Nico’s Tex Mex

Food is always good, Alex is an excellent waiter, margaritas are good, relaxing atmosphere, we go there regularly.

Always always always… Way too packed for the space they have and always always always, they
are out of 2 – 3 items in the Buffett… this place is a waste of your time I do not recommend this place. Go somewhere else that can accommodate your group. I Won’t be back! I’ve given them the benefit of the doubt on more than one occasion and they have let me down each and every time! Ridiculous to say the least! Good luck with your business you fucksticks. The whole place can fuck off!

Unfortunately, this place has missed the mark too many times. Too bad since they are so close and it was the first restaurant I tried in this area when we were just about to close on our house last May. The food seemed good that day, but it may have been the excitement of the move rather than the quality of the dishes. Not sure I will try it again unless I hear that they are stepping it up.

I go here for lunch sometimes and it’s always a good experience. Food is good. Service is great. Good comes out pretty quickly. Even during lunch rush! Definitely worth checking out for some good Tex-​mex

This restaurant has the worst service… We were just there this past Wednesday. There was only one other table in the whole restaurant and the waiter spend most of the time talking with the manager. She should be pushing her servers to provide… Ah what’s the word — SERVICE! But instead she is just hanging out and joking around with them. We asked for more chips… The waiter went back to get them and she stop him and they started talking and the whole time he had the chip basket in his hand. I was looking at them, until they notice me and then he brought the chips. They don’t even deserve one star.

The food was pretty decent, but the waiter seemed annoyed about us being there. We had to ask him to place our orders and then he didn’t want to come back to the table much at all. We did get our drinks refilled, so that was good. There are better Tex Mex places in town, so we won’t be back here.

The food was just ok but definitely more on the tex mex side. Not sure if I would go back because there wasn’t a good kids selection and what my kids did end up getting, they didn’t like it at all. I don’t know but to me what my kid got which was a grill cheese sandwhich and chicken fingers did not look appetizing. If you want a place to be appealing to everyone you need to make better kids selections.

Tonight we had a HOA meeting at Nico’s and we had about 15 residents. The restaurant only had guest at 3 tables. The patio was wide open and there were plenty tables inside too. The owner said unless I could guarantee everyone was buying food we could not stay. Our HOA always have our meetings at this restaurant because it’s a neighbor establishment but the owner was rude and said he didn’t want our business and told me to get off his property. Well we will never be back again!!! First the food is below average and Casa Mama down the street have better drinks. The owner was very rude and nasty.

Love, love, love the mimosa brunch on Sunday! Great service and food selection at very reassignment price. :)

My family loves Nicos, we live not far from the restaurant and it’s always a great go-​to option. Their chicken crispy tacos are the best I have ever had and I ordered black refried instead of their other option and both bean options are vegetarian and they don’t use lard which was a plus for me because that grosses me out. My family tries a variety of options and loves all of them! Their chicken, their plates, carnitas… you name it.
Two days ago we were there and had a simple mistake in a transaction but we noticed a few days later when it went through in our bank transactions and we went in to figure out the mistake and the manager was extremely nice and gave us options for the refund. We ended up staying for dinner using the refund as a credit and she also gave us 10 dollar voucher for an entrée for next time! Everyone there is so nice and welcoming. Excellent customer service.
It will continue to be our family dinner spot! Thanks Nicos!

This is one of my go to spots for brunch on Sunday’s. They have unlimited mimosas with all you can eat Tex-​Mex food. The selection is pretty wide including chicken enchiladas, Spanish rice, beans, ect. They serve really good omelettes as well which is my personal favorite. The environment is very relaxed, tejano music, TVs with either sports or children’s programming on. It’s a good time.
The pricing is affordable but keep in mind that you will be paying about $ 3.00 more for the mimosas. But they are well worth it.

Restaurant and bathrooms were clean. Décor was nice, food was good, resonably priced, and the service was quick. Will return in the near future.

My mother-​in-​law and I are regulars here — For the margaritas! They’re just what we need at 5 o’clock on a Friday. Also, $ 3 margs all day Wednesdays! All I recommend is that they come up with tastier food.

