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2300 Harbor Blvd. Costa Mesa, CA 92626

949-722-7566 

http://www.nickspizzapasta.com  

2300 Harbor Blvd. Costa Mesa CA 92626

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  • Italian
    Mon-Sat 11am-9:30pm
  • $$ $$
    Patio/Sidewalk Dining, Takeout
  • Accepted
    Lot Available
Description

Nick's Pizza occupies the middle echelon of Orange County's Italian restaurants: not the magisterial dining experiences offered by Pizzeria Ortica or Canaletto or the Jersey Shores simulacrums of Mangia Mangia and Rufino's, but something in between-overwrought Roman interior design, with the Four Seasons and the Shirelles on the soundtrack, massive subs and pizzas alongside pasta dishes crafted with care and enough heft to satisfy the most ornery goombah.








  • 2012 | Best Pizza

    It's been screamed from the corner booths, the mountaintops and even these very pages, so it bears repeating: Nick's Pizza (not to be confused with worthy contender Nick's Pizza D'Oro) serves the best pizza in Orange County. Zip it with that it's-not-real-pizza-unless-it's-thin-crust-like-in-New-Yawk crap: The kitchen will deliver a thin crust at Nick's if you ask, but why the hell would you when the normal crust is similar to a piece of the best hot, fresh bread you'll eat all week? Crunchy... More »

  • 2011 | Best Off-Menu Entrée

    Before the shopping center at Harbor Boulevard and Wilson Street in Costa Mesa was redone years ago, Nick's was actually behind the businesses facing Harbor, in the kind of spot where you had to know where it was to find it. Fortunately, bustling Nick's is now in a high-profile locale between Harbor and the TJ Maxx. But that's not all that has changed at Nick's 2.0: One of the best dinner entrées, Della Casa, is no longer on the menu. You can still order it, and you won't even have to... More »

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  • Long Live Nick\'s Pizza

    Long Live Nick's Pizza

    Thu, April 29, 2010

    Nick’s occupies the middle echelon of Orange County’s Italian restaurants: not the magisterial dining experiences offered by Pizzeria Ortica or Canaletto or the Jersey Shore simulacra of Mangia Mangia and Rufino’s, but something in... More »

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