Nick’s Diner II

I have only had lunch here. One at the old location on Litchfield and once at the new location next tow the theater. The Gyro is freakin’ amazing to say the least. The fries are the big steak fries like Red Robin and cooked till they are brown and crispy. Its a lot of food, so if your not hungry, your taking home left overs. Place is always packed and I love the new counter to eat since I’m always solo. I read through a bunch of the reviews and figuring out that the bad ones are most likely from the Nicks I on Reems which is non related owner. I have seen Nik both times in the restaurant touching tables and saying hi to everyone. Coming from LI, NY, this place is the best if your used to back East diners and quick, hot tasty food and its cheap.

Great service, friendly, breakfast reasonable and good. Nice ambience for a diner and not noisy. Give it a try.

To be clear, Nick’s 2 is not affiliated with Nick’s 1 anymore. Different owners. I used to go to Nick’s 1 when Nick was there but no more. He runs his shop much better. Too my surprise they have moved to a new building and I really love the place. I am single and don’t like taking up a table just for myself so I sit up at the bar. The food is always great and Nick always waves me over to sit with him when I come in. Great restaurant owner and runs a very good place. I eat there mostly for breakfast, but really like the Fish Fry on Fridays as well. My friends tell the burgers are really good as well but I would rather have a Gyro. He gets a really good sausage for breakfast that I have never seen anywhere else as well. For my money, it is the best breakfast and Greek diner in Surprise.

I can’t help but wonder what all of the hype is about. This is now the third time we’ve dined here. Our food is never hot and you can tell they take short cuts in the kitchen i.e. bad gravy, cheap syrup, and the use of margarine instead of real butter. The food just isn’t good. We’ve had service on both ends of the spectrum from friendly and attentive to incredibly rude, short, and curt. We thought we’d give it one last shot because its at a new location so maybe they had vamped things up a little. Unfortunately we were wrong. Now we know for sure. Won’t be back.

They’ve moved from old location to the center where the Surprise Theater is located, just around the street. Bigger place, nicer location. Always order their handmade mushroom & Swiss cheese burger with salad to carry out! The burger is always fresh, never frozen and cooked the way you like it however, the mushrooms on top are always from a can! That is why I gave it four stars! The salad is made with field greens which is new and better than before and has grape tomatoes also better choice than before. I enjoy their homemade dressing that has oregano in it. I would not call it an Italian Restaurant. The owner is Greek and serves some Greek dishes! Their fried fish is heavily breaded as well as their zuchinni appetizer. Need to change the address and mention, Greek food!

Been in Surprise 11 years and never thought to try this place. Stopped in the last day at their old location due to a friend recommending the philly cheese steak. I picked one up to go for my husband. He really liked it though the fries were heavy. They look like the same steak fries as Red Robin, however not as light or crispy. The sandwich again he enjoyed and it was huge.
June 1^st was opening day at their new location across the street by the theater. I decided to take the family on a new adventure. Cute chalk board art across the walls. The customer service is actually wonderful. Vicky was our waitress and she did a great job and was very sweet. Another thing I noticed was that they allowed a family with service dogs to dine with them. They didn’t question it. I really appreciated seeing that.
My daughter and I had skillets and they were yummy. They slice their potatoes, kind of like scalloped potatoes though even thinner. My husband had the corned beef. It wasn’t as fresh like at Biscuits, but he said it was still really good. It was also nice we could feed 3 of us for less than we pay for 2 at Biscuits. I even noticed on our bill that they had a happy hour discount during breakfast. How cool is that. We definitely be back. We don’t go out for breakfast too often, but if we do it is nice to know there is an enjoyable place near by.

My family and I love to come here for breakfast. Their food tastes great and the prices are fantastic! We had tried a new breakfast spot that was okay and expensive. We ended coming back to Nick’s Diner. The owner makes his rounds to each table to make sure everything is great. The staff is wonderful too.

