| Nick's Famous Coney Island | |
|---|---|
 The restaurant's exterior in 2021 | |
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| Restaurant information | |
| Food type | American |
| Street address | 3746 Southeast Hawthorne Bouevard |
| City | Portland |
| County | Multnomah |
| State | Oregon |
| Postal/ZIP Code | 97214 |
| Coordinates | 45°30′43″N122°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]
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]
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]
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