Bucca di Beppo - Anything worth eating there?

[JayJay]

It's not great food but it's okay for a large group of people.

 

[itsstillmatt]

Is there a difference between this and The Olive Garden? Conne could take dates there.

 

[pabloj]

I suspect they're only Italian attribute is the name, gave a look at the menu, the dreaded "Spaghetti with Meatballs", be aware that those don't exist in Italy.

 

[sho'nuff]

Originally Posted by iammatt

Is there a difference between this and The Olive Garden? Conne could take dates there.

im no italian food expert, but for even someone like me, i can distinguish a huge difference between olive garden and bucca. bucca di beppo is not authentic but it is very edible. it is actually good if you are hungry.

i dont know why people go to a restaurant like olive garden where they boil down a noodle to mush and then just scoop watery pasty white sauce on top and call that a pasta dish.

 

[BDC2823]

Originally Posted by sho'nuff

it is some good food. i like it. whenever we find those coupons we hop on over and order anyone of their family size meals. pretty fun place to eat once in awhile. at least the one on jamboree in irvine, ca that is.
dont get their pizza it is very oily and salty.

I pass this place all the time and never have thought about eating there. I've been only once, but Opah next to **'s was pretty good. The Dicks Sporting Goods that replaced the Chicks Sporting Goods has become my go to place for golf equipment as well. Great store.

 

[quevola]

Eaten there twice in the past year - I really like their gnocchi.

 

[sho'nuff]

Originally Posted by BDC2823

I pass this place all the time and never have thought about eating there. I've been only once, but Opah next to **'s was pretty good. The Dicks Sporting Goods that replaced the Chicks Sporting Goods has become my go to place for golf equipment as well. Great store.


they replaced chicks with dicks??

 

[BDC2823]

Originally Posted by sho'nuff

they replaced chicks with dicks??

Yup, I found it quite amusing. On a serious note, it is a much better store.

 

[BrianVarick]

I had some sort of chicken pasta there, as well as a salad that had apples, cranberries, and caramelized pecans and both were good. You get what you pay for, it's basically like a better olive garden in my opinion.

 

[JohnGalt]

I think my grandmother would cry if I ever ate in a place like this.

 

[why]

Originally Posted by iammatt

Is there a difference between this and The Olive Garden? Conne could take dates there.

It depends on the size of his date.

 

[JesseJB]

BDB sucks. It's where high schoolers take their prom dates for dinner. Bland food. Annoyingly loud atmosphere.

 

[whiteslashasian]

Originally Posted by iammatt

Is there a difference between this and The Olive Garden? Conne could take dates there.
His dates would love the "Family Style", and more importantly "Family Sized" portions.

 

[sho'nuff]

i love the family sized portions. i can eat one all by myself with the help of my wife.

 

[Rambo]

Love how this thread turned into a Conne bash.

Ok, so I've got flatbread pizza, gnocchi, fruti de mari, and chicken marsala. Anything else?