Coza! Tuscan Grill is an Italian restaurant in Langley where all the other Chain restaurants are. It kind of has a chain feel to it, from the logo, and size of the place, but there is only one Coza! It is however part of the Montana, Kelsey’s, Swiss Chalet family. This place is way better than Olive Garden. Once I saw the menu online I was in love. So many good looking and sounding appetizers and dishes!
I went here on Saturday during the peak dinner hour (630 PM) without a reservation. They said it would be about a 35 minute wait, and they were right (give or take 5 minutes). We got seated in a booth that could seat about 4-5, which was a bit strange because there was just 2 of us, and there were bigger parties waiting. Oh well.. we got to eat sooner.
We ordered the Tuscan Sliders, Antipasto Mista plate, and the Carne plate. There was a lot more dishes I want to try and I’ll definitely be back for more.
They served us nice crusty and toasty bread with balsamic vinegar and olive oil. The bread was really good, but I don’t know about the balsamic vinegar and olive oil. It was kind of a mess. It was good, but just not sure how long it was sitting there. I would’ve preferred them to pour the oil and vinegar in front of us.
Next came our Caesar Salads, which we actually didn’t know was coming. It was pretty bad. Some of the lettuce leaves were brown, and it had a bit of a bitter flavour to me. We didn’t touch much of it. It was not good at all.
Our antipasto plate came soon after. It was pretty cheap for an antipasto plate and it came with Basil-wrapped goat cheese, olives, provolone, Tuscan ham, Genoa salami, roasted pepper, bocconcini, artichokes and grilled asparagus for $8. It was a fairly small plate, which I guess should be expected for only $8. I loved everything here except for the bocconcini. This was probably the crappiest, blandest, most tasteless, mushy cheese I’ve ever had. The star of this platter had to have been the basil-wrapped goat cheese. The thin sliced ham and meat were decent. The Tuscan Ham was definitely better than the salami. I don’t remember eating artichokes though.
Our Tuscan Sliders took a little longer to come because the grill was busy. The 3 Tuscan Sliders were served on a ciabatta bun with pomodoro sauce, spinach, and a lemon aioli for $8. You could definitely tell these burgers patties were made fresh. It was cooked well, and was juicy. The pomodoro and lemon aioli complemented the burger well. They weren’t the best sliders I’ve ever had, but they were good.
The Carne Platter for ($15 per person) came with Chicken Reggiano, Bistecca Marsala and Chicken Under the Brick. Served with Tuscan mashed potatoes, roasted vegetables and house spaghetti. Now it doesn’t seem like a lot. The pieces of meat weren’t huge by any means, but you are able to get a taste of a bunch of different dishes for $15. Is it worth it? I’d say so. You got to try 3 different meants along with 3 different sides. And by the end of my meal I was stuffed. I’d say the steak was the best. It comes medium rare, and was cooked to perfection, just the way I like it. The Chicken Reggiano was second best, and it had a nice crisp crust and was tender inside. The Chicken Under the Brick was my least favorite, but still good. It was a bit dry though. I don’t think mine was stuffed with anything like the original says it is. My favorite side was the mashed potatoes. The House Spaghetti was alright, but got cold really quick. I’m not much of a spaghetti with tomato sauce person though.
Our waitress noticed that we didn’t touch our salad, and when asked why, we told her that it just wasn’t good. We weren’t expecting it, but she offered us free dessert! Although we were stuffed, we decided on getting the chocolate panini, which was just a panini stuffed with Gnutella, and Bananas. It came with two. She actually offered for each of us to have a dessert but we were too full.
I enjoyed my time here. All of the staff that we met were polite. Our waitress was awesome, and we weren’t sure what exactly it was that made us like her. Maybe it was her smile. The atmosphere was very lively, and seemed like it was always busy there. It is very loud in there. Thumbs up for both the food and the experience. I will be back to try all of the other dishes I never got to try.
Coza! Tuscan Grill
20065 Langley Bypass
Langley, BC
(604) 539-8880
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when are you going back again? take me!