Been looking for a place that cooks like my Nana did, this is not bad but still lookin for my favorite breakfast restaurant though. I’ll keep coming back for sure good prices good portions fare service, can’t complain It says Italian but their Greek

Holy giant cinnamon roll! We came here on a Sunday morning at 9 and there was about a ten minute wait. We ordered the Greek omelet which had gyro meat and feta cheese and it was pretty good. The eggs seemed a little dry but the fillings were good. The sourdough toast was really yummy! We ordered the cinnamon roll and we were blown away at how big it was. It was the size of a full dinner plate! It was really good for being so big. It wasn’t dry or anything and it had a ton of frosting. We ate about a quarter of it and took the rest home. They only have them on Sunday mornings and it was only $ 5! We liked this place overall but probably won’t come back unless we want a cinnamon roll because it was kind of far from us.

We tried Nick’s II over the weekend. The breakfast is pretty good! The best part of the meal was the pancakes. They were so light and fluffy! The biscuits and gravy and corned beef hash were a little bland. The french toast was pretty good. The coffee was great — not your standard diner coffee. The prices were very reasonable for the large portions. I would love to come back and try their gyros!

I’m always at this place! The soup is really good and most of the food is amazing also

I have never been disappointed with a visit to Nick’s Diner II. Seems business keeps growing and space is limited. However, yesterday I saw a banner along Waddell which indicates they are moving soon to a new, larger location in the shopping (entertainment) center in the SE corner of Litchfield and Waddell. Looking forward to visiting them there soon.

Have now eaten here a number of times. Although the décor is typical small diner the food and prices more than makes up for the deficiency. The wait staff is exceptional. Best fried fish I have ever had West of the Mississippi. Breakfasts are fantastic! The gyro sandwich is on a par with other gyros but the tzatziki sauce is excellent. Looking forward to trying the braised lamb shank. This has become my new Friday night dining routine.

This is the best Friday fish fry we have found since relocating here. Excellent batter and large portions. The regular dinner is more than enough. Consider sharing a FF and an appetizer or desert.
M-​F breakfast specials are reasonably priced. Menu is a combination of traditional diner food mixed with Greek items.
Nick is authentic and cares about his customer’s experience. Many times he’ll walk through the dining room and check in on you.
Most of the wait staff are warm and engaging.

Great food, staff seemed overwhelmed constantly however. I would recommend but would warn that service is lacking

My parents said this place had really good burgers so I was like OK let me go check it out, went in yesterday and really wasn’t pleased. I wasn’t even able to try the food because the service was not the best, the waitress just made my table and I feel really awkward like as if we were bothering her for anything. We ordered our drinks which were just like sprite and coke and they were extremely gross, I don’t know what was wrong with all their fountain drinks or if it was just an off day for a nice beverage. When we asked her to change our drinks because cause they didn’t taste all that great, she says «what do you want me to do about it?». Overall, I was kinda bummed cause we didn’t get to try the burgers but it’s all good, we ended up leaving after we payed for our drinks cause it just wasn’t getting better, I probably won’t be coming back anytime soon.

Yuck. This place is just a poor excuse for a greasy spoon. Totally not worth the wait. Breakfast is on yhe south side of average and lunch isn’t much better. I’ve never been for dinner.
Service is fine… nice waitstaff, nothing special…
Skip it.

Outstanding service, Delicious made from scratch food. The Best! You’ll come back again and again. Owner and staff are Super Friendly and attentive. They treat you like family :)

This place is packed whenever I arrive, and it’s definitely with good reason. Whether you come for the breakfast special, some burgers, or to sample some Greek food, you always be satisfied. Try their saganaki!
Nick wanders around the floor and asks people at each table if they’re happy with the food and the service. It’s like eating in Greece! The only difference is he’s not sitting down with you, though that probably doesn’t work with the crowds of people that come through.
We love this place.

My go-​to Far West Valley breakfast spot. First and the foremost, before we even talk about the food, the coffee is like a mule kicking me in the chest. SUPER STRONG and I wouldn’t have it any other way.
You can’t go wrong with the omelettes and various other breakfast fare. I recommend the Greek Omelette. Enjoy!