"The" best food on the planet...every dish owner Wadie brought to our table was extrodinaire...when in Portland...go straight to Karam...sit back...enjoy and savor the experience!!!
I had the appetizer vegetable mezza plate: the falafel was fresh and hot, the stuffed grapeleaf was fresh and hot, the hummus and baba ganoush were clearly made with fresh lemon juice, the bread was hot off the grill, the mint tea leaves were fresh and perfect.... it was so very good!!!
Love this place, quaint atmosphere and wonderful owner! Ha walked us though our food choices with a great variety plate so we had lots of flavors to try! ❤️❤️❤️❤️
Gluten Free Pita!!! Stopped in for lunch and was completely pleased with the quality of the food. GF pita was a joy with the tasty humus plate. Rice and lentils were incredible - simple but had a depth of spice unexpected and pleasing. Will definitely go again.
The absolute best meal I ever had was here. When they heard my kids say it was my birthday, they went a made a special dessert not on the menu. Definitely will be going here again!
We stopped here on a whim. We were starved and ordered a mountain of food. Everything was absolutely amazing. I love Lebanese food and this was probably the best I have had. We will be going back!
Lovely place with warm, welcoming decor. Our service was fantastic - fun yet attentive and helpful. Highly recommend!
Wonderful food, great atmosphere and excellent service. Fun place to go for your birthday with friends.
Linda Sandaklie-Nikolova
+5
Best food and service! Highly recommended for everybody who loves middle eastern food. Every bite worth to come to Portland and spend lunch and dinner in that amazing restaurant! You feel like home surrounded by great people!
Anirudh Rajagopal Naig
+5
I went to this restaurant in July. It was amazing! The service was quick, great bread and amazing spinach soup, I don't remember the name of the rice dish, it was good too. I want to go there again and again!
The best meal I have had in a very long while!
Great food....Great staff...Great place!
Philip Graham Willoughby
+5
Very authentic; I particularly loved the fresh pita bread. The rose water soda is also awesome.
Consistently the BEST atmosphere, food, and staff. Thank you Karam!
Superb place for a family dinner or date night. Everything is perfectly seasoned and delicious, from the dolmas appetizers to the perfect dessert mix of peanut butter baklava and Turkish coffee - not to mention the luscious and flavor filled main courses. Just a wonderful warm and fresh option for any night of the week.
I have to say that Nicholas Restaurant has the best shawarma on the entire West Coast!
I keep forgetting to take out my phone and take photos of the beautiful food (focusing on being present during outings with my family), so the photos I have added are from the Nicholas Restaurant site. Every plate is delivered to your table wonderfully plated.
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Nicholas Restaurant is absolutely fabulous. They are PACKED and from what some locals told me that is ALWAYS. I will start with the decor. Beautiful. And while the tables are close together it is suited here. Just make note that if you want a romantic setting this may not be where you'd want to pop the question. It is a little loud unless you're seated on the walls.
Food!! Fantastic. Fresh and perfectly cooked. They start you off with a perfectly mixed Zaatar herb blend and some olive oil. Toss the herbs in and mix into the oil let is marry then dig the hot puffed bread they bring. Delicious. There is plenty of herbs and the mix is great also added to salad. I ordered the lamb kabob salad and I had food for 2 days. We started with the cauliflower and again HUGE portion. I joked it was the whole head of cauliflower and I doubt I'm wrong.
My friend got the chicken and I tasted it and it was bold and flavorful the rice was delicious and I suggest you do not leave out the saffron rice.
They have a full bar though we didn't have any cocktails I saw some gorgeous drinks being delivered to customers and wow just beautiful the presentation on those.
I can recommend Nicholas Restaurant very highly. I've done over a thousand reviews of restaurants and this is in my top 5 of all time. When I get back this way again it will be on my to do list.
The prices are low for the quality and quantity of food. I am in So Cal and the restaurants in the type of cuisine are double the price. I found that surprising in a good way.
Fantastic and delicious!! Tell them Meek sent you. If this review helps you please give it a like.
This hummus is smooth and velvety. Pita the size of a manhole cover that is so soft and warm. I wish I could curl up with this, a book and a good thunderstorm. This is comfort food elevated to the next level. Prices are amazingly affordable. Service was excellent.
Our first time here we !! The food is absolutely FRESH , DELICIOUS!! Beef is perfectly seasoned! Service is great ! Our waitress was very nice! The establishment is very clean !! For my first experience with Lebanese food ! This is absolutely great! When I return to Arizona .. I will definitely seek out a Lebanese restaurant!!
This is the best Middle Eastern food we've had in years. We are on vacation and visiting Portland and we wanted to find an authentic Middle Eastern cuisine. We came across this place on Google Maps and decided to give it a try. We are so glad we did. The food was very delicious. We got the mezza appetizer, followed by a beef shawarma sandwich and a kofta platter. Then we ended with dessert that is rice pudding and kunafa. All of it is very delicious.
Something to note right off the bat: the food here is five stars. Full stop. It’s awesome. Fresh, flavorful, and tasty as all get out. The kitchen is doing great work over at Nicholas.
Service is where there was a little bit of an opportunity. Staff were super friendly and courteous— no complaints there, but the experience was a bit disjointed time wise. We were seated pretty quickly, but waited a solid 20 minutes before anyone came to greet us or bring water.
After ordering drinks and food, the food was out in great time— only about ten minutes. The drinks took a bit longer to show up oddly, and when they did, the cocktails themselves were a bit hit or miss.
Maybe they were short staffed, or it was just an off night. Who knows? That all said, the amazing food, location and friendliness were more than enough to get us to return, so we’ll absolutely give Nicholas Restaurant another shot in the future.
Ordered take out and it was so good - feed us leftovers for days. Loved the saffron rice the most!
I had a great time at Nicholas Restaurant, we tried arnabeet, baba ghanuosh, falafel with tahini and a chicken kabob plate. The arnabeet was amazing, and the jasmine rice was so flavorful. My husband enjoyed the chicken kabob plate. The mint lime lemonade was cool and refreshing. The restaurant had a nice atmosphere.
Decent restaurant in the Gresham downtown. Their veggie Kabob plate is a MUST have. Being an indian brought up on spices, I was still blown away with the taste of the sauce. Just outstanding. Even the falafels were above average.
Other items were good, nothing to write home about. Slightly on the pricier side. Their Zatar fries felt like normal 🍟, but still crisp and tasty.
EThey serve this huge pita bread to start off things, meat was cooked to perfection and juicy, pretty good baba ganoush anf hummus. Baklava i felt was slightly off. Overall, great!!
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