Cozy Cafe

Food was very tasty green beans off the chain with bacon. I am glad we stopped here for a bite to eat. Some good home cooking

Good quality diner food. Stopped on road trip on way back to chicago. Service was very good. Place was clean. Shitty coffee, good breakfast burrito, pretty much exactly what you think you’re gonna get here, you’re gonna get. Could’ve been better, could’ve been worse, just decent diner food.

Food was really good but it was slightly over priced. If you have a groupon and was well worth it. We only ever ordered out but the staff was friendly when we picked up our food.

Overpriced and underwhelming food… and I generally like café food! Service was great but that was the only thing

Was here today the food is high quality, service impeccable, staff very friendly. Great place for breakfast or dinner. Always take out of town guests, they leave satisfied and full. Very affordable.

Dined here last Saturday morning for breakfast. The manager thanked us right away as he was seating our party of 8 that he is thankful we chose to dine with them today. I thought that was a nice thing to say to show appreciation. The service here is fantastic. The food was absolutely delicious. I had their signature dish called the «Cozy Mess» and it was very flavorful. Definitely will be coming back here again.

Can you say grease! Went for breakfast. The eggs were fried when I asked for scrambled. Green peppers were the colored variety. Hash browns were so greasy that I thanked the owner that their were napkins on the table to sop up the mess. Husband had pancakes that were uncooked. Guaranteed the worst breakfast ever. Also the hostess walked us way in the back to seat us. Floor was filthy so I asked to set in the front and she said NO. I should of known then just to walk out.

Horrible service. Fries were soggy. The staff was more interested in their plans for the evening instead of their customers.

The service was mediocre but we left a 13% tip anyways. After leaving they added another 20% to our card. When we went back to correct it, Steve B., the manager, was condesending and arrogant. He refused to help and said it was our banks fault, tho he admits it happens sometimes at thier restaurant. I would recommend not eating here.

Today is free pie Wednesday, the pies are awesome, I always get the carrot cake who doesn’t like free pie…

We went around 5:00 on a Friday night and were seated right away. Unfortunately, that’s where the service stopped. We looked over our menus and waited for someone to take our drink order. Wait staff passed our table multiple times, but no one stopped. After waiting about 15 minutes and watching other customers who were seated after us being waited on, we decided to leave. I then noticed a manager chatting away with a family at a nearby table. On our way out the door, two servers thanked us for coming in, to which I replied, «thanks for not waiting on us.» The restaurant wasn’t even half full and we were a party of three. I will never go there again.

I have been to a couple of different Cozy Cafes and they were both about the same. Décor at this one is like a small town restaurant that has been in business for awhile without any updates. This time I was with a larger group of 17 people. Maybe the size of the group overwhelmed the staff but my dinner was lacking in quality and the waitress kept ahold of our credit card for so long that we were starting to get worried about it. I got the Cavatelli with italian sausage and mushrooms. It looked good but there wasn’t enough sauce to cover the noodles and the sausage tasted like hamburger. Very disappointing.

Just not run well. Had lunch at 1:30 on a weekday. Many tables hadn’t been bussed even though there were only about 2 – 3 other customers at the restaurant. The place just wasn’t clean. Food was generic. Caesar salad with too much dressing. Chicken sandwich over cooked. Definitely do not recommend.

Slow service, jalapeño poppers were undercooked and the waiter took forever to bring ranch. Fried chicken was burnt and and the middle was raw. Hot beef was disgusting. Will not be back.

Luke is awesome!!! We will be asking for him every time we come here! Breakfast is good as always!

We are regulars at breakfast and tonight was dinner.
The place was just getting busy but we sat like it was packed. The burgers were good and juicy. Felt bad for the one server on our side cause I think he wasn’t used to the rush or larger group.
The cavatelli was good and the seared salmon was cooked well too. Everyone at the table enjoyed their meals but I think it was just an off night.