I definitely recommend the patio if the weather’s nice. There’s friendly service, fairly spicy salsa and decent chips. The outdoor patio is nice, especially with a breeze.
The fajitas were smaller (quantity wise) than I would have liked, but still tasty.
No judgement zone here: the «Tony Romo» margarita was pretty dang good. Forget the name or your prejudices towards the quarterback, but the drink was strong and there was a two drink limit for this.
I have been to this restaurant several times and I definitely recommend it.

Boring, no flavor, typical Tex Mex. the salsa was good I will admit, the chips were terrible. I got the shrimp fajitas and the presentation was great, but all the toppings tested the same. The shrimp had little seasonings (I think it was just salt and pepper) and the veggies were plain.

Canned chicken in Linda’s plate. Chicken fajitas tasted like Sam’s pre-​marinated strips. They had a jelly consistency.
Wait staff very nice.
I won’t return.

I’m a regular at Nico’s because of it’s location. The food is fair. I go there to have drinks and I really enjoy it. The staff is friendly and all know me by name which makes it feel like my very own ‘Cheers’. Wednesday’s are good because of their Margarita specials. But, recently they have extended their happy hour! Don’t remember the exact hours but I think it’s 2 – 6 or 7. Makes any weekday a good day to stop by and grab a drink. The cheese enchiladas are good and so are the refried beans. Oh, the Sunday brunch is pretty good and at a very reasonable price.

New location 1610 E Beltline, Richardson.
Food good, margarita good, service very poor. Had a staff of 12 for about 15 customers. Once food delivered never saw server again. To get a drink went to bar, still no service not even a bartender. Wait staff all huddled up in rear of facility. So they would not have to walk far we were seated beside the Hostess stand, so we could hear everything going on with the staff. There was no supervision. If this is an example of how they run their business, no need for me to visit the other location.

I so wanted to love this place! But it fell vert short of all expectations.
The experience reminded me of eating at Mexican restaurant in the northern part of our great country.
The chips were fine and salsa was okay… as far as I could tell. Its served in tiny ramekins that butter traditionally comes in. And ours were never refilled. The queso was creamy (as queso often is) but flavorless.
The service was bad but the margarita was Awful! Pretty much like warm water with a splash of cheap tequila. I ordered a bowl limes but then it tasted like warm tequila water with lime. I asked if they could do something about the flavor. The drink was served in a water glass and was clear with a little brown haze and about a quarter of the ice it should have had. The waiter quickly said ice watered down the drinks. (They seemed to recognize the problem before I verbalized my compliant.) I did want more ice but figured I could request that after they fixed my terrible drink. I would have agreed if the drink had been sitting out for a few hours. It was $ 7.50 for the house but they tried to sell me the $ 13.50 margarita. That one has to be better Right?
Since my waiter didn’t fix it or give me any ice I asked a waitress. She returned it with the same amount of ice but a little triple sec. They added some color to it but very little flavor. I took some of my water ice to try to cool it down.
The chicken fajita nachos was actually good! Though not warm when I received them.
Service needs major improvements. The food could improve as well. Hubby wasn’t impressed with his steak at all.
The combination of apathetic service and expensive, warm, gross margarita will make me avoid returning. I have a friend who likes this place. Maybe the whole experience was a fluke since we ate at a weird time.

I ordered the #1 from the lunch menu, which included a cheese enchilada and a hard taco with rice and beans, but I asked for ground beef inside my cheese enchilada. I also ordered a cup of tortilla soup. Tortilla soup was good, but it was all downhill after that.
My main dish arrived. I got a whiff of the meat as I bit into my hard taco, it wasn’t pleasant. The smell of the meat didn’t let the food sit too well in my stomach, it also lacked flavor. So, I moved to the rice… very bland. Even the sour cream didn’t taste the same, and the beans were fine I guess.
It’s a shame, because the place looks really nice, the music is great, and the staff is really sweet/​awesome.
Too bad.