Nick's Italian Cafe

Name: Nick's Italian Cafe
Address: 1653 Washington Street, 68008, NE, 68008
Telephone: 402-426-8900

Fresh Italian food in a cozy and casual environment!

1653 Washington Street, Blair, NE 68008, US

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Cuisine: Italian
Parking: Street (free)
Alcohol Type: full bar
Takeout Available: Yes

Delivery Available: Yes
Catering Available: Yes
Reservations: No
Smoking Allowed: No

Dress Code: casual
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Seating: Indoor
Music Type:

Nick's Italian Cafe

Appetizers

Fried Mozzerella Cheese 5.99

Rich mozzarella with a crispy Italian breading served with Sugo sauce for dipping.

Bruschetta 5.99

Diced fresh roma tomatoes, chopped fresh basil, tossed in our house vinaigrette, served on toasted ciabatta bread. With melted cheese for 6.99

Garlic Bread / Cheese Bread 4.99

Gourmet Italian bread baked with garlic butter and parmesan cheese. Add our house blend cheese for $1

Caprese Salad 7.50

Sliced Roma tomatoes, basil leaf and fresh mozzarella in our house balsamic vinaigrette.

Spinach and Artichoke Dip 7.50

Served with toasted ciabatta bread, fresh fried flour tortilla chips or a combination of both.

Bread & Dipping Sauce 5.99

Gourmet Italian bread and olive oil, cracked peppercorns, roasted garlic cloves and our house balsamic vinaigrette.

Shrimp Scampi 8.99

Flavorful sautéed shrimp with gourmet Italian bread.

Calamari 7.50

Tender breaded and fried, served with lemon wedges and our homemade Sugo sauce.

Breaded Ravioli 6.99

Italian sausage or cheese filled served with our homemade Sugo sauce.

Salads & Soups

Italian Cobb Salad 9.00

Grilled chicken, on a bed of romaine lettuce and spinach, with bacon, tomato, egg and gorgonzola cheese in our house vinaigrette with a dinner roll or breadstick

Tuscan Harvest Salad 9.00

Romaine lettuce, mixed greens, roma tomato, red onions, kalamata olives, crumbled gorgonzola cheese, drizzled with our raspberry vinaigrette with candied walnuts with a dinner roll or breadstick

Italian Wedge Salad 6.50

Crisp iceberg lettuce, with tomato, bacon, gorgonzola cheese, red onion and bleu cheese dressing 5.00

Caesar Salad 6.50

Romaine lettuce, croutons and grated parmesan tossed in Caesar dressing with a dinner roll or breadstick

Dinner Salad 3.00

Mixed greens, tomato, sliced red onion, croutons and black olives.

Soups

Minestrone or Seasonal Soup of the Day

Cup - 3.00Bowl - 5.00

Add grilled chicken, shrimp or salmon to any salad
Grilled Chicken - 2.00 | Grilled Shrimp or Salmon - 3.00

Sandwiches & Wraps

All sandwiches and wraps are served with choice of French Fries, Pasta Salad or Potato Chips

Italian Sausage 7.50

Served with a Sugo sauce, sautéed onion and roasted peppers.

Meatball Sub 7.50

Served with Sugo sauce and our house cheese blend.

Grilled Italian Herb Sandwich 8.00

Served with tomato, red onion, lettuce and mayonnaise or pesto aioli on a ciabatta bun. Add melted provolone for $0.50 cents

Chicken Parmesan 8.99

Breaded chicken breast, mozzarella, Sugo sauce, on a ciabatta bun.

Chicken Caesar Wrap 7.50

Crisp lettuce blend with grilled chicken, tomatoes, red onion, Caesar dressing and house cheese blend in a large flour tortilla

Crispy Chicken Bacon Ranch Wrap 7.50

Crisp lettuce, crispy chicken, tomatoes, red onion, bacon, house cheese blend and ranch dressing wrapped in a large flour tortilla

Lunch Specials

Available 11-2 daily, usually served in 15 minutes or less! For pasta specials, please refer to the CYOP section for pasta, sauce and additional choices!

Small Pasta 5.99

Served with soup or salad and a roll or breadstick.

Small Pasta with an Addition 6.99

Served with soup or salad and a roll or breadstick. Shrimp or scallops add $1 more.

Lunch Size Lasagna or Manicotti 7.50

Served with soup or salad and a roll or breadstick.

Personal Single Topping Pizza 6.99

Served with a beverage.

Sandwich/Wrap Special 7.99

Choose any sandwich or wrap, side and beverage. Chicken Sandwich add $1.

Soup & Salad Special 5.49

Any cup of soup, dinner salad, warm roll or breadstick and beverage.

