The Nicollet Diner Menu (Update 2025)
The Nicollet Diner, located at 1333 Nicollet Mall in Minneapolis, is a classic diner offering a menu filled with traditional favorites and unique appetizers. From their delicious Deviled Eggs topped with bacon bits to their mouthwatering Poutine with a choice of gravy, the appetizers here are a must-try. The diner also serves up hearty breakfast options like the All American Breakfast and the popular Chicken Fried Chicken. With a full bar, happy hour specials, and options for catering, this diner caters to a wide range of tastes and preferences. Whether you're craving a late-night snack or a hearty morning meal, The Nicollet Diner has you covered with their diverse menu and welcoming atmosphere. Stop by for a taste of classic diner fare with a twist.
Necessities
Plasticware and Napkin
Napkins
Ketchup
Deviled Eggs
Deviled from scratch and topped with bacon bits and green onion.
Chicken Wings
Traditional jumbo whole wings or boneless classic wings served with our homemade ranch or blue cheese dressings.Traditional buffalo | BBQ | Sriracha honey | Teriyaki | Sweet and spicy | Dry jerk | Parmesan garlic | Citrus garlic
Poutine
A mountain of hand cut fries topped with cheese curds and smothered in your choice of gravy. Topped with colby and green onion.* country gravy contains pork.
Cheese Curds
Beer battered Wisconsin cheese curds golden fried and served best with our from scratch marinara sauce.
Chicken Quesadilla
Fresh grilled chicken with peppers, onions, and cheese with our southwest blend of seasoning. Served with salsa, sour cream and guacamole.
Frickles
Dill pickle spears breaded and fried with a Minnesota spicy kick. Served with ranch dressing.
Chicken Tenders
All white mean chicken breaded and fried to a golden brown, served with your choice of dipping sauce.
Full Order Fries
Enough for 4-6 people, golden fried with the skins on for flavor.
1/2 Order Fries
Enough for 2-4 people, golden fried with the skins on for flavor.
Full Order Onion Rings
Enough for 4-6 people, beer battered and golden fried.
1/2 Order Onion Rings
Enough for 2-4 people, beer battered and golden fried.
2oz side sauce
4oz side sauce
Side of Gravy
Side Hollandaise
2oz 100% Real Maple Syrup
4oz 100% Real Maple Syrup
Bruschetta
Diced Roma tomatoes, basil, garlic, and olive oil on toasted crostini with fresh mozzarella and balsamic drizzle.
Spinach Dip
Fresh spinach, artichoke hearts, and a special blend of cheeses baked to perfection served with crostini or tortilla chips.
Crab Dip
Fresh crab blended with artichoke hearts and a special blend of cheeses, baked to perfection, served with crostini or tortilla chips.
Chicken Crack Dip
Shredded chicken blended with artichoke hearts and a special blend of cheeses, baked to perfection, served with crostini or tortilla chips.
Calamari
Tender calamari, lightly breaded and fried. Served with marinara sauce and ranch dressing.
Clam Fritters
Fresh clams with diced onion, bell pepper, garlic, scallions and celery with herbs and spices, fried to a golden brown and served with tartar and cocktail sauces.
Appetizers
Traditional Favorites
2 by 4 Breakfast
Two eggs any style with 2 strips of bacon, 2 sausage links, and a side of our fresh buttermilk pancakes.
All American Breakfast
Two eggs any style with your choice of bacon sausage, or ham served with hash browns or home fries and a biscuit, toast or english muffin.
Breakfast Quickie
Two eggs any style with your choice of biscuit, toast, or english muffin.
Chicken Fried Chicken
Golden fried chicken breast smothered in country gravy with 2 eggs any style, hashbrowns and toast, biscuit or english muffin.
Farmhand Breakfast
Two eggs any style with your choice of bacon, sausage, or ham and biscuit, toast, or english muffin.
Fastbreak Breakfast
Two eggs any style with hash browns or home fries and your choice of biscuit, toast, or english muffin.
Hangover Breakfast
Three eggs any style, ham, bacon, and sausage served with hash browns or home fries and a biscuit, toast or english muffin.
Steak and Eggs
Our hand cut fresh ribeye grilled to perfection with two fresh eggs any style. Served with hash browns or home fries and a biscuit, toast or english muffin.
Biscuits And Gravy
Two fresh buttermilk biscuits smothered in fresh country gravy along with two eggs any style and hash browns or home fries. * country gravy contains pork.
