Cousins Subs

Wausau, 225 S 18th Ave, Wausau, WI 54401, United States | ★ 3.7 (117 Review)

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Cousins Subs is a Wisconsin-based, family-owned, sub shop established in 1972. Cousins Subs and its franchisees operate over 90 restaurants in Wisconsin and Indiana, providing guests with quality deli-fresh and made to order grilled subs using only the freshest ingredients on its signature bread baked daily.

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doug smith

★ 3

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Heather woodie

★ 5

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Barbi Nebel

★ 5

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Tyler Watkins

★ 5

Staff was very friendly, service was fast and food was tasty. Store and restrooms were extremely clean. I was impressed with the friendliness and attentiveness of the employee who asked if I needed extra sauce and napkins. Definitely above average experience.

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Randy Sommer

★ 5

Redemption!!
Ordered a cheese steak sub online.

Perfection😀
* No, i didn't get a free one.
But it was delicious.

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Joel Seppala

★ 5

Oh boy, you gotta try this place if you're in Wisconsin! Delicious food in an otherwise ordinary looking shop.

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Nate Klockow

★ 5

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Cindy Radenz

★ 1

Seriously just paid 6.11 for a bowl of mac n cheese (plain, no extras) for 1/2 of a bowl. A cup size would have been more. Fast food places are getting more and more creative on how to save a buck. Won't be back.

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jess S

★ 3

Our order was completely incorrect, didn't notice until we drove home 45 mins away!

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Tracey Botterud

★ 5

Awesome subs friendly service

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George White Wing

★ 1

Every time I come to the store we end up having to wait 15 minutes tomorrow I will be complaining about the store to corporate slow terrible service

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Victor Harper

★ 3

Every table dirty while employees are doing nothing. And we didn't think the food was anything to brag about. Doubtful we return.

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Meghan Gresen

★ 1

I love Cousins Subs however after giving this location multiple chances (3-4) every single order has been wrong or no where near the standards of other Cousins Subs. No one picks up the phone if you call to speak about the order being wrong also.

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belinda mcclure

★ 3

Person taking care of the counter needs to be more friendly.other than that the rest are awesome

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Ben Gerhards

★ 1

Slooooow drive through.

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Bob Braun

★ 2

What a difference a day makes! Was here yesterday for lunch and the service was friendly, courteous, warm. The gentleman taking my order thanked me and said my food would be brought out to my table. Wonderful! As a result I came back today only to be treated like I was an intrusion. The woman who took my order was cold and bordering on rude. Before asking if she could help me she had to banter with other staff. Once I placed my order she said nothing and barely handed me my order. When my order was ready she called out my number rudely and with disdain. I won’t be back and suggest others should eat elsewhere. Treat your customer respectfully and they want to return. Don’t and we’re gone for good!

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Brent Pregont

★ 2

Very small portions and lackluster bread. Not a winning combination for a great sandwich. Would recommend trying a local sandwich shop instead.

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Betty McKenzie

★ 2

We both got the cheese steak subs. They were overcooked (even half black) and dry. Tasted like cardboard. We were very disappointed as we have always been happy with that sandwich at Cousins. It seems, obviously, that it was the cook who made them wasn't paying attention. I would hesitate to go to this location again.

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Miranda Hazelton

★ 4

The cheese curds were to die for. Especially with ranch. The sandwich was hot and good but needed more..something

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Kane DeForrest

★ 2

Don’t even know why to say. Messed up my order, steak looks like chicken I guess. And the sandwich was probably the worst one I’ve ever had, couldn’t eat it without gagging. It didn’t even taste edible. As someone who works in the food industry I will not be coming back ever. It’s just an overpriced mess.

