Nick's Famous Coney Island
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Nick's Famous Coney Island | |
|---|---|
_-_083_(cropped).jpg) The restaurant's exterior in 2022 | |
 Interactive map of Nick's Famous Coney Island | |
| Restaurant information | |
| Food type | American |
| Location | 3746 Southeast Hawthorne Bouevard, Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, 97214 |
| Coordinates | 45°30′43″N 122°37′30″W / 45.5119°N 122.6249°W |
Nick's Famous Coney Island is a dive bar[1] and restaurant in Portland, Oregon, United States.
Andi Prewitt of Willamette Week has described Nick's as Hawthorne's "most iconic hot dog bar", most known for its "chili-and-onion-smothered franks".[2]
History
Nick Carlascio opened Nick's Famous Coney Island in 1935,[3] and relocated to its current location in 1942.[4] Frank Nudo, who worked at the restaurant, purchased Nick's in 1960.[5] He retired in 2008,[2] and died in 2017.[6]
Dave Bertelo and Nick Brown purchased the business in 2019.[2] They painted the interior during the COVID-19 pandemic.[7]
Reception
Erin DeJesus of Eater Portland included the restaurant's Coney Island Dog in her 2014 list of 18 of Portland's "iconic meat dishes".[8] The website's Nathan Williams included Nick's Famous Coney Island in a 2023 list of the city's "snappiest, juiciest" hot dogs.[9]
In The Oregonian's 2020 list of Portland's 40 best inexpensive restaurants", Michael Russell wrote, "It's easy to love Nick's, with its friendly bartenders, old-school ambiance and decor little touched by the decades ... Changes are to be made gently here, if at all."[10]
