cogans pizza norfolk

good pizza, long wait. the pizza here is great, and they have a lot of beer to choose from, and some excellent specials. the pizza buffet at lunch is agreatvalue. but if you're at the norfolk location at peak hours, expect a long wait.

great beer.greatbeer selection and good pizza


-----26 may, 2010-----

great beer selection. i love the beer selection! what could be better then cold beer and good pizza

good but needs help. so me and my wife came here on may 29 2015. the wait staff weregreatand the beer wasgreattoo. we ordered the new yorker pizza. it looked really good but when i picked up the first slice from the pan i noticed a lot of grease. which made the pizza here good not great. i will come back to see if this is a on going thing or not. i hope not. other than that it was good.

northing artisan about this pizza. i love cogan's. that's a well known fact. i've been going here for years now. it really pains me to post this review but i have to call "crap" on the pizza i had there yesterday. i want to say up front that this review is only for this particular food item and not the establishment in general. i still love ya cogan's.

on with the story. cogan's has jumped on the "artisan pizza" bandwagon and when i stopped in yesterday my normal purple haze placed in front of me and i ordered a slice. the bartender asked me if i wanted to try an artisan pizza and said it's about half the size of a regular pizza. i said "sure what the heck" and didn't think about it again until it arrived.

what was put down in front of me about 10 minutes later is interesting to describe. it was a small pizza pan, with dough spread out covering about 3/4 of the surface. the pizza had one long down the middle and then was cut cross ways making sorta rectangular slices. i actually asked the bartender "wtf is this?" and she replied that's how they make it. she didn't look happy with it either. it looked sloppy, and was the same dough, the same sauce, the same ingredients as any other pizza in the house. just because it was shaped and cut different doesn't make it artisan. there was nothing special or artisan about it.

here's the deal. the authentic meaning and application of "artisan" alludes to a simpler time when people took pride in their craft. it's about special and unique. today, the draw for real artisan products is born out of a movement deriding overly processed, mass-produced foods linked to big corporations. manufacturers, attempting to ride the wave of this movement by stamping artisan on their products, are hoping it will suggest that what's inside is higher quality--even premium. there was nothing premium about this pizza.

what i see here is a shortcut to denote higher quality and premium charge, however what it really is, is a higher price for the same ole thing while serving a smaller portion. that's a fact. personally i think they should go back to the drawing board with this because cogan's is going to get some po'd customers when this pie arrives at their table and when they see the bill.

'nuff said.


-----03 sep, 2011-----

1st post hurricane visit. man o man. it seems like it's been forever when it's only been a week. cogan's took a hit from hurricane irene and was without power for a few days, however thursday evening i was able to get in and feed my pizza addiction.

as always i was able to saddle up to the bar, sharon put a purple haze in front of me without even asking. that's what good places do. the staff knows the regulars and vice versa. the atmosphere was great. i had another brew and ordered a pizza to go. large peperoni, onions & sauteed mushrooms with their spicy sauce. everything was fresh. pure pizza heaven.


-----28 oct, 2009-----

this isgreatpizza!. finally, i had a slice from cogan's, and they are a welcome pizza blessing. i've been meaning to stop in at cogan's for years and for some reason or another it just hasn't happened until now.

cogan's claim to fame is a spicy sauced pie. it was spicy alright, but not as spicy as the local favorite chicho's. i did on the other hand find that the dough, toppings and cheese blend was better than cho's any day of the week. sorry cho's, you had your chance.

in addition, cogan's has 33 micro brews on tap. on a hot summer day that's a definite plus no matter how hot or mild the pizza sauce is. :)

check them out if you're in ghent.

great lunch for going away party 20+, excellent service. first visit, was very impressed with thegreatfood and excellent service by morgan. she handled our large group without missing a beat! the lunch buffett was agreatoption that was loaded with options. some in our group ordered off the menu and kitchen staff produced their dishes in no time. we will definitely go back! thank you!

just moved back to town after 9 years of being gone. man how this place has changed. it's still gritty but it looks like a chili's or something with all the crap on the walls. the pizza used to be so good. some punk kid with a mohawk used to make the best pie. service was.. meh. not the same as it was.i mean service was never reallygreatunless you had the chick with the tattooed chest, but they told me she hadnt worked there in years. all and all it was.. meh.

