Nick’s Pizza Palace

So we ordered two pizzas for delivery. One cheese for the kiddos and the George pizza and the boneless buffalo wings from the menu. After waiting nearly an 1hr 45 mins our pizza finally arrived barely warm. The cheese pizza for kids was not cut and had barely any cheese for being a cheese pizza. The pizza we ordered for ourselves was actually good (would better if it was warm) and had plenty of cheese and was actually cut (but we still had to improvise with a pocket knife). The boneless wings were ok too and would have been better not being two hours old. The two stars mainly reflects the poor delivery service and poor cheese pizza (lack of cheese and not cut) for the kids.

I’ve been going to Nick’s Pizza for 50 years, yeah I know I’m older than dirt but this place still puts out amazing pizza! If you are passing through Owatonna or there for a visit, make time for a Nick’s Pizza. You will not be sorry you did!!!

Every town has that one restaurant that makes it unique and gives it charm. Nick’s would be one of those restaurants for Owatonna! One of the best pizza places in town and a great way to take a break from all the chain pizza places. Highly recommend!

On our hunt for an apartment in Owatonna my partner and I decided to stop and have lunch here, but were a little surprised to find that it was not actually open for lunch. Knowing that we were going to be in town during the dinnertime hours as well, we opted to try it out later.
I am actually quite glad that we did! We ordered the Olympia which is basically just a double meat, double cheese, grease monstrosity of a pizza. Dripping gobs of amazing melty cheese, and huge hunks of meat. Hah, my mouth is starting to water again!
The service here… was ok. The waitress was attentive, and our glasses never ran dry, but I could totally tell that this is a really town-​y kind of place. Everyone knew everyone else, and I noted that people who ordered after us got their items much quicker than we did. I suppose after the move we will eat here more though.
Over half of our pizza had to be brought home, but I was not disappointed.
Pro-​Tip: This pizza is JUST as good if not better when eaten cold!

Pizza was very good we ordered that combo. Lack of any unsweetened Ice Tea would have helped for us diabetics. Service staff young fairly attentive to your table. I will try it again and see how the second try is.

not as good as Valentinos in Rochester. Modifying my original review. It is fairly good. Probably best in Owatonna. Just not as good as several other places I have had such as Minneapolis. Takes a long time (40 min) for them to make pizza since so busy. Either order ahead of time (if u are eating in) or get a take out.

Stop here on a trip to Ames, IA. Great alternative to fast food and was totally worth the extra time. It appears Owatonna has many pizza places and we chose this one because of the review on Unilocal.
The pizza was thin crust and the toppings were plentiful. I felt the pizza could have used a few more spices but overall I was very satisfied with the flavor
I noticed on one of the pizzas they were making they used sliced (not shredded) cheese which I guess is a clever way to make sure the entire pizza is covered.

Have been eating there since I was about 9 years old. The dining room is small so if your eating inn check it out ahead of time. The thin crust pizza is exceptional. Georges special is one my favorites but don’t miss the beef pizza it has super flavor. The Spaghetti and chicken is wonderful too. They have really kept up the traditions of Nicks all these years.
I have been searching for great thin crust in the twin cites for awhile and its a bit hit and miss but when I am in Owatonna i always bring some back to the twin cities for everyone.
The place is clean and well run. I would not order for delivery but I am fussy and i can drive 6 blocks and rush it home to my friends in half the time.
OH have an update. Had the kids in the restaurant and they both had the spaghetti. The plates were cleaned and they want more garlic cheese bread and they ate half my food. So I guess I am ordering extra pizza next time…