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   jamiemc123

   Los Angeles

   4 reviews

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   5.0

   4 reviews

   Dined on June 14, 2021

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   So so so so so so good.

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2. OT

   OpenTable Diner

   1 review

   3.0

   1 review

   Dined on June 13, 2021

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   To be in a restaurant with no one else on a Saturday night is weird, we ordered a ton of food at 8:30 and then they told us they were closing the kitchen at 9, the music was loud, the food was decent, our waiter was really nice, but I’ll never go back for dinner again. Who wants to be in a restaurant alone, that tells you the kitchen is closing when they bring your food, where there’s no Saturday night ambience for a pizza/wine spot?

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   CambriG

   Los Angeles

   5 reviews

   vip
   5.0

   5 reviews

   Dined on June 12, 2021

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   Took a long time to get seated but staff made up for it 2x over!

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   OpenTable Diner

   Los Angeles

   2 reviews

   vip
   3.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on March 7, 2020

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   Manager and Waitress were gracious and attentive. Hostess was rude beyond comprehension. Food Is great.

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   ChristopherG

   Los Angeles

   12 reviews

   vip
   5.0

   12 reviews

   Dined on March 3, 2020

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   Great food for all (friends and family).

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   RobynH

   Los Angeles

   5 reviews

   vip
   4.0

   5 reviews

   Dined on March 1, 2020

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   Cosa Buona makes a pizza with ‘njuda sausage, squash blossoms, and a little honey. Yummy!

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   MixZ

   Los Angeles

   2 reviews

   vip
   5.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on February 19, 2020

   overall5food5service5ambience5

   Cute spot, tasty food

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   Jules

   San Diego

   2 reviews

   4.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on February 17, 2020

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   Food is delicious. Atmosphere is eclectic and inviting. My only minor issue is the reservation I made (for 2) was not honored due to limited seating availability. Hostess was accommodating, staff had a slight attitude, but no major issue.

   Cosa BuonaResponded on February 23, 2020Hi, Jules! Thank you for this feedback. I would love to chat more with you if you could please e-mail back at heather@alimentola.co m! Thank you!

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   OpenTable Diner

   Los Angeles

   2 reviews

   1.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on February 17, 2020

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   I’ve been here before and my partner hadn’t. The taste of the food was magnificent the service however left us feeling like we aren’t of value. After entering we received waters and our menus. We decided what we wanted about 20-30 minutes pass by and we still haven’t had a server come to our table. About 40 minutes in I ask the host if we could get a server. She said this was odd and reassured us we would get someone soon. The server checks into the tables around us who already have food first and takes an order from someone who came in about 20 minutes after us. She asked us if we wanted drinks but never came back with them, then later asked us if we were ready to order food. Upon ordering food despite me ordering an appetizer she took away the empty plates that had been on the table since we arrived. She didn’t even give us our food or check in again but I saw her serving tables around us. We had to ask someone else for the box and we didn’t even get offered a dessert menu. I’m quite saddened by this experience because it was my partners birthday and last day in the US before he leaves on a business trip. We had to go across the street for drinks because the ones we ordered never came

   Cosa BuonaResponded on February 23, 2020Thank you so much for sending this feedback. I am super saddened to hear that you did not have a great dining experience with us. We clearly missed the mark, and for that I apologize. I would love to chat more with you about your experience and opportunities for us to improve. Looking forward to hearing from you! heather@alimentola.co m

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    ABLA

    Los Angeles

    4 reviews

    3.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on February 16, 2020

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    Nice space and interesting menu. However virtually everything we ordered was completely overpowered with salt, seasoning, and chili. Very disappointing. Simple flavors where you can actually taste the main ingredient would have been so much better.

    Cosa BuonaResponded on February 23, 2020Hello! I've communicated your feedback to our chef in hopes of improving... Hope to see you again sometime. - Heather

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11. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 15, 2020

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    A great experience with a couple of friends. The food was amazing. The service was great. Overall it was a fun time and would do it all over again.

    Cosa BuonaResponded on February 23, 2020THANK YOU FOR THE KIND WORDS, LOVE AND SUPPORT :)

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    NYCGirl

    New York Area

    29 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    29 reviews

    Dined on February 9, 2020

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    I love this place, the food is fantastic - especially the tiramisu - and the wine list is interesting.

