Cosi Sandwich Bar

Pros: unique sandwiches
Cons: dry turkey

While on a day trip to D.C. for the great shoe hunt of 2002 (Nick HAD to have Aldens, and nobody in Richmond had his size... 4 hours roundtrip for shoes..and they say women are bad!), we decided we should get lunch.

Nothing in the immediate...

Pros: good food, friendly service
Cons: not cheap (but better than Starbucks!)

When I started my new job, I had to find a new place to get my breakfast after getting off the train. As I was walking to the office, I came across Cosi, a small cafe and coffee shop near the corner 18th on Walnut. Cosi is a part of a chain ...

Pros: Warm bread, clever - tasty fillings, lots of seating.
Cons: Too expensive, staff & service.

Many a story I can tell you on Cosi. I have had the opportunity to view the operation from the inside as well as from a customers point of view. Many Cosi locations have the logo "XandO" sistering their own. That is because friends Andy, Nick ...

Pros: Great sandwiches, awesome fillings, average prices.
Cons: Often long lines at lunch.

The very first thing you notice when you walk into any Cosi Sandwich Bar is the smell of baking brick oven bread. That's because the foundation of every Cosi sandwich is a piece of freshly baked Cosi flatbread. I work in the downtown Manhattan's...

Pros: Amazing bread and a wide variety of choices!
Cons: Gets very busy during lunch hours!

My sister, my best friend, and my cousin have all been raving about this awesome place called Cosi's in NYC. I have been wanting to go to it for so long to see what all of the fuss was about. I finally met my sister in the city for lunch last week and...

Pros: Fantastic bread and extensive fillings choices.
Cons: $6-8 for a sandwich? Well, it IS New York City!

Stranded in fast-food purgatory, the opening of a Cosi Sandwich Shop on Park Avenue South and 21st Street was a blessing from above. It was getting to be extremely difficult to eat healthy food, without having the same thing twice in one week. If...

Pros: Great food, wonderful atmosphere
Cons: Somewhat high prices

Let me start this review by saying that I have been waiting in eager anticipation for the Cosi Sandwich Bar / Xando to open in the World Trade Center for the last several weeks. It should be opening in mid-January 2001 for others out there who are...

Pros: salads and soups
Cons: price and fake atmosphere

COSI... a sandwich bar, is somewhat attractive when you visit it for the first time. Like most sandwich shops and deli's, there's a long line when you go for lunch.

COSI offers a variety of fillings for their special sandwich bread. The...

Pros: yummmmm!, portable
Cons: $$$

Yep, I do pay $7 for a sandwich at Cosi. The bread is home-made fresh there and still warm when you get it. Its good enough to eat plain, on its own. But then you can add your choice of fillings. There's an extensive list of foods such as brie, chicken,...

Pros: causal and friendly
Cons: who knows what the future holds

I was in NYC a few days ago and I happened upon the opening of the new Cosi/Xando on 31st and Park Ave. It was a welcomed site for sore eyes. Xando's, a Philadelphia based chain, is a regular pit stop for me and I love that New York is embracing the...

Pros: Tasty sandwiches
Cons: Can be pretty pricey

This sandwich chain has popped up all over Manhattan, oftentimes teamed up with Xando Coffee, and I am thrilled that one recently opened across from my office at Park Avenue and 31st Street. These very sleek lunchtime hot spots feature made-to-order...

Pros: Fresh warm bread
Cons: A little on expensive side and service is dry.

I have eaten many times a the Cosi's near Rockerfeller Center. During weekdays the food there is good, the service still leaves a lot to be desired, most employee other than the busboys are slightly rude, I am just rude back if need be. I do not go there...

Pros: close to work
Cons: over priced and without flavor

I had the #10 or the buffalo wing sandwich on Pine St in NYC. Their idea of wing sauce is rather clear, runny, tinted red with no flavor and no spice. The blue cheese spread is really what you taste. I would avoid the place. There are much better...

Pros: There are NONE - No, not one ! !
Cons: The entire COSi concept, food, service and pricing programs

I should have learned after my visit to COSi in Hinsdale, IL. I was hoping they had fired the people who developed the awful food, and oh-so-poorly trained the nasty, almost hateful employees, and gave the boot to COSi's President. Hopefully, but ...

Pros: Ease of locale, products are fresh, always open.
Cons: The waiters can be a bit snappish, but are ok otherwise.

I work within the building that houses Cosi's at 1633 Broadway and West 50th, and I am so glad to have such a fine little cafe near my office. Many people quote how wonderful the sandwiches are, but the salads are just as wonderful! Fresh mesclun...