World Foods 22 North Cedar Avenue, Cookeville, TN 38501

"Edited to update. Since my last review, we have since eaten at World Food twice. It has been absolutely amazing with great service. Now, it is one of my favorite places to eat as it was before. Maybe, my previous review was from a really random bad night there. Waited an hour on a pizza. It was so freaking hot inside the deli, we had to take our pizza to go, because we had an event to be at. We didn’t get to eat one bite of it. We were so hot and hungry we were sick and my daughter is now sick in the parking lot and we have to go home. When it’s hot outside, people like to have a cool place to set and enjoy their meal. Why would you make your employees and customers miserable? 28 dollars down the drain. I also think for a Saturday night that there should be more employees."

"We had an errand to run in Cookeville, and needed a snack! We scrolled through google looking for a local spot. SO glad we stopped here today (1/12/24). The girl at the counter was kind and welcoming— showed us what by the slice pizzas they had and got us taken care of. There was even a local man in there who told us we wouldn’t regret having come here! It was DELICIOUS! The five of us wish we lived closer. The only MINOR thing to be aware of is parking. We were in a large truck but thankfully we were able to find an end spot on the street. Anyway, loved it. Will go back if we’re in the area!!"

"Absolutely love everything about this restaurant! The food is so delicious! Everything from the sandwiches, wraps, and pizza to the people that work there. My daughter and son-in-law came to visit last week. They loved it so much, we went three times. You won’t be disappointed!"

"The prices are good and food is tasty, if a bit old. We got chicken and beef shwarmas, and the first bite tasted like hot mayonnaise drowned in nutmeg to me, but surprisingly bearable thanks to the hot bread. The baklava was probably super crunchy at one time, but it was super old and sticky by the time I came inside and ordered it. Tasted like bitter walnuts drowned in butter. Lastly we got a slice of the caramel cheesecake which was actually peanut butter and chocolate inside. A little stiff as if frozen despite being in the display case. I don’t know what was in it but it was okay. Large beer selection; I got a seasonal bottle of tangerine hard cider. Exceptional service. A good place to try something new, but I wouldn’t eat here often."

"Nice little restaurant/deli. Crunchy crust pizza, great flavor and well worth several visits. We had the supreme pizza and the Greek salad. The dressing on the Greek salad was superb! Pizza was fresh and the pizza crust is definitely homemade! Highly recommend!!!"