Cosa Buona Reviews
Submitted by Stephanie Padilla on 09/08/2022
Stephanie Padilla 1 stars rating.
We were initially very excited to come here as it was recommended. We ignored the negative comments and came anyway. It was evident from the beginning that they didn’t care for us. We had asked for a high chair and the server placed it on the outside of our table. We were already seated and had ordered our food when a lady came out and said they had to move us cause the chair was in the way. We decided to just put the baby in the booth. The server had a MAJOR staring problem! The entire time we were there, he just stared! We felt so rushed to leave. They gave us our check without asking if we were even done. So rude! The check was a whole other mess. We NEVER asked for water to begin with and we got charged $4 for water donation and another $6.13 for staff health insurance! What in the actual?! Never again!
David Rockello 1 stars rating.
This is the former location of the long time Pizza Parlor, Pizza Buona, that moved down the street on Alvarado to cheeper accomodations... COSA BUONA is a bar that serves pizza... We all miss our original Pizza Buona that was an iconic Echo Park Landmark!
It is also the transfer point from the Number 4 Bus to the Number 2 Bus & that's why I'm outside this empty bar so often.
Submitted by David Rockello on 07/17/2022
Sam Dreyfus 5 stars rating.
Went here with some friends late on a Friday and had some delicious pizza. A pleasant quiet spot that’s good for a date night or a small meet up and has some great food to keep you all busy. The Sicilian pizzas were delicious and honestly would’ve been great to split they were so big. Speedy service, pleasant wait staff and hostess, good vibes for our neighborhood pizzeria.
Submitted by Sam Dreyfus on 07/09/2022
James W 5 stars rating.
A neighborhood staple. Great Neapolitan style pizza, meatballs, and more. They use fresh ingredients and there’s attention to detail in all their offerings. Definitely get their tiramisu as well.
Submitted by James W on 06/30/2022
Debdeep Dhar 5 stars rating.
Loved this place! Cute little corner pizza place (they have a patio a little distance away) with great food! Tried the neopolitan style pizza and chicken wings and both were 5/5. The tres leches tiramisu was to die for! Highly recommend it :)
Submitted by Debdeep Dhar on 06/29/2022
Adrian Yuen 5 stars rating.
Great pizza (like authentic Neopolitan style)...and their own adaptation of a tirimusi which was awesome. Great attentive service. Definitely coming back.
Submitted by Adrian Yuen on 03/15/2022
AJ Sciutto 3 stars rating.
I had this place starred in my map for a while and was excited to try it, especially because it's still on Eater LAs top 19 pizza places in the city. Staff was very nice and friendly, our table was ready, and the ambiance was nice but the 3 stars is because the food just wasn't that good. The pizzas were cooked beautifully, but the crust was flavorless. When you have great leoparding on the crust, and the inside of the crust is nice and soft, you end up tasting the dough a lot more, and without a preferment or a sourdough component, it just tasted like flour...no extra flavor that makes good pizzas stand out from regular pizza. Sausage pizza toppings were good, but when you add prosciutto for $5 I expect more than 3 slices. Also, the sparking water was flat af, and my sister in law hated her cheese Sicilian, but I didn't taste hers.
Submitted by Aj Sciutto on 03/13/2022
Anthony Allen 5 stars rating.
Wow. WOW. WowWEE!
Meatballs: Best I can remember having.Ever.
Garlic Bread: Absolutely delicious and perfect. A surprise treat.
Wings. OMFG.
Salad: Tasted like it had beeb just picked. Perfect
Pizza: Delicious, Leopardy crust, Bianco Tomato, Juicy Pie. AND we got to chat w/ the Pizzaiolo, Raymond. So much fun.
Tiramisu: Gorgeous, generous and a delicious.
Service: Saturday evening Patio, Wish I could remember your name (begins w/ 'B' maybe)...; you were excellent.
Overall: In a world oversupplied with pizza, take the time to research, find someone doing it with love, respect and expertise.. LOVED IT.
Submitted by Anthony Allen on 12/08/2021
TZ Snow 3 stars rating.
It was good . Nice quaint atmosphere. Good music It’s one of those places that charge for made up fees ; “water donation” and health insurance. So plan on an automatic 5% surcharge . My preference is to just know up front what I’m paying. It’s like a phone bill with a bunch of hidden fees. Service was very nice . Pizza good, not great . I would not go out of my way to go there again but I would be happy if someone invited me. B+
Submitted by Tz Snow on 10/23/2021
Lauren Hamer 5 stars rating.
Absolutely wonderful, this is by far our favorite restaurant in Echo Park, a delight in every sense. In a way it’s some kind of elevated, platonic ideal of a New Jersey pizza place with meatballs, chicken wings and simple pizzas on the menu… but that does nothing to describe how sublimely delicious and well prepared every dish is… throw in some lovely, low key service and a gentle atmosphere and it’s hard not to come here multiple times a month… good for a full bottle of wine in a Friday night or a quick pizza in a weekday, just love it. Dishes we have had and enjoyed thus far: vegetarian pizza, mushroom pizza, meatballs, broccolini, eggplant parm, chopped salad, green salad, tiramisu, cannoli, tens across the board!
Submitted by Lauren Hamer on 07/06/2021