Breakfast Burrito
Flour tortilla stuffed with scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage, bell pepper, onion, tomato, cheddar and jack cheese, guacamole and sour cream. Served with hash browns or home fries. *Substitute black beans to make it vegetarian.
Breakfast Quesadilla
Flour tortilla stuffed with scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage, bell pepper, onion, tomato, cheddar and jack cheese, guacamole and sour cream. Served with hashbrowns or home fries. *Substitute black beans to make it vegetarian.
Breakfast Sandwich
Ham, bacon or sausage with scrambled egg and american cheese on a pair of pancakes, croissant, biscuit or english muffin. Served with hashbrowns or home fries.
Chicken And Waffles
Golden fried chicken breast set atop one of our house-made waffles, served with a warm side of our sweet and savory red eye gravy and maple syrup.
Eggs Benedict
Two basted eggs and grilled hickory smoked ham, nestled on toasted english muffins, smothered with homemade hollandaise sauce, served with hash browns or home fries.
Eggs Florentine
Two basted eggs and spinach, nestled on toasted english muffins, smothered with homemade hollandaise sauce, served with hash browns.
House Specialties
Omelets
Protein Omelet
3 fresh eggs with sausage, ham, bacon and swiss cheese and topped with sliced tomatoes. Served with hash browns or home fries and a biscuit, toast or english muffin.
Dion's Omelet
3 fresh eggs turkey, bacon, green onions, diced tomato and cheddar cheese topped with sour cream. Served with hash browns or home fries and a biscuit, toast or english muffin.
The Loring Omelet
3 fresh eggs broccoli, mushrooms, bacon and cheddar cheese topped with sour cream. Served with hash browns or home fries and a biscuit, toast or english muffin.
Denver Omelet
The Classic Denver Omelet is Back! House Ham, Peppers, Onions, and Cheddar Cheese. MMMMM. Delicious! Served with hash browns or home fries and a biscuit, toast or english muffin.
Garden Omelet
3 Fresh eggs, spinach, diced tomato and mushroom topped with cheddar cheese. Served with hash browns or home fries and a biscuit, toast or english muffin.
Sam's Skillet
Our in house, slow roasted corned beef hash from scratch with fresh potatoes and our own blend of herbs and spices grilled and topped with diced onion, shredded cheddar and 2 eggs any style. Served with a biscuit, toast or english muffin and our own strawberry rhubarb jam.
Veggie Skillet
Beyond Spicy Italian Vegan Sausage with bell pepper, mushroom, onion, and tomato topped. Served on a bed of crispy hash browns or home fries. Add avocado, cheese or eggs to make it your own. Served with a biscuit, toast or english muffin and our own strawberry rhubarb jam.
Breakfast Skillets
French Toast & Pancakes
Seriously French Toast
Two home style battered croissants grilled to perfection dusted with powdered sugar and served with your choice of apple, strawberry, blueberry or banana.
Fabulous French Toast
Thick slices of battered egg bread grilled to golden brown and dusted with powdered sugar.
Tall Stack (3)
Classic, fluffy buttermilk batter cooked to a golden brown.
Short Stack (2)
Classic, fluffy buttermilk batter cooked to a golden brown..
Wonderful Waffle
Thick golden brown Belgian waffle with warm maple syrup and whipped cream
The Cabaret Burger
100% fresh ground beef patties grilled, double stacked and topped your choice of cheese on a fresh bakery bun with fresh lettuce, roma tomatoes, onions and pickles! Served with fries or your choice of side.
Wakin' Bakin' Burger
100% fresh ground beef patties grilled, double stacked and topped with bacon, fried egg and swiss cheese on a fresh bakery bun with fresh lettuce, roma tomatoes, onions and pickles! Served with fries or your choice of side.
Santa Fe Burger
100% fresh ground beef patties grilled, double stacked and topped with pepper jack, avocado, onion and our southwest seasoning on a fresh bakery bun with fresh lettuce, roma tomatoes, onions and pickles! Served with fries or your choice of side. Served with sour cream.
Mushroom Bacon Bleu Burger
100% fresh ground beef patties grilled, double stacked and topped with bacon, sauted mushrooms and bleu cheese on a fresh bakery bun with fresh lettuce, roma tomatoes, onions and pickles! Served with fries or your choice of side.
