Nicholas Restaurant is a chain of three Lebanese restaurants in the Portland metropolitan area, in the United States. It is one of the oldest Lebanese and Middle Eastern restaurants in Portland.[1] The business also operates in Gresham.
Nicholas Restaurant
Exterior of the Southeast Madison restaurant, 2021
Nicholas and Linda Dibe opened the first restaurant in 1987.[1][2] The Dibes fled Beirut, Lebanon in 1982, immigrated to Portland with their four young daughters. Five years later they opened the restaurant.[2] Nicholas invested his entire pension in the restaurant, which first served pizza and calzones.[2][1] Later, the Dibes started adding some of their favorite Lebanese dishes to the menu, which became popular with customers.[2] The restaurant is now owned by one of the Dibes' daughters, Hilda.[1] There are several locations which are operated by different extended family members.[3] The business also operates in Gresham.[4]
In 2020, Nicholas announced plans to relocate the flagship location to 1109 Southeast Madison Street, in the Buckman neighborhood, in 2021.[2][1] In April 2021, Nicholas opened its new location which has a full bar.[3][5][6]
Receptionedit
Willamette Week's Lauren Yoshiko said Nicholas is best for "homestyle hummus and kebabs, every day for decades" and wrote, "If Pioneer Place is Portland's living room, Nicholas is the city's Lebanese kitchen."[7] Nicholas has been recognized in the newspaper's annual "readers' poll", winning in the "Best Mediterranean Restaurant" category in 2016,[8] 2017,[9] 2018,[10] and 2020.[11]
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^ abcde"Lebanese Dining Favorite Nicholas Restaurant Is Moving to a New, Larger Space After 33 Years". Willamette Week. from the original on 2020-10-14. Retrieved 2020-10-14.
^ abSilberstein, Nina (December 31, 2020). "Nicholas Restaurant". The Southeast Examiner. from the original on 10 May 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
^Rosas, Angel (November 7, 2022). "Nicholas Restaurant reopens its door in downtown Gresham". Business Tribune. Retrieved 2022-11-08.
^Prewitt, Andi (April 5, 2021). "Portland Lebanese Institution Nicholas Restaurant Has Opened in a New, Larger Space". Willamette Week. from the original on 9 May 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
^"Nicholas Restaurant Opens New SE Location". Portland Food + Drink. April 1, 2021. from the original on 9 May 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
^"Mediterranean/ Middle Eastern". Willamette Week. from the original on 2020-10-29. Retrieved 2020-10-14.
^"Best of Portland Reader's Poll 2016: The Complete List of Winners". Willamette Week. from the original on 2019-01-06. Retrieved 2020-10-14.
^"Here are the Winners of the Best of Portland Readers' Poll 2017". Willamette Week. from the original on 2019-01-06. Retrieved 2020-10-14.
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