Niko's Italian Cuisine

2200 E Parrish Ave, Owensboro - 42303
157 reviews
Italian Pizza
(270) 852-1618

Great food and great service !!

There staff is amazing and so is the food !!

This place is fantastic. They serve authentic Italian cuisine, and it is all of top notch quality. They also have a rest nice selection of spirits and beer. I’m not sure why it says three dollar signs next to this place, they are very reasonably priced; especially for the quality of the food and service. The baked goods come from Niko’s Bakery, so they are also top notch. The service here has always been great too.

The visit to Niko's was promising, but ultimately did not meet the mark. The service was mediocre and the food could definitely use some work. My carbonara was well made, but the pizza we ordered was over-salted and extremely soggy. Who puts canned tomatoes on a pizza? My mom's eggplant Parmesan was salty as well and while the marinara was very flavorful, the pasta was very chewy. The mark of any good Italian spot is al dente pasta so screwing that up automatically decreases the quality of the restaurant.

The visit to Niko's was promising, but ultimately did not meet the mark. The service was mediocre and the food could definitely use some work. My carbonara was well made, but the pizza we ordered was over-salted and extremely soggy. Who puts canned tomatoes on a pizza? My mom's eggplant Parmesan was salty as well and while the marinara was very flavorful, the pasta was very chewy. The mark of any good Italian spot is al dente pasta so screwing that up automatically decreases the quality of the restaurant.

We’ve eaten at Niko’s several times over a few years and have had good food. Last evening however was a disappointment. My husband and I both had a Caesar Salad and the dressing appeared to be some sort of a vinaigrette instead of a typical Caesar dressing. There was a sprinkling of pre shredded Parmesan from a bag. I ate a few bites and stopped. My husband had the Filet Mignon, Creamy Mushroom pasta dish which was in need of seasoning. I had the Sicilian Rigatoni which quite simply tasted like tomato juice and I couldn’t detect any seasoning; no oregano, thyme, chili flakes, garlic powder, basil. We shared a tiramisu, which from the time we ordered until brought to the table had begun to melt however, the flavor was still excellent. The bread they serve is excellent. I realize waitstaff is overworked almost everywhere but I think our Server could have done a much better job. We had to flag him down for everything. I’m posting this for the simple reason that I’d like to go back again and hope they might perhaps address some of their shortcomings. Food cost have gone up and they, like most other places, are passing those cost on and I don’t mind paying for good food. This wasn’t good food.

Delicious food (though a bit heavy), nice ambiance, but slow service. If you are patient, it will be worth it.

Excellent food. Excellent service. My new favorite!!!

Service and food were amazing! Toasted ravioli was our favorite! Lamp chops were great too! We will be back soon!

Great food and atmosphere. My chicken parmasean was delicious. The service was great when we got it. Could have checked in a bit more, and got our carry out boxes and check sooner. Everyone was busy and working hard...probably a bit understaffed?