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    Niko's Tavern

    3.4 (140 reviews)
    ModerateBars, American, Burgers
    Open 11:00 am - 1:00 AM (Next day)

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    What's the vibe?
    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Outdoor seating
    Good for kids

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    Sad, basic frozen chicken fingers.
    Debbie G.

    Big beautiful restaurant and bar. The bar seats are the most comfortable bar seats ever! We had good service. The boom boom shrimp are amazing! Perfect breading, sauce, scallions and blue cheese. They are addictive but expensive otherwise I would have ordered two servings! The chicken fingers were a disappointment. Basic, frozen and boring. I'll be back to try something else and get the shrimp again.

    Busch Light And Complimentary Food
    Steve A.

    Among the few hangouts in Pingree Grove. It has a pretty casual feel to it. Niko's is okay. Has a pretty basic menu of typical beers and food. There's not much that can be called healthy, but this is the kind of place where taste is the most important thing. Had to stop to go to the bathroom and decided to get some drinks and food. It was later in the night and they weren't all that busy, which may not be surprising. This place is in the middle of nowhere, that would be why. I was like, we might as well get beer. That meant having to use the bathroom again later on. It's about $3 on certain bottles and cans. The food isn't bad either, from what we had. It was getting late and they were giving away free food. They had some chips, rolls, soup, and a few other things. For what I had, it wan't bad. The others said the soup was good, and tasted like it was actually made instead of from a can. Good stuff at a bar. It certainly isn't gourmet, but you can get some pretty decent food. The atmosphere may be a little too hillbilly for some.

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    Tony R.

    A group of 11 of us were seated in 3 minutes( had a reservation) most friendly staff, the food is awesome and that's an understatement! Cool sports bar with plenty of tv's. Most of the seating here is high top or at the big u-shape bar. We were all happy with our burgers, Rueben sandwich, the meatloaf special could have fed 3 people. I see why the owner has multiple locations. We need this in North Carolina!!

    Dirty floor sample.
    Bob V.

    Pros: it's newly built / remodeled. It's nice inside and has a patio. The food is good. Cons: It's a bit expensive. My small side of fruit instead of fries added $5 to the bill. No deduction for the removed fries. So $21 for a wrap and a side of fruit. Ouch..... The patio floor has lots of debris and looked like it had not been cleaned that day. Some of the staff don't seem like they want to be there. There are other restaurants close by making the cons stand out more.

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    Ken And Laura M.

    We won a 55inch TV watching the Bears game! What more can I say? The bears were great and so was the food and drinks. I would definitely go there for Bears games and food! Service was excellent, too!

    Amy F.

    Good food! Excellent service! This was our first time and we will be back. Why the 4 stars? Sweet n low, soft butter and great service. Hubby had the chicken parm with plenty for leftovers tomorrow, came with two large pieces of garlic bread. I had the mushroom Swiss burger, huge and delish. The also have free Smores on the way out, how cool! Who does that? Who can turn down a smore?

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    9 years ago

    BEST Fried Pickles in IL!! As a new resident in Pingree Grove, will return quite often.

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    9 years ago

    The food is edible, but no great shakes. It probably would have been better if it had been served hot.

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    9 years ago

    Haven't had anything here that I didn't like! Highly recommend!!! Wraps and Reuben egg rolls are on point! A major win for Pingree Grove!

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    6 years ago

    This is an amazing g restaurant and there food is just divine and there service is really good very nice people's

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    Good food. Great environment and love the fire pit on a fall night. Good service overall.

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    9 years ago

    I loved, absolutely loved this place. The Mac Attack Burger is fantastic! Easily the best restaurant in Pingree Grove.

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    Food was pretty good, but service was a bit slow. They're new though so I'm willing to give it another try some day.

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    Absolutely ridiculous credit card policy for a concession stand and at the restaurant. Blue Line…read moreBar & Grill enforces a $7 minimum just to use a card on top of charging a 3% credit card fee. This is both for a quick concession stand purchase and at their a sit down restaurant, which is less of a problem. The concessions stand snack counter at an ice arena prices are already inflated, but If I want to buy a $4 iceee or a $3 soda while watching a hockey game, I'm out of luck unless I carry cash or buy more than I need. It's completely unreasonable and feels like they're just taking advantage of customers. Do better.

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