Nicks pizza 2

Nicks Pizza 2 in Apple Valley is one of the oldest pizza places in the HD, they've successfully withstood the test of time and have always been a go-to place in the HD for good pizza and great family atmosphere. This time around my wife and I brought some friends for beer, pizza, and the baseball game.

We started off our visit with an order of Nick's famous Nick Sticks. The Nick Sticks are basically Nick's pizza crust with tons of mozzarella cheese, garnished with basil and drizzled olive oil. The sticks were full of flavor and the bread was soft with a super crunchy edge. I personally am not a fan of olive oil drizzled on top of a pile of cheese, but in this case, it just seemed to work with the Nick Sticks. The cheese was super gooey and had tremendous flavor. These were perfect for dipping in the ranch and marinara that accompanied the appetizer.
Next up were the buffalo wings, the interesting thing about these wings is that they were oven cooked instead of deep fried. While the oven method may be a little bit healthier, it provides for a soggy and sometimes dull wing. The sauce on the wings was a basic Frank's style red sauce, I liked Nick's wing sauce a little bit more because it didn't have an overwhelming vinegar taste that most wing sauces tend to abuse. These wings were decent, but nothing that made them worth a second order.
The best thing about Nick's is that they make personal pan 10 inch pizzas and have tons of toppings available at your disposal. The pizza above was my creation, it included: Pineapple, Jalapeno, Artichoke hearts, tomato, cheese, black olives, and mushrooms. All of Nick's pizzas are served deep dish style, this particular pizza was amazing. All of the toppings tasted fresh and the large amounts of mozzarella on the pizza made every bite taste better than the last. The sauce on the pizza is pretty generic and put on very sparingly on the pies, making the cheese and the crust the standouts in Nick's pizzas. The crust is deep dish and is super crunchy on the bottom and edges of the pie, but fluffy on the inside, the crust has a buttery/garlic taste and is simply amazing. The pizza stood up well to the large amount of toppings and was a treat from the first bite to the last.
Our friends ordered a veggie pizza with green peppers, mushrooms, olives, and onions.
This is the pie my wife ordered, pepperoni and pineapple. Nick's Pizza is a staple to the HD and holds an excellent track record of great service and consistently great dining experiences. Nick's has a large personal party room and a very large general dining area equipped with TV's, a large salad bar, and arcade machines. Nick's usually has around 4-5 different beers on draft and offers pitchers and individual glasses of beer. Nick's is also conveniently located in between 2 different movie theaters on Bear Valley Rd, a perfect dinner/beer pit stop before going to see a movie! The bill for 2 pan pizzas, nick sticks, and a pitcher of beer came in at just over $30. Nick's is located at 21510 Bear Valley Rd. #L1-1 in Apple Valley.