Nikola’s

Something has changed about the quality of the food here. I haven’t been here in quite a while (years) so maybe they’re under new management. Although the server was nice and attentive, our food was warm (not hot) and the mac-​n-​cheese was horrible (like Kraft horrible). My friends said their ribs were kinda tough and that the food was decent at best. I wish I hadn’t come back – this visit ruined all my great memories at Nikola’s from back in the day. I will never come here again and not recommend it to anyone either. It seems like this restaurant is okay with being a mediocre/​subpar dining experience.

If you want soul-​food, this is it! They have a pretty large menu with a lot of different options. They aren’t a bbq place but they have decent bbq. Their broasted chicken is really good, with great seasoning and fried just right. They have a really wonderful sweet potatoe side dish with some kind of sauce that has a nice flavor of cinnamon and other seasonings.
This place always seems to be buzzing, so be prepared for a wait. There’s a big parking lot behind the restaurant.
The service is usually pretty good, reliable and not extraordinary but the food is so worth it.

The one star is for the amount of food they give you, however, it was extremely dry! The drink I had tasted as if it were made from all cheap liquor! They also have the nerve to have in fine print that there are no exchanges or refunds on drinks! That’s probably because they taste like a 5yr old mixed it! I don’t even want my leftovers, they’re terrible! Never will I frequent that place again. And we were a party of 20.

Here is my disclaimer: This is a family restaurant that serves BBQ. It is NOT a BBQ restaurant.
With that said, the broasted chicken and broasted potatoes are very good. The portions are large and satisfying.
I have been here several times, but not one of my recommended places to dine.

go home, go next door food maybe good but staff is rude and long haired punk kids as a manager wow
we left walked next door great ribs and games and pizza not all packed in had a great time

We came with a large party and the bratty little man running the front desk was a snot about how many people they had to set up for. It’s unprofessional to show the customer that you’re frustrated with them. Sorry.
Once we were sat, it seemed like our waiter only came around once every twenty minutes which was a little sad because it was slow in there. Although our waiter was nice and funny, we were waiting a long time for everything that came out. Longer than reasonable even considering that there were about 10 of us.
Some of the food was very good, some of it was pretty bad. Mushy, unseasoned macaroni and cheese. Sad salad. Pretty good potato skins, though… and I was told the fried catfish and the ribs were both very good.
My check was $ 61 for two dinners, two alcoholic drinks, a pop, an appetizer and gratuity which was forced on us because we had so many people at the table. It was a decent price for the sheer amount of food we received, but I just wish the food had tasted like it was worth what they charged us.

While in the Detroit area visiting family, I caught up with some old friends at their favorite spot. We met around 2pm Labor Day. The parking lot was a little more than halfway full.
The hosts manning the front were nice as they pointed out where my friends were sitting. Our server Yvette was pretty friendly and struck an instant rapport with us.
Hours earlier I had a chicken sandwich from McDonalds so it probably wasn’t the smartest choice to order the ribs and fish. Thankfully the pasta serving was small so I got thru that OK. It was flavorful with a hint of tangy. The salads my friends ordered looked plentiful.
For the other side I had the collared greens which I liked. I could barely get halfway thru the ribs. They were OK but not my fave. I prefer my ribs fall off the bone, which these weren’t. I do like that the portions are huge. The shrimp one friend ordered she said didn’t taste great. The chicken tenders my other friend ordered looked good so I would definitely try those next time.
From what I was told the holiday menu wasn’t as expansive as their regular menu so I would be curious to see rest of items.
They have a good variety of desserts but I wasn’t up to trying any. Next time.

Awesome comfort food ! Ribs to die for, catfish perfectly prepared and to top it off collard greens so yummy. Thanks Tom for a great restaurant so perfectly done. Prices are great so easy on the pocket. This spot is bookmarked definitely !

This was a great place to take our large party with many kids. It is a busy and loud environment, at least on Thursday evenings. Food portions are large, so if you get any combos, share between two hungry people! Food is good. Heavy, but good. Service was accommodating, especially given the kids, etc.

I used to be a fan but now blah… I went yesterday and thinly positive thing I have to say is the ranch dressing was good and my waitress was nice but I wouldn’t recommend this restaurant to an enemy.

