Cosimo’s No Frills

This is probably one of the smallest No Frills in the chain, which severely limits their ability to provide any variety. Otherwise, it’s everything you would expect of a No Frills store. You can’t go in with high hopes when you’re shopping bottom-​of-​the-​barrel.
Many items were out of stock, but I find this common of all grocery stores with Sunday shopping, so I can’t hold that against them.

Kind of a messy place. The hand sanitizer doesn’t work at the entrance.
+ = free parking in the rear

every time I go there I ask for the meat special and they never once had any left for me and this is like 6 times but today I got lucky and bought all the steaks I could have aforted so I was happy

Small, friendly and well-​stocked. I like the prices and availability of goods. Not a huge variety, but that’s why I like it. The No Frills yellow branding is intense though I’m fine with it cuz I’m down with the deals. Also, its really nice seeing families, gays, trans’ people, artists and yuppies (not that these are always separate categories) jamming in the same joint. Makes me live Cabbagetown even more!

It’s just ok. It’s really small. I wished they had a washroom. They don’t have a good selection of items and I hate no name brands. It’s just blah to me and no one in my house likes no name, so I never buy it. And again, pork, pork and more pork. My family is trying to get away from pork. Where’s the beef sausage? They use to always have beef sausage and now all of a sudden it’s disappeared. Where’s the beef?

This place sucks.
They are currently renovating (although very slowly, as its seemed that way for months) so maybe it will get better.
But seriously, this place has terrible selection and is downright missing things that can regularly be found in other No Frills stores (including things that are in the flyer listed on sale, even at the first day of the sale).
I actually still drive across the city to the No Frills at Dundas & Lansdowne if I need to do a full shop, instead of picking up a few things to make a single meal.
I’ll still give it 2 stars because the next closest grocery store is the Food Basics on Wellesley which is even worse.

Cheap Thrills? No thrills. No frills. I hate it here.
The masses of Cabbagetown look abysmal under the fluorescent lighting in No Frills. The place has no deli, the worst produce and just makes you feel like you never want to eat again. Aisle after aisle of dented cans and curiously sticky floors.
PEPPER’S PISSED about everything when in Cosimo’s.
Post Script: You’re probably wondering why they don’t get one star? Good question! It’s because they have good Christmas Trees outside over the holidays. It’s their only saving grace.

I’ve been told that No Frills is the place to go if you are on a budget, so I obviously went there. This was one of the two closer ones to where I lived, and unfortunately I chose to go to this one.
While there is quite a bit of selection to be had, it seems smaller than the one on Sherbourne, plus it was definitely more disorganised and not very clean. I spotted a ton of rotting produce and even some cheese, which was no fun. Ended up only buying the very basics that I needed, but didn’t feel comfortable buying any produce or dairy products there. I was rather underwhelmed… would definitely recommend the Sherbourne one over this No Frill’s at any time!

I go there only when I have to. It’s a no Frills, what do you expect? Except today it really really got to me. I have been there many times and not once has a cashier said thank you… not once. Honestly I don’t expect much but am really sick and tired of the bad attitude of the front line staff.

This is by no means my favourite NoFrill’s, because it’s a lot smaller than many and full of some nutjobs, but NoFrill’s is always a good place to rely on for your cheaper grocery needs.
Like I said, it’s not as big as some of the others, therefore it’s actually one of my least favourite locations, but it’s still NoFrill’s therefore still worth popping into if you’re in the area!

Not sure what the other people are comparing this location to. I think it’s great — bright, clean, wide aisles. It has all the basics and then some — found some awesome organic ginger beers for a buck each! Everything where you’d expect to be. It’s definitely my first place for shopping now.

Agoraphobia comes from the Greek for «fear of the marketplace». Shopping in here definitely gave me that feeling-​combined with a little claustrophobia. At least trying to decide which unpleasant sensation was dominant helped to pass the time while I walked through here…
It’s quite small for a grocery store but is made to feel smaller by the high shelving and narrow aisles. It feels dark and grubby and even with a few people in there it seemed packed. There was a faint rotting smell around the fruit and veg section-​I decided not to investigate it. The milk shelves were almost bare as if they hadn’t been merchandised all day. I didn’t spot many staff around except on the check-​outs. Probably just as well-​it felt oppressively crowded as it was.
Products here are usual mix of brand names, no name and President’s Choice at lovely No Frills prices. Not the best selection due to the size of the store but more than adequate for a basic grocery shop.
I think Luciano has moved to pastures cleaner with the new Front St store (
) so the name may change. Perhaps the new franchisee may also make it a more pleasant shopping experience. I suspect that may involve demolition and rebuilding, but you never know. Meanwhile I’ll be giving it a miss unless I’m desperate (or sedated).

Yes it’s small, but that’s a reminder of earlier times when markets were not «super“markets.
I shop there regularly as I reside in Cabbagetown. This is a good store; sure it doesn’t have all the amenities that the supermarkets have. It’s cheap, the produce is excellent; probably due to the fact that the neighbourhood has many old world ethnic folks whom know what good fruits/​vegetables are.
The staff is quite friendly and this store has a definite small town feel. If one lives in the neighbourhood it’s an appreciated resource. It’s clientèle are not exclusively low income, most of the Yuppies from Cabbagetown use the store to.
It’s quite an eclectic mixture of clientèle actually. I love it!

Not the best No Frills in the city but not the worst either. About par for the neighbourhood. It’s small and stocks only the essentials. There is no dollar store or deli here. If you have a car you’re better off heading east to the No Frills at Gerrard Square. Adjacent to a Shoppers Drug Mart and various sketchbags.
Obligatory Title Pun: More like NO thrills.
Menu Readability: n/​a
Need to mention: You CANNOT take the carts into the parking lot. You can only go a few feet out of the store before you are barricaded. Plan for this.
What this place teaches me about myself: You can take the frills about of the man, but you can’t take the man out of the frills.

I’m not a princess, really. I was raised on No Frills and get a little dreamy when I think of their bright yellow interiors, basic signage, and supercrazycoolcheap prices. In fact, I’m in love with the one in Dufferin Mall. Who loves anything in Dufferin Mall? Don’t give me no disrespect, yo.
If I rated my grocery stores on the quality of screaming customers and number of massacred and spilled cereal boxes, I would heartily give this No Frills location five stars. Needless to say, my rating system is the complete antithesis of what I’ve described here, which explains my sad one star.
To give the staff credit, I figure they don’t clean up the broken eggs and open pop cans because it was probably going to happen again. And mind you, this was a few years ago; I’m just afraid to go back there, out of fear I’ll discover someone’s used underwear rammed into my box of Shreddies.