We loved Cozzy Corner before this visit, but now we love it even more after our experience tonight!!!
We came into town to celebrate my birthday and planned to eat somewhere else, only to find it closed. So we quickly pivoted to Cozzy Corner. It was one of those cold and rainy/snowy evenings where good soul food feels like the right choice.
When we walked in and asked where to sit, the ladies kindly let us know they were actually closing in about five minutes. We stood there for a moment trying to figure out what to do next, but before we could leave they waved us in and said, “Don’t worry about it. Come eat.”
And they truly took care of us. They brought out an incredible spread of catfish, fried chicken, sausage, mac and cheese (far better than any Wisconsin version), fried okra, corn bread, hushpuppies, and tea.
Everything was fresh, comforting, and absolutely delicious.
When the food arrived we thanked them for saving our evening and mentioned that, unbeknownst to them, it was actually my birthday. After we finished eating, without ever making us feel rushed the way many places do when they are closing, they surprised me with a slice of the most delicious chocolate cake in a to-go box with a hand drawn “Happy Birthday” taped to the top.
Sometimes it does not take a glamorous or fancy restaurant to make a birthday special. Tonight was more than a great meal. It was genuine Southern hospitality at its best. Cozzy Corner turned what could have been a disappointing evening into a birthday we won't forget.
We cannot thank them enough. If you want real soul food and the kind of genuine Southern hospitality that makes you feel right at home, this is the place. Thank you again ❤️❤️
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Neset Vega
Definitely yummy
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Stephen Siracusa
(Revised, subsequent to your reply) I'm glad you take these reviews seriously. It shows an effort is being made. Please just keep the place a little cleaner - it will go a long way to getting customers back again. You've got a great location, menu, and staff but atmosphere is important, too. We want to see you succeed again! Have a good summer.
Food: 2
Service: 3
Randy Ostrem
Good home cooking. My fried catfish was the best. Yum. Takes awhile but they are cooking real food Bathrooms are lacking 😫 Please take care of it.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 4
ray farr
Been waiting 4 years to get back to this place. The chicken and waffles is my go to. Everything seems smaller. Waffle wasn't what it used to be. Instead of big piece of chicken you get to small pieces.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 4
Ebony Howard
Food wasn’t good at all I’ve had good southern food this is not it the gizzard was fried way too hard and taste like it was cooked in old oil
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 1
Service: 5
Jacob Dawson
Delicious food, great atmosphere, my kiddos loved their waffles. I had the cozzy platter with baked beans and fried okra and found that everything was awesome! Best regards to the cook, most delicious fried chicken I've had in Wisconsin so far.
Very casual atmosphere. Prices are reasonable. Good tastes great. Not recommended for vegetarians 😁.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Mashed Potatoes and Gravy
Docos
BEFORE I BEGIN, I’ve seen a ton of snarky comments from the owner (extremely off putting and immature), and instructions to bring up issues in store rather than on a review. No. Nobody is posting reviews to solve issues with their food old timer, it’s on a PUBLIC FORUM, so you can inform the PUBLIC of your experience, so they can decide whether or not to eat here.
Alright so I was unsure about coming to this place because of the mixed reviews, but decided to give it a shot. I lived in Houston for 7 years and just moved here from Detroit, so I’m very familiar with southern and soul food.
The good: The service was very good, there weren’t many people in there but it was 3pm so I’m not surprised. The music was nice and relaxing, the overall decor was pretty cool. They have a roll of paper towels on a dispenser at every table, that’s pretty nice.
The bad: The table we sat at was sticky, like it had been washed with a very dirty rag.
I ordered the Kings Platter (sausage, drumstick, breast, pulled pork, baby back ribs, catfish, and cornbread) with fried okra and collard greens, sweet tea to drink. It came so fast I knew there was no way it was cooked to order. Very nice portions, got some leftovers.
The tea was great, the collard greens were clearly premade and microwaved, though they still weren’t terrible, the fried okra was very good, could have used a little seasoning though.
The platter itself was also clearly prepared beforehand and reheated, though most of it wasn’t too bad. The catfish was pretty good. Freshly cooked would have been better. The sausage was pretty good, but tasted like kielbasa. I like kielbasa, but that isn’t what I was expecting. The chicken was alright, honestly nothing to rave about, but I’d order it again. The baby back ribs were extremely dry and tough. The flavors were great, just unappealing texture. The pulled pork was barely room temperature, but I tried it and it tasted good. The cornbread was ice cold, like it had just been pulled out of the fridge (probably was). That was the only issue I mentioned to the waitress, who quickly got me another cornbread muffin, which was microwaved, but still tasted quite good. The hot sauce they brought was basically franks red hot, or some similar brand. It was basic vinegar based hot sauce. Not bad.
My mother ordered fried chicken, baby back ribs ribs, gumbo, and mashed potatoes and gravy. She quite liked everything, except the gumbo had soggy odd textured rice at the bottom, probably because it had been refrigerated for a day or two and the rice absorbed much more liquid than if it had been stored separately from the gumbo base. (Suggestion)
All in all, not terrible, but not great. I’ll definitely come back, and order something different. I’d recommend giving it a try if you like southern/soul food.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Okra, Mashed Potatoes, Gravy
Jason Brown
Price, perfect. Food, perfect. Service, perfect. All experience perfect. This is a great place to eat. Every staff member is nice and makes you feel welcomed. The food is very good and you are getting your money's worth.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Cornbread, Fries, Red Beans, Corn, Red Beans and Rice, Hush Puppies, Wings, Mashed Potatoes
We loved Cozzy Corner before this visit, but now we love it even more after our experience tonight!!!
