Nick's Manhattan Beach

Nick's is great. Bar always has some action. Service is great, and food is amazing. Of note is the prime rib sandwich and the butter cake. Fried chicken is excellent. Really everything is great.

Nick's Butter Cake is a part of my soul at this point. When anyone asks me anything about dessert, my mind immediately runs to Nick's Butter Cake. When you speak boxing, you speak Floyd Mayweather. When you speak dessert, you speak Nick's Butter Cake. I'll get back to the butter cake but let me back track. This review will be like the Ghandi movie. Came here with my parents and girlfriend, as it was our first sit down meal just the 4 of us. My parents were lowkey nervous because it was my first time bringing someone home in like 10 years (red flag ik) so they picked Nick's as it is the perfect spot to show you have great taste without doing too much. Honestly a great first date spot when I think about it. This was kind of a first date in a sense... We sat down and vibes were up off rip, the wifey and I ordered espresso martinis and Big Steve (dad) ordered a whiskey ginger ale because he is beast. Nanc got a glass of champagne cuz she's different. The vet move here is to start with the shrimp taquitos, as they are a dish unique to Nick's but delicious. Jumbo blackened shrimp wrapped in a fried tortilla with some avocado and a little chipotle. Can't miss. For mains, I got my usual, the blackened fish sandwich. It's just so perfect... I mean I get it without tartar sauce because it's a little too much for my tummy, but you do you. Imma do me. I also love eating with my mom because she eats like a mouse and I get half of her kale and quinoa salad with salmon on top. The salad has grapes in it which is such an underrated touch, it's one of my favorite salads on the planet tbh. Now, it was time for the main event. We had been hyping this Butter Cake up to wifey for the past 12 hours straight, but honestly I wasn't worried because it's that good. It's essentially a warm butter cake with a crystallized firm outside that is almost like a cookie, and a warm doughy cake-like inside, with a scoop of vanilla ice cream on top that is slightly melted due to the warmness of the cake, and a raspberry compote to finish the job. Job finished. When it was approaching the table, I heard a church choir belting "HE'S DONE MIRACLES ON ME......." One by one around the table you hear some form of "MMMMMMMM" or "Oh my god" matched with a furrowed brow and a big soft smile to signify pure joy. The warmness of the cake paired with the coldness of the ice cream, brought together by the raspberry compote is a trifecta that I can't help but compare to Jordan, Magic, and Bird running the floor for the 92 dream team. The wifey loved the parents, and the parents loved the wifey. One can’t help but wonder if it was the shared love of Nick’s Butter Cake……GOD DID! IG @jnov_ Tiktok @jnov__

Do not skip the Butter Cake. Life altering.

Awesome food speedy service ate outside...best company great time!!