$6.50 EXPRESS LUNCH MEAL DEALS 6.50

Served T-F 11 am to 2 pm, usually within 10 minutes or less! "Dine In Only" All served with salad, warm roll or breadstick and drink. Choose any lunch sized portion of: Spaghetti Marinara & Meatballs, Spaghetti Bolognese, Spaghetti Marinara & Italian Sausage, Chicken Fettuccini Alfredo or Lasagna

Create Your Own Pasta

Pick your pasta, sauce & topping

Pasta Dishes include a Warm Roll or Breadstick. Add a Side Salad 2.00

Regular - 8.00Large - 10.00

For $1 more enjoy these sauces
Bolognese (meat sauce) | Pesto (basil, pine nuts, olive oil and Parmesan cheese) | Creamy Pesto
Choose one (if applicable)

#3 Additions
You may choose to top off your pasta with seasonal fresh veggies,meatballs, Italian sausage, grilled chicken, shrimp, chopped clams or scallops (2.00 / 3.00 per topping)
Choose any many as you like

Pizzas

We use the freshest toppings and hand roll our dough for a perfect 12 inch crust

House Cheese Blend 8.00

Mozzarella, provolone, romano and parmesan.

Pizza Toppings

Extra Cheese, bell pepper, diced Roma tomato, jalapeno, anchovies, pineapple, Canadian bacon, pepperoni, bacon, Italian sausage, ground beef, chicken, meatball, mushroom, onion, black olive or spinach. Add 1.00 per topping (max 12.00)

Nick's Personal Pizza 5.50

House cheese blend. Add ingredients $0.50 cents per topping. (7.50 max)

Italian Supreme

Pepperoni, Italian sausage, ground beef, onion, mushroom, green peppers, olives and our house cheese blend.

Personal - 7.0012 inch - 12.00

Chicken Pesto

Diced grilled chicken on our rich pesto sauce with caramelized onions and our house cheese blend.

Personal - 7.0012 inch - 12.00

White Garlic Chicken

Creamy garlic sauce, Italian herbed chicken, chopped roma tomato, green onion and our house cheese blend.

Personal - 7.0012 inch - 12.00

Margherita Pizza

Sliced roma tomato, house cheese blend, parmesan, extra virgin olive oil, garlic and fresh basil.

Personal - 7.0012 inch - 12.00

Speciality Pastas

Nick's Penne Pesto

Our basil pesto sauce with grilled chicken or Italian sausage, grilled onions and peppers.

Regular - 10.00Large - 12.00

BLT Pasta 9.00

Penne pasta tossed in a light garlic sauce with crisp bacon, fresh chopped spinach and Roma tomatoes.

Chicken Carbonara

Grilled chicken, crisp bacon and sautéed peas in a creamy garlic sauce with your choice of pasta.

Regular - 10.00Large - 12.00

Lasagna 10.00

Layers and layers of fresh lasagna noodles, herbed ricotta cheese, Italian sausage, fresh ground beef, homemade Sugo sauce and our house cheese blend.

Ravioli

Cheese or meat filled with your choice of sauce. Add an addition for 2.00 / 3.00

Regular - 10.00Large - 12.00

Cheese Tortellini

With your choice of sauce. Add any addition for 2.00 / 3.00

Regular - 9.00Large - 11.00

Manicotti with Meat Sauce 10.00

Rolled pasta filled with ricotta and Romano cheese, baked with Bolognese (meat sauce) topped with our house cheese blend.

Shrimp Scampi 13.00

Succulent shrimp sautéed in a flavorful butter sauce. Served traditionally with angel hair pasta.

Pasta Dishes include a warm roll or breadstick.
Add a side salad - 2.00

Nick's Meal Deals

Customized orders are welcome. Contact the Café for details.

1) Pasta & sauce with large salad & rolls 30.00

2) Pasta & sauce with an addition, large salad & rolls 40.00

3) Three one topping pizzas 22.00

4) Lasagna with large salad & rolls 40.00

5) One 1 topping pizza, extra large pasta with an addition & rolls 30.00

6) Three one topping pizzas and large salad 27.00

7) One 1 topping pizza, extra large pasta with addition, rolls & salad 35.00

Will feed up to 5 people.
Order by number

Dinner Entrees

Available after 4 pm

Chicken or Tilapia Piccata

Your choice of lightly seasoned, floured then sautéed chicken breast or tilapia, topped with a caper and lemon butter sauce.

Regular - 12.00Large - 16.00

Veal Piccata 17.00

Veal cutlet lightly seasoned, floured then sautéed and topped with a caper and lemon butter sauce

Chicken or Eggplant Parmesan

Lightly seasoned, floured then sautéed and topped with Sugo sauce and our melted house cheese blend. Served traditionally on a bed of spaghetti marinara or any dinner side.

Regular - 12.00Large - 16.00

Veal Parmesan 17.00

Lightly seasoned, floured then sautéed topped with our melted house cheese blend and Sugo sauce.

Chicken Saltimbocca

Chicken breast lightly seasoned, floured then sautéed, topped with fresh sage, prosciutto, provolone cheese and drizzled with a garlic white wine sauce.

Regular - 12.00Large - 16.00

Chicken Marsala

Chicken breast lightly seasoned, floured then sautéed with mushrooms, and Marsala sauce.

