04/05/08

great fresh food, lovely atmosphere, nice staff

by rubyclaire

I really like cucina. Food is for the most part always delightful. The iced tea is some of the best. The location. The perfect Patio. The only thing is the moody owner, who probably gives all the cute girls there a hard time or maybe he comes off as being too flirty. Nice loafers btw. He is eternally golfing ( or looks like it ) My biggest complaint is there is no tip line on the credit receipt slip. I have asked the owner about it before and his arrogant response was that , if i wanted to tip i could just tell him before hand. What a joke. Those girls deserve to be tipped, they have to deal with him and half the yuppies that come in there. GO AVENUES. HA

• Pros: great food, atmosphere, location, lovely staff
• Cons: funny manager, a little pricey.

11/19/06

Spotty service, decent food

by intersection

I live about a block from Cucina. I find that about half the time their service is ok. They offer a lot of pretty yummy food, but I find it a bit pricey for a deli. Their lattes are not so good and their coffee is decent when it is fresh. The last two times I went in their coffee was lukewarm. The first time, when I brought it back they offered to microwave it for me (mmm microwaved coffee)... the second time I got cold coffee I told them and the guy at the counter said "oh sorry" and went back to what he was doing. If you have nowhere better to go and you want passable food in a nice italian cafe atmosphere go to cucina, if you want some real coffee go to Two Creeks down the street on 3rd and G.

• Pros: Ambiance
• Cons: bad coffee, spotty service

10/23/06

Second location in Old Mill Business center is poor

by bugmenot21856

Cucina recently opened a second location in the Old Mill business center. The 5$ sandwhich frequently comes with 2, maybe 3 pieces of meet and for some reason the wheat bread has been stale 2 out of 3 times.

The fresh foods, such as lasagnas, meat loafs, and other family fun foods are microwaved to perfection out of their cold case and their staff is not very friendly. Specifically, the man who appears to be the owner (pretty sure, anyway) tends to be a little moody and spends more time flirting with women than helping other customers.

The original deli may be a WIN, but it's clear that additional locations are going to be all about the magic dollar, poor food quality, and less than favorable service.

• Pros: Close to employess of Old Mill
• Cons: Poor product, expensive, poor service from management.