If you are a pancake fan you must come here. Best pancakes ever. So light and tasty. Service is always good. Kind of old looking inside but that is the only drawback. read more

Dirty, dated restaurant... sloppy staff. I was able to watch every server shovel her mouth with food and then wait on tables while still chewing. Food was palatable but nothing was homemade. Silverware was dirty Bathrooms were filthy. I would not recommend. read more

Nikarry's Restaurant - American Near Me - Aurora, Illinois

Good place to have a nice meal. The booths were spacious, the place was clean and busy. Went there for lunch and got seated right away. Had the special of the day "meatloaf" which came with two sides and a soup or salad. The meatloaf was smothered in gravy and was very tasty. The salad was fairly standard except for the surprise celery chunks - love that! Got bread with our meal and it was nice and hot! My co-worker got the "taco" salad that had crab meat salad in it with a variety of fruit in a taco shell. Looked fresh and really huge! Got plenty of food for the money too. The only reason this got four out five is because the bathroom wasn't in the best condition. Toilet paper was missing in the one stall and the floor didn't look great. I'm pretty picky about that - like a clean and nice bathroom! But overall would definitely recommend. read more

Nikarry's Restaurant - Meatloaf - American Near Me - Aurora, Illinois

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Great food, great people, have been going to Nikarry's for over ten years. When in town I always stop by and always treated like a family member. Large food portions, wait staff is fast, friendly, and a very affordable place to take your family.. GREAT JOB.... Nick, Pete and staff. read more

This was the worst..EVER!! me and my husband ordered there. The waitress was nasty as hell...just plain rude. I ordered a cheeseburger. The rude waitress brought my food and the burger was cold as an iceberg. I called her back and stated I ordered a cheeseburger. Oh well she brought my order back with an unmelted piece of cheese. She then walked away. I ask her to bring the receipt back with her. We paid for the uneaten food without a tip and left. She was nasty as hell. No wonder the parking lot is empty. read more

Great place for a cheap, good meal. I go here at least once a month, breakfast is delicious and service is what you would expect. The food is always good and the prices are cheap. I like to order various items where ever I go, and haven't found anything bad here yet. A good place for relaxing and having some comfort food. read more

I've been here 3 times now with my family (5 people), and no one has had a meal that was less than delicious. The food is excellent, the portions huge (always lots of leftovers), the prices reasonable, and the service friendly. One reviewer said it was a menu laden with carbs and eggs (well, it does have an extensive breakfast menu, so what would you expect?), but there is so much more on their menu. The "Diet Plate" on the "Light" menu was the first meal I ordered and made me fall in love with the place. The only thing "diet" about it is lack of carbs. The hamburger meat was seasoned/cooked/whatever-they-do-to-it to perfection and I had to keep my kids from stealing my fresh fruit. (My kids said if I cooked that, they would gladly eat "healthy".) There was enough food for 2 meals. The chicken counterpart next time was equally good. The 3 huge cherry crepes the third time I went were amazing (I don't know if I could have eaten more than half in one sitting, but after the large, soft, warm roll and finishing my daughter's cream of broccoli soup that was too much for her to eat if she were to have room for her meal--and she knew I would enjoy it too--and some of my dad's salad that went with his seniors' meat loaf that ended up getting split 3 ways--"It's like they used a whole head of lettuce!" were his exact words--I had half of the crepes to take home). I'm eager to try more menu items. This has become our favorite restaurant. read more

Can't beat NIKARRYS for breakfast. Had their pork chop and egg breakfast and it was great, my wife is not a fan of this place but I think it's great. Went with my my son Chisco he had the strawberry waffles with a whole lot of whip cream. A little too sweet for me. It looked good he said it was good, but he couldn't finish it. Our waitress was very attentive. read more

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I love this place, their pancakes are the best!! The place needs renovation but their food and staff make up for it that's why this is my place for breakfast read more

I love going to Nikarrys! I go there at lease 1-2 times a week; due to their good soups and cheap, inexpensive meals. Their wait staff and customer service are excellent! I would defintely recommend this place. Very inviting! read more

