Fresh homemade pasta! You can really taste a difference in their sauce and noodles. I was a little concerned going in because of the looks outside, It is in a strip mall and I didn't expect much. Inside was very nice however. The service staff was very friendly and the food was great. The appetizer antipasta platter was the highlight. Fresh meats, peppers, and bruchetta. The canolli's were truly the best I have ever had and they were huge! I think this is now my favorite italian restaurant. The pizza's looked really good and I will be back to try them. My daughter remarked that the capuccino that she had was excellent as well. Portions were good and I had some to bring home. read more

Our family had been excited to try Nick's, as it received strong reviews. Alas, we found our experience lacking on many levels. The space is tiny, crowded, and sparsely decorated with rudimentary tables and chairs. The service was tepid. After waiting 30 minutes, our food hadn't arrived, and they still hadn't even brought a bread basket. They had run out of rolls. When the bread did arrive, it was the spitting image of grocery store French bread. Disappointing. When the food finally arrived, it was merely mediocre: globby messes of pasta and sauce where everything tasted the same. All that being said, I think we must have caught them on a particularly busy night. However, if you want to keep up with the chain restaurants such as Maggiano's and Carraba's, you need to do better than this, Nick. read more

What a HUGE disappointment. Nick's has been a go to neighborhood restaurant for us for a number of years, but NEVER again. We ordered up a big to go dinner for my daughter's 9th birthday because she loves the shrimp scampi. As the person on the other line asked us if we'd like our sides to be pasta or vegetables, we felt a few vegetables would be a good choice. BUT, little did we know that when your order $18 Italian dinners all you would get would be the shirmp and vegetables...NO pasta. Same goes for the cippioni, only a pile of sauce on nothing!!! Paying $18 for a meal that doesn't even include pasta is ridiculous and even as I write this makes no sense to me that an Italian restaurant "opts" out of serving you pasta with your meal. I called Nick's hoping they would make it right. They whipped up a few sides of pasta for us (big deal - I could do that at home for 99 cents, but I guess they thought that was good enough.) Still an inconvenience to go and pick up on my daughter's bday night. When I called the next morning to voice my disappointment over the fiasco of our meal, they were very rude and did nothing to make this right. I was really expecting more of an apology and some sort of offer for us to come back in and make this right, but nothing of the sort happened. So, Be Warned. Do not choose vegetables as your side dish, or your whole pasta meal will disappear. And you'll still be paying high Scottsdale prices for a meal that doesn't even fill you up. read more

AHHHMAYYYZIIING REAL ITALIAN FOOD! I've had a little bit of everything, and it's all been delicious, it's the real deal. It's a small cute little Italian restaurant and I love the authenticity of it. As soon as you walk in you can tell the food is going to be amazing, the staff is beyond great they will go the extra mile to make sure you have a great experience. It's so close to home it's hard not to stop by. read more

We have gone to this restaurant several times but tonight the service fell to an all time low. It took 50 minutes to get our food without an acknowledgment that they were running late. We finally asked if our order had been processed. No apology when it was delivered. Not sure we will give this place another try when there are so many options in Scottsdale. Consider your options before you choose your dinner location. read more

Another strip mall joint, this place has pretty good pizza, but their entree items are better. Have had some good lasagna there, and eggplant Parmesan. I just don't like the atmosphere... I feel like I'm dining in a storefront ... Oops, I am! read more

