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Niko's Steakhouse - Steakhouse in Corpus Christi, Texas

Niko's Steakhouse

4.3 (3177 reviews)

5409 Saratoga Blvd, Corpus Christi, TX 78413

Steak house
Restaurant

About Niko's Steakhouse - steak house in Corpus Christi, Texas

Casual steakhouse offering a lineup of grilled fare, seafood & salads amid dark-wood paneling.

Customer Review Summary

Niko's Steakhouse features a kind and attentive staff, with special mentions for Lilith and David. The ambience is relaxed, but many dishes were disappointing, with several being cold or overly salty. Highlights include great bread, a good pork chop, and tasty steak burgers. However, the Caesar salad, Mac and Cheese, and some other items received very low ratings. Customers noted good portion sizes and reasonable prices, along with a lively environment and mixology. Despite issues with some food quality and service delays, there were praises for the steaks and overall dining experience. Some guests encountered problems with the billing process and discrepancies in tip calculations. While opinions vary, many enjoyed their steaks and have plans to return.

Key Features

Service options

  • Takeout
  • Dine-in

Highlights

  • Fast service
  • Great beer selection
  • Great cocktails
  • Great coffee
  • Great dessert
  • Great tea selection
  • Great wine list
  • Sports

Popular for

  • Lunch
  • Dinner
  • Solo dining

Accessibility

  • Wheelchair accessible entrance
  • Wheelchair accessible parking lot
  • Wheelchair accessible restroom
  • Wheelchair accessible seating

Offerings

  • Alcohol
  • Beer
  • Cocktails
  • Coffee
  • Comfort food
  • Happy hour drinks
  • Happy hour food
  • Hard liquor
  • Healthy options
  • Late-night food
  • Wine

Dining options

  • Brunch
  • Lunch
  • Dinner
  • Dessert
  • Seating

Amenities

  • Bar onsite
  • Restroom
  • Wi-Fi

Atmosphere

  • Casual
  • Cozy
  • Romantic
  • Trendy
  • Upscale

Crowd

  • Groups
  • Tourists

Planning

  • Accepts reservations
  • Usually a wait

Payments

  • Credit cards
  • Debit cards

Children

  • Good for kids
  • High chairs
  • Kids' menu

Parking

  • Free parking lot
  • Free street parking

Customer Reviews

Rating Distribution

4.3 out of 5
5
2062
4
559
3
249
2
136
1
171
Based on 3177 reviews

Kalia A.

2 months ago

The only reason why I'm giving stars is because the hostess and the waitstaff were very kind. Shout out to Lilith and David for taking GREAT care of my family and me. The ambience was really chill and quiet...there was barely any people there, but now I see why. The food wasn't the best. Most of our meals were either cold or salty including the Caesar salad, the rice pilaf, and the Mac and Cheese. Below are the individual ratings per item: *Bread: 5/5 *Chicken Avocado Salad: 4/5 *Pork Chop: 5/5 *Chicken Acapulco: 2/5 - very salty *Margarita Grilled Chicken: 4/5 *Steak Burger: 4.5/5 *Mesquite Grilled Shrimp: 2/5 - overcooked *House Salad: 5/5 *Caesar Salad: 0/5 - drenched in salty dressing and cheese *Mashed Potatoes w/ Brown Gravy: 2/5 *Corn: 5/5 *Fries: 4/5 *Mac N' Cheese: 0/5 - it was very salty and watery *Rice Pilaf: 0/5

Sami Ammons

5 months ago

Casual and great steak, rib and drink atmosphere. Good looking food and portions for the price. Bread and butter accompany each meal. Steak & Rib combo $21. Filet steak $31. Each meal came with two large sides. Steaks were made as ordered. Happy hour appetizers 5 - 7 pm. Service was good. We will be back soon.

Joe m

1 month ago

Good size portions. Alive happy environment. Good mixology. Service was pretty hospitable and quick. Loved the bread. Reasonable pricing. Ribs were tasty and meaty.

adam

4 months ago

Steak was delicious... everything else I ate was just ok... salad and Mac and cheese were bland... service was awesome..if I go back I will order something else.

Kelly Hiebert

2 months ago

We sat at our table for over 10-15 min with no word or the slightest acknowledgment from anyone. Once our waiter was finally there, I asked for a drink menu since they have a sign for $4 drinks (looks like martinis?) on wednesdays to just be rudely told that they don’t have a drink menu other than wine and couldn’t tell me anything about what the special was for. i ended up ordering pineapple juice with coconut rum, just to receive what was the equivalent to a thick, pineapple syrup. nasty. we ordered chips and queso as well as the mozzarella sticks, just for the queso to be half melted velveeta with rotel on top and chips that are harder than a rock. legitimately thought i broke a tooth on them. the mozzarella sticks were cooked way too high that the cheese had literally MELTED out and the shell only contained oil/grease from what they were cooked in. We both ordered steaks which ended up being our saving grace but the rest of the food was damn near appalling. even ordered dessert because it hard to mess up sweats but my cheesecake was LUMPY and his molten lava cake wasn’t even relatively close to actual cake whatsoever. also apparently you’re supposed to get bread when you sit down but that wasn’t a thing for us?? the tables around us did. so long story short, the staff was rude and the food was not great by the least. wouldn’t recommend.

Ronnie Parsons

3 months ago

So all the staff were nice, the food was great. We had a really nice dinner and experience. The flaw and reason for the 3 star is when it came to the bill and how they figure the tip % and total down at the bottom. You know the area they have to try and make it "easier" on the customer, we'll I now think of that as "try and get one over on you" area. So you can see the picture, and 18% of $124.43 is not $24.02, and 22% is not $29.35. No matter how you look at this bill, they are overcharging you. So be sure to check everything.

Laro

9 months ago

Visited this restaurant this week and was not disappointed a bit by the experience. The service was great and the food even better. There was a bit of a wait to begin with which I didn’t expect but that’s probably a testament to how good the place is. I’ll definitely visit again in the future.

Luis Zepeda

1 month ago

Great place for steaks! The chicken plates are good too and the Ahi Tuna is not just an appetizer. Daily drink specials, Friday was Forty Creek.

Location

Contact Information

Hours of Operation

Friday 11 AM–12 AM
Monday 11 AM–12 AM
Saturday 11 AM–12 AM
Sunday 9 AM–12 AM
Thursday 11 AM–12 AM
Tuesday 11 AM–12 AM
Wednesday 11 AM–12 AM

Price Range

$20–30