Nick's Famous Coney Island

Nick's Famous Coney Island is a dive bar[1] and restaurant in Portland, Oregon, United States.

Nick's Famous Coney Island
The restaurant's exterior in 2021
Restaurant information
Food typeAmerican
Street address3746 Southeast Hawthorne Bouevard
CityPortland
CountyMultnomah
StateOregon
Postal/ZIP Code97214
Coordinates45.5119°N 122.6249°W / 45.5119; -122.6249

Description

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]

See also

References
  1. Anderson, Heather Arndt (2017-05-19). "19 Old-School Portland Restaurants That Have Hung On Through the Pandemic". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2020-03-07. Retrieved 2023-08-08.
  2. Prewitt, Andi (June 11, 2019). "Southeast Portland Institution Nick's Famous Coney Island Has New Owners". Willamette Week. Archived from the original on August 10, 2020. Retrieved May 19, 2021.
  3. "Hot diggity dog -- Nick's is back". The Oregonian. 2008-07-23. Archived from the original on 2021-05-20. Retrieved 2021-05-20.
  4. Becker, Joe (August 11, 2017). "Timeless bites at Nick's Famous Coney Island on Southeast Hawthorne Blvd". KATU. Archived from the original on November 15, 2017. Retrieved May 19, 2021.
  5. Hallman Jr., Tom (2013-10-19). "A bit of old Portland gone when one of the cooks at Nick's Coney Island dies". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2020-11-12. Retrieved 2021-05-20.
  6. Butler, Grant (2017-11-25). "Frank Nudo of Nick's Coney Island fame dies at 83". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2020-12-30. Retrieved 2021-05-20.
  7. Wong, Janey (March 24, 2021). "Cocktail To-Go Club: Haymaker Takes Part in a COVID-Era Bar Crawl". Portland Mercury. Archived from the original on March 31, 2021. Retrieved May 19, 2021.
  8. DeJesus, Erin (July 7, 2014). "18 of Portland's Iconic Meat Dishes, Mapped". Eater Portland. Vox Media. Archived from the original on August 28, 2018. Retrieved May 19, 2021.
  9. Williams, Nathan (2016-07-01). "Portland's Snappiest, Juiciest Hot Dogs". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2022-02-20. Retrieved 2023-06-27.
  10. Russell, Michael (March 11, 2020). "Portland's 40 best inexpensive restaurants". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on October 17, 2020. Retrieved May 19, 2021.
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