excellant pizza!. have been looking for a while for a norfolk pizza place with just reallygreatpizza - and cogan's took over top spot for me. service is more depending on just how big the crowd is - most of the time has been good - but have not been on a friday or saturday night when they are super busy.greatselection of beers - with alot of regional ones on the menu. highly recommend stopping by for the lunch buffet when the weather gets nice outside.

why is this place so popular?. i've heard from a bunch of people, plus reviews on here, that cogan's hasgreatpizza and is just overall awesome. i love pizza, so i figured i'd give it a shot. my fiance and i showed up around 6:45 on a sunday. we had to wait about 15 minutes for a table, which was fine, whatever. we were seated outside, which was fine because it was soooo loud inside. we sat at our table for about 10 minutes before a waitress ever acknowledged us. of course we already knew what we wanted since we waited so long, so we ordered sodas and our food all at once. it was a few minutes before we got our drinks, but whatever they were busy so we understood. it was another 15-20 minutes before we got our garlic knots and garden salad. the salad was very blah. the garlic knots were good. there were a lot of them though so we just had a few and got a box for the rest. it was about another 45 minutes before a waitress brought us a pizza, but they got our order wrong somehow. we ordered half pepperoni, half mushroom. we got half pepperoni, half pepper, with some other meat all over it (sausage?). so the waitress took it back and of course it was at least another 15 minutes before we got our pizza, during which time we finished the garlic knots. oh and we really only saw our waitress once or twice - a couple other waitresses brought the food or refilled our drinks. we asked for the pizza to go since we waited so long. we were there for almost 2 hours in total. there were no apologizes or offers for coupons, free desserts, or to comp something like other restaurants would likely offer. to top it off, the pizza was mediocre. after all the reviews and all these people who talked it up, i figured at least the pizza would make the bad service and long wait worth it. it didn't. if i were to ever go there again, it would be out of peer pressure. maybe you have to have a few drinks first to really appreciate the pizza?

love the family-griendly atmosphere, and not to mention the food!!! the service wasgreatand the staff were friendly..

great pizza...a bit inconsistent. i have been going to cogan's since it used to be a dive-bar with live music. fast forward many years and it is now a pizza parlor with agreatbeer selection, pool table, and outdoor seating area. when everything is running smoothly, cogan's is one of my favorite spots to grab pizza. it is a thinner styled crust w/ the option of spicy sauce (which i highly recommend). however, the past few times that i have been to cogan's, it has been really hit-or-miss. i usually order the "greek" salad and a large pizza. the salad is always delicious and full of artichoke hearts, pepperoncini, onions, roasted garlic, feta cheese, etc. the problem is that the last few times the pizza has either been very undercooked (they told me they have been having issues with the oven) or it has been pretty over-cooked. i will definitely return and give it another chance though, because i realize that there are many factors that can contribute to the inconsistency...i just wish that they would improve in this respect. they also do $5 off all of their pizzas on sundays, which is agreatdeal. if you get there after 500pm on sundays, expect to wait a long time to be seated.

ok pizzagreatbeer. cogans is where i like to go to drink good craft beer and have a pizza, emphasis on beer. pizzas are ok, and i will admit there are times i go just to drink and not to eat. wait staff is for the most part pretty friendly but not always knowledgable about their brews and slow is the rule as far as service goes. the atmosphere with good friends, especially on their outside deck is a definite thumbs up though making this one i go to mostly with friends and family.

this place has agreatatmosphere, fun staff, a huge beer selection, & delicious food! my bf & i eat at both locations and always have agreatexperience. i recommend this to all my friends!

good beer, terrible pizza. i am surprised at the good reviews for the pizza. i was there a few days ago and hadgreatbeer but really awful pizza. burned crust with a large amount of rosemary, a weird spice for pizza.

terrible food & service,greathangout spot.. cogans has always been a classic in ghent - however, the pizza is average and most of the time the service is terrible. on any given weekend - the wait it long and the service is slow. sometimes the pizza comes out overcooked and othertimes, undercooked. this place is more a bar setting than a good place to eat good food

great place!. this place has personality and character!greatpizza, the staff has personality, and the place itself has even more character. band-aids over tattoos, piercings removed, not here! we continue to be amazed by the variety of people we see when we visit cogans. the hipster young crowd on fixie bikes, guys stopping by after a business meeting, and a couple in their eighties enjoying an evening out.
pizza, agreatbeer selection,greatpeople watching, what more could you want?