Fearless Critic restaurant review
Nicholas Restaurant
A tiny, intensely popular spot serving intense flavors on the cheap
Middle Eastern
Casual restaurant
Hours
Mon–Sat 11:00am–9:00pm
Sun noon–9:00pm
Features Outdoor dining, veg-friendly
Bar NoneCredit cards None
Reservations Not accepted
Website
Southeast Portland
318 SE Grand Ave.
Portland, OR
(503) 235-5123
Call us persnickety, but we’re always encouraged when a Middle Eastern restaurant doesn’t refer to itself “Mediterranean,” which is a nebulous and often inaccurate cuisine type. It usually refers to the dishes of lands once covered by the southern penumbra of the Ottoman Empire, but it can technically include cuisines…
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