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Scarlett

★ 5

The pickled pepper stuff is amazing I add it to all my sandwiches delish

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Jennifer ross

★ 2

First time trying cousins, and I'll never go back. I ordered delivery, and every sandwich I ordered was made incorrectly, and one was just missing all together. My 2 large orders of cheese curds were not even close to the same amount. One container was filled about 2/3 of the way, and the other wasn't even half full - clearly not the same size order. The sandwiches were so drenched in oil and vinegar that the wrappers were coming apart, and everything in the bag was oily. When I called the store the only attempt to fix the problem was that I could stop in some time, and they would give me a coupon for a free sub. After explaining that I have one person with no food for dinner and I expected a better option, they said they could make the sandwich they forgot, and I could come get it. After a much longer than necessary conversation, they offered to remake all the subs that were incorrect(all of them), and I would have to come in and get them. So after the 87$ I paid for food and delivery I had to go get my own food and then the other girl working in the store, not Emily, wanted to examen all the sandwiches to see if they were actually made wrong. She basically said she thought I was lying, although since I brought all the sandwiches back to the store, even though I was told on the phone I didn't need to bring them back, she was able to verify that they had indeed made all the sandwiches wrong. They did give me 4 coupons for free sandwiches but considering that when I got home and sat down to eat my cold cheese curds I discovered that they still didn't make the sandwiches correctly (mayo all over my son's sandwich again even though it was ordered without) I don't plan to use the coupons or return. I don't like to give my business to a place that clearly doesn't value me as a customer and doesn't want to do anything to make their mistake right without me having to demand something be done.

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K C

★ 5

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Chris Engebretson

★ 4

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Tate Baumer

★ 5

I'm very happy we have a Cousin's back in the Wausau area. The new building is beautiful and the subs are great! I used to eat there in Stevens Point when I was working there.

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Brian Sprandel

★ 5

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Sarah Pisca

★ 5

They were kind, went above and beyond, even gave us a puppy cone for our dog. Great experience!

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Penny Reeves

★ 5

The food here was absolutely delicious it took a long time for us to get our sandwiches however

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Brian Taylor

★ 5

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Stephen Kalmon

★ 2

Been here twice, it isn't that great. Subs are bland, no flavor. Also ordered online and subs weren't made as requested.

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Nathan Werner

★ 5

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Chester Bembenek

★ 5

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Shawna Olszewski

★ 5

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Tiana White

★ 5

The workers here are friendly. The food is always tasty.

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Jill Landwehr

★ 2

I’m posting this poor review in hopes that something can be done with the quality of the subs at this particular location. I used to go to the Cousins in Stevens Point whenever I went through that area because they had the best subs ever! The quality was always top notch. This location opened rather recently and it was superb at the beginning but the quality is failing for me most recently. The last 3 orders have been dripping water and all soggy within minutes of receiving my order - like they are pulling wet meat out of a bag and slapping it on undercooked bread :/ I’ve reached out to let them know and nothing changes. I’ll give it a month or two and hope this goes back to the quality I remember. For now, I’ll give it a break and go back to Jersey Mike’s or Jimmy John’s when in Wausau. The people have still been nice so it pains me to post this. Just being real…

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Michael Campobello

★ 4

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David Daoust

★ 5

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J M

★ 5

Update: orders have been right! Looks like they just needed to work out some kinks. Love it when they give me a spoon for the Mac n cheese so I can get all the bits of sauce out. Yummy

Original: Food is excellent but the order is right only 50 percent of the time. Just tonight, my spouse got the wrong bread, I paid for bacon (did not get), and my jalapeños were on the wrong sandwich. *sigh* Maybe they need a new system to ensure accuracy?

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Tammy Voigt

★ 4

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J D

★ 3

The staff was friendly, but... we were a group of three, of the three all were incorrect when we arrived home. They weren't difficult requests, they just didn't follow the order for some reason. One was supposed to be hot, it was not. One was missing olives, and the last had no mayo as requested. The subs were basic and ok, rhe place seemed clean. Just can't get past that all three were incorrect.

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Sherman Shelby

★ 5

Great subs, nothing but flavor, including the bread.

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Deb Carlson

★ 5

Not my first Cousin's Sub, but my first sub on Parmesan Asiago bread. Fantastic!
The bread was fresh, soft, warm, and the perfect vessel for my favorite Chicken Philly sandwich. Good job Wausau Cousin's yet again. Winning!

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David Johnson

★ 5

Used to be a weekly stop, when I lived in Milwaukee. Now it's a once a month in Wausau.
Best darn Cheese Stake around.

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Ann Jamie

★ 5

Exceptional quality in terms of food and fresh ingredients! If you want fair cheese curds that are amazing- HIGHLY recommend! So excited you are back! I used to frequent the Cousins in Weston years ago!

