Yummy nachos! They use a creamy cheese sauce instead of melted shredded cheese and it's awesome…everytime I go, I have to order them.

And they're cheap…normally $8, but at happy hour only $4! That is if you don't get meat, and with so much cheesey, gooey goodness you don't really need or miss the meat!

Just make sure to check your bill thoroughly before paying…. every now and then they'll overcharge–full price for happy hour items. But the staff is always super nice about it and quick to correct–they say the computer sometimes doesn't recognize the price change.

MMmm…nachos!

agreed, finding a sports bar where i can get a real drink and still watch a ton of games is a nice thing. what would be killer is if the whaler in it's new incarnation used it's space well and added a bunch. great view, crap food (you can't win it all), and sports screens all over? yes please!

We're locals and used to love going to Nikki's, everybody's Great, all the staff…But the manager, Luke, is an idiot. Wow, what a major Jerk. Rude, insulting, and we had 3 other local friends he did treated the same way. Big chip on his shoulder for who knows what reason. Used to take our friends there and recommend it. Bartenders told us it was a big problem with other customers, too. Why the owners put up with this behavior is a mystery. Won't recommend and won't go back 'til he's Gone. None of us! Happy Hour's good, drinks and apps 1/2 price, but not to be insulted by Luke the Scumbucket. He must be miserable.

It closed?

That was a nice 'surfboard'. Rounded rails with a nice tail rocker. 

it's not closed.  

That happened to pretty much all the restaurants and bars on Washington at the Pier a few years ago. I think the Whaler and the Terrace were the only ones that passed. I talked with the manager at Cow's End and he said it was a surprise inspection and that they found rat crap in a lot of the kitchens. Apparently the problem is if they leave their back doors open the rats come in side, do their business, and leave.

Either way, you gotta clean more often than that. I worked a nice restaurant outside of Minneapolis for three years in the kitchen and we moved everything and cleaned hard core once a month, on top of thorough, regular cleanings. 

In response to the comment about the manager Luke….he is gone and the new manager is MUCH better.  The staff is great!

I like the Happy Hour at Nikkis too.  But I agree Luke was a coked out self bloated moron. Sorry Luke, but your gone now. There are only a few happy hours in Venice that I can think of. The Canal Club, Chaya, Nikki's. Do any of the overpriced restaurants on AK have a happy hour? And what's the deal with the yellow place on Main that used to be Van Gogh's Ear, anyone been there? Remember the John Holmes at Van Gogh's Ear. That was a great late night haunt.