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| - I've only had Nicky's Thai Kitchen twice, but I will definitely be back. The first time I ordered the garlic chicken lunch special and crab rangoons to go. The garlic chicken I ordered was a spice level 6 which I found was a bit too spicy for me. The portion size was fair for lunch and the chicken and vegetables were cooked very well. They didn't separate the garlic chicken from the rice, which I didn't mind because I mix them together anyway. The side salad that comes with the lunch special had expired lettuce in it, but the pineapple dressing was really fresh tasting. The crab rangoons were a little bit soggy on the bottom, but they had a generous amount of filling and tasted delicious.
My second trip I went there to eat with a co-worker on a Thursday afternoon. We got there just after they opened around 11:45 and sat on the back patio. It was a really nice afternoon, about 75 and sunny. The patio was decorated with flowers and other ornaments like Buddha's and dragon statutes which made it a really fun atmosphere. It started getting more busy as time progressed and the temperature started getting a little uncomfortable, so if it's any higher than 75, I'd recommend eating inside. I ordered the cashew chicken with a spice level 4 and it was a good spice level for me. I might go up to a 5 next time just to see what that's like. The salad this time was great, the lettuce was fresh and the dressing was sweet. The chicken and vegetables were cooked perfectly and it even came with a crab rangoon which was again delicious. The flavors were great, sweet and spicy just like I like. My co-worker ordered the panang curry with vegetables and said it was good, but a little salty. She said she prefers Thai Foon's panang to Nicky's. Although I would still eat Thai Foon over Nicky's, I really enjoyed my lunch and thought it was a better value than Thai Foon and a better atmosphere. If I had one gripe it would be that they didn't give us any type of knife and both the lettuce in the salad and the vegetables in both dishes were rather large and hard to eat without cutting. I'm sure they would've given us a knife if asked. I'll definitely be back for lunch again!
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