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Skylar Pospichal

★ 5

Best darn subs I've had in the Wausau area. Reasonably priced and good service as well

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Jasmine T

★ 3

The food is good but almost every time I go through the drive thru my order is wrong. I get the most simple sub, ham with onions and that’s it. They always still give it with lettuce and mayo? Even when I make it clear I want nothing but ham and onions. I usually go on my lunch break and don’t have time to run back for them to correct it so I never call to complain, but just figured I’d leave the review instead.

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Stephen Gillen

★ 5

Amazing.

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Steve Annis

★ 5

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John Nowaczyk

★ 3

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Kimberly Rodriguez

★ 4

I remember eating at cousins a lot when I was younger when I lived in southern Wisconsin. This is the first cousins I've seen open in the area so I was excited to bring back the memories. The location is great, the building is trendy, and the subs are just as I remember. I'm a big fan of the bread and whatever oil / dressing they put on the Italian sub. In comparison to other places that sell the same food, I'd recommend putting a little more fixings on the subs. Both of our sandwiches looked paper thin compared to something similar from Subway, Jimmy John's, Erbert and Gerbert, or Jersey Mike's.

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Michelle Amor

★ 1

It was my first time visiting. The service was quick but food really sucked. I ordered a large sub and the vegetables in it tasted rancid..like they had chemicals on them...I literally spit them out. It made my mouth kind of numb! The cheese tasted gross. It was super weird. Subway is better to be honest. Only decent thing was the bread. I really like sandwiches so I thought I would give it a try. People also in the back didn't seem cheery or happy..not sure if it's a good place to work. I'll never go back which sucks because I love a good sandwich shop.

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Elizabeth Salcedo

★ 5

Very good food.

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Steve Hoover

★ 2

1-15" meatball, 1-7.5" Wisconsin cheddar and a bowl of mac n cheese then a tip = $40. Fast food forgot their place.

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Mary Hart

★ 5

Emilee was an awesome drive thru worker. It was my first time here and she was great at offering sides and possible upgrade options as well as explaining what's on the sandwich. I decided on the Wisconsin Cheese steak Sub and fries with cheese sauce, and an orange dreamsicle shake. Food came out quick, staff were friendly, and everything tasted amazing!

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Terri DeBroux

★ 1

I don’t honestly know if the employees working at this location could move any slower. We ordered 2 subs in the drive thru and it took aver 20 minutes. There was nobody else in the drive thru line and 1 customer in the store.

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Josh White

★ 1

No delivery on shakes... and there are two large apartment buildings right next door, oof! Jimmy John's it is!

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Joe Lablanche

★ 5

Service was very slow, but the atmosphere was good.

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Wade Opperman

★ 1

Poor service tonight waited 15 minutes for two 7 inch subs, others Who walked in after us got their food before we did and both of the subs were poor quality. There was twice as much bread as sub and we paid $20 for this….

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Sankar Thiagarajan

★ 4

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Paul Binion

★ 1

Very Disappointed, Subway is much better! Ordered the 15’ Meatball and Provolone sandwich. Sandwich was cold and barely warm, had a total of 8 meatballs, with very little marinara sauce. Had to ask for more marinara sauce, attempting to cover the cold meatballs with something warm. Apparently, this place has no idea how to make a HOT meatball sandwich. Management should go to Subway for training, in hopes of learning how to make a decent meatball sandwich. Cousins is very expensive and should be embarrassed to open their doors.

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Angela Lynn

★ 3

The veggies were old and not enough mayo

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Barb Merck

★ 5

Love the sandwiches, bread is very good.

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VERONIKA WALTERS

★ 5

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IM FUN

★ 5

Cousins is my absolute favorite sub place to go. I had a wisconsin cheese steak (yummy) and my hubby had a special. Also tried the chili cheese fries and OMG they blew our socks off 20 out of 10

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Bill Boda

★ 4

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Rona Slast

★ 5

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Kevin Barr

★ 5

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Peggy Simmerman

★ 2

Mayo on sandwich when I asked for NO mayo. Given wrong change

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Monica Abraham

★ 5

Great food, friendly staff, always fast at making my order. Highly recommend!

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Ed “Jukinjed”

★ 5

Very fresh and great flavors. And it doesn't taste like subway🤢 Just wish they were in Rhinelander.

