Nico's Tacos

I stopped in with a group of eight for the Christmas pop-up. We had a reservation but still had to wait about 15 minutes to be seated. When we were seated, we were sat in the back in a private room, which itself would be fine. Except there was no ambiance. It was dark, poorly lit, and barely decorated. It did not have the cheerful Christmas vibe as the rest of the place. Additionally, there was one large booth and only two chairs, so we had to sit like some weird interview panel six against two. I had to ask if we could get an extra chair, and that took a long time to find one. You would think the restaurant would have had the foresight to have more than two chairs in a "party room." The drinks were fine, had fun festive names. Alcoholic drinks were priced around the $15 price point, which I feel is average for the Cities.I also ordered some tacos. The presentation was nice, but the meats were both very dry. Luckily they came with the extra salsa, it was much needed. Overall, it was not worth the price point. I will say, the waitress did a nice job. She was professioanl and did her best to help. She did end up finding us an extra chair and was able to up the lighting so we weren't sitting in the dark the whole time.

1st time at Nico's and it did not disappoint! I'm very picky with my Birria tacos but this place is at the top of the list! Fantastic! Queso was good. Elote was ehh. I didn't like that it came on the cob and had to cut it. Was too messy to eat and the corn was very small. Churros were decent, I wanted the tres Leche but was out so next time! Drinks were awesome! Great holiday selection! Definitely recommend!

I met my girlfriends for dinner + drinks, and we had so much fun! I've never been here before, but was pleasantly surprised with the VERY quick food service and yummy drinks. I ordered the spicy marg, shrimp taco and carnitas taco. We shared the birria tacos, and it was so delicious! They forgot the chorizo in our queso, and brought it out on a separate dish for us to mix into our existing queso... - but hey, it was still yummy! The vibes were a little less "holiday" than we were expecting, but needless to say, we had a great time together.

What an adorable restaurant! Not overly done, very welcoming, bright and so comfortable. Everyone that worked there was amazing, smiling and helpful. The food- seriously- WOW. Fresh, delicious and beautiful. The flavors were amazing and its clear attention and care is important in the preparation. My only negative is lack of parking but it was well worth the block walk to enjoy all the goodness! Can't wait to go back and try more options!

This is a newer location for Nico's tacos, the food is good, but I feel the uptown location is better. However, this is still a great neighborhood restaurant for locals.

The service was great. It was to rain that day while we were sitting on the patio and they offered us an inside seat. Drinks were decent and the chips, queso, and other salsa options were alright. There was variety in different salsa which is nice if you have a group of people who all want a different flavor! The patio is pet friendly and the inside is very beautiful.

I completely recommend ! Trying out everything and anything on this menu !! Came here one afternoon and can I tell you I was not regretting it !! I absolutely LOVED LOVED everything I had !! Truly flavorful , servers were wonderful ! Great environment very fun place and if you don't know ask !! The salsas were ALM amazing!!

Margaritas: cucumber margarita was refreshing. The spicy margarita with cilantro (can't remember what it was called) was GREAT. Salsa flight: -pico: great-Aguacate: my favorite. Great texture and flavor,Not too hot.-Zona Rosa: a pumpkin chipotle salsa, nice and creamy. Tacos: -Mushroom: Ordered this based on other reviews. Unexpectedly amazing!!-Chipotle Camaron: plump shrimp with a yummy chipotle aioli and slaw. A fat taco that was exactly what I wanted- would definitely order again.-Barbacoa: good flavor but a little dry. Would have been nice to have sauce or some pickled red onions. Key lime pie: would skip, overly sweet Coffee: strong and delicious Service was great.

My wife and I were on our weekly new restaurant tour of the Twin Cities. We saw Nico's Tacos on Yelp and it looked good. Unfortunately, they have some construction going on in front of the restaurant, but we parked along the street a little ways up.We sat down after the nice hostess asked if a high top table was okay and I ordered an Indeed IPA to peruse the menu.We got three tacos from our super nice server. An octopus, a barbacoa and a lengua (Tongue) Now some people may bark at lengua, but it is wonderful, flavorful and a little bit of smokey flavor to it. It is really good.We also ordered a grilled jalapeño for a couple of bucks. Go for it. It comes out temp hot and the spice starts to kick in after a few bites, totally get it added. The lengua taco was delicious, fatty, yet flavorful and the three salsas we got were the top three on the menu of salsas. Each one was a masterpiece of Heavan in your mouth. Super flavorful and lots of spices and each one stood on its own. I wouldn't have minded a free few chips, just to soak up the leftovers.The octopus was chewy, but not burdensome and mixed well with some salsa dipping. The barbacoa was full of meat, as well as all of the others and was just moist and perfect. (Good name for a band) (A big plus for how much meat they put in each taco, they aren't cheap, but they don't skimp on the meat.)Overall, a great lunch, some goofy characters were eating at the restaurant which kept us amused and you have to try this place, a solid five star.

Was excited to try this newer location of Nico's. We've been to the one in uptown quite a few times and have always had a great experience. Thai location has the same menu and the vibe is nice, including the small patio area. The execution of the food however fell short of the uptown location. It was pretty good but since we were expecting the same quality and taste as the one on Hennepin, it was disappointing.