Nick’s Barbecue

This is literally the worst barbecue I’ve ever had in my life. I ordered the brisket ribs dinner and average would be an overstatement to describe how bad it was. The brisket was tough and tastes like either the meat was old or have been previously frozen and reheated. The ribs were okay but just tasted like oven-​baked ribs with generic BBQ sauce poured on it. Not sure if the meat was really cheap for the ribs or if they had just sat around for a really long time. the macaroni and cheese was laughable and it tasted like boiled pasta. I never ate rhe beans and attempted to fill up on the 5 potato wedges they gave me.
It was really disappointing that my husband spent $ 17 on it and we were unable to return it because we are at home with a newborn. I will never eat here again this is a disgrace to barbecue. I would recommend going to Chuck’s instead.
Sorry Nicks but you guys need to really step your game up before you claim to be the best BBQ in town.

i dont knw wht the hell happen to the place got a order mothers day they must been in a rush. 75% the food was garbage and called for a mgr 3x put on hold never answered. had they answered id never have written this.
1– burger was actually grey 2– fries and sweet potato fries both burnt 3– pork literally had blood on it shiskabob. other items were alright nothing special but acceptable. spent damn near $ 40 for nothng. lets see if they reply to this.
WILL BE CALLING THE HEALTH DEPT

Awesome beef ribs!!! Workers are attentive and if there is a problem manager responds quickly. Been ordering here for years and I love it :)

Not impressed with the food or the service. Had a breaded chicken sandwich. It tasted fine but when I cut it in half, one piece of the chicken looked so gross it was disgusting.
Their soup is like broth with rice… Not good.
Go to the one in Palos

Ordered a Rib/​Brisket dinner. My fries were missing and the mac and cheese was in a cup the size of a shot glass. The so-​called «brisket» was Italian beef drenched in BBQ sauce. The ribs, which were average at best, were the best part of the meal. Go down the road to Chuck’s for real BBQ.

Not a bad place to eat at or pick something up for lunch or dinner. They have a very large election of great items to choose from on their menu. They are pretty competitively priced too. Most of their subs, burgers, sandwiches are around $ 5– $ 6. Their dining area is pretty spacious, but I miss how it used to look like inside, when it was more decorated with pictures and stuff on the walls. They have a decent sized parking lot where you can park on either the east or west side of the building, and do have a drive-​thru, for orders to-​go. Check out their menu, link to site attached.

Went to them for years. Stopped going many times for the poor service. Then go back again acouple of times than bam again have shitty service. Food has always been good. But due to cheep owners not scheduling properly or just poor training and lazzy people. If you phone in order and are told it will be ready in 15 to 20 minutes, why do i have to wait another 15 minutes after i get there. 45 minutes for you to make a turkey sandwich. Wow you guys really suck.

At nicks to get a sub and they made us wait at the drive thru for 5 minutes then didn’t understand when we said turkey sub. What kind of bread? Has one kind. Sub. As in submarine. Finally a guy says one moment. 12 minutes later they come out with our food. :sigh:

Been going to Nick’s for quite a few years now. when you pre order your lunch and only have a half hour to pick up and eat your lunch, it gets very annoying that the older woman who answers the phone constantly gets orders wrong, and extra things onto your order.(that have to be refunded that takes forever) Quality is going down on food. And with the exception of one nice younger girl that works there during the day, everybody else has attitudes especially the management. I think now if it wasn’t for the poker machines that they put in there that place would have closed down. They seem to brag about having three locations but that doesn’t make this one any better than the other ones. I would recommend moving on and finding somewhere better to eat.

These guys get three stars only because their food is fresh and well prepared. Don’t come here if you’re looking for terrific service. Let me be more specific. During the day there is an old lady that works there with glasses and a big mole on her chin. I’d rate her service at poor to very poor. My soup is always brought to me with my meal. The younger girl that works there always brings my soup to me first as opposed to the old lady who lets it sit up there on the counter until my sandwich is finished.(about 7 min) The old lady with the mole on her chin has delivered the wrong order to me regardless that the receipt clearly states my order, and today she served me crackers that were all broken up in the package with my nearly cold soup. Also you can always count on some dumpy ass folks playing the slot machines in there. I would rather be tortured in a mid-​evil dungeon then go in that bathroom again. It smells like a porno store viewing booth. In closing if you decide to go and you order soup make sure you request that they bring it out to you as soon as it’s ready. They take the time to make fresh soup and then the lady with the mole on her chin just lets it sit there and die on the counter.

Went at night, it was pretty creepy. The girl behind the counter was extremely nice, but I got a weird vibe from the older man behind the counter. I’d definitely do take out, but would hold back on ordering in.

I came here to pick up dinner with my girlfriend. I enjoyed the chicken breast sandwich it is a whole chicken breast. The shake I got was okay. I would stop by for a quick bite again.

