish and leave. We also started to notice how unclean the place looked. I realize the ambiance is humble but this was just plain DIRTY! As wait staff cleaned tables with grungy dirty towels, they simply brushed the food off the tables onto the floor. I looked down around the entire restaurant and realized it was everywhere.

Is it coincidence that a day later, we are experiencing symptoms of having eaten less than sanitary food? :(  View Less
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