If I could give them a ZERO I would. The service I received was, and has always been, HORRIBLE! I make the mistake of ordering from there once every six to nine months hoping it will be different. Just like when I think it would be a good idea once in a while to order a Big Mac and fries only to remember how disgusting it is. They constantly forget things. The service is inconsistent and the servers are rude. They have a bunch of clueless, unprofessional high school kids running the front taking orders. EVERY SINGLE take out order I have had they have screwed up. This most recent incident, I called in a take out order and they said it would take 45 minutes. Two small salads, a small cheese pizza, two chicken Parms and 2 canollis. I showed up there 35 minutes later thinking, "How could it really take 45 minutes?" I showed up to pay and they looked at me like I was speaking a foreign language. They accused me of ordering from the wrong location so I showed them the number I have programmed in my phone and they agreed it was them. They said, "Oh we forgot to put your order in. The girls at the front started arguing and blaming each other." I was irritated and told them that on my last order they forgot to give me the pizza I ordered. The manager came up and said, "I remember that we forgot your cheese pizza last time (because he called me and told me the night he forgot it), so we will comp you the pizza this time." I was like, "That's it? And now I have to sit here and wait another 45 minutes?" The girl at the front said, "It will be more like 30 minutes". So to make this right, for screwing up my dinner and inconveniencing me, he was going to not charge me for a pizza he already owed me. Their food sucks as well. It really does. It isn't even good Italian food. The only reason I go to Nick's is because it is close. But the service, the food, the sneaky behavior....l will NEVER go back there. I am going to tell everyone I know to stay as far away from that crappy place as possible. There are much better choices for Italian in the valley. I am still in shock over what happened tonight. I have never seen such a greedy disregard for the customer's satisfaction in my life. If you want really good Italian Food go to Uncle Sal's on Hayden and Osborn. Here is another story, if the above story isn't convincing enough, I took a friend of mine there to celebrate a promotion she got. It was hectic and all of the tables were dirty so we said we would take the first available. All of their tables are tiny and uncomfortable. When they finally sat us, we waited 40 minutes to get our drink order. People were leaving from the poor service and we were sitting next to the hostess station. The owner, was swearing his head off at the hostess and 2 of the servers dropping the F Bomb repeatedly. It was a horrible experience and that was the last time I swore I would never dine in there again. Now they will not get my take out business either. To summarize: 1. Crappy food 2. Crappy service 3. Crappy atmosphere 4. Rude staff 5. Foul mouthed owner 6. Ridiculous take out service and cashiers who can't take orders properly. 7. Marinara sauce is bland 9. Tiny tables which are all pushed up against each other like a school cafeteria. 10. Consistently disappointing RUN FAR AWAY! Go to Uncle Sal's. We ended up going to Uncle Sal's after this fiasco and it was incredible! I was so grateful for the awesome service and amazing food at Uncle Sal's I tipped the server $100 on a $50 bill because, and I told our server this, the service was the only thing better than the food. True story. read more

I've eaten here many times over the years and after tonight I won't be back for a long time if ever. I ordered take-out and they gave me the completely wrong order. I had to drive back and the manager offered for me to wait for the other customer to bring back my food.... Last time I checked that's not sanitary. I had them make my food over. The manager offered to give me a beer while I waited but no discount off the order they screwed up on. He proceeded to give me a coupon for next time I come in for a free appetizer if I buy 2 entrees. Not! Don't order take out. read more

Nick's has great lunch specials! I ordered the Chicken Piccata & got enough of a serving for 2 meals at a fabulously affordable price. Service was awesome, it was also very quiet and not too busy. Don't judge a book by its cover, this place definitely has a "hole in the wall" appearance from the front, but it's gourmet in the back guys! read more

Service was quick. When we ordered he didn't even ask if we wanted a salad or an appetizer. I order the pasta with manilla clams, one of the daily specials. Pasta was not al dente it was almost raw and a lot of it stuck together. It was not homemade pasta but store bought kind. Sauce was over seasoned and way too salty. Wanted to try this place because prices were reasonable. My husband who only knows how to use a microwave said he could make pasta that tasted better then what we had here. He had the veal parm. Will never go here again! read more

This place gets a big "EH" when it comea to food and service. The bread is clearly NOT fresh. It is cold to room temp at best and the texture gives away the fact it is not far from stale. I ordered the eggplant parm. The breading was too heavy, the sauce bland. Nice blanket of moz over top but i feel like this was done to cover up the subpar food. My side of steames veggies....cold. I am sure they sat for a long time before my eggplant was plated. My husbands mushroom ravioli in pink sauce was alright, but again the raviolis were clearly not housemade. The food took almost an hour to come out. The prices here are too high for what you get but other than that...I would not return or recommend. The place was busy though, so people must love subpar italian food. read more

Nick's is always a stopping point for us when we are in Scottsdale. We have been going to Nick's for years. Great Italian food at very affordable prices. Nick is almost always there when we go so it is always nice to say hello. Staff is great but we do miss our favorite server, Terry, as she has retired. Weekends can be pretty busy, especially in season so go early to avoid a wait. They will take reservations for parties of 6 or more only. Looking forward to many more years to come at Nick's! read more

The baked ziti with sausage is a good choice. Pizza is alright but you have to like a thicker and more toasted crust.

A favorite of my wife's. It is not a bad place but nothing exciting it is ok. So when my wife wants to go I usually take her. You know a happy wife makes for a happy me read more