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Andrea Marcks-Ziegler

★ 1

Ordered an Italian sub. The meat was thrown in the bread along with the veggies. I had to somehow keep it together. There was zero flavor. No oil. No spices. It was disgusting. I’ve been to Cousins Subs in the past and was never disappointed. This location doesn’t know how to make a Cousins sub sandwich.

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Samantha Lange

★ 5

Fast and friendly!

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Sarah Phelps

★ 5

Reminds me of my childhood!

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Allen Worlin

★ 5

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Jim S

★ 5

Sub was great!

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Denise Kraklow

★ 5

The parking lot is very hard to park and get in and out of.

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Christopher Weems

★ 5

Great Food

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Janice Wolf

★ 5

The music is so loud we couldn't even hear ourselves talk, please turn it down.😊

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Charles Wensel

★ 1

Honestly I would rather go to Subway before going back. I don't feel like taking a half hour nap in the drive thru when I need to get back to work! 2nd time trying it and I think it got slower! Food is not that good either. Thank God for Jersey Mike's!

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HiddenIN PLANEsight

★ 4

Food was great. I hade a double cheese steak sub, with chilli cheese fries.

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Chad Franzen

★ 5

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John Cherwinka

★ 2

Pretty hard to understand. 3 times in a row...my order was wrong. Read the other reviews, I am not alone. I order 1 sandwich...not a complicated order. Hold the tomatos and onions. First 2 times I went in and got a different sandwich. Today, I figured no way it could be wrong again. Bad assumption. I know it is nit-picky, but I am eating this in my car. It is a pain and messy to remove onions and tomatos, and just unbelievable you can get it wrong every time. Checking to see if it is correct is tough too due to 5 layers of paper to go through to get to the sub. Hire some people that can read, or if they can read actually care about the instructions on the order. Checked receipt each time...no tomatos or onions right on there. I like the sandwich. Prices are high, $18.00 for a 15" chicken deluxe sub that isnt particularly special seems high to me, although I have used a coupon every time so really about $15.00. I have eaten alot of subway, and I cant even remember 1 time my order was wrong. Same for Jimmy Johns. I can eat at a sitdown place here for $18.00 easily. More food and service for the money. Inside seems fine, enough parking, they were busy and I still got my food fairly quickly...but...I would wait a little longer to get the correct food. Not sure I will be back. I honestly do not recommend at this point. Too expensive for what you get and extremely poor service. An occasional mistake can just be a bad day...consistent mistakes seem like poor training or management. Plenty of other sub places to go.

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Mel Callahan

★ 5

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See Vang

★ 4

Friendly services, ok food. My s/o enjoyed the lobster salad, I had the double steak... I thought the price for these items were a little bit too high for the taste...

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Bill Heier

★ 4

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Joseph Thorp

★ 5

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Samantha Lange

★ 5

Excellent!

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Kong

★ 1

Waited 40 minutes for the food. The menu in the drive thru is different from online. I had to ask if they had Chili Cheese Fries available, since the drive thru menu only says cheese fries. Food was okay, hopefully the service improves.

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Fred Haack

★ 1

I thought I would give it a try. I was very disapointed. The fries were undercooked and cold, plus the container was not full. the sandwich was ok, although, nothing like the TV ads. The staff seemed more interested in telling stories behind the counter then helping customers. the store was new - but not at all inviting.

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Jeannette Rothenberger

★ 5

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Kris Kowalski

★ 1

The staff was excellent I ordered the Philly cheese steak with double meat and double mozzarella cheese, it came to about $19. But it was the grand opening so I thought why not, very disappointing. There was very little meat or cheese, had to go and get a dessert to fill up.

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sky view

★ 5

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giofred boo

★ 2

The Reuben is so good, the only bad thing is you can’t pick up your ap orders thru the drive thru. Not very convenient, I would eat there more if I didn’t have to go in to pick up my order that is literally 10’ from the drive thru

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Dylan Rellinger

★ 3

This is the first time that my wife and I had cousins subs. We tried to order online through the drive-thru and it wouldn't let us. Though inconvenient; that has no effect on my review. The inside of the store seemed nice/ mediocre. A bit crammed. The staff were nice though. My order came relatively quickly. The food is the bulk of this review. Although I would would give this high value over Subway; it still seems to be missing something. I can't say definitively what it is but there is something about it that just seems to be missing.

