Dietary restrictions: Carb-free chicken soup is great
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Half Chicken
Justin Cruz
Let’s start with the warm welcome you receive from Nella when you open the door, to the welcoming and cozy decor, after you grab a seat, you’re encouraged to find a meal that whets your appetite (for me? It was the lunch special 1/4 chicken, that upon consumption made me order an additional half!)The owner, Chris is both enthusiastic about the service you receive, as well as open to feedback. This place is great for dates, lunch, and with seating outdoors, you’re almost encouraged to take a seat, or at least a look at the menu. Believe the hype, the pictures, and the ratings. For anybody who hasn’t indulged in Chef Armando’s food, I have but one question: What are you waiting for?!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Quarter Chicken Dark Meat, Cocu Cobb Salad, Half Chicken, Avocado over Rice, French Style Mac & Cheese
Katie D
They close at 9:45pm and stop serving at 9:30pm. Please keep that in mind if you stop by later. Very disappointed by the service and communication on this as their website says differently. The staff was very rude about it. If you stop serving at 9:30pm then close/upfate your online hours. The health grade is also a B from other reviews so beware.
Atmosphere: 1
Service: 1
brian kim
Had the half chicken with pesto sauce, sweet potato fries, small salad for lunch. Everything was very fresh, simple, and clean tasting which was exactly what I was looking for. Wonderful service, very friendly staff! Will be back?
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Sweet Potato Fries
Dakota Stanford
Ordered a buffalo wrap. It came drenched in dressing so bad I threw it away. They tried to charge me $3.75 for a small side of blue cheese. I spent $28 for a wrap, fries and 2 drinks.
Jordan K.
The chicken I received was horrible and raw. I normally order from this place and after a long trip I wanted my go to meal. This time the food was completely off and the customer service was horrible and rude. Lost a customer will not be ordering from this dirty place again!
Sedo
Pull chicken over rice taste really good. Lunch
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 5
Service: 4
Leo Lewis
Food is 99 stars! It’s no joke the best food in the world- beats Michelin Star restaurants!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Paul
This place is so good. Awesome staff serving up delicious chicken with all sorts of complementary sides. Overall a fancier plate of awesome food than I was expecting! Plenty of bar seating and good beer available. I'd eat here every week if I lived nearby.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Aagdolla G.
I was expecting the pasta to have cheese on this dish but this one was bade with tomato sauce. the flavor was ok and I enjoyed it but wish I got what I expected. Filling but wasn't the best flavor for me.
Excellent and relatively inexpensive fast casual restaurant focusing on chicken. The pint of chicken soup was delicious and hearty...maybe a tad salty but that might be nitpicking. The quarter white rotisserie chicken was Juicy and came with several dipping sauce options. I did the chicken jus but I'll try something a bit more flavorful next time because the skin didn't have quite as much flavor as I expected. The French Mac and cheese with bread crumbs as a side was really good, among the better nyc versions I've had. And for a side it was huge. One of my dining companions enjoyed the bacon egg and cheese. Recommended.
Amy Radder
Absolutely delicious chicken. Worth going out of your way for.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
Holly S.
Incredibly impressed. I was in Paris in the Spring and one of the places I wanted to go to was a true Parisian rotisserie. Unfortunately, not enough time to go everywhere but when I had come across this place (I don't remember where) and looked at the menu I knew I wanted to try it. I was debating on getting a salad but I really wanted roast chicken. I ordered a quarter white meal with string beans and shallots with the chicken jus and honey mustard. I also added on a roast potatoes not knowing how generous they would be with the portions. I got a nice sized quarter white chicken, tender and literally flowing with juiciness. (I probably could have gotten away with skipping the jus because of it). It was so flavorful, lots of garlic, thyme, rosemary. The string beans were amazing too, lots of flavor and they gave a huge amount, some fell into the chicken part of the container and they were soooo yummy, coated in the juices of the chicken. The roasted potatoes were ok, not crispy as id hoped. I definitely would try mac and cheese or mashed potatoes another time. Another one of my Door Dash adventures lol. If I find myself in the village I would definitely stop by and eat there. I ate every morsel of that piece of chicken, but most of my string beans and potatoes were left. I'd love to try the rice bowl another time.
Tim O.
Cocu is an overlooked fast casual restaurant in the West Village specializing in rotisserie chicken. It's the French answer to those craving the South African Nando's chain which has yet to come to NYC. Excellent rice, excellent chicken, decent prices. The interior doesn't really have the right vibe for a place that serves wine, but it's an option.
Jason G.