Food was ok, nothing impressive but customer service excellent. Will definitely go back just because of that

My first time eating from here so might be a one time thing, but this place seems average at best. I got beef brisket dinner with fries, baked beans, and macaroni & cheese. I love the fries and beans and the actual BBQ sauce. The beans had a sweetness but nice tang to it and the sauce was sweet and smoky. The actual brisket seems bland and a bit tough. The macaroni is flavorless and the noodles overcooked.
I wouldn’t recommend it but would let someone make their own decision. My taste isn’t the same as many people’s.

Spotted here today on my way to work. I have a sore throat and the only things that don’t hurt to swallow are soup and ice cream. I went through the drive thru and ordered their cream of chicken soup. It took a few minutes for them to get it to me. I like to give places the benefit of the doubt. Maybe the person in front of me had a big order? Anyways, the girl who gave me my soup gave me the vibe that she didn’t want to be there. Not exactly rude but definitely not friendly either. Soup wasn’t bad but it’s pretty hard to mess up soup.

Actually, I’m kind of surprised by all the overly negative reviews. Now don’t get me wrong. Nick’s is not the best place I’ve eaten at, but its certainly not as bad as it seems many are trying to make it out to be. They have their good and bad just like most other burger, hotdog, rib joints. Yes, the fries are not good. The frozen fries they use have an odd texture I’ve never been fond of them. The bbq sauce is their own brand, which is pretty much on par with the average sweet dark malasses sauces (everyone’s type of sauce tastes are different) you find at the grocery store. I usually stick to what I like. Ribs, chicken, fish sandwich, shrimp. Anyway, as for today. I ordered a fish sandwich and fries (which is the Friday special) and a ribeye steak sandwich. The fish sandwich was hot and crispy on a toasted bun with lettuce, tomato and a tartar sauce that works with their sandwich. The ribeye steak sandwich is a piece of grilled ribeye with grilled onions, lettuce and tomato on a toasted bun. The food I had today was good, and I have no complaints.
Its not the best place but if your selective. You can come out with a decent meal. This meal cost $ 15.93 (food and drinks) which is not bad to feed two people. I give a solid 3 stars.

My husband and I had dinner here on a Thursday at 5pm. I ordered rib tips w a baked potato. My husband ordered a full slab of ribs w fries. I honestly have never had rib tips that bad in my life! They were so hard and dry, flavorless to the core my main concern was that they had a HORRIFIC smell to them, like they were borderline spoiling a huge RED FLAG for me I do not like confrontation so I didn’t complain but seriously this place should not be serving ribs or any type of food. My husband said his ribs were extremely salty they didn’t smell nothing like what my rib tips did.
I hope this Helps. The Patio is only a few blocks south of nicks. But on 79^th east of nicks is CHUCKS sooooo worth it for BBQ.

Was working in the area 7÷14÷14, Nicks was close, let’s give it a try…
Order BBQ beef, fries and a drink. The bbq sauce is a dark brown color with an odd taste I couldn’t put my finger on, flat, bland tasting, not BBQy tangy flavor. The beef tasted old and over-​cooked, just some beef dipped in bbq sauce and slapped on a bun. ICK! Fries typical cheep frozen fries. And now the drink, the first few sips were ok but then I started getting and odd taste from it, wasn’t sure if it was the drink, sandwich or fries. Dumped out…
I’m not in that area often but if I am I won’t try them again. If that is the BBq sauce they use it isn’t very good.
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This has to be the worst bbq that I have ever had. The Burger King $ 1 Rib sandwich is better bbq in my opinion. I got the half slab, ¼ chicken meal for $ 13.95. The ribs were dry and lacked any flavor. It was almost the same story with the chicken, but it was more moist. I drowned the food in some barbecue sauce that I had at home in order to salvage it. The coleslaw tasted good, however, it did not make up for the main course. Also, they only gave me two sides in my meal when it clearly states that you get three.
My guess is that they simply didn’t care since it was Christmas Eve and had leftover meat or that employees stuck working were angry and purposely did a poor job.

Nick’s Barbecue is a small fast food eatery offering barbecue items, hot dogs, burgers and other foods. There is a big boy like mascot on the top of the building which makes it fairly noticeable from a distance. In stopping into Nick’s I decided to go for a hot dog which came with fries.
The hot dog I received was a skinless dog on a regular non-​poppy seed bun. It came with a somewhat thick pickle slice and a cucumber slice. Cucumber slices are fairly uncommon in Chicago style hot dogs (I’ve seen about a dozen places do it in over 120 reviews of hot dogs so far), and this is the only place I’ve seen with a long cucumber slice. However, there’s no tomato, celery salt or hot peppers on this dog. The application of mustard and onion were fine, but there was quite a bit too much relish. The sausage itself was skinless and well heated but nothing amazing.
The fries included were long crisp fries. The fries weren’t particularly salty, or greasy and didn’t have a particularly tasty potato paste on the inside. I’d rate these about average.
The only other things I have to note about Nick’s Barbecue are that they have a decent amount of seating inside, they have an unusual soda fountain with various RC products (despite having Coca-​Cola memorabilia throughout the inside), Nehi and even Green River. Overall I’d say this is an average establishment to obtain a Chicago style hot dog and give it three stars.