A few years ago my family visited Aurora for a family reunion and we ate at the restaurant. We thoroughly enjoyed the food and service! I often ask my cousin(reunion host)when she last visited Nikarry's and she always says 'just the other day'!! I wish i lived closer so i could enjoy a stack of their pancakes!!! Virginia would be one heck of a ride to eat pancakes but it would be well worth it...thumbs up to Nikarry's! D.Bryant read more

I came here for dinner with my family. I ordered a patty melt which came with fried and soup! everything was yummy and the waitress was nice and attentive! The owner wasn't that nice when we got ready to leave! didn't even ask us how was the food. So that kinda made me feel some type of way about coming back :( read more

This is a great family restaurant! Best Cooks in town. Great for all, but especially Seniors with Senior Meals and includes a desert. The Food is fresh and soups are all homemade. All the Waitresses have been there for years and are great. The prices are reasonable and you get a lot for your buck. What I also like is that you can ask for double vegetables instead of having a potato or fruit and cottage cheese instead of potato or a desert. Will continue to frequent as often as I can. read more

This place is not only dirty and has a sketchy staff, but there is a waitress named Holly that flirts with my 85 year old father and continues to take money from him, even when she's not his waitress. What kind of person takes money from an elderly person who obviously has medical issues??? Stay away!!! read more

For a diner, this is a fantastic place!! Really tasty food at reasonable prices. My wife had the pork cutlet. It was perfect! I had the fried chicken and it was as good as it gets. Both had a thin, but flavorful, breading and very juicy, tender meat. My wife usually picks off the breading on any fried food, but this was so good, she ate it all. The other 4 people with us also enjoyed their mean (they come on a regular basis). I paid the bill for all 6 of us... the total was only $84 for meal, drinks, and a few desserts! Can't beat it!! Oh, and the service was outstanding!! read more

The food there was okay and somewhat delicious, but the last time we went there our server was ready to take our order. But then right when my family was going to speak, she just went to go to talk to the table next to us, and not to see if there was anything wrong (they didn't even have food and barely sat down where we have been waiting for over 10 minutes) but to socialize and then continued to take their order. After she toke our order for after 20 waiting in a booth seeming to other people if there was something wrong with us. When we finished we didn't even give her a tip. read more

Great breakfast all day diner. Good friendly service. Of course, it's busy at lunch and breakfast through lunch on weekends, but you expect that at a local diner. It's a really good local diner. If you want fancy ambiance and prices to match, head to Oakbrook Center. For solid Aurora diner experience, this is just right. read more

Came here during lunch with my coworkers. The price is right for the food and it's relatively fast service (which we like since we have to hurry back to work). It's an old diner, staff is friendly, but definitely not the greatest. This place is well-liked because it can get very busy. I think our server was having an off day. She kept forgetting some things and having to go back to get it---totally fine. She was nice about it and extremely apologetic. I ordered a burger meal (I like to try staple options to compare and see if I'll come back). I ordered the cheddar cheese on my burger and immediately regretted it when my food came out. It looks like they used the cheese from a nacho cheese machine to squirt it on my open-faced burger. I ate it cause I was so hungry, but I made a mental note to never order cheddar again. It would've been nice to get a heads up or have some indication on the menu it's cheddar liquid. They accept credit cards, but their machine took forever to connect and you have to pay at the front on your own. Just an FYI if you're in a hurry. read more

I love diner food and I really was hoping that I had found good diner food near home but alas it was not what I was hoping for. I had a Chicken Salad Crossaint and bread was good but the Chicken Salad was not flavorful at all. It was supposed to come with cheese but it did not have any cheese. The fries were tasty though. I also had an orange juice and it was a little watered down. Although my server was top notch, she couldn't make up for the food being just below average. read more

My wife and I always say Chicagoland food is amongst the best in the country, as we're from Florida. Because of this we rarely eat at chain spots in Aurora. While nothing we ate at Nikarrys was "bad", nothing stood out as great either. Its standard diner food. We won't be returning, theres much better food in the area. The service was very good. read more

Good price. Food are standard. Service is ok like any other American pancake. You get up and pay at the counter.

