Originally Posted by
MileageAddict
Having grown up near South Philly, I know real Italian food when I taste it. Buca ain't it. However, it is a fun place to go with kids or out with friends.
If youve never been, one entree will feed three people!
Yeah, the 2 guys at the end of the bar ordered a salad that could feed four followed by 2 entrees. They took a lot of food home. Since I'm not home, I made sure my meal would equal no more than enough for 2 people.
I didn't finish. The chicken wasn't horrible, just oddly prepared. The pasta was anything but al dente - it must get scooped out of a big pot. The sauce was ok, not authentic, and rather bland. The beer was perfect.
Originally Posted by
kipper
LOL, so that's where you ate last night?
We were only there once, and won't be back unless someone pays us. We were there because they were paying us, so that says something.
When we got there, they had an hour wait, so we sat in the bar. Two hours later, after the bartender told the hostesses we were still waiting, they finally seated us. They'd forgotten about us, or skipped over us, or our pager didn't work apparently. Then, on top of that, they burned our appetizer. If I want real Italian food, I'll either cook it myself, or invite myself to dinner at the neighbor's house.
We made the right choice going to Uno's Monday night. Buca wasn't overly busy, but the service was still poor. The bartender was wresting kegs half the time I was there, and trying to cover 3 tables plus the bar (2 additional parties). There was a function in the back room and that seemed to have affected service throughout the restaurant.
Oh well, I can say I've eaten there once.
Originally Posted by
mattkorey
It looked like it would be fun, and it sort of was in a frat house, crap restaurant sort of way, but I found the food to really be horrible. And that is coming from someone who thinks P.F. Changs is absolutely delicious, so I am not a big foodie snob obviously.
I'm no snob either, but I can appreciate something that's done properly. Frat house is a good term for it, although the music should have been Louie Louie.