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New York Post
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Costco is teasing fans with a food court comeback — but there's an unwelcome twist
'That don't impress them much.' A new take on a beloved Costco food court item will soon be making an appearance — but fans of the wholesale giant aren't sure how they feel about it. Costco is notorious for adding and removing items from its food court menu. Remember the Polish hot dogs, the Carne Asada Bake or the cinnamon pretzels? May they all rest in peace. The bulk item store announced that the Combo Calzone — a new take on the OG Combo Pizza — will soon be available at its food court, but customers aren't jumping up and down over this news. 3 The response to this new Costco food court item is underwhelming. Instagram/Costco Buys According to Southern Living, the $6.99 food item is stuffed with pepperoni, sausage, cheese, onions, peppers, olives and mushrooms. Although it sounds delicious — in the r/Costco subreddit, most people aren't impressed by the cheesy concoction. 'I actually had it the other day (Lansing, Michigan). It's alright. It's kind of like a big slice folded on itself, so it has a 'crust' (which you can see in the photo). I felt like it was a little overcooked, but maybe it was just my location. I don't think it'd be something I would get very often, but I don't regret trying it. I think the regular pizza is better,' one user wrote. 'They don't look very good imo,' someone else wrote. 3 People online did not hold back when it came to their opinions on Costco and its food court offerings. Eduardo Barraza – 'Seems like Costco will do anything but bring back the combo pizza,' a grumpy customer wrote. 'I love calzones and I like pepperoni and sausage. That picture does not look enticing. I think the coloring is off and there is a distinct lack of cheese in the filling,' quipped another commenter. Yet some tried it and seemed to enjoy it. 'Had one today, it was delicious!' a positive comment read. 3 'They don't look very good imo,' a Reddit user wrote. Instagram/Costco Buys 'Yes! It was perfection…' wrote someone else. In other Costco food news, one TikTokker slammed the store's beloved rotisserie chicken, giving it a surprisingly low rating. Content creator Johnny Novo (@jnov__) made it a point to taste test rotisserie chickens from various grocery stores — including Whole Foods, Wegmans and Costco. Costco's $4.99 chicken came in 10th place. Novo said the chicken was moist, but that it was severely lacking in flavor. 'No one's going to eat this chicken and be blown away,' he concluded.
New York Post
21-05-2025
- General
- New York Post
Costco rotisserie chicken slammed in surprise new ranking — but one beloved NYC store has a lot to cluck about
It's hard to pass up a grocery store rotisserie chicken when it's inexpensive and can feed multiple mouths, especially in a time when grocery prices are through the roof. While people have their favorites, one TikToker named Johnny Novo (@jnov__) made it his mission to test and rank the household food staple from all different grocery stores — and shockingly Costco was not at the top of the list. People rave about Costco's $4.99 chicken — but Novo had other thoughts. Getty Images But luckily for New Yorkers, Novo ranked Fairway Market No. 1 on the list of the best tissi — as the content creator calls it — with a 9.1 rating. 'Fairways $9.99 Latin seasoned tissi flooded my comments…this is looking phenomenal,' the self-claimed chicken expert said in his video, trying and rating the New York City supermarket's creation. He said the seasoning was 'fantastic' and it wasn't dry at all. He raved about the almost too charred looking skin on the outside of the breast. 'This might be the best grocery store rotisserie chicken I've had… it's giving some restaurant's chicken a run,' he said mid-bite. Healthy grocer, Sprouts and beloved Wegmans rounded out the top 3 on this tissi list — with 8.6 and 8.5 ratings. It's hard to pass up a grocery store rotisserie chicken when it's inexpensive and can feed multiple mouths, especially in a time when grocery prices are through the roof. RobertCoy – Sprouts supposedly has three different flavors of their chicken, according to Novo but he taste tested their pollo asado option — which he described as having soggy skin but that didn't stop him from chowing down on it and going on about how well it's seasoned. Wegmans' chicken — which was Novo's first review in his taste testing series — said their $9.99 chicken 'fell off the bone' warranting it an 8.5 rating. Whole Foods' $8.99 chicken came in ninth place because, although the skin looked crispy, Novo said it also looked dry even before taking a bite — but that assumption was confirmed once he actually ate it. The pricey store's chicken was given a 7.75. And much to many people's surprise — Costco's $4.99 tissi came in 10th place. The wholesale giant — whose been consistent with their bird's $4.99 price tag since 2009, according to Novo — received a 7.5 rating. Novo said the chicken was moist, but it was certainly lacking in the flavor department. 'No one's going to eat this chicken and be blown away,' he concluded. Here are the 10 best rotisserie chickens 1. Fairway Market, 9.1 2. Sprouts, 8.6 3. Wegmans, 8.5 4. Jubilee Market, 8.4 5. Acme. 8.3 6. Walmart, 8.2 7. Citarella, 7.9 8. Westside Market, 7.8 9. Whole Foods, 7.75 10. Costco, 7.5 Although shoppers might want to ditch Costco's chicken after hearing this ranking — something new the wholesale store is doing is allowing customers to 'buy now, pay later' with Affirm for their purchases. However, the rule is that customers can only use this feature on big purchases — ones that range from $500 to $17,500. 'As summer approaches, we're seeing more consumers turn to Affirm to prepare for the season ahead—whether it's outdoor entertaining essentials, like a new barbecue or patio furniture, a storage shed, or a new set of appliances,' Affirm official Pat Suh declared in an announcement released on Wednesday.
