Russo's Mozzarella & Pasta

i’m only giving Russo’s 3 stars because it’s nostalgic to me otherwise it would have been 2 stars. I remember years ago sitting on the 5th ave bus, always wanting to stop in. Now all these years later, I finally visited Russo’s. I grabbed a fresh mozzarella sandwich, obviously since that’s what they are known for. however what a big disappointment. I couldn’t tell it was fresh mozzarella, the cheese was sliced thin and didn’t have that freshly made taste, might as well bought this sandwich at the local deli. The eggplant had an off putting taste as well. I wanted to love this place, but Unfortunately i will not be returning.

Literally the best Italian sandwich I have ever had. The place has been here 100 years looks like they make their own own Pastor or something. It was like an old-school cheese shop that you saw back in the 50s place I give a six on a 1-5

Purchased ditalini pasta, rosemary, and pecorino romano here. Paid quite a lot for this small lot of items (the ditalini was quite overpriced but i had expected as much) only to bring them home the next day and on closer examination find that the rosemary had mold and did the romano cheese. I was barely able to salvage one sprig of rosemary from the lot and had to sacrifice maybe a fifth of the romano. With the prices here, i had expected not to have to inspect every item like some untrustworthy corner supermarket back in my own neighborhood but I was wrong. The name of this place should be mud.

It's a little pricey for my budget but I can't resist. Panini & wraps are delicious and large for $9 (includes a soda). Great anti-pasta salad bar. Try the prosciutto balls, roasted artichoke hearts, or crabcakes. Good place for vegetarian options. They’ve also got a good cheese case, gelato freezer, a wall of refrigerated pastas & sauces, plus specialty pantry items. During the winter holiday season they carry ALL the Pantone you could want. Credit cards, debit cards, and cash accepted. Wheelchair accessible entrance. Only street parking available. #LetsGuide

I’ve had multiple sandwiches and take home to cook pasta from both this location and the one on 5th. They never miss. Prices, customer service, quality of meats and cheeses…everything is top tier here. No seating options so just be prepared to take your sandwich to go!

This place used to be great, you can find all sorts of Italians products, from dry and fresh sausages and prepared foods, to snacks and drinks, fresh pasta and pasta sauces. Lately though, I've consistently experienced bad customer service from the employees, who simply ignore the customer. To top it all off, yesterday I bought some peppers stuffed with goat cheese which turned out to be fermented and inedible and a bag of taralli (an Italian cracker) which were stale. To the owner: time for staff retraining in customer service and inventory keeping?

Russo's has gone downhill. Their prices are high, the counter guy was beyond stoned today, and my bag of "Meat Tortelloni" turned out to be a mislabeled all-cheese batch.

seemed like they had good pantry items but oh my god this was the second-worst sandwich of my life. i got the muffaletta and the meat was… questionable. not fresh at all. the bread was somehow both stale and soggy and tasted like drywall.