[6] Pete Cottell included the restaurant in Willamette Week's 2017 list of the city's 10 best "scumbag" breakfasts.

He wrote, "Don't be fooled by the stylish sign the city bought the Nite Hawk after it tore up North Interstate Avenue to build the MAX line out front—this NoPo roadhouse feels more like the kind of place Clackistanis decked out in Realtree and Ducks gear would flock to on a Friday night than a hip diner within spitting distance of a New Seasons.

"[7] The Portland Mercury's 2017 overview of the city's dive bar brunches said, "Good coffee, an oldies station playing, and a worn-in, vintage feel to the place only add to the charm.

"[8] Michael Russell included Nite Hawk in The Oregonian's 2018 overview of "15 of our favorite remaining diners and diner-ish restaurants in the Portland area".

[9] In 2020, Taylor Rock and Dan Myers included Nite Hawk in The Daily Meal's list of "America's Greatest Old-School Restaurants".