Nicholas's Restaurant

The best in town…if you can get a seat. Go as soon as they open. Smooth and silky hummus with extra large flat bread hot and delicious. Not only that…it is cheap.

This place is a crazy little hole in the wall that is, unfortunately, very discovered. Sometimes there is a long wait because it’s gotten pretty popular, but it’s always worth it. Friendly service and the food is amazing. I reccomend going with a group and just ordering bowls of various meats and dips and sauces and what not and stuffing said deliciousness into their constant supply of fresh, giant pita bread.

Just a reminder: They don’t accept plastic, so remember to bring cash.

...I was so overwhelmed with the brilliance of the food that I insisted to people who were visiting the same time as me that we just had to go back there again on practically the following day. And we did. No regrets, that’s some amazing stuff they make there, and I can’t wait to have some more here in a little over a month’s time when I visit again.

I try to go during the “dead” time of 2pm and 4pm, but it’s still crowded. If you do go, try to go on the off hours to avoid a long wait. Best in town.

yum!

Nicholas’s is a highly popular Lebanese restaurant just a block or so east of the Willamette river in the center of Portland… it’s walkable from downtown (via the Burnside Bridge) and much of the SE quadrant. It’s easy to spot because it’s the only thing on its block on Grand Ave that’s bustling in activity while it’s open.

I’ve never tasted better pita bread. That’s just the start. Every dish on the menu garners buckets of drool.

Plenty of vegetarian options as well. The staff is nice, especially in accomodating people outside the restaurant on better weather days.

Just go and stuff yourself.