Found Nick's on Yelp while driving to Charlotte. The last reviews were not complementary, but I hoped they were wrong. Nick's has a beautiful set up, so I thought it was promising.
First issue, I asked for a $10 glass of red. Server brought it in a white glass. I spent the entire meal trying to gently spin it so it could open up. Server also never brought the water I asked for & never even asked if we wanted another beverage.
Second issue: server had little comprehension of the menu & admitted she had never eaten the steak. It is a steakhouse!
Third issue: server forgot to put in our appetizer. Salads came out first. Then she went into lengthy detail on why she forgot to enter our app.
Fourth issue: salads were tiny. We upgraded to fancier salads & they were still small.
Fifth issue: I ordered a $28 NY Strip. My husband ordered a $28 filet. My strip was horrible. It was a cut I expect from a generic grocery store & it had no flavor. Zero flavor. The filet was okay. Half of the sides were missing on my husband's plate. All the sides were cooked exactly the same with the same salty flavor.
I wish I had believed the reviews I read. Some people are hard to please, but I'm not one of those people. We dropped $100 on a dinner that was worth $25.
Pros: crab cake was good.
Cons: everything else
If you try Nick's, I hope you have a better experience than we did, but be warned.