After having grown up in McMinnville, lived in San Francisco and having lived in NYC for the past 5 years, Nick's is one of the best dining experiences I've ever had. Through my travels and the many different restaurants I've eaten at, some of extraordinary price and distinction, I've always compared them to Nick's and they've failed miserably. On a recent trip home I was lucky enough to get to realize the new chef's genius, which has only strengthened my opinion. There is a feeling about Nick's that you can't duplicate, it's unpretentious and graceful. It holds the essense of metropolitan that I thought I would go out in the world and find but it turns out that the heart of it was just out my backdoor.
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