Nick's Italian Cafe

What Nick's Italian Cafe does

Nick's Italian Cafe is a single-location, full-service Italian restaurant operating in downtown McMinnville, Oregon, in the heart of the Willamette Valley wine country. The restaurant serves authentic Italian cuisine built from multi-generational family recipes, prepared by Chef/Owner Thomas Ghinazzi — a Culinary Institute of America (Hyde Park) graduate with prior experience at the Michelin-starred Crofton on Wells in Chicago — and incorporates fresh Pacific Northwest ingredients alongside a curated program of Italian and Oregon wines and craft cocktails. Core products are the dine-in dinner service (4:30 PM–9:00 PM daily), the in-house /refire bar/ cocktail concept with extended hours, and the wine program including the Vino Day weekday bottle promotion.

The business generates revenue exclusively through on-premise food and beverage sales via table service and bar service, with no takeout, delivery, or catering offerings disclosed. Pricing follows a transactional pay-as-you-go model with check averages driven by appetizers, wood-fired oven specialties, pasta mains, and wine/beverage pairings; specific menu prices are not publicly listed. Customer acquisition relies on organic social media (Facebook, Instagram), word-of-mouth, and the Resy reservation platform, targeting two primary segments: Oregon Wine Country visitors seeking dining near tasting rooms and McMinnville-area residents seeking an elevated Italian experience.

The establishment is privately held by Chef Ghinazzi with no disclosed parent company, institutional backing, or external funding. There are no patents, certifications, or regulatory actions on record, no public awards disclosures, and no multi-unit expansion signals. Operational technology is limited to the Resy reservation integration; there is no proprietary software, app, or data infrastructure supporting the business.

Name

Nick's Italian Cafe

Legal name

Nick's Italian Cafe

Website

https://nicksitaliancafe.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Nick's Italian Cafe is a single-location, full-service Italian restaurant in downtown McMinnville, Oregon, serving Willamette Valley wine country visitors and local diners with family-recipe Italian cuisine, a curated wine and craft cocktail program, and an in-house bar concept, operating dinner service daily via table-side and Resy-driven reservations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Italian Restaurant

NAICS

Full-Service Restaurants (722511), Restaurants and Other Eating Places (72251)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810)

akta.pro primary industry

Ethnic & Regional Cuisine Restaurants (THAFACAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Fine Dining Restaurants (THAFACAA)

Keywords

• Italian restaurant dining
• Authentic Italian cuisine
• Wine country dining
• Wood-fired oven cooking
• Craft cocktail bar

Headquarters

HQ city

McMinnville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Dine-in Restaurant Sales: The restaurant generates revenue through food and beverage sales, including authentic Italian cuisine, Italian and Oregon wines, and craft cocktails. Revenue is generated through table service with average check sizes driven by appetizers, mains, and wine/beverage pairings.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Nick's Italian Cafe is a single-location, full-service Italian restaurant in downtown McMinnville, Oregon, in the heart of Oregon Wine Country. The restaurant serves authentic Italian cuisine prepared from multi-generational family recipes using fresh local Pacific Northwest ingredients, complemented by a curated selection of Italian and Oregon wines and an Italian-inspired craft cocktail program at its /refire bar/.

Product overview

Nick's Italian Cafe is a single-location restaurant offering authentic Italian cuisine made from family recipes. The core offering is the restaurant's dining experience, complemented by The Refire Bar for cocktails and an extensive wine program featuring Italian and Oregon selections. The establishment operates dinner service from 4:30 PM to 9:00 PM daily.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• /refire bar/: Bar and cocktail program offering happy hour specials in Oregon wine country.

Products and services

• Nick's Italian Restaurant Dining Full-service dine-in Italian restaurant featuring family recipes passed down through generations, prepared with fresh local Pacific Northwest ingredients including pasta, pizza, salads, meat dishes, and wood-fired oven specialties. Targets tourists visiting Oregon Wine Country and local McMinnville residents seeking authentic Italian dining for celebrations and family meals.
• The Refire Bar Bar and cocktail program offering classic Italian-inspired cocktails combined with local, seasonal Oregon ingredients. Features happy hour promotions and operates from 4:00 PM until close, serving walk-in guests and diners seeking craft cocktails and bar seating.
• Wine Program Carefully curated wine selection featuring Italian wines highlighting regional traditions alongside exceptional Oregon wines. Includes the Vino Day promotion offering 30% off wine bottles Monday through Thursday, targeting wine country visitors and diners seeking wine pairings.

Named customers4 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• ResycoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorResy serves as the restaurant's online reservation platform, allowing customers to book tables directly through their website. This partnership enables the restaurant to manage reservations efficiently and capture diner information for marketing purposes.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Regional players

• The Painted Lady Restaurant: Fine dining destination restaurant in Newberg, OR (also Willamette Valley Wine Country) housed in a historic Victorian. Closest peer in terms of chef-driven, special-occasion, wine-tourism positioning in the same Oregon wine region.
• Recipe Restaurant: Newberg, OR wine country restaurant offering a prix-fixe, chef-driven seasonal menu. Comparable as a destination-dining experience that draws Willamette Valley visitors seeking elevated, locally-sourced cuisine.
• Joel Palmer House: Historic Dayton, OR wine country restaurant specializing in mushroom-forward Oregon cuisine. Comparable as a Willamette Valley destination restaurant competing for the same wine-tourism dinner crowd with a distinct culinary identity.
• Thistle Restaurant: Chef-driven farm-to-table restaurant located in the same McMinnville, OR wine country market. Direct same-geography neighbor competing for the same wine-tourist and local diner customer base with a similar full-service, elevated dining model.
• Bar Avignon: Portland wine-focused neighborhood restaurant with a seasonally-driven European menu. Peer in the Oregon independent, wine-curated, full-service dining category with a similar focus on Italian and Pacific Northwest wine pairings.

Direct peers

• Hey Mama Restaurant: Portland Italian restaurant with a casual-upscale full-service dining model. Comparable as a regional Italian cuisine concept with a similar menu breadth (pasta, pizza, proteins) and family-friendly positioning.
• Nostrana: Portland Italian restaurant focused on regional Italian cuisine and wood-fired cooking led by a well-known chef. Closest direct peer in cuisine category (Italian, full-service, chef-driven) and preparation style (wood-fired oven, fresh pasta).
• Oven and Shaker: Portland Italian restaurant and bar specializing in wood-fired pizza and Italian small plates. Comparable as a Portland-metro Italian full-service concept with a craft cocktail program, similar to Nick's wood-fired oven and /refire bar/ offering.
• Grüner Restaurant: Portland Alpine/European-inspired restaurant with a curated wine program. Comparable as an Oregon-based chef-driven independent restaurant emphasizing regional European cuisine and a strong wine list.
• Ava Gene's: Portland Roman-Italian restaurant from the same hospitality group as Nostrana. Directly comparable as a chef-driven Italian concept serving an upscale full-service dining experience with curated beverage program.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/NicksItalianCafe
• Instagraminstagram.com/nicksitaliancafe
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/nick's-italian-cafe

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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