This is a growing chain of family style Southern Italian and Sicilian
Cuisine restaurants.
Buca Di Beppo means "Big Joe's Basement". The original founder
of the chain opened up his first restaurant in his basement. This
chain is all over the USA now.
This is a FAMILY restaurant, with decor that looks as if the interior
decorator of Chili's or TGI Friday's went insane. Homages in
the form of photos and memorabilia to anyone Italian or Italian
American who was ever famous. Sinatra, The Pope, Sophia Loren,
you name it.
Portions are HUGE, and basically designed to be shared by 3-4
people.
The price, however, for these entrees is pretty stiff:
Averaging around $23.00
Food, sad to say, is not terrific - it is "just OK". The pizza is
plank shaped, and looks like a refugee from the California Pizza
Kitchen. Thin crust almost like saltine crackers. Goats milk
cheese. OK but not terrific.
Lasagna is the dimension of the average computer keyboard. It
is good, but not terrific.
Standard pasta dishes like Spaghetti Bolognese is decidedly
mediocre and rather pricey, despite the fact that it is one of
the least expensive items on the menu.
This is a noisy place for group gatherings. It is not a good quiet
place to take someone special.
Rules of thumb to avoid sticker shock when you see the bill is:
1. Go here with a party of 3 or more.
2. Take the number of people in your party and subtract 1 or 2
from that number to give you the number of items you should
be prepared to order.
Ergo: For a party of 4, ordering 2 or 3 entrees on the menu
should supply plenty of food. Remember that entrees are
large portioned and designed to be shared by 3-4 people.
Other locations in Universal City on the CityWalk, in Encino
near the Town & country Mall, and across the USA.
website: www.bucadibeppo.com
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