Nick's saved the day before baby Jesus's birthday! We'd had a leisurely xmas eve full of working out, breakfast tacos and going to the movies. Suddenly, it was that late-afternoon/early-evening time (around 4:45-5:00) and we found hanger levels quickly approaching. We had planned for a Christmas Eve feast at Oregano's like last year, but those assholes decided to give their employees an extra holiday day off. What is this, communist Russia? So we drove aimlessly and tried to figure out who the heck was open on December 24. As we rounded the bend of FLLW Blvd. I remembered my old coworkers used to love coming to Nick's for their lunch special, and that we were in close proximity of the place. Boyfriend gave them a quick call to see if they would be open and sure enough, they would be until 9:00 p.m. DONE. We were one of only about three other tables in the place when we got there, but like I said it was a weird "very early-bird diner" time. Had we eaten at a regular time, we'd have to wait, as I saw each and every table fill up in our time dining (and a line forming!--make a reservation if you want to eat at a "normal" dinner time.) We split lots of things, because hey, holidays, fat, lazy, etc. We started with the bread basket, using the garlic and rosemary (!!) infused olive oil on the table for dipping. I could have made a meal out of the garlic knots in the basket and that godly oil. Perfection. Next was the bruschetta, because carbs are what baby Jesus wants us to eat. Their version uses tomato, onion, capers, black olives and with a shake of parm and a drizzle of aforementioned EVOO, it was outstanding. We decided to be bad and each order a pasta dish, plus a small Mediterranean pizza. I KNOW. WHO CARES. I'M WORKING OUT LOTS LATELY. I opted for the penne carciofi, which had an abundant amount of artichoke chunks dispersed throughout the pasta, all covered in a bright, lemony white wine sauce. It was absolutely delicious, and when the sauce was scooped up with the bread? DONE. BF got the fettuccine with homemade sausage that came with peppers, onions and a marinara/wine sauce and said it was outstanding. The Med pizza had all the standards: kalamatas, spinach, sun-dried tomatoes, arti's, feta. It was tasty, don't get me wrong--but to be honest, the pasta was the star of the show. We both said that we need to come back to try EVERYTHING on the menu. The only thing I would have liked more was an offer for cracked black pepper and crushed red pepper , but to be honest, we were so busy hoovering our food that we didn't even ask for these...I'm sure they are available. Service was good. I don't know why but I was absolutely chugging water that evening, which I try not to do in restaurants, but both our server and the busser/food runner were quick with refills. Our server's name was Tony and he looked like a tiny Soprano's extra. Glorious. Like I said, the place was absolutely packed when we left, so Nick's knows what they are doing. We will soon be part of the wait crowd! read more

I didn't actually go to Nick's, he instead came to me. I used Nick's for a company catering event today, and ordered 3 things: the meat lasagna, the chicken risotto, and the pasta bolognese. All 3 of them were delicious. The meat lasagna went so fast, we ran out of that before we even got into the second pan of risotto or pasta bolognese! It was meaty and hearty and everything a lasagna should be. We also got the spinach salad that was supposed to have cucumbers, tomatoes and bacon on it, but someone in the kitchen was a bit stingy with the cucumbers, tomatoes and bacon. They also brought sliced french bread that I used to sop up my meat sauce and it was the epitome of comfort food. Overall I really enjoyed the food, and would definitely go there on my own. read more

When we entered the restaurant it wasn't even busy and everyone just looked at us. Had to ask for a table. Brought cold bread and butter after we asked for it - saw others had it. Unless you come here often or are a regular - don't expect great service or great food. I had the lasagna - it wasn't anything special - tasted like a frozen microwaved meal. read more

Fabulous. I had the gnocchi and my husband had the veal parm. EXCELLENT. We feel at home here being from Chicago and getting the Italian food we are accustomed to. Pasta was homemade and the cheese on the parm was like butter. We will be back, often ;-) Great view of the mountains too. read more

Our first time at this restaurant and was not impressed. It was kind of busy and we decided to wait for the 15 or so minuets. A party of four arrived about 10 minutes after us and were seated after about 5 minutes. After about 10 more minutes we were seated at a table in a high traffic area and were continually being bumped. They did have a seating list but were seating people out of order. The bread was cold and dry and the salad was nothing special ( way over priced for what you got). Pizza was above average and my wife ordered gnocchi it was not traditional very thick and gummy. We ordered the tiramisu which was pretty good and the service was good. We will probably pass on returning, the place was very chaotic and loud. Definitely not a place to go if you want to talk unless you like using your outside voice. read more

Great service - mediocre food, We had the lasagna, seafood ravioli and greek salad.

This place is wonderful. Great food and great service. The Stracciatella soup was outstanding I had the Penne Alla Compagna whic also was outstanding. Nice wine list also. I highly recommend Nicks for great Italian food. read more

Portion size on the pasta was very small for the price, but the flavor was good. Service was pleasant. We will return

Love that this is a locally owned neighborhood restaurant! Tucked away behind a Circle K, it's somewhat unassuming. Still, I have enjoyed all the pasta dishes I've orders here! But mostly I like that there are so many regular patrons and it really feels like a comfortable spot to hang just down the block from your house. read more

What a lovely modern Italian place hiding in a strip mall in Scottsdale! Visited family recently and they took us out to dinner, practically off the plane. A nice, quiet interior, tastefully decorated and with very good service - solicitous without being pushy, a rarity these days. The food was very well prepared, in reasonable portions and served with flair. And best of all, it was exactly what the menu described! I would have given it 5 stars, but there were just too many table crammed into the rather small space. This is the one establishment I would happily return to on our next visit. read more

I absolutely love this place. The food is always outstanding. The service is very good as well. The atmosphere is a little bit cafeteria like but they make up for it with the food and service. Prices are reasonable. There isn't much of a waiting room so if there is a waiting list, you are standing around kind of in the restaurant. The restaurant is small so some of these things are a bit awkward. read more

Great food. Our server Arielle was great as well. Highly recommended! We will be back!

