Niko's Pizzeria Says, 'Stay Safe Everybody' Amid Coronavirus

JOLIET, IL —Every business is closed at the Ohio Street commercial strip mall on the northern edge of Joliet's downtown, except for one place. Niko's Pizzeria remains a vibrant restaurant for carryout and delivery orders amid the new coronavirus outbreak. On Tuesday afternoon, Joliet Patch interviewed the owner, Niko.

He asked that his last name not be used because everybody knows him as Niko.

Sure enough, Niko had a busy lunch crowd as several people came inside for their carryout orders. One of his afternoon drivers was busy hauling orders all over Joliet. Niko's handles delivery orders with ease. The pizza restaurant at 20 Ohio St. has four delivery vehicles.

Niko's delivers on both the east side and west side of Joliet and also into Lockport.

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Niko's has been around Joliet for 11 years now. Business has remained steady despite the health crisis facing the community and the nation, Niko told Joliet Patch's editor.

Patch asked Niko if he had any words of wisdom for the Joliet community during the pandemic. "Stay safe everybody," he said. "And hopefully soon, it's going to end, and everything is going to go back to a normal life."

Niko's is running several specials for customers.

If you buy an extra large pizza, you get a free cheese 10-inch pizza.

One of the most popular specials is the large pizza with two toppings, 10 wings, a liter of pop for $19.99, Niko said.

"We make our own sauce and make our own dough and use top quality cheese," Niko said. "We don't skip corners."

If you are not in the mood for pizza, that's OK.

Niko's has several salads: buffalo salad, spinach salad, taco salad, Cobb salad, house salad, grilled chicken salad, Chicken Caesar salad, Greek salad and Julienne Salad.

If you are not in the mood for pizza or salads, Niko's has plenty of pastas: spaghetti, chicken Parmesan, Parmesan mostaccioli, cheese lasagna, cheese ravioli, meat ravioli and Fettuccine Alfredo pasta.

There's also a $9.99 special featuring three cheeseburgers with fries. And there's a Philly steak with fries with $5.99. Niko said a lot customers like to order his beef rolls or wings.

Niko's is open 10:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and 10:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Walk-ins orders are welcome. Carryout and delivery orders can be placed by calling 815-722-8800.

Niko's slogan is "Stay hungry, my friends."

Joliet Patch continues to write about the city's small local restaurants and businesses during the ongoing health crisis. Patch created a simple survey to let everyone know they are open and their current hours of operation. About 140 Joliet businesses have been added to Patch's list so far. If you want to add your business to Joliet Patch's list of open and closed businesses, you can do so here.

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