Cibo Bistro and Wine Bar

super duper slow service. all we got were two Cibo burgers and water and it took over 20 minutes from the instant we took the order! the place wasn’t even full. and the waitress, while attractive… was lagging in every way possible.
that said… the Cibo burger and those parmesan fries that come with it have been spot on pretty much every time i’ve gotten it.
i just don’t understand in a place so sensitive to time — an airport — how they can be so insensitive to customer’s time.

Always a great Italian meal done skillfully with prompt, friendly spot-​on service. We actually look forward to relaxing with a wonderful glass of red and a meal before flying at this consistently good airport restaurant!

So after flying in to philly and having a 4 hour delay cibo and dunkin donuts were only places open to eat and since we were starving we went to cibo ordered 4 cibo burgers and a flatbread. It looked like a nice place and we figured the burger named after the place would probably be the best seller which means best item on the menu most of the time. Not in this case the burger came bun was cold the mozzarella cheese on the burger wasnt even warm let alone melted. The patty was overcooked. No seasoning and the fries sucked. I knew airport food wasnt supposed to be as good as outside but i never thiught it would be that bad. The flatbread was nasty and soggy. I have never had food this bad!!! It is the hardest thing to screw up a flatbread!!! Come onnnn! Would rather starve in the airport than eat here

I ate at the Cibo at Terminal B. I sat at the bar and was greeted quickly and with a smile. I ordered the cabrese salad with a glass of pinot. Both were delicious and just what I needed for the final trip home.

I can definitely understand why this place doesn’t get good ratings. The service is slow and the food is very «blah». I had (at the suggestion of the waitress) the crispy chicken salad (it had some fancy name I already ditched from memory). It was as bland as any salad can be, and it was swimming in dressing. It was like a swimming pool at the bottom of the bowl. The dressing was all vinegar (and I love having vinegar-​y dressing, but it was even too much for me). The wine pour was weak — probably only 4oz. The selection of wine was a little boring. Only Pinot Noir was from CA… eh. Not that they don’t make a good pinot, but come on. Anyway, I’d be able to go to this airport again and not be upset about going somewhere else. Even though it’s busy, I’d suggest trying something else.

Small wine pours and a turkey burger that is actually a chicken sandwich. When I asked the bartender about the chicken, he said, «that’s our turkey burger.» A nice sized side salad was offered in lieu of fries.
This small restaurant could be cleaner with boxes and purses piled up on back wall. It is also more reassuring to have all bartenders and servers tie up long hair.
Cibo doesn’t beg for a revisit.

Cibo has a nice atmosphere with cheerful servers. It’s certainly relaxing. However the penne pasta was soggy, reheated, and lacked any real flavor. For the price (12 $) I expected far more care in terms of selecting ingredients and cooking them. The quality was perhaps even lower than some of the food in the fast food court that I had just passed up.
As someone who is joining Unilocal for the sole purpose of writing this review, I must conclude with the fact that my overall impression of Cibo was quite poor.

Food: Bad
Price: Over-​priced.
Service: Good.
They serve wine, not sure what else.
The Eggs Benedict was bad! They use some nasty tasting prosciutto instead of Canadian bacon.
Not much competition for a sit-​down breakfast, so they can serve bad food.
I would not go back.

I’m being generous with the two stars here, because my salad was tasty even if I later lost my appetite.
Sat at the bar for a light dinner and to kill some time. My first glass of red wine was seriously sour and old — and a stingy pour for $ 9 when I can buy the same bottle for that price. Oh well. Second glass of $ 11 Pinot Noir still stingy but tastier.
Food was decent enough but then as I was finishing my glass of wine a cockroach literally crawled across the bar counter in front of me. How appetizing.
Also it took a reminder for a glass of water after a very long wait. I know they want to keep you thirsty so you’ll order more overpriced drinks, but still…

If you have to eat at the airport this is one of your best bets. No food congealing under heat lamps here. Everything is made to order and pretty customizable to your palate. I’ve had the whole wheat penne pasta with grilled chicken, a rose sauce, added broccoli and a side salad, with a lovely balsamic vinaigrette. Yumm. And I took it to go on my flight home to Vegas! No more prepackaged airline food for this frequent flier!

I was pleasantly surprised. I ordered special off the menu, the chef had no problem accommodating. It was delicious hot and fresh. See my photo. Best airport food I’ve had in memory. Service was very good and fast!

The atmosphere seemed nice for my early start at the airport. Food was less than mediocre and service was worse. I came in at a rather tame time, and although it got busy as my meal progressed, I never got a water or juice refill. Waitresses walked by me 20 times or so and nothing. I also had trouble getting someone’s attention to pay my check. In fact, after i asked for my check, I was offered more to drink. Great. My breakfast sandwich was bad, even for airport food. Tasted old and was cold. Homefries were alright, but it is hard to go wrong with fried food. Ill just get an Auntie Ann’s pretzel next time.

