Millions of People Watch Cugine’s Videos. Will They Eat His Chicken Cutlets? The social-media star is opening a real-world sandwich shop.

May 30, 2025 362

Any day now, the new sandwich shop Casa Cugine will open in Brooklyn. “We’re just waiting on the last permits,” says the shop’s namesake, Cugine, the Staten Island–born influencer known for videos of cooking massive slabs of meat or complaining about being “down horrendously” after a long night out.

He’s finalizing a short menu that — for now — includes the Hey Toots (turkey and spicy soppressata); the How Ya’ Doin,’ a.k.a. the Madone (chicken cutlet and broccoli rabe); and a combination of thin-sliced roast beef, caramelized onions, horseradish spread, and a cup of juice he’s calling Ya Sista. He wants to serve his beloved Diet Coke — “D.C.’s” as he calls them — on draft.

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SOURCE: https://www.grubstreet.com

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