Regular - 12.00Large - 16.00

Veal Marsala 17.00

Veal cutlet lightly seasoned, floured then sautéed with mushrooms and Marsala sauce.

Chicken Bruschetta

Breaded or gilled chicken breast, topped with fresh Roma tomatoes and basil, and baked with our house cheese blend

Regular - 12.00Large - 16.00

Grilled Chicken Breast

Seasoned and fire braised.

Regular - 10.00Large - 13.00

Nick's Trio 13.00

Chicken Parmesan, Lasagna and Fettuccini Alfredo (not served with a dinner side)

Salmon Filet 11.99

6 oz. salmon filet marinated in Italian seasoning and flame grilled, served with vegetable medley, choice of potato, salad and roll or breadstick.

USDA "Choice" Steaks

Hand cut in house and rubbed with Italian herbs and flame gilled to your specs.

Top Sirloin (8 oz.) - 15.00NY Strip (12 oz.) - 18.00Ribeye (10 oz.) - 17.00

Steak Toppers: Marsala Mushroom Sauce - 3.00 | Shrimp Scampi - 4.00

(All dinner entrees include choice of dinner side and choice of soup or salad.)

Desserts

Tiramisu 6.50

Italian ladyfingers soaked in Espresso, layered with Mascarpone cheese.

Cannolis 5.99

Ask your server about our filling choices.

Nick's Chocolate Dream Cake 7.99

4 layer moist chocolate cake, topped with a rich chocolate ganache, a la mode

NY Slow Baked Cheesecake 5.99

Topped with cherry or strawberry topping or drizzled in chocolate sauce.

Chocolate Gateau 7.50

A French flourless chocolate cake topped with white chocolate mousse made from crème de cocoa and enrobed in chocolate ganache and white chocolate.

Brownie/Sundae

Our fudgy dense brownie, topped with a scoop of ice cream,chocolate sauce, whipped cream and a cherry.

Regular - 6.00Small - 4.00Brownie Only - 4.00Half Brownie - 2.00

Gelato 4.00

2 large scoops. Ask your server for the flavor of the week!

TODAY'S DESSERT SPECIAL

Ask your server about what we have special for today!!

Kids Menu

Traditional Pasta with marinara sauce 4.00

Pasta & meatballs 5.00

One topping pizza 4.50

Additional topping $.50

Chicken Tenders 4.50

Served with choice of French fries or chips

Lasagna 4.50

Mac & Cheese

Ice Cream Sundae 1.00

Brownie Sundae 2.00

Brunch

Served Sunday (only) 11-2 We post our brunch specials on Facebook by 10 am!

Breakfast Pizza 7.99

Scrambled eggs, cheese blend, onions & peppers, with choice of bacon, ham or sausage

Biscuits & Gravy 8.99

Two fluffy buttermilk biscuits topped with fresh country sausage gravy. Served with 2 eggs any style, seasoned potatoes and choice of cinnamon roll or fresh fruit. Half order of Biscuits & Gravy only 3.50

Eggs Benedict 9.99

Poached eggs topped with Canadian bacon and fresh Hollandaise sauce. Served seasoned potatoes and choice of cinnamon roll or fresh fruit

Steak & Eggs

Seasoned flame grilled top sirloin, served with eggs your way, seasoned potatoes and choice of cinnamon roll or fresh fruit

4 oz. - 10.998 oz.. - 15.99

Egg Platter 6.99

Eggs your, choice of sausage or bacon, seasoned potatoes, choice or breakfast roll or fresh fruit

Homemade Belgian Waffle 2.50

Topped with strawberries & whipped cream $4.00

Pancakes 4.00

2 large fresh made pancakes

Italian Eggs Benedict 9.99

English muffin piled with smoked ham, sliced Roma tomato, Italian seasoning and toasted with provolone cheese and topped with a poached egg and Béarnaise sauce. Served with seasoned potatoes and choice of cinnamon roll or fresh fruit.

Create Your Own Omelette 9.99

Eggs and cheese blend with your choice of one meat: bacon, ham or sausage and any of the following: onions, peppers, tomatoes, mushrooms and spinach. Served with seasoned potatoes and choice of cinnamon roll or fresh fruit.

Kids Platter 5.99

Scrambled eggs with choice of bacon or sausage, served with seasoned potatoes and small stack of pancakes.

Ala Carte Items

$2.50 each: Eggs your way | Side of Sausage or Bacon | Seasoned Potatoes | Cinnamon Roll | Fresh Fruit

Mimosa 3.00

Bloody Mary 3.00

Beverages

Non Alcoholic

Soda/tea/coffee 1.75

Hot Chocolate, Orange Juice, Milk/Chocolate Milk 2.00

Wine

White/red/sparkling

Sparkling Wine
Ruffino Proseco

Beer

Domestic/import/craft

Liquor

Top shelf choices

Single - 4.00 Double - 6.00