Cousin Basils

Cousin Basil’s is a good place to get good comfort food. We had chicken parm, lasagna, and fettuccini Alfredo. The service was good and the inside has a cozy cabin feel. I only wish the lasagna portion was bigger or came with a side dish.

Great Find Hidden near the Cook State Forest but so easy to pull in and out of right on Rt 36. They had a fun Mother’s Day Menu planned but I got 3 appetizers and a House Salad instead of an entree. The Stuffed Scallops were fantastic, the Shrimp Skewers on the appetizer menu were great and the Cheese Boat was fun and perfectly tasty. Would get all 3 of them again. I was by myself, so I sat at the bar but there is ample space inside for couples or families. The menu had something for everyone.

Tried the meatball sub here....it was definitely one of the best I've had! The restaurant itself is very nice and modern for the area. The staff was super friendly. Will definitely visit again when I'm back in the area!

We have had many very good meals at Cousin Basil's, but my experience last weekend was not good at all. I ordered a steak salad. The reason being, I am not a big meat eater. I get the steak salad and I have (1) a nice salad (2) a few pieces of good steak and (3) a small order of fries. Was especially looking forward to the hand cut fries. My results: (1) Salad was OK. There was a lot of iceberg lettuce mixed in, which I do not care for. (2) Steak was very tough. Not so good. I was not given a steak knife for it and my butter knife failed to cut it at all. I asked for a steak knife and waited about 5 minutes for the steak knife to arrive. Not a long time, but my sort of hot steak was cooling down by the minute. (3) My hand cut fries were cold. Ice cold. So much so that I thou

.....I cannot wait to come back. Your fried zucchini, best I ever had. Very thick pieces!!!!! And as someone who does NOT like tomato sauce, your's was amazing. So not from a metal can.