Nico's Taco and Tequila Bar

An absolute favorite! Everything is always fresh and flavorful, and we have consistently great service here. Highly recommend!!

Tasty food and margs

The best tacos I have had in Minnesota since I moved two years ago. Very authentic. Salsas are amazing, as well as the corn tortillas. Service was excellent, very attentive and fast. I love the atmosphere, decorations are perfect.

Olivia was incredible she needs a raise and a promotion!!!

Takeout had missing items and nachos and flautas did not include the items listed in the description.

Charming atmosphere in a beautiful remodeled house.
Excellent food

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Food tasted like moms. Awesome place for authentic food

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

While I've rated this a 4 star, I wish to point out it's actually 3.5 stars. There were a few good hits but some bad misses too here.

We are in town for 2 nights and wanted to check this place out so got here. FANTASTIC vibe (even though, last night it wasn't super crowded which is great but it was probably because it was a cold night).

We ordered a bunch of different things.

Let's get the good out of the way first. The Enchilada Rojo was FANTASTIC. It had a great robust flavor (could be more robust though) and a great portion overall. What could be done way better is one of two things:

This came where the tortilla was laid flat on the plate and then the insides of an enchilada were on top. Due to the heat, the tortilla got stuck to the plate which is not user friendly to eat at all. I think with the amount of sauce (lack of), this could have been served up rolled.

OR, they could have put in a lot more sauce to prevent the tortilla from sticking so badly to the plate.

Since the rice is made in chicken broth, my wife couldn't eat that but the beans were vegetarian. I got some rice and stole some beans from my wife. This was SO DAMN GOOD. It was simple, fresh and full of flavor. Honestly, this was the best part of the entire meal.

We started with the Pico De Gallo Uruapan. While on the menu, it does not mention lime/lemon as part of this, I did miss the slight sourness of the fruit. What I did find disappointing about this was the chips to pico de gallo proportion. The pico de gallo portion was in a tiny bowl and the chips we got was enough for at least 2.5 times the portion of the pico de gallo we got. My wife said that Americans eat more chips so it made sense. So while I may be wrong, $13 for that was at least 40% more pricy than it should have been in my opinion.

I got the shrimp and scallop taco and a pastor taco. Sadly, both were very underwhelming. Nothing special about them at all other than the fact that the shrimp and scallop were beautifully cooked (I mean to get it as correct as they did here requires exceptional skills). However flavor wise, they fell way flat. The shrimp and scallop seemed like they were not seasoned at all. The rest of the ingredients too just lacked flavor. While the Pastor was a bit better, it still did not have the 'umph' you find in a good pastor.

Service was not bad, not the best. We had to wait a bit while they were not terribly busy which was ok. Staff however was very friendly.

Overall for me, this was a one and done deal. I wish them luck. I think they need to rework the flavor portion of their meals

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 3

Service: 3

Recommended dishes: Enchilada

Great tacos but on New Year’s Eve at 6:20pm they were out of Tres Leches cake and chocolate cake, only churros left as only option for dessert on New Year’s Eve, seems like poor planning

Place has improved. Service is better and the wait staff knows what's good

We started at Nicos for our holiday forced family fun day. The Hennepin location is adorable and decorated perfectly. The food, drinks, and service were excellent. We recommend the margaritas, queso dip, guacamole, barbacoa, enchiladas, tongue tacos, and rice. They open at 3pm for the holidays.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Celebrated my birthday here and was a little disappointed. The food was a solid meh. The salsas were good, the service was quick, and the ambience was nice. However, the restaurant it self was cold, the tap beer list was down to 2 out of 6 choices, and the food just wasn't special. There was a lack of seasoning on almost all the dishes we tried and we had to ask when a major ingredient was left off our plate. I had very high hopes but was a but let down.

Parking: Very small lot in the back, like 5 spaces and very little room to turn around.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 3

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Salsa, Birria Tacos

The shrimp and scallop tacos were a letdown. The tortilla was cold and lacked warmth, and the shrimp and scallops were cold and mushy, as if they had been sitting for hours before being served. Fortunately, I didn’t get sick, but they didn’t settle well in my stomach throughout the night.

On the brighter side, their nachos were a much better choice, although they didn’t quite measure up to authentic Mexican cuisine.

The ambiance was great, and the drinks were good, but the service and food were subpar.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 1

Service: 1

Recommended dishes: Steak, Shrimp Tacos

Great tacos. Love that they have nopales

Food: 5

Service: 5

This place gets very busy. Make sure you make a reservation ahead of time. The food was okay. The drinks were very good!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Birria Tacos