Cos Cob
Rinaldi's Deli

Rinaldi's Deli

70 Orchard St, Cos Cob I-06807-2007, United States

Delis • Lunch • Brunch • Fast Food


"This place is known around town as THE deli to go to. Family run, good food, at prices you 'd expect. I want to give this location 5 stars, but in reality that 's what it 's being judged as a location.This place is POPULAR. And with very little seating (as it 's primarily a pickup and go kind of place) there isn 't much reason for them to have much space. However they have almost no space. It gives a very crammed, hole in the wall kind of feeling (even though its a stand alone building). And, it being on the corner of a 5 way intersection with limited parking makes it a hassle. With also only 3 parking spaces, one casheir and a long loop around line that plays ring around the snack stand after spending 2 minutes trying to park; its difficult not to get an off feeling as a customer. Most people do park along the road, and the cops don 't seem to mind but that doesn 't equate to a proper solution. Seeing as you could absolutely get a ticket for doing so, I stand by my metric of 3 actual spots.Despite its shortcomings, people absolutely flock to this place simply for its food and family style process. These are the type of guys who know their regulars by name and work hard to make sure they sell out by early afternoon with mostly fresh ingredients. It should go without saying that my 4 star rating is not a reflection of overall quality in the world of food, but moreover a rating for the type of place it is. Like, I wouldn 't rate a McDonald 's 1 star for not having good wine and fancy seating. This is a small delishack and I 'm rating it as such. I would absolutely give it 5 stars if it weren 't for the terrible parking and crammed mini interior. It 's also worth mentioning that the lines aren 't always long, but if it 's anything like 11am on a beautiful summer Saturday then you should know what to expect.Overall I definitely recommend you go here if you like the kinds of locations you 'd see in a state like Maine. If you 're looking for something more Greenwich , then it probably isn 't you 're cup of tea."