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Nico
- Price Range:
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$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Good for Groups:
- No
- Takes Reservations:
- Yes
- Delivery:
- No
- Take Away:
- Yes
- Caters:
- Yes
4 reviews for Nico
4 reviews in English
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Review from Cathy S.
11/24/2011
Nico is a charming trattoria located in Windsor's "Little Italy", Erie Street. Nico was one of my Uncle's favorite restaurants and I think Nico came through in spades for my family when we held a reception there after my Uncle's funeral.
The service was impeccable and the food was absolutely delicious. When we arrived, there were plates of antipasti and bruschetta waiting on all of the tables. That was followed in succession by family style bowls of the most succulent mussels steamed in a white wine pomodoro, ziti with a tomato and eggplant sauce, platters of veal cutlets sautéed with mushrooms and herbs, grilled salmon with grilled zucchini and peppers and finished with the Italian equivalent of a chocolate bombe glacee.
The wine flowed, toasts were made, memories were recounted and tears were shed and it felt like we were eating in a family dining room. It doesn't get much better than this. -
Review from Michael C.
2/20/2011
After years of hearing about Windsor, I finally got a chance to see this mysterious place that is just across the river from Detroit. I was in town for a wedding recently, and for an adventure, my girlfriend's family suggested we grab dinner at an Italian place called Nico's.
Situated on Erie street, Nico's is on a drag occupied by a bunch of Italian restaurants. Clearly, Italian is what this neighborhood specializes in. Upon arrival, we were quickly seated in their cozy dining room. To start, we shared some mussels and calamari...both excellent. For my main dish, I ordered the seafood linguini, which is one of my old standby dishes when eating Italian. Without qualification, this was the best seafood linguini I have ever had. All future seafood linguini dishes I have will be measured against this one.
After a leisurely after dinner coffee, we wrapped up, stopped by the Duty Free to pick up some cheap liquor, were questioned briefly by the border patrol/customs, and hit the road for the burbs. Hopefully I will be back some day. -
Review from Krystal D.
2/20/2011
They don't get five stars simply because the service is impossibly slow. The servers are probably the most friendly you'll ever meet....which is good because they'll keep you there for about three hours.
Awesome, awesome, awesome bread plate served with quality olive oil and herbs. Immediately reminded me of the bread served in Italy. I could have eaten 5 of those plates as my meal and would have been quite content.
Insalata Caprese: 5/5- Oh heaven. A pile of thin-sliced traditional Italian prosciutto atop a bed of marinated grape tomatoes and buffalo mozzarella. The saltiness of the prosciutto and the smooth richness of the mozzarella created magic in my mouth.
Rigatoni al'Amatriciana (Pasta in a spicy tomato sauce with guanciale, red onion and freshly grated pecorino romano cheese): 4/5- This was the BF's dish. Again, it held perfectly true to a dish you'd find in Italy. We were disappointed by the lack of guanciale, but the flavors were still astounding. All sauces should taste like this.
Gnocchi Quattro Formaggi (Potato dumplings in a gorgonzola, asiago, mozzarella and parmesan cream): 5/5- I felt my arteries closing as I ate this dish. The gnocchi were PERFECT. No exaggeration, they actually melted in my mouth. Very, very few restaurants make proper gnocchi. This dish was almost too rich to finish...almost.
Other notes....
Thee servers here are very friendly, but they're in no rush. Be prepared to wait a long time before placing your order....and an even longer time to get your bill at the end of the meal. We were seriously here for about 2 hours.
They are VERY generous with wine pours. I think they give a full eight ounces. And a glass is only about $7. So get one.
The dining room is very tiny, so make reservations. Even at 8pm, the place was packed.
Take the time to go here. It's worth it.Listed in: Best Bread Baskets
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Review from Jeff B.
8/7/2008
I went to Nico based on the many recommendations I found on the web. I visited Windsor recently to spend a day at the casino and was looking for a nice place to take my wife out to dinner that evening. Nico's is a very short distance from the casino and from the U.S. border. Upon arriving at the restaurant, we were warmly greeted and were impressed by the interior. We started off our meal with a plate of mussels that were very good. For our entree, my wife and I both ordered the Taglitelle Frutti di Mare. At least that's what the menu on their website currently calls it. It seems it was called something else when I was there like Linguine alla Nico, but I may be wrong. Whatever the case, it's a seafood pasta in an olive oil sauce with garlic and tomato and the seafood consisted of shrimp, squid, scallops, and mussels. It too was very good. Everything else on the menu sounded so good, but we were in the mood for seafood and both had to go for the same thing. Overall, I was very happy with my choice for dinner that night and would not hesitate to visit here again.