Ordered: Ribs, Pork, & Chicken combo w/​chicken gumbo & mac n’ cheese
Ambiance: Came here on a whim when I was having a bbq hankerin’. Fairly dimly-​lit place with a southern colonial feel. There are open shutters built into a dividing wall and a prevalence of salmon-​pink walls and warm brown woods. The staff were quick and friendly but did go at 4 so it was pretty empty.
Food:
I was fairly underwhelmed with the food overall. The chicken gumbo was essentially a liquidy mexican rice with tomatoes and okra, it could really needed some andouille for complexity and a hefty kick of cajun/​creole seasoning to make it interesting. The mac n’ cheese had an unnatural deep golden mustard color and was soo mushy I couldn’t finish it, it tasted OK but I couldn’t get the thought that they were using powdered cheese out of my head. Thankfully the entrée had some redeeming qualities. What Nikola’s does well is texture and portions. Their ribs (5) are cooked until they are crispy on the outside but still come right-​off-​the-​bone tender. The pulled pork and whole bbq chicken breast were both very moist and savory. The fatal flaw, however, is that everything tasted baked/​steamed. What I mean by this is that there was no smokiness, no discernable rub, and no caramelization on the outside. It tastes as if the meat was just brushed with sauce after it came out the oven, not like it was cooked or smoked into the meat. They also only have 2 sauces, one is a sweet-​savory carolina-​type vinegar sauce and the other tastes like frank’s red hot sauce. There was no KC-​style savory smokey sauce which is what I was really craving.
Overall, this place is a good poor-man’s bbq or lovers of carolina-​style bbq. You do get hge portions for a reasonable price and the meat is cooked very well although it doesn’t taste like true charcoal/​wood-​smoked bbq.

Greasy food. It’s okay. They’re no better than getting food from a Happy’s Pizza or similar place, only difference is they cost more!

Worst customer service. Tried to make an order a head of time and they gave me such a hard time. Won’t order from there ever again. On the other hand the food wasn’t so bad. But customer service is bad

Made reservations to be seated with a party of 15 for my mothers birthday. Upon our arrival my party and I were seated at two different tables at opposite ends of the room.
Our waitress Stacey was very rude from the beginning of our service. I was seated with children and she was extremely impatient with our orders and was quick to shop to questions asked.
For a first time visit for many of my guests, it’s not a place I’d recommend others to attend.

What can I say I went to this place about three years ago and never got to place my order in carry out because some loud mouth was making a scene and so I walked out but today was my birthday and I decided to go with my family. We got there and were greeted quickly by our server and had our waters on the table before we could even settle in, she took our drink order quickly and we asked for a little more time to look at the menu. We though by looking at the price’s that we were going to be getting small portions of everything but boy were we wrong.
When we got our food the first this our server said was welcome to Bedrock and she wasn’t playing me and my wife were like oh my Dammmmm so much food for only $ 12.50 and $ 15.00 and my kids portions were pretty big too of course we couldn’t finish like most people but the food was good and the prices and portions you can’t beat we have a new one stop spot from now on and we feel so stupid not stopping here all these years.

This is a friendly, neighborhood spot for BIG APPETITES. I have never seen food portions so large! My mini Greek salad was twice any mini I’ve ever had — a scoop-​full of feta cheese, garbanzo beans, beets, olives and lettuce. The «special» ribs (5 bones) was enough for two and the collard greens were served in a soup bowl — Wow! The food is good. Alcohol is very reasonable priced. Our waitress was attentive. The price is inexpensive. What’s more? Come after 7pm on Thursdays, and experience live jazz!

I attended Nicolas on a Sunday afternoon. The parking lot was packed and there were several people waiting in the lobby we had a party of four and had a relatively short wait after putting our name in we were seated after about 10 minutes. Pretty quick for it being a Sunday around the time church’s were letting out.
The service was good, attentive, and knowledgeable about the menu. The food is good, prices are great and they aren’t Stingy with the portions. I had the orange roughy, which wish I was skeptical about getting but it was surprisingly could very well and taste great the rest of my Paris had barbecue ribs which were also really good but no good as my fav over at slows. Some items are obviously made from box such as the macaroni and cheese.
I would recommend this place it is better then the quality you would get over at a restaurant such as Pondarosa or the Golden corral it is more so comparable to red lobster or outback.

I absolutely love this place. This is my favorite restaurant, there might be food that tastes better some place else but the portions you get along with the friendly service and the delicious food, you can’t go wrong. If you’re in the Detroit area trust me check out Nikolas and get the wings can’t go wrong, best wings I’ve ever had!

There wasn’t a wait when my BF and I arrived — we were seated and greeted as well at the door. The portion are VERY large and also the price is pretty high as well but don’t get me wrong you can basically split a meal or have leftovers for the next day. I wouldn’t come here all the time but it’s nice place to dine at once in a while.

To most the food is really good. I used like it more about ten years ago. Used to love the nachos but no longer. I would say this place satisfies most but not I.
I used to do carryout due to constantly busy inside. Ribs chicken fish most popular. Good boasted potatoes and good house-​ranch dressing. I love a good house-​ranch dressing.