{"id":4121,"date":"2012-10-31T07:19:16","date_gmt":"2012-10-31T11:19:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tampabaybreakfasts.com\/?p=4121"},"modified":"2012-10-31T07:19:16","modified_gmt":"2012-10-31T11:19:16","slug":"nickos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tampabaybreakfasts.com\/?p=4121","title":{"rendered":"Nicko’s"},"content":{"rendered":"

We re-visited Nicko’s on 27 October 2012. As you may recall, Nicko’s was our 2011 Breakfast of the Year<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Marek is doing a Bieber pose. Or maybe a Bowie pose.<\/p>\n

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We brought a puzzle to keep little hands occupied. Let this be a lesson to dads everywhere. Don’t bring a puzzle to breakfast. This did not work out as planned.<\/p>\n

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Ivo having morning coffee. The funny part is the goofy look on dad in the mirror. That’s apparently the look I get when I’m taking a picture of my kids.<\/p>\n

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The menu is basic, and makes a point of telling you about Elvis. Which is one of the top three cool things about this place.<\/p>\n

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A family photograph. Ivo. Andy. Monkey. Marek.<\/p>\n

Monkey is the brains of the operation. I’m the financier. Marek is special teams. Ivo is the enforcer. It’s like Ocean’s 11.<\/p>\n

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Hot chocolate for Marek. Dig his OEF t-shirt. Given the proximity of MacDill, he’s probably not the only kid with one of those. But he’s MY only kid with one of those.<\/p>\n

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After a long and harsh political debate over the menu, we decided on pancakes, bacon, and eggs.<\/p>\n

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Inside Nicko’s is like rolling back in time. And this morning, back-in-time was packed.<\/p>\n

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I got desert first. Ivo kisses are the best!<\/p>\n

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Not only did we discover that this puzzle was actually made up of several different puzzle pieces, but I think we donated some to the floor under our table.<\/p>\n

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This is a quick trick brick stack<\/a>. <\/p>\n

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Marek is almost ready for this.<\/a><\/p>\n

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And Marek is definitely ready for this.<\/p>\n

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Ivo gets a Mickey Pancake. The eyes and mouth cut into it are a bit macabre-looking.<\/p>\n

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Ivo puts a fork to good use.<\/p>\n

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Stuffing an entire pancake into his mouth at one time.<\/p>\n

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And then there’s the knife. Which he started swinging around like a mad pirate after a while.<\/p>\n

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Dad got breakfast also.<\/p>\n

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The whole lot rolled in at fifteen even. Not bad at all.<\/p>\n

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Marek took care of the bill. When he brought change back he announced that the coins were his. The folks at the next table pointed out that he did work for it. So there you go.<\/p>\n

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Great food. Lots of locals. Old-time railcar diner. Elvis. Breakfast of the Year winner. Go to Nicko’s to have a great breakfast. We’re pleased to re-award Nicko’s as a Tampa Bay Breakfast Five Pancake experience.<\/p>\n

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