    Cosa BuonaResponded on February 23, 2020Thank you for the love and support! :)

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    foodie

    Los Angeles

    70 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    70 reviews

    Dined on February 9, 2020

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    Great place to drop in for Italian food and good wine or beer

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    OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 4, 2020

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    We’ve been fans from the start. Still are. A couple times a month regulars.

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    Sweety14

    Los Angeles

    13 reviews

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    5.0

    13 reviews

    Dined on February 2, 2020

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    The food is outstanding! Been there many times & love going back.

    Cosa BuonaResponded on February 23, 2020Thank you so much!!! :)

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    calzone

    Chicago

    3 reviews

    2.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on February 2, 2020

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    We waited a full 15 minutes to be acknowledged from our seats at the bar. It was 5:30pm and the restaurant was not busy enough to justify this kind of wait for even a greeting, water, or menus. Three servers/bartenders were behind the bar at the time, and none made eye contact. We would have left had we not been on too tight a timeline that evening to start from scratch finding another place to eat. The food was delicious, but it's a shame how negative and lasting an impression that first experience of being ignored makes. It's hard to come back from. I was a host, server, and bartender for years, and my friendly suggestion would be to at least make eye contact and throw down water and menus, even if you have to pause for a second while putting in an order or opening a bottle of wine behind the bar -- just let us know you see us and care that we're there.

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    Kel18318

    Los Angeles

    27 reviews

    5.0

    27 reviews

    Dined on January 29, 2020

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    We LOVE Cosa Buona and feel lucky to consider it our local neighborhood restaurant! The food is always delicious. We enjoyed the dineLA menu a lot. We have been many times and will definitely go back again!

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    Taryn

    Los Angeles

    9 reviews

    5.0

    9 reviews

    Dined on January 29, 2020

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    We dined in during DineLA and that little place filled up! Glad we had a reservation! Everything we had was delicious. We had the chopped salad, sunchoke soup, eggplant parm, biancoverde pizza, and cheesecake. The cheesecake was the highlight of the evening- the semolina crumble was the perfect crunch since there wasn’t a crust like a classic cheesecake. And the cherries were the perfect tart bite to balance the richness and creaminess of the cake. Of everything, the sunchoke soup was the most lackluster. The crispness of the shaved sunchoke became quickly soggy once the soup was stirred and bc of the smoothness of the soup, it was more reminiscent of a gravy than a soup in my opinion. Our waitstaff were all friendly and checked in at perfect intervals- allowing us to taste our food before making an assessment when asked how things were and then left to enjoy our meal and conversation. Only complaint would be the proximity of the tables to one another. And because the table was secured to the floor it made shimmying out a little awkward with diners on both sides.

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19. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    Los Angeles

    4 reviews

    4.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on January 26, 2020

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    Food was excellent; a bit pricey for pizza but delicious nevertheless. Thin crust, well baked and delicious. Sat near the door so it was drafty every time someone entered or exited.

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    mdsocal

    Orange County

    104 reviews

    5.0

    104 reviews

    Dined on January 24, 2020

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    What a wonderful restaurant in Echo Park! I really appreciate the friendliness and efficiency of staff. We were well taken care of and our food came out fast and was so delicious. I recommend the chopped salad and veggie supreme pizza!

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    LionsinHollywood

    Los Angeles

    17 reviews

    5.0

    17 reviews

    Dined on January 17, 2020

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    Love this gem of a restaurant- always delicious cool scene

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    JJJJJJJ

    Los Angeles

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on January 4, 2020

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    Nice little restaurant with an amazing menu & wine selection. Shared the grilled greek, a spicy/honey pizza and a sunchoke soup. All were delicious.

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    KTJ2988

    Los Angeles

    13 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    13 reviews

    Dined on January 1, 2020

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    Food is fabulous! The garlic bread and meatballs alone were superb! Pizza is extremely authentic stone oven. Friendly and fun staff. Definitely my go to place for a great glass of wine and some carbs!

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    SweetCynabunz

    Los Angeles

    25 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    25 reviews

    Dined on December 28, 2019

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    The ambiance is romantic and intimate. The service is friendly and efficient. The food is AMAZING! Definitely returning in the near future.

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    AdamC

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on December 23, 2019

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    Unbelievable food. Remarkable service. Stellar atmosphere. New favorite.

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    eeee

    New York Area

    10 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    10 reviews

    Dined on December 22, 2019

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    The food here is delicious! Great pizza (coming from a NYer), and a really cute space. Good for a date, or a night with friends.