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Alex Carini

★ 5

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Nolan Paulsen

★ 5

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Peggy

★ 1

I have been wailing 30 minutes and still don’t have my sub😫

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Sommer Baeseman

★ 2

Perhaps it's the newness, perhaps it's just sloppy order taking. No onions typically means no onions and a sub on a different kind of bread should not be a big deal.

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Dylan Harris

★ 1

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M W

★ 2

Had such high hopes for this place, waited in the drive thru for 30 mins and had to go inside to get a refund. The employees are way too slow and need a refresher on how to make a cold sandwich. Hoping Jersey Mikes can find better workers that know how to make a damn sandwich.

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Brittany Stevens

★ 3

The drive thru is a wait! The car in front of me and myself have our food. The car in front should have been moved so we didn't wait an extra 25 mins to even leave.

Just got home and got the wrong order. Ugh... I was so excited to try this place out 🙄

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Justin Steele

★ 2

First time / last time. $10 for a mediocre Philly cheese steak was rediculous.

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Paul Schmidt

★ 5

Great new sub shop

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Justin Randall

★ 3

Waited 37 minutes in drive thru after I put my order in on opening day. However my Reuben sandwich was hot as well as my chili fries 🍟 which are exactly like McDonald's fries. Very tasty.

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Sahabada Mochi

★ 1

Never returning. Order this sad looking sandwich thru door dash to be delivered at my workplace. I didn’t customize anything on my sandwich. All I got was the bread, a few pieces of chicken, bacon and lettuce. That’s it!!! I took a few bites and threw the sandwich out. There was no flavor. If you want your moneys worth, go in person. Or else stick to your favorite sandwich joint and save yourself a headache.

Sandwich I got was the “Chicken Bacon cheese Steak”.

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adam smith

★ 5

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P. Anne

★ 5

OMGOSH!! I just had the Lobster Salad sub it was absolutely delicious just to die for!! I couldn't get enough of it the sub bun was the best I've ever had and the condiments were perfect that came with it!! So fresh and yummy, I do believe we just found our new go to place for subs.

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Jim

★ 2

Disappointing experience. Ordered online and couldn't pick up at the drive thru? Staff was very chaotic and unorganized. Atmosphere inside was very hectic. Seen staff ignoring customers waiting in line to talk to their friends that came in. :(. Good food though.

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Canyon Wiesman

★ 2

have been there twice since opening day, i understand the waiting time although the orders have been either mixed up or completely wrong. staff seem like they have an attitude.food was good though.

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Mark Jones

★ 5

If you are familiar with Cousins Subs you already know about their taste and quality. I have been going to Cousins since they opened their first two stores in Milwaukee in 1972. This much I can say, their subs taste as good or better now as they did 52 years ago. If you are not familiar with Cousins do yourself a favor and try one, you'll be back.

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Debra White

★ 4

Had the rueben tonight. They were out of rye bread, however, still Very delicious with the parm bread. Cheese curds are great also. Not too bad on the wait either. Would definitely recommend.

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Sally L

★ 5

I dared take a chance to come on opening day and I was not disappointed. It was very very busy and we had a bit of a wait but I had planned on that as they just opened. Will be back

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Kayden Schillinger

★ 2

Food was good but the wait time is longer especially on the first day and for drive thru takes 13 minutes nah I’m good the subs I ordered Philly steak and food was terrible I prefer subway although I kinda liked the shakes there and the samples I guess 5/10 it wasn’t that good the food was extremely cold and expensive

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Loretta Wegner

★ 5

Thrilled that cousins is now in Wausau! Such a great team. Opening day was probably 3x busier than planned and the service was still friendly and the food was delish.

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Rowan Patel

★ 5

Opening day very busy! The entire team was absolutely amazing in the face of apocalyptic business levels. Well done!

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melissa sprague

★ 3

First day open. Was extremely busy no organization it seemed. No gloves worn. Subs were ok but nothing special. Expensive. Good cheese curds.

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Dan Bowen

★ 5

Just came for the first time had the cheese steak and fries I have to say was very good my go to spot now for a good cheese steak thanks for coming to Wausau!!!

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