Me and my friend Gloria ALWAYS come here 3-4 times a week for breakfast and its always great!!!if they see us drive up..they have our booth already and set up!!! Service is always superb!!! read more

Awesome diner with a huge menu. I had the Chicken Caesar Wrap which was one of the best I've ever had...ate half the huge portion and was happy to finish off remainder at home. Overall a very good experience...this place is no frills just an honest meal with good service. Will definitely return. read more

Sabrina -- one of the best servers we've ever had, and we eat out a LOT. Friendly, always smiling. Efficient.

Great waitress. The food is good and you get alot for what you paid. We will return here since we enjoyed our meal. Give it a try.

My mom, uncle and I all ordered the same salad and dressing. Within the next 24 hours we all had food poisoning. Very dirty and dated environment. The service could be better and the server could be more professional. read more

Not clean. Plastic cups are gross and silverware is spotted. I told my lunch partner that my pork tenderloin sandwich smelled weird. But like a fool I ate most of it. 2 hours later the vomiting began. There are so many cleaner, better places to eat. Try them. read more

Ordered carry out today. Our family used to come here for meals quite a lot until the restaurant hours were reduced. Ordered breakfast omelet and skillet. The older gentleman who answered the phone and took my order was somewhat confused. I had to repeat the order many times. I asked for sunny side up eggs and got scrambled. Ordered omelet to not be cooked brown on the outside. Omelet was cooked dark brown. Food was hot and good. No problem there. I never liked the way the owner treated the busboys and some of the waitresses. Yelling at them and being rude. We once had a new waitress. As the owner brought us to our booth, he yelled at her to wipe down the table. Poor thing! She looked so scared and obviously didn't have much experience at waitressing. She was very nice and attended to us very well. When I went on up to pay for our meal I added a tip that was more than the total meal. You should have seen the owner's face! He yelled at the girl to come over and then he yelled at her to thank me. It was embarrassing. read more

I honeslty hated the food here. It was my first time and i was expecting better, the food just lookded so sad, it didnt have a color to it. The hashbrowns didnt even taste like hashbrowns. Only giving this 2 starts bc the waitress was nice. read more

old, dusty, grimy place. service is friendly, but the food leaves much to be desired. my feta omelet was lacking the tomatoes i asked for and the feta was 2 large cold chunks inside the luke warm egg blanket. prices are high for what you get. i won't be retuning. read more

A great hometown diner with the best soups and sandwiches! With a couple of decades under their belt, Nikarry's has certainly stood the test of time. Comfortable place to have coffee and relax. Would be terrific if they had late hours and WiFi. Overall, a good alternative to chain restaurants. read more

I have eaten at Nikarry's several times. I have always enjoyed the food, which is delicious and served in very generous portions for a very reasonable price. The menu is quite extensive and the staff is very friendly. read more

It's diner food with an older atmosphere. Service is ok. Food is pretty good and so is the price for such good portions! If I'm in the mood for diner food I will return here! But overall it's just an average place nothing too special about it... read more

Good little place. Can be a bit busy during breakfast times, but what place like this isn't? Even being busy, they are quick to get you a table and serve you. Wait staff is always friendly, and food is always good. Only had one experience with a lady there that seemed brand-new and confused how things work, and I haven't seen her there again since. Me and my girlfriend have been there several times, and she always asks to go again. read more

My family has been going here for over 10 years. Recently the past year the waiting staff has gotten worse and worse. The tables are never set, always missing something on the table and nasty ghetto attitudes for the waitress. I'm saddened & fed up but done with this place! New management is needed here badly, I understand you're been there 15 years but I think it's time to change things up. Go to Aurora Pancake House or Harner's Bakery down the street. read more

Absolutely the WORST meal I have ever had....service was terrible and food even worse! Would never, ever eat there again. Even the bathroom was disgusting. My shoes were sticking to the floor. read more