Jolly Roger Burger
100% fresh ground beef patties grilled, double stacked and topped pepper jack with grilled jalapeo and jalapeno cream cheese on a fresh bakery bun with fresh lettuce, roma tomatoes, onions and pickles! Served with fries or your choice of side.
Patty Melt
Our classic hand pattied hamburger on grilled rye with fried onion, swiss and american cheeses. Served with fries or your choice of side.
Fish & Chips
Our succulent white fish hand dipped in our own beer batter served with hand cut fries and our homemade tartar sauce.
Turkey Club
Sliced turkey, bacon, lettuce, tomato, and onion on your choice of bread with American cheese and mayonnaise.
Tuna Melt
Our fresh homemade tuna salad topped with american cheese, lettuce and tomato grilled to perfection. Served with fries or your choice of side.
Parmesan Chicken Sandwich
Premium chicken breast pounded thin and breaded in our own italian and parmesan crust fried to perfection and topped with our homemade marinara sauce and melted muenster served on a hoagie bun. Served with fries or your choice of side.
Buffalo Chicken Sandwich
Buffalo Chicken Sandwich A spicy buffalo tossed chicken breast golden fried or grilled and topped with blue cheese crumbles, blue cheese dressing, lettuce and tomato. Served with fries or your choice of side.
BLT
Bacon, lettuce & tomato piled high on your choice of bread. Served with fries or your choice of side. Add avocado to make it a BLAT 1.49
Club House
A triple decker club piled high with turkey, ham, bacon, American and Swiss cheeses with mayo, lettuce and tomato. Served with fries or your choice of side.
French Dip
Our tender roast beef served on a hoagie bun with provolone cheese and classic au jus and a side of horseradish sauce. Served with fries or your choice of side. Add grilled onion, banana peppers and bell peppers to make it Italian!
Grilled Cheese
Another triple decker neighborhood favorite featuring smoked cheddar, provolone, and pepper jack cheeses. Served with fries or your choice of side.
Traditional Reuben
Grilled rye piled high with fresh roasted corned beef with swiss, sauerkraut and thousand island. Served with fries or your choice of side.
Traditional Rachel
Grilled rye piled high with fresh roasted turkey with swiss, sauerkraut and thousand island .Served with fries or your choice of side.
Burgers And Sandwiches
Salads
Garden
Fresh romaine and spring mix greens, shredded carrots, cucumber, red onion and tomato with croutons and Colby jack cheese on top.
Caesar
Fresh romaine tossed with our own creamy caesar dressing, topped with grated parmesan and croutons, served with a lemon wedge.
Chef
Fresh romaine and spring mix greens, shredded carrots, cucumber, red onion, tomato, deli ham, roasted turkey, hard boiled egg with croutons and Colby jack cheese on top.
Buffalo Chicken Salad
Fresh romaine and spring mix greens, shredded carrots, cucumber, red onion, tomato and blue cheese crumbles topped with a diced chicken breast, tossed in buffalo sauce.
Chicken Wild Rice Soup
Broccoli Cheese Soup
Fresh Broccoli and cheddar cheese with heavy cream makes this savory soup a crowd favorite.
MN Nice Beef Chili
Soup
Sides & Additions
One Egg
Two Eggs
Three Eggs
Hash Browns
Let us take you to Hash Brown Town! Add shredded cheddar, onion, bell pepper, bacon, and sour cream to your hashbrowns.
Home Fries
Fried potatoes lightly seasoned.
Side Of Grits
Served with toast, biscuit or english muffin.
Fresh Fruit Cup
Bowl Oatmeal With Toast
Served with raisins, brown sugar and toast, biscuit or english muffin.
Bowl Grits With Toast
Served with toast, biscuit or english muffin.
Toast
Biscuit
English Muffin
Side French Toast
Side Pancakes (2)
Sausage Links
Vegan Breakfast Patties
Bacon (4 strips)
1/2 Bacon (2 strips)
2 pieces of delicious bacon!
Turkey Bacon (4 strips)
1/2 Turkey Bacon (2 strips)
Country Ham
Breakfast Steak
Half Biscuits And Gravy
Buttermilk biscuit smothered in our scratch gravy. * country gravy contains pork.
Side Gravy
Corned Beef Hash
Slow roasted corned beef, shredded hashbrowns and our own herbs and spices create a hash you won't find anywhere else.
Sausage Patty
Side of Fries
Enough for 2-4 people, golden fried with the skins on for flavor.
Side of Onion Rings
Enough for 2-4 people, beer battered and golden fried.