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Nikos Restaurant
- Price Range:
-
$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Street, Private Lot
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Takes Reservations:
- No
- Take Away:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- Yes
- Good For:
- Lunch, Dinner
- Alcohol:
- Beer & Wine Only
- Noise Level:
- Average
- Ambience:
- Casual
- Has TV:
- No
2 reviews for Nikos Restaurant
2 reviews in English
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Review from A K.
Winnipeg, MB
5/15/2012
I have been eating at Nikos for as long as I can remember and it's safe to say it is absolutely my favorite restaurant in Winnipeg. They have a variety of foods, both greek and otherwise and I have yet to try something there I don't like.
My favorite starter is their Lemon chicken soup. It is flavorful and very filling and a great quick meal for a decent price. I've had this soup at several other Greek restaurants and it never please it's always thin and myself and fellow diners find ourselves having to season it with lots and lots of Salt and pepper.
I call in take out at least a few times a month and it's always read in a timely fashion and their service is very quick when eating in too. They had fantastic chicken dishes that I am a huge fan of such as their Chicken Gyro, Chicken Ceaser Salad, Roasted Chicken Sub and even their lemon roasted chicken. They use a special spice and seasoning on their chicken that just adds something extra to it.
Their roast potatoes are also fantastic. I did notice recently that they changed their barbeque sauce to one i'm not really a fan of and since i used to use it to dip my fries i generally will stick to ordering the roasted potatoes or their lemon chicken rice as a side.
I take almost all of my family and friends here when they come to visit and they absolutely love it and demand a return visit when they come back. Affordable and great quality food and service. -
Review from DineoutGal A.
Winnipeg, MB
2/24/2011 5 photos
Nikos seems to have a very loyal following over the years. I've eaten here once many years ago but went back recently to check out some Greek eats. It's one of the few restaurants on Corydon that has parking, even though it's just a couple of spots as it's shared with Hanabi and Second Cup. It's a small, light and airy casual Greek eatery though they serve non-Greek dishes as well. The distance between tables is tighter than other Winnipeg restaurants so it's one of those places where you can clearly overhear your neighbour's conversation.
I should've known that the "avgolemono soup," $3.95, would be lemony (hello, it's mentioned in the name and Greeks love to add lemon to dishes). I was expecting a more brothy and light lemon soup but this one has quite the thick consistency (almost like a stew). It has major lemon flavour, rice and with some leftover chicken. Because the rice has absorped all the liquid and expanded, it is really soft and tastes almost like congee. If you like lots of lemony flavours, then get this very filling soup. I don't think I'd order this again as I prefer lighter broth soup bases.
The half Greek salad is ($4.95) and it contains ice berg lettuce, green peppers, onions, olives, tomatoes and feta cheese. The dressing is tangy but was not overwhelming so it made for a nice salad. Personally I prefer the more traditional Greek salads with no lettuce but this one had a decent amount of feta so that made the salad quite enjoyable.
I always go with the chicken souvlaki meal at Greek places, mostly because I hate getting all messy with the pitas and gyros (pronounced "yee-ro" not "jy-ro") :-p . The chicken souvlaki platter ($14.95) comes with a decent portion of the aforementioned Greek salad. I had the choice of rice, fries or roasted lemon potatoes and opted for the latter. Oh that was a mistake - first they were luke warm, I know they're premade but nuke it up so it's hot. Then the potatoes had this greasy sauce over it though it tasted like lemon potatoes. It was a large portion of potatoes but I just ate a few bites and that was enough for me - too greasy and something was a bit off. The tzatziki sauce was pretty thick but tasted like yogurt and cucumber only - so very bland. There was NO GARLIC...none detected and no real lemon or salt. Normally I love tzatziki but this one was way too bland for me. The best parts of my souvlaki platter were the crispy well seasoned pitas and the two super moist chicken skewers. You get your money's worth for the amount of chicken you get and it's well seasoned but almost verging on too salty. The meat wasn't grilled at all but baked, which probably explains why the chicken was so moist. The chicken tasted good but I prefer the more traditional grilled chicken souvlaki flavour. Overall, it's an average Greek place with hit and miss items with friendly service.
