Nick & George's Restaurant

Wonderful Italian Beef and super friendly staff.  This is a great stop for lunch.

I will first say, if this sounds like an advertisement for Nick & Georges, it's because I had an experience there that separated the restaurant from 99.9% of the restaurants I've EVER been.   I was not PAID to post this, and I have never been there before yesterday.

This place doesn't look like much from the outside-  but DON'T let that fool you.  This restaurant stands up next to the BEST restaurants I experienced in Chicago, London, Paris and beyond.  Probably why they have been family run for over 100 years.  

The hospitality-  I met Pete, a member of the family that runs N & G's, and not only does he stress his personal relationship with his long time customers, he brings new ones like me into their world and shares his passion for his craft.  You can tell he loves what he does.  I met his mother who handles the food prep- what a sweet lady.

The food- Everything is top quality and freshly prepared, and you can tell when you eat.  I had a creamy chicken soup ordered an Italian beef sandwich with fries and they offered me a free order of their cole slaw.  I DON'T eat cole slaw (EVER) but they insisted I try it.  IT WAS  AMAZING!!  I ate it all!  Not like cole slaw anywhere else I have ever been (which i always pass on to my wife), and I was seriously shocked at how much I enjoyed it.  The soup, sandwich and uniquely cut fries stand apart from the same items at any restaurant I've been.  Again, top quality fresh that you can taste.

EVERYONE in NW Indiana (AND beyond) should know about Nick and George's.  It is a special place that I am so happy to have stumbled apon while doing business in the area.  I insisted on bringing my wife back over the weekend because I know she will love it.   If you like finding a "hidden gem" as one of the other reviews said, then this is the place for you.

I've been going here with my uncle for years. Well, only at this actual building a few times, because they used to be located in a different section of Downtown Hammond.  From what I understand Al Capone used to eat at the original building, so it's a shame it no longer exists, but the new building has a much nicer appearance and is much easier to find. The old place was pretty much hidden. For years I thought the actual name was "The Cancer Clinic", but apparently that's just a weird knick-name. Now that I know the real name I never refer to it as that anymore because it just sounds wrong. My uncle and I do like to call it "Naked George's" though, because if you say it really fast that's the way it sounds. Anyways, I highly recommend "Nick & George's", because their food is "da bomb" so to speak.  They have really tasty burgers, and one day I might try everything else on the menu, but so far I've always gotten the burgers because they're pretty awesome. So far I've never experienced rude or bad service neither. They have real nice waitresses and staff. It's just a great little burger joint.