My boyfriend and I just got back from eating at Nicholas and we both agree it has nothing compared to Ya Hala. First of all, I have no idea why this is considered to be so cheap. We both enjoy appetizers like hummus, grape leaves, falafels, etc and can get the veggie mezza at Ya Hala for 9.00 and be full. At Nicholas, they charge you by the amount of people eating it, so to get the veggie mezza would have costed 16.75. I opted for the calzone instead. The veggies inside were raw and had not much of a flavor, not like the ones at Ya Hala which are 1.00 cheaper too. The feeling of the place was crowded and noisy and the servers were not friendly. Our server got my order mixed up, it look forever for bread and water and he not once came to ask how the meal was or offered to fill our water glasses -we went without water for the last part of our meal. And the funny thing is there were 2-3 staff just standing around looking at everyone, yet no one offered to get us more water. Another downfall is they only take cash or check. I will not eat here again, too bad too, because it is really close to where I live. I'll definitely drive the distance and rather go to Ya Hala.
Pros: we got seats right away
Cons: atmosphere is not inviting, subpar service, I wouldn't consider it cheap eats
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