Nicky's Coal Fired

“Some nights on the road you just want something honest. Good heat, good dough, a little creativity on the plate. That is exactly what we found at Nicky’s Coal Fired in Nashville. The place has a cool factory meets groovy hangout feel, all centered around a roaring coal oven that seems to power the whole room. You can smell the dough and char in the air before the food even arrives. I ordered the crawfish spaghetti. The pasta is scratch made and cooked perfectly, with a rich buttery cream sauce and an impressive amount of crawfish tails. Fair warning, you need to really like crawfish because this dish is loaded with them. We also tried a coal fired pizza with broccolini and pink vodka sauce. The crust was thin and crispy with just the right amount of char. It was not overloaded with cheese and the flavors stayed balanced. The broccolini ended up being surprisingly good on the pizza. The pink vodka sauce was smooth and bright without that bitter tomato taste, though we would have liked just a little more of it. Overall this is a great stop for coal fired pizza if you find yourself in this part of Nashville. Good atmosphere, creative food, and a place that feels like it has its own personality.”

“Nicky's has been on my list of restaurants to try since I moved to Nashville over 3 years ago! So to say I had built up anticipation would be an understatement. Lauren was our server and she was so sweet and attentive the entire time. She answered all of my menu questions and made sure we had an incredible experience. She is fantastic! We got the Classic Margherita (heart-shaped for upcoming Valentine's Day), warm olives (only $5 on HH), Tiramisu (MUST ORDER ITEM!!) and my friend's little girl ate for free from the kid's menu because kids eat free on Mondays! Everything was phenomenal and was made quickly by the kitchen. Nicky's absolutely exceeded every expectation I had and it was SO worth the 3 year wait! But it definitely won't be that long again before I return :)”

“We had our wedding reception in the Maxwell at Nicky’s a year ago and it was exceptional! Katie and her team went above and beyond to make our event everything we could want. The night before the event they stayed past 2am helping us set everything up and throughout the entire process were so easy to communicate with. On top of that the food was amazing! We had a charcuterie board, focaccia bread, salad, chicken piccata, sausage with peppers, pesto tortellini, and tiramisu. Every course came out warm and delicious!! A year past our guests are still complimenting the wonderful menu!! Without all the help from the staff we could not have pulled off such a beautiful event. Our wedding reception is such a treasured memory of ours and we cannot recommend Nicky’s enough!! Thank you ALL for such a lovely time!!”

“Our family of 7 showed up right at opening with out a reservation and they got us with in 5 minutes. They have a happy hour Monday-Friday 5-6 that you can get $10 margharita or pepperoni pizzas and $5 appetizers. We got the Big Italian salad, fried garlic bread, margharita, pepperoni, and the pleased to meat you pizzas. The salad was so good. Nice amount of dressing and toppings. The pickled cauliflower was really good. The garlic bread was nice and soft and great with the marinara sauce. The margharita was our favorite but the pepperoni was also good. The pizza is a good coal fired pizza. They do a cornmeal bottom. Our waitress was awesome with recommendations as it was our first time there. We will definitely be back.”

“Well known pizza joint in the Nations. They have counter service and large open garage area for sitting with couple of small TVs. Food wise the pizza was ok. The mushroom was soupy and overpowered. Pepperoni was better but lacked punch. I'd not recommend the kale salad. The Italian beef was actually really good if you don't mind some mild spice I'd stick with that. Service was really poor. Everyone was friendly but uncoordinated, tables arriving later got food first, orders not taken, drinks not filled. After waiting half an hour for a salad we were finally advised the kitchen was backed up. The pizza took even longer so it was disappointing when upon arrival it wasn't anything groundbreaking. The prices are not exactly cheap for what you get but inline for the area. Good pizza nice place I'd drop by if in the area but wouldn't make a trip out of my way is best I can say.”