The food is just plain bad. I can do better at home and i have little culinary skill. I ordered a French dip sandwich. Pretty easy to get right but pretty easy to screw up if the chef isn’t particularly good at what he does. French dips are a great item to evaluate any restaurant by. The beef was shredded and a little chewy. First time ever to experience shredded in a FD sandwich. Really weird. The bun was really cheap bread and was not toasted with butter properly to help it keep shape instead of falling apart in a soggy mess when dipped in au jus. The au jus was a bit plainer than any I’ve had before.
Also tried the chili cheese fries which were just ok. We ordered cinnamon rolls which we are told were fresh but were dry on the outside. They are similar in quality to what we could make at home out of frozen dough in a roll. It’s evident the food is not a strong point of this establishment.
It was obvious they were very understaffed. Two waitresses were serving the whole building while also seating and checking out guests. This was during a daytime lunch. If there was a manager present he/​she was hiding somewhere instead of helping guests. Never saw him or her.
Just go to Okoboji Grill next door instead. You’ll be glad you did.

Sigh… ok, good news, bad news… to start, the place is 75% empty… and I understand why…
Good:
Pleasant and clean décor, gem of a waitress, killer onion rings… and the good news stops there.
Bad:
15 minutes for an order of onion rings… another 30 minutes for 3 meals…45 MINUTES in an empty restaurant for «drop it in a fryer» food…
Food, honestly, we’d have been better off buying 3 frozen dinners from a grocery store and heating them in a microwave… seriously.
«Best Fried Chicken in DM»? WHAT? «Worst Chicken in DM» is more like it; absolutely flavorless crust and dried out meat.
«Home Made» mashed potatoes??? Only if your mom used instant flakes your entire life.
«Golden Corn» FROM A 55 GALLON DRUM… horrible…This is Iowa in Sept, Sweet Corn is being sold on every street corner… and they serve up this nasty cafeteria corn?
«Gravy»…$ 100 says it came out of a can… or was an «Add water and heat» corporate gravy powder.
The other two meals were just as bad and I’ll spare you the details… to sum it up, this is WAY overpriced cafeteria food… the «Cozy Cafeteria» is the correct name… and unless your palate is geared towards frozen, microwaved, corporate food products… you’ll be very displeased with the «food».
To end on a positive…
Management, you need to get your act together, hire real cooks, and EAT THE FOOD YOU SERVE… if you think it’s «delicious», then your business is on it’s way out of business. and the fact that you’re offering Groupons is proof you’re not getting the sales numbers you need as NO THRIVING restaurant gives away its food at half price. Good day.

I can’t believe that anyone would give this place multiple stars. The food is atrocious. Undercooked, overcooked, just flat out disgusting. Poor quality ingredients. Watery orange juice. Watery syrup. And on top of the terrible food; I’m about 95% positive my waitress is drunk at 10am.
*edit. Our waitress just informed us it’ll be better next time. –_–

Stopped in for a late breakfast on a recommendation. To start our waitress is obviously drunk but amazingly got our order correct. Not exactly a good first impression though.
I started with an orange juice, quite possibly the worst one I’ve ever had. It is easily 60% water. I understand looking out for the profit margins but this is ridiculous. I sent this back and it was removed from the bill, but should have sent everything else back as well.
For food I ordered the cozy breakfast with eggs over medium, bacon and hash browns with cheese. This is my staple when trying new places because if you can’t get the basics correct why would I try something else?
The eggs, of course they were cooked improperly. The edges were entirely browned and crispy and when I cut into the egg not only was the yolk soft but the whites on the inside still runny. It’s obvious the skillet was too hot and not prepped properly to not burn and under cook my eggs at the same time.
The hash browns were almost exactly what I expected after seeing the eggs. They tasted like burnt griddle on the outside and were room temperature in the middle. To the point that the cheese never actually melted.
Overall this was a really bad experience. The waitress slurred and ensured it would be better next time though so maybe you’ll have more luck.