CooCoo's Nest

I have to say I was quite fond of the Nashville Hot Fried Chicken Sandwich. It packed some heat but not so much that you can not enjoy the sandwich. The sandwich consisted of a tasty house made chili oil, cabbage slaw, pickles, and mayo on a toasted brioche bun. The sandwich was delicious, especially the chicken itself. It was crispy and full of great flavors. I appreciated the fact that they used chicken thigh meat, too. I would recommend that they do not put so much mayo on the sandwich. There's no need because the flavor and textures are there. Service was friendly and up-beat at the counter. Oh yes, as of my visit in June 2024, if you check in with Yelp, it earns you a fresh baked buttery biscuit. The biscuit was great!

Coocoo's Nest is located in the Little Italy Food Hall, which is located in Piazza, serving up many variations of fried chicken sandwiches, fries and Mac n cheese and many more created by the famous YouTube star Sam the Cooking Guy.I came through on a weekday right before 5 p.m., and inside the Food Hall, it was quite crowded while they were hosting a trivia challenge inside. I decided to place a to go order for the All American chicken sandwich, which comes with shredded lettuce, red onions, pickles, and tomatoes on a brioche bun. Within 10 minutes of placing my order, it was ready and was in a nicely built sturdy cardboard box. As I opened the box, the sandwich was nicely made and wrapped with paper to secure all the toppings inside. The first thing I noticed was that the bun was definitely grilled from the charred marks underneath, but then again, it was cold and not warm at all, so it shows they prepared the food in advance. The sandwich was looking great, though, and built very nicely. The chicken was a nice size slab of meat that was crispy, crunchy, and well seasoned. However, the chicken was cold and not a tad bit warm at all. The shredded lettuce and red onions freshened up the Sandwhich but didn't beat the factor that it wasn't freshly fried chicken, and it was probably just sitting under a lamp trying to to maintain the temperature of 135.Overall I really enjoyed the sandwich but I definitely know and feel that this place can do better by just adding some small touches into it by reheating the bread and flash frying the chicken again so when the customer receives the food it is hot. I want to come back again and try another sandwich and just hope it was a bad day and move on. Customer service was mediocre and definitely could use some more training on greetings and how to talk to guests.

Out of all the options at the Little Italy Food Hall, the chicken sandwiches stuck out the most and coming in around $10-$12 each isn't a bad deal. CooCoo's has 7 different sandwiches and I'd love to come back and try all of them! There aren't that many tables in the food hall and it gets pretty packed on the weekends. I'd recommend just looking for something outside and sometimes there's live music. Once you order, the restaurant will text you when the food is ready for pickup.Korean Fried Chicken Sandwich: I think it was a dark meat sandwich but if it wasn't, that's how juicy it was! Highly recommend but get ready for a mess because it kind of fell apart with all the different, flavorful sauces. I didn't think it was spicy at all but if you want to increase the hotness, you can add spicy dust. Besides sandwiches, they also serve salads and tenders and my friends claimed that although it was white meat, it was really juicy too.

Little Italy Food Hall may soon be renamed after Sam the Cooking Guy as half of the six vendor stalls are now operating businesses under his culinary empire. The latest is CooCoo's Nest which is a fried chicken eatery that replaced Wicked Maine Lobster. The menu offered seven types of crispy chicken sandwiches, three sizes of crispy chicken tenders with a choice of six different sauces, three kinds of crispy chicken salads, three sides, and three beverages.The sandwiches were sold a la carte between $9 and $12. The tenders were served with hand cut fries and a quantity of sauces that matched the number of tenders in an order. I chose two jumbo tenders with honey mustard and Korean gochujang. A text message was sent to my mobile number when the food was ready.The fries were thick cut and had potato skin along one edge. They were not as crispy as the tenders. The crust on the tenders was crunchy, but it did not adhere well to the meat. The honey mustard was quite sweet which I didn't mind. The gochujang did have a peppery kick so I would say it was between mild and moderate heat. Perhaps the sandwiches were better executed because I gave the tenders a 3.5 star rating as they needed improvement compared to those at some of the local hot chicken shops.

My husband wanted to try Not not Tacos and I didn't so I ate here.Pleasantly surprised! These were some of the best chicken strips I've had. They were tender, juicy and well seasoned. Even the fries were crispy and well seasoned.Cannot really comment on the service as I ordered through a machine and got a text when it was ready and had no human interaction.This is located inside a food court area but there is both indoor and outdoor seating.

CooCoo's Nest is located inside the Little Italy Food Hall next to the gelato place. Their staff was friendly and helpful. The concept and marketing are clever. They offer plenty of options from salads, chicken sandwiches, mac & cheese, fries, chicken tenders & more. They also offer a lot of sauces like ranch, BBQ, honey mustard, and etc. Unfortunately, I was really disappointed in the quality of the chicken in the All American chicken sandwich, but it was likely just an off-day because my friend really liked the Korean Fried Chicken Sandwich. The chicken tenders are huge so keep that in mind when ordering as I found that 2 or 3 were more than enough. The honey mustard was not great, which was a bit disappointing. Their fries are delicious though and I will most likely try this place again.

The staff were nice and friendly. However the food was heavy and lacked flavor. Nothing stood out with these strips. Should have ordered the two strip meal as after two strips I felt sick. Sauces were either too bland or too spicy. Do not recommend. The ordering system was electronic but hard to use for people in wheelchairs. Was very loud. Do not recommend unless you want your stomach to feel heavy and dissatisfied

Decided to go with the Korean style fried chicken. First of all, it was a huge piece of chicken. Crispness was on point. Chicken was juicy. But the sauce wasn't for me. The veggie/slaw went well with it. Will be back to try the other sandwiches. Liking the price point here.

Korean Fried Chicken Sandwich - Wow!Wait time - quick.Service - good.Good spot to try at the Little Italy Food Hall.

I just want to say that I love Sam's other restaurants here in Little Italy but the quality wasn't in my sandwich. I ordered it with the Mac and cheese which is always a winner but my KFC sandwich came in such a soggy mess I had to deconstruct it and just ate the meat. Had this been a critique on just the meat it was excellent but as a sandwich that was eaten by hand no. I wish it were easier to eat.