I have been to Nicky's several times because I want to love this place. But, I just don't. The food is decent and the price is comparable to what I would pay for a dinner. But the food just doesn't knock my socks off and the place is cramped and noisy.
This last time was my last straw. We had made reservations two weeks in advance for 8 o'clock. When we got there we found that we weren't the only ones with reservations that night and it seemed that most people weren't getting seated. We were told our table wasn't ready. After 15 minutes we pulled the 'we have a babysitter and she won't wait' line and got a table about 5 minutes later. I know that I wasn't the only one with reservations (people were being vocal about the situation) and others had probably been waiting longer, but it ticks me off that the whole point of having a reservation is so that you don't have to wait and then you end up waiting. And it isn't like they have a nice place for you to wait.
We ordered the Fried Tofu as a starter and I got the Tom Yum seafood soup. The soup was fantastic and I thought that would prove to restore my faith. But the fried tofu was not as stellar. I ordered the Shrimp Red Chili for the entree and it was not worth the $15 price tag. There were about five shrimps and two pounds of bell peppers. The sauce was also ho hum.
Sorry Nicky's. I will be exploring other Thai options in the future.