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  • I have a weird, maybe-unhealthy love affair with Niko's. #1: the food is awesome, even if it's bad for you. They're one of only two places in the city that I know of who serve hot balls (that's spicy fried cheese balls, to those who are unfamiliar). Their salads are awesome, fries are great, and they accommodate silly requests like, 'can I have that chicken sandwich without a bun and just covered in cheese please.' Love their chef. #2: drinks are pretty reasonable. I've only been here on Wednesdays (and one overly-dramatic, post-Steeler-loss Sunday that involved some bar fights and an early end to karaoke), and I know Jimmy gets a little feisty when we karaoke singers do a song that's a little loud for him, but I love him anyway. #3: karaoke on Wednesday nights. Same DJ as the one I rave about at St. James (spoiler alert: he's the best karaoke DJ this karaoke-junkie has ever had the pleasure singing with). The crowd is what makes Niko's so weird yet awesome. On any given karaoke night, there will be a mix of nerds (that's us), bros, middle-aged dudes, Steelworkers, Duquesne girls, punk kids, and weird old men (so, kind of think of what SNL's Stefon would say about the crowd at a karaoke bar, except turn down the freaky and turn up the Yinzer). And on most karaoke nights, that mix somehow works. I can't say I've ever been in a bar other than Niko's where someone busted out Billy Ocean's "Caribbean Queen" and everyone started dancing and singing along together. The crowd is generally really supportive of the karaoke singers, some nights in a way that makes you feel kind of like a Mt. Washington rock star. The cons: it IS cash only (but there's a PNC just down the block, and the prices are so cheap that you don't need to take out a ton of money anyway), and it is smoking. And occasionally, some of the old dudes at the bar say a few inappropriate things at you. All that said though, Niko's has kind of sort of somehow weaseled its way into my top spot for local karaoke bars, and it's now one of my favorite places to spend a Wednesday night in the 'Burgh.
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