Nice place for a quick take out from the fridge case for an in-​flight meal. Remember this is airport food. The ham, provolone, watercress sandwich on multigrain bread was well made. The bread was a little soggy but the watercress was peppery but a little wilted. The tomato was mealy. The cheese was good with a nice sharp flavor.
Granted it was a good sandwich which could have been better but probably had been sitting around a bit in the fridge case. But lets be honest this is airport food, expect lower quality and higher prices for it. IT was a fast pick up and quick check out which makes up for it at the airport in between connections.
As a side note they had single size Pellegrino rather then the ubiquitous perrier, which is a plus in my book.

What! Who are these people reviewing? First, you can’t judge airport food against normal food. Airport food after security is on a lower scale… it’s just life.
Taking that into account, Cibo is actually some pretty solid airport food. I had the ahi tuna entrée and a salad… this ended up being one of the best airport meals I’ve had in a while.
Recommended.

1. Employee at the counter prepared salads with her bare hands. That is, she scooped up salad greens with her hands. No gloves. And this was right after she had handled cash and credit cards from customers
2. I ordered a 12 dollar Arrabiata Linguine. Tomato sauce, chillies, garlic and parmesan. I was eating it and discovered some pieces of beef. The noodles were thrown away immediately. As a vegetarian and a Hindu, not only was the addition of beef unwarranted it was also offensive
3. Watching them make their salads was quite a scary experience. The same tongs are used to pick up everything: from lettuce, tomatoes, onions, chicken, cheese, croutons etc. If you have any sort of allergies or dietary restrictions (vegetarian/​vegan) steer away from this nightmare
I am writing this review from Athens. That is how upset I was at my experience at Cibo that I wanted to let people know ASAP about the travesty that this place is.
I know people don’t really look at reviews when picking a place to eat at an airport. But if I could dissuade anyone from eating and spending hard-​earned money there, I’ll feel better. Not only do they fail several health code violations… their employees and food lacks basic decency. Avoid at all costs.

I’m a big Cibo fan and love the locations at LGA and DCA. PHL — not so much. Stopped in for lunch today not realizing there was a Legal Seafood not too far away and was really disappointed. The menu is «new» and several of my favorites are no longer available.
I went with the Italian wedding soup and calamari. The soup was «ok», the calamari was over breaded, tough and not very hot. Considering the place was almost empty there was no reason for it to be cold. Waited awhile for the check but my waitress was nowhere to be seen so I went up to the bar as the restaurant was extremely hot. She intercepted me on the way there but didn’t apologize for the fact that I’d had to go looking for her.
I wouldn’t rule out all Cibos but this one is definitely one to stay away from.

My husband and I are at the airport waiting on the plane when I said «baby, remember last year when we were here and had the worst experience EVER at that Cibo Bistro». He said «too bad you didn’t know about Unilocal back then. People should know how bad it was «.
So here I am waiting for the plane to take off and more than happy to tell people to stay away, especially if you want basic service where forks are not tossed at you and when you ask for hot food, you actually get somthing warm.

Questionable so far. I always try to give early morning staff the benefit of the doubt… but they seem unhappy that their tables are actually filling up.
The food was pretty good if you can excuse the fact that it was barely lukewarm. Sadly, the service did not improve much during my time in their establishment. Likelihood of a repeat visit? Slim to none.

We were flying out of Philly on Saturday right as the Belmont was starting. I needed to at least view a little pre-​race excitement and we were told we could watch the race at Cibo’s. (We were flying out of the new terminal A and would have known to go to the Jet Rock if we were in terminal B).
The place was packed which I thought was a good sign and a nice couple leaving for their flight offered us a spot at their table. They wanted to pay as their plane was leaving and we told the waitress we had more time than they did. No, she had to take our order first. Then after more waiting she came with the bill and left before they could give her their credit card; not that I would have done it but Dine and Dash came to mind. Finally they were paid up and left (they even invited us to come visit in North Carolina; I guess we really bonded during that wait). Then after more waiting our drinks came; there was no spice to my spicy Bloody Mary and they mixed up the husband’s request for a twist and he received an olive. OK, since it would take so much time we just dealt with it. We then repeated the above wait-​for-​the-​bill act that our friends from North Carolina had gone through. When the bill came it was $ 21.15 for two well drinks and that did not include tip.
Please Philly, put a Jet Rock in your new terminal A. This snotty little place just will not do. Two stars because it is clean and hip looking with a bank of TVs and has upscale food offerings if you are on expense account.

As far as I know, there are several Cibo locations in the Philadelphia International Airport.
Since we had to catch a flight (and the place was already chock full of diners), we only had time for drinks. The food looked good but, as you know, looks can be deceiving. Speaking of looking good, the interior wasn’t too shabby.
I ordered two Washington Apples (at $ 10/​shot) which I found so-​so (alcoholic aftertaste), but my fellow drinker liked hers. Vicki, our (cute!) bartender, was friendly and made our shots quickly.
Can’t recommend for or against Cibo yet, but will return in due time.