Buca di Beppo

07/01/08

Puke-a DiPepto!! Save your money!! by Robert B. at InsiderPages

Contributor at Insider Pages

Absolutely chain restaurant low rent food!! Lasagna had no meat and even less flavor!! Chicken Parm was like cardboard and also flavorless!! The theme: big portions + crappy ingredients = lousy tasting food!! Carrabbas is far better food for about the same money!

Get cozy with friends and family and enjoy an Italian feast at this loved-by-locals restaurant.

by Contributor at Citysearch

In Short
Homesick for your mother's Italian cooking? Grab your appetite and head to this restaurant, where the friendly wait staff will serve up portions of Colosseum-esque proportions, like spaghetti and meatballs loaded with savory tomato sauce and lots of pungent garlic. Dishes center on Southern Italian immigrant fare, and are meant to be shared family-style with a large goblet of wine-to enhance the taste, of course. The ornate décor with walls covered in vintage photos evokes a warm homey feel that welcomes customers to dine among the other families and loyal customers. Buon Appetito!

05/11/08

Reserve the kitchen booth

by Tward77 at Citysearch

The Antipasto salad and the garlic bread were to die for. If you like chicken try the Chicken in lemon with capers. A glass of non house wine was a bit pricy, and the desserts though very good were the same fare as most other local restaurants. Come with an appetite as the portions are not small. If you plan ahead you can reserve the kitchen booth. You are in the middle of the hustle and bustle of the kitchen and are shown all of the dishes prior to them going to the tables. The kitchen booth is just plain fun. We wanted to try several menu items but knew we could not eat all of the large portions. So as we tried each one they boxed up take home when delevering the next one. Everyone was extreemly friendly, and the chef was a riot. They have a take out service that I use at lunch to grab a salad and bread on occasion also. Overall if you're looking for a good family atmosphere, good Itialian food, and a relaxing dinner, give it a try.

• Pros: Friendly people, good food, take out service, the kitchen booth
• Cons: High cost of non house wine

07/24/06

Good Italian made better

by harleydad at Citysearch

Absolutely the best place to get Italian!

The food is only enhanced buy the fun atmosphere and the wonderful servers. I can say, along with my girlfriend, without hesitation that this is the best Italian chain restaurant that weve ever experienced. We recommend it to everyone we know, and theyve all agreed. She use to be a BIG Carrabbas fan, and Id always preferred Romanos Macaroni Grill, but once we ate a Bucca it was all but over for those two. If youre looking for a truly fabulous Italian Meal and a fun atmosphere you have to go to Buca, and dont forget dessert I recommend the triple chocolate cake!!!

• Pros: Ambience, food, Service
• Cons: If your looking for fancy try "Ruth's Chris"

02/02/04

Simple Hearty Family Fare

by navarre23 at Citysearch

Which I'm not particularly excited by. But I did enjoy their rich and fun cannoli roll dessert with candied pistachios and an ocean of chocolate pudding/mousse. Service was very friendly, and prices were reasonable.

• Pros: Service, Fun Decoration