This review is solely for the chicken over rice, which I love to get for their lunch special. The spicy sauce is like a hug for your mouth, warm and comforting. Chicken is super juicy, and the portion is very generous.
Dietary restrictions: Carb-free chicken soup is great
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Half Chicken
Let’s start with the warm welcome you receive from Nella when you open the door, to the welcoming and cozy decor, after you grab a seat, you’re encouraged to find a meal that whets your appetite (for me? It was the lunch special 1/4 chicken, that upon consumption made me order an additional half!)The owner, Chris is both enthusiastic about the service you receive, as well as open to feedback. This place is great for dates, lunch, and with seating outdoors, you’re almost encouraged to take a seat, or at least a look at the menu. Believe the hype, the pictures, and the ratings. For anybody who hasn’t indulged in Chef Armando’s food, I have but one question: What are you waiting for?!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Quarter Chicken Dark Meat, Cocu Cobb Salad, Half Chicken, Avocado over Rice, French Style Mac & Cheese
They close at 9:45pm and stop serving at 9:30pm. Please keep that in mind if you stop by later. Very disappointed by the service and communication on this as their website says differently. The staff was very rude about it. If you stop serving at 9:30pm then close/upfate your online hours. The health grade is also a B from other reviews so beware.
Atmosphere: 1
Service: 1
Had the half chicken with pesto sauce, sweet potato fries, small salad for lunch. Everything was very fresh, simple, and clean tasting which was exactly what I was looking for. Wonderful service, very friendly staff! Will be back?
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Sweet Potato Fries
Ordered a buffalo wrap. It came drenched in dressing so bad I threw it away. They tried to charge me $3.75 for a small side of blue cheese. I spent $28 for a wrap, fries and 2 drinks.
The chicken I received was horrible and raw. I normally order from this place and after a long trip I wanted my go to meal. This time the food was completely off and the customer service was horrible and rude. Lost a customer will not be ordering from this dirty place again!
Pull chicken over rice taste really good. Lunch
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 5
Service: 4
Food is 99 stars! It’s no joke the best food in the world- beats Michelin Star restaurants!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
This place is so good. Awesome staff serving up delicious chicken with all sorts of complementary sides. Overall a fancier plate of awesome food than I was expecting! Plenty of bar seating and good beer available. I'd eat here every week if I lived nearby.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I was expecting the pasta to have cheese on this dish but this one was bade with tomato sauce. the flavor was ok and I enjoyed it but wish I got what I expected. Filling but wasn't the best flavor for me.
Restaurantji Recommends
Excellent and relatively inexpensive fast casual restaurant focusing on chicken. The pint of chicken soup was delicious and hearty...maybe a tad salty but that might be nitpicking. The quarter white rotisserie chicken was Juicy and came with several dipping sauce options. I did the chicken jus but I'll try something a bit more flavorful next time because the skin didn't have quite as much flavor as I expected. The French Mac and cheese with bread crumbs as a side was really good, among the better nyc versions I've had. And for a side it was huge. One of my dining companions enjoyed the bacon egg and cheese. Recommended.
Absolutely delicious chicken. Worth going out of your way for.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
Incredibly impressed. I was in Paris in the Spring and one of the places I wanted to go to was a true Parisian rotisserie. Unfortunately, not enough time to go everywhere but when I had come across this place (I don't remember where) and looked at the menu I knew I wanted to try it. I was debating on getting a salad but I really wanted roast chicken. I ordered a quarter white meal with string beans and shallots with the chicken jus and honey mustard. I also added on a roast potatoes not knowing how generous they would be with the portions. I got a nice sized quarter white chicken, tender and literally flowing with juiciness. (I probably could have gotten away with skipping the jus because of it). It was so flavorful, lots of garlic, thyme, rosemary. The string beans were amazing too, lots of flavor and they gave a huge amount, some fell into the chicken part of the container and they were soooo yummy, coated in the juices of the chicken. The roasted potatoes were ok, not crispy as id hoped. I definitely would try mac and cheese or mashed potatoes another time. Another one of my Door Dash adventures lol. If I find myself in the village I would definitely stop by and eat there. I ate every morsel of that piece of chicken, but most of my string beans and potatoes were left. I'd love to try the rice bowl another time.
Cocu is an overlooked fast casual restaurant in the West Village specializing in rotisserie chicken. It's the French answer to those craving the South African Nando's chain which has yet to come to NYC. Excellent rice, excellent chicken, decent prices. The interior doesn't really have the right vibe for a place that serves wine, but it's an option.
This review is solely for the chicken over rice, which I love to get for their lunch special. The spicy sauce is like a hug for your mouth, warm and comforting. Chicken is super juicy, and the portion is very generous.