Cossetta Italian Market   

We have eaten at Cossetta's for years and have always LOVED their food - we now live quite a drive away, but always find time to find our way to Cossetta's in St. Paul. We've taken many many people here over the years, and they feel the same way - wonderful food, fun atmosphere, always lots of people there any time of the day or week, and I adore their grocery area!!

Besides the obvious there are some things the public should know about Cossetta's pizzeria, Health Hazards. Cossetta's Pizzeria has failed two health inspections conducted by the city of Saint Paul in 2007, The Department of Immigration and Customs Enforcement has also found Cossetta's to be employing illegal, non Immunized immigrants on two separate occasions. Now from sources currently employed at Cossetta's Behind the scenes We learn more about Cossetta's Interesting and Dangerous practices. Cossetta's still employs Illegal non Immunized Immigrants who handle your food, Cossetta's still Knowingly distributes outdated foods in Disregard of Public Health codes. Cossetta's still handles and prepares food in violation of Public Health codes. Some examples of these violations would be: 1. Cossetta's Manager Greg Fisher has instructed employees to distribute spoiled salad dressing after it has been brought to his attention that it is outdated. 2. Cossetta's Manager Charles Cook has instructed employees to to distribute Produce products after they have been placed in the outdoor garbage for several hours. 3. Employees have been witness to Cossetta's cook and distribute non refrigerated, spoiled poultry products. 4. Employees have been witness to Cossetta's knowingly distribute undercooked or spoiled beef products on several occasions. 5. Employees have been witness to Cossetta's distribute spoiled produce products that they had obtained from local food shelves. There are several more examples of Cossetta's knowingly violating Public Health codes. Have You and your family become ill after dining at cossetta's?. I suggest You contact the Minnesota Department of Health to demand Justice and Compensation for being deliberately poisoned by Cossetta's Pizzeria. 651-201-5000 (Minnesota Department of Health) 888-345-0823 (toll-free for callers outside the metro area) 651-201-5797 (TTY) I DO NOT recommend that anyone dine at Cossetta's Pizzeria.

The pizza is great - huge slices, a little greasy (which is a good thing), and filling. The sandwiches are great, too, especially the Cossetta sandwich, which is their homemade sausage and sauce. The restaurant was a great little find in Saint Paul and easy to get to - especially since it has free parking and its own huge parking lot. But it gets busy, even though it is kind of a buffet line to get your pizza. they also have an Italian store as part of the restaurant, which has actual Italian chocolates, groceries, homemade sausages, meats, and a million cheeses.

I owned a pizza shop for 15 years and did more research and experimentation on pizza than ANYONE in the metro. The trials and tests never stopped in the quest for the perfect pizza. As far as the twin cities goes, since I am no longer creating pizzas, I'd have to give the top honors to this place. They have some nice touches they do to give their product the edge, such as simmering beef marrow in their pizza sauce. The crust is also delightful thanks to the very high (13%+) protein flour they use. Good job, Guys!!!