Koko Coffee | Southie — Restaurant in Boston

I rarely write reviews but I felt it would be irresponsible of me NOT to write a review for others given how TERRIBLE the food was. I can only give the atmosphere a 1 star rating because there is no atmosphere…the place is way too small for there to be an atmosphere. And I’m not judging the place because it’s small- that’s not an issue. But it’s not like it’s a small place with a cute vibe. There’s just NO vibe.

It took them 15 minutes for them to make a breakfast sandwich on sourdough and a croissant breakfast sandwich. I’m not even bothered by the wait itself, but when we eventually got our food it was genuinely terrible. The cheese on both our sandwiches was not even slightly melted- just cold slices of hard cheese that you could break pieces off with your finger because it was so hard. The sandwich was cold, and on the sourdough sandwich there was no sauce whatsoever and when we asked for ketchup they didn’t have any. We each took 1 bite of our sandwiches and threw them out.

I’m not usually this judgey about a place, but if you’re going to charge $9 for a croissant breakfast sandwich it should taste mostly good, and this sandwich was not even edible.

We didn’t have any coffee so this is not a rating of...

I will say this: The atmosphere and overall aesthetic were great. A bit small though. I got a matcha latte, and when I tell you that sh!t was the grossest thing I've drank... I don’t remember how much I paid, but it was definitely way too much. I couldn’t even finish half of it without throwing it away. I also got a chicken club sandwich, which was pretty good but not 16...

I think Koko has a lot of potential - cool little spot on L street. However, the cold brew did not taste very good and the pastry looked/tasted store bought. We will continue to give them business as they are still relatively new to the...