We came into town to celebrate my birthday and planned to eat somewhere else, only to find it closed. So we quickly pivoted to Cozzy Corner. It was one of those cold and rainy/snowy evenings where good soul food feels like the right choice.
When we walked in and asked where to sit, the ladies kindly let us know they were actually closing in about five minutes. We stood there for a moment trying to figure out what to do next, but before we could leave they waved us in and said, “Don’t worry about it. Come eat.”
And they truly took care of us.
They brought out an incredible spread of catfish, fried chicken, sausage, mac and cheese (far better than any Wisconsin version), fried okra, corn bread, hushpuppies, and tea.
Everything was fresh, comforting, and absolutely delicious.
When the food arrived we thanked them for saving our evening and mentioned that, unbeknownst to them, it was actually my birthday. After we finished eating, without ever making us feel rushed the way many places do when they are closing, they surprised me with a slice of the most delicious chocolate cake in a to-go box with a hand drawn “Happy Birthday” taped to the top.
Sometimes it does not take a glamorous or fancy restaurant to make a birthday special. Tonight was more than a great meal. It was genuine Southern hospitality at its best. Cozzy Corner turned what could have been a disappointing evening into a birthday we won't forget.
We cannot thank them enough. If you want real soul food and the kind of genuine Southern hospitality that makes you feel right at home, this is the place. Thank you again ❤️❤️
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Definitely yummy
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
(Revised, subsequent to your reply) I'm glad you take these reviews seriously. It shows an effort is being made. Please just keep the place a little cleaner - it will go a long way to getting customers back again. You've got a great location, menu, and staff but atmosphere is important, too. We want to see you succeed again! Have a good summer.
Food: 2
Service: 3
Good home cooking. My fried catfish was the best. Yum. Takes awhile but they are cooking real food Bathrooms are lacking 😫 Please take care of it.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 4
Been waiting 4 years to get back to this place. The chicken and waffles is my go to. Everything seems smaller. Waffle wasn't what it used to be. Instead of big piece of chicken you get to small pieces.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 4
Food wasn’t good at all I’ve had good southern food this is not it the gizzard was fried way too hard and taste like it was cooked in old oil
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 1
Service: 5
Delicious food, great atmosphere, my kiddos loved their waffles. I had the cozzy platter with baked beans and fried okra and found that everything was awesome! Best regards to the cook, most delicious fried chicken I've had in Wisconsin so far.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Cornbread, Okra, Cajun Catfish
Very casual atmosphere. Prices are reasonable. Good tastes great. Not recommended for vegetarians 😁.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Mashed Potatoes and Gravy
BEFORE I BEGIN, I’ve seen a ton of snarky comments from the owner (extremely off putting and immature), and instructions to bring up issues in store rather than on a review. No. Nobody is posting reviews to solve issues with their food old timer, it’s on a PUBLIC FORUM, so you can inform the PUBLIC of your experience, so they can decide whether or not to eat here.
Alright so I was unsure about coming to this place because of the mixed reviews, but decided to give it a shot. I lived in Houston for 7 years and just moved here from Detroit, so I’m very familiar with southern and soul food.
The good: The service was very good, there weren’t many people in there but it was 3pm so I’m not surprised. The music was nice and relaxing, the overall decor was pretty cool. They have a roll of paper towels on a dispenser at every table, that’s pretty nice.
The bad: The table we sat at was sticky, like it had been washed with a very dirty rag.
I ordered the Kings Platter (sausage, drumstick, breast, pulled pork, baby back ribs, catfish, and cornbread) with fried okra and collard greens, sweet tea to drink. It came so fast I knew there was no way it was cooked to order. Very nice portions, got some leftovers.
The tea was great, the collard greens were clearly premade and microwaved, though they still weren’t terrible, the fried okra was very good, could have used a little seasoning though.
The platter itself was also clearly prepared beforehand and reheated, though most of it wasn’t too bad. The catfish was pretty good. Freshly cooked would have been better. The sausage was pretty good, but tasted like kielbasa. I like kielbasa, but that isn’t what I was expecting. The chicken was alright, honestly nothing to rave about, but I’d order it again. The baby back ribs were extremely dry and tough. The flavors were great, just unappealing texture. The pulled pork was barely room temperature, but I tried it and it tasted good. The cornbread was ice cold, like it had just been pulled out of the fridge (probably was). That was the only issue I mentioned to the waitress, who quickly got me another cornbread muffin, which was microwaved, but still tasted quite good. The hot sauce they brought was basically franks red hot, or some similar brand. It was basic vinegar based hot sauce. Not bad.
My mother ordered fried chicken, baby back ribs ribs, gumbo, and mashed potatoes and gravy. She quite liked everything, except the gumbo had soggy odd textured rice at the bottom, probably because it had been refrigerated for a day or two and the rice absorbed much more liquid than if it had been stored separately from the gumbo base. (Suggestion)
All in all, not terrible, but not great. I’ll definitely come back, and order something different. I’d recommend giving it a try if you like southern/soul food.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Okra, Mashed Potatoes, Gravy
Price, perfect. Food, perfect. Service, perfect. All experience perfect. This is a great place to eat. Every staff member is nice and makes you feel welcomed. The food is very good and you are getting your money's worth.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Cornbread, Fries, Red Beans, Corn, Red Beans and Rice, Hush Puppies, Wings, Mashed Potatoes
Restaurantji Recommends
This food is delicious! Come try everything!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Quick service fresh ingredients. The staff was friendly and the place was clean. Go to spot for a quick bite.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
It was a family operated business you can tell that they loved what do you do very 🙏 welcoming I love the place good chicken and waffles are the best
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Authentic soul food, cooked to perfection! A real hidden gem, loved every single dish!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great southern food! Motown music, cant go wring here. Great prices.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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