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27. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    St. Louis

    3 reviews

    4.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on December 8, 2019

    overall4food5service3ambience4

    We came here for my birthday - despite being a small restaurant, it seemed understaffed. It was hard to get things like napkins and water. They also wouldn’t make any changes to accommodate a dietary restriction. I might come here again as a party of 2-4, but I don’t think I would come back with a large group.

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    Min23

    Los Angeles

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on December 8, 2019

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    Food was amazing . All.staff except the woman maitre d at front was very cold and.not friendly at all. Would.not.go back for this reason

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    CristinaIvan

    Los Angeles

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on December 8, 2019

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    The food is always delicious!!! And the staff remembers you and are so cool!

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    DaveS

    Los Angeles

    5 reviews

    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on November 9, 2019

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    Always love.

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    CristinaIvan

    Los Angeles

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on November 8, 2019

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    Always welcoming! Amazing food and friendly staff!

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    FRANKB

    Los Angeles

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on October 27, 2019

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    Celebrated my husbands birthday Saturday night with his son and wife. It was their first time. They loved it and said they would be back. Everytime we come we try something new and something old. Meatballs are the staple now with the mozarella sticks and homemade ranch. We did try the bbq chicken pizza this time. It blew us away with flavor. His son tried the Hawaiian also very delicious. You can't go wrong here the food is always good. Can't wait till next time. Vickie

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    BurrataLover

    Los Angeles

    3 reviews

    4.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on October 13, 2019

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    They seated us for a reservation immediately. It was a little difficult to get the attention of our server after our food arrived, but the mozzarella sticks and bread & burrata were MIND BLOWINGLY GOOD! Highly recommend ordering both of those.

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    FRANKB

    Los Angeles

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on October 12, 2019

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    I LOVE THIS PLACE. I LOVE DERRICK , HE ALWAYS GREETS US WITH A SMILE. MAKES US FEEL AT HOME..... NOW THE FOOD IS TO DIE FOR. ALWAYS HAVE TO HAVE THE MEAT BALLS AND MOZZARELLA CHEESE STICKS WITH RANCH DRESSING. OF COURSE THE PIZZA IS SO LIGHT AND DELICIOUS. THANK YOU FOR SUCH A COOL RESTAURANT. ALL THE WAITERS ARE THE BEST. THANK YOU FOR ALWAYS FINDING ME A GREAT TABLE.

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    DTochs

    San Francisco

    43 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    43 reviews

    Dined on October 6, 2019

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    We've been to Cosa Buona for dinner several times in the past and often get takeout from them. Their salads and pizzas are great, if a little expensive. The winelist seems unnecessarily pricey to me. What's really driving this review is the service: our waitperson was glib, bordering on rude, and the food runners were actually surly, practically throwing the meals on the table and trying to remove appetizer plates before we had finished. The place just isn't big enough to warrant that kind of rush.

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    DinaC

    Los Angeles

    4 reviews

    3.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on October 6, 2019

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    We had three different pizzas and they all lacked adequate toppings. They are very light handed with their toppings. The meatballs were delicious. We all agreed there are better Italian restaurant choices in L.A.

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    gailo

    Los Angeles

    13 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    13 reviews

    Dined on September 15, 2019

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    It’s my neighborhood spot, food is always fantastic and service always great.

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    screenmom

    Los Angeles

    39 reviews

    vip
    2.0

    39 reviews

    Dined on September 2, 2019

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    Lots of folks told me to go try the pizza here, and I'd read about it in foodie magazines and online places like EaterLA. Since I was going to a show at the Greek, I was in that part of town. Gotta say that the pizza was salty -- both the margarita and marinara pizzas. So were the fabled mozzarella sticks. Yes, the pizza dough and oven yielded a nice, light but chewy crust. Tomato sauce was good. But frankly, 800 Degrees is better for considerably less $. Or if you are having an upscale night in terms of atmosphere and trendy spots, Roberta's pizza is better artisan pizza (Culver City), and so's La Pizza La Pasta at Century City's Eataly, without all that salt! (Were they having an off night?)

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39. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    Los Angeles

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on August 24, 2019

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    Great pizza. Great salads and veggies. Great natural wine.

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    EdwardP

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on August 18, 2019

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    Pizza is very good particularly the crispy crust that is deliciously thick only where it should be, on the perimeter. One complaint: the chef is heavy-handed with the salt. Everything was over salted.

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