Great food, have been going here for years. Ordered through Postmates for the first time and either Postmates does not send notes or Nick's personnel do not read notes. Disappointed for the first time ever! read more

Great pizza, nice people, and overall good food. The place is small, and they seem to be busy a lot so the wait times aren't great, but whenever I'm in the area, I always check them out. I think it's their sauce, but their pizza does have a distinct flavor, which is good. It can get a little loud in there, but I like the authentic Italian feel that it gives. read more

First date with my man here over a year ago. Still great food. Really happy with this place especially since we both are gluten free

Chicken piccata is excellent. Lots of capers. Baked ziti is fantastic and fast friendly to go service!! Great Italian specials!

Love the veal piccata with grill veggies and Montabello pizza. Always friendly owner and staff.

What can you say? It's always a gamble when you go to any restaurant, even the tried and true. We were so pleased with the quality of device me food the other night. Anthony made his dirty martini and it didn't disappoint. The antipasto was perfect and our service was spot on. Thank you Nick's for a fantastic meal and evening. read more

Whenever we go to az we always stop by here, absolutely love their food lasagna very good and they are nice and friendly. Pizza is also great can't wait until our next time out to az. read more

Nick's is the mom and pop of AZ Italian restraunt must! The food is always consitently great! I highly recommend the Chicken Piccata. :) It is a very casual place as far as decore but the food is what does it for me. I would have to agree with Ronald's review below. (The two chair in the middle... worth waiting for a better table) read more

I visited Nick's for the first tie a few month's ago. The experience was overall very good. I have one complaint to get out of the way: I wish they would switch to a better brand of gluten-free pasta, because the quinoa blend they are using now isn't the greatest. But otherwise, everything was wonderful. The gluten-free menu is extensive compared to other restaurants. My first visit, I had the Pasta Campagna as it was recommended by another reviewer, and it was very good. I can't recall what my companion had, but he said it was delicious. We both enjoyed the grilled calamari, which was tender and flavorful. The staff were very friendly and attentive, and when we had a brief problem with contamination in y dish, were very concerned. I could tell that they took special dietary needs seriously. I will absolutely return to Nick's and I recommend it wholeheartedly. read more

I come here fairly often with my family when we're hungry for good italian food. I've tried a lot of the dishes - specials, pastas, pizzas, etc. though being a simple guy I do end up getting the chicken parm a good percentage of the time. Always tasty, super cheesy, with a nice sauce. The staff is friendly and remembers you, dine in service is nice and they're good about carry-out orders and always make sure you walk out with a side of bread with your order too. My Mom, who uses penne bolognese as her dish standard for comparing italian restaurants likes Nick's the best in the area. A good spot for sure, wouldn't hesitate to recommend it to a friend. read more

Food is always superb. Many choices, very reasonable prices. One of our favorites. Staff is always friendly, and attentive. Veal and fish are two of our favorite dishes, along with the daily specials. Definitely a neighborhood gem. read more

1st time here and this is one of my best value dining experiences in Scottsdale. Quaint, great service, great food and reasonable prices. Great job Nick's! read more

Fantastic food. Great service. Would recommend as a great Italian restaurant. Waiter was great

This was a disappointing dining experience in Scottsdale. First impression was a lack of atmosphere/charm + an older crowd. When it's Italian, make it feel Italian. The restaurant was packed at 7pm, and we figured...It must be really good. How wrong we were! The busboy took our drink order & then returned to drop bread and practically slammed the vinegar/oil on the table. Hmmm? Finally after about 15 mins. we were greeted by the waitress who took our order, she was pleasant. Meanwhile, 40 mins. later we were still waiting on our food & without informing us of a reason for the delay. Once we received our 3 orders (a pizza, shrimp scampi & spaghetti & meatballs) 45 mins. later, and the place is clearing out, we were disappointed by the presentation of the pasta dishes. The shrimp scampi had no garnish whatsoever -it was much too simple, the spaghetti & meatballs (which I ordered) tasted subtly of lemon, had no garnish -Where's the basil or oregano?? This tasted like a children's dish, and just because it's a children's favorite, does not mean it should taste like Chef Boyrdee! Meanwhile, the waitress never came by to ask how we were doing, until we asked for the check. So much for being pleasant and professional. This establishment lacks detail to both customer service and food presentation/taste + it is overpriced for quality. Choose another Italian restaurant, there are plenty to try in Scottsdale. Nick's on Frank Lloyd Wright does not deserve the business the receive, even if you lack taste buds. read more