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Buca di Beppo
Category: Restaurants Italian Italian [Edit]
7690 W Lake Mead BlvdLas Vegas, NV 89128
Neighborhood: Summerlin
(702) 363-6524
Announcement
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- Hours:
Mon-Thu 11 am - 10 pm
Fri-Sat 11 am - 11 pm
Sun 11 am - 9 pm
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Private Lot
- Attire:
- Casual
- Price Range:
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$$
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Takes Reservations:
- Yes
- Delivery:
- No
- Take-out:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Good For:
- Dinner
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar
- Noise Level:
- Average
- Ambience:
- Casual
- Has TV:
- No
- Caters:
- Yes
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
38 reviews for Buca di Beppo
Review Highlights
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"Go with a large group and order family style." In 8 reviews -
"Had the spicy chicken Rigatoni and it was excellent." In 2 reviews -
"...but well worth it considering the quality and huge portions." In 3 reviews
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37 reviews in English
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Review from Carol K.
11/26/2011 4 Check-ins Here
When do you every go to Bucca and walk away disappointed? Never right, this is no exception. We love coming here of course our eyes are always bigger than our stomachs, and we order way too much, but then take home is a good way to get to eat more goodness the next day!
We love the sauage and mushroom pizza and they have taken it off the menu, but we always ask for it and they always make it for us anyway, that's one way to keep us happy! The service is another, always excellent, very quick with the refills, we are never waiting for attention.
After several visits, and ordering too many dishes, we have learned that we are good with one pasta and one pizza, taking home a lot of it, because we always save room for desert This place is great for special occasions, with you and your best friend, or a group of friends, the atmosphere is loaded with good food, good fun and if you with someone special good company! -
Review from Christina B.
Las Vegas, NV
4/1/2012
Fun place to go! The food is served family style. We went there for my Dad's birthday and there were 15 of us but they accommodated us nicely. The bread is especially awesome. Love it with the oil and vinegar. The only complaint I have is the acoustics. It can get loud in there. Kind of reminds me of the Macaroni Grill in this regard.
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Review from Tim J.
Las Vegas, NV
3/24/2012 1 Check-in Here
A little more than I like to spend but I love the lasagna.
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Review from Jo L.
Las Vegas, NV
Good food but really slow service. My water was empty for 20 minutes.
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Review from Lily O.
Las Vegas, NV
7/11/2011 2 Check-ins Here
What a great place to bring a group. The pricing is great for those who like to do family style. Luckily, since it was me and by bf and we went at 3pm, they have a lunch menu with individual portions. Which were still very big and filling... and delicious!
Had no room for dessert unfortunately.. but will try them next time! Maybe if I can gather 6 people, we can try to colossal brownie sundae thing! YUM
Its also a good place for catering and parties. Very roomy restaurant (kinda separated rooms for a bit more privacy if needed) but not enough parking! You gotta park in the business plaza next to it... but that's not a big deal. -
Review from J D.
Phoenix, AZ
Took the family here to celebrate my Son's Birthday. He likes Buca because of the large portions of food. Even though it's a chain, I don't mind coming here....as long as the family is happy, I'm happy.
We ordered:
Gnocchi w/tons of Gorgonzola Cheese
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Four Cheese Pizza
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Gnocchi
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Rigatoni w/Spicy Chicken
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The food was good and the service was OK. We didn't have any issues all evening. Of course kiddo got a nice Dessert and serenade for his Birthday....
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Overall, it was a fun time had by all.
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Review from Shawn H.
Las Vegas, NV
6/12/2011 1 Check-in Here
Great place for good food at a decent price.
Servings are huge...if you are coming with only 1-2 people, you're best to just buy one entree or pasta plate and maybe an appetizer or dessert if you want to bring food home (or have extras).
Had the spicy chicken Rigatoni and it was excellent. Tons of food and tons of flavor!
The bread/oil/vin they serve is excellent as well. No idea why, but it is just delicious.
Also ordered the calamari but it wasn't earth shattering..I'd probably skip it next time.
Server was great and very helpful. Atmosphere is very "homey" and has a classic feel.
Check it out if you are thinking Olive Garden for dinner. -
Review from John M.
Las Vegas, NV
11/24/2011
Arrived at 4:50 PM on Thanksgiving (which I had made a reservation) for the turkey dinner. They told us they had run out of turkey. I was not happy but sat down to choose something else. I asked to see the manager. the manager was able to accommodate our turkey dinner after talking with the chef.
Excellent stuffing and mashed potatoes. I was pleased that the manager took the time to save our Thanksgiving dinner plans. Please cook more turkey next time guys. -
Review from Matt S.
Las Vegas, NV
11/10/2010
Crappa di Crappo.
How this place stays in business is beyond explanation especially with Roma Deli, Marc's, and Chianti Cafe all in the area.
Huge portions. So what? Who wants to eat huge piles of shit on a plate? I don't.
BLAND-ASS FOOD. Did you dudes lose your spice rack?
Compared to this place, Olive Garden is a 5-star experience.
Without a doubt, any minute Applebee's and Buca are gonna have a gunfight showdown for worst chain restaurant ever...
Only wrote this review for people to be warned.
BTMD!!!! Burn this motha down!!! -
Review from Jonathan S.
Las Vegas, NV
2/14/2011 1 Check-in Here
What an interesting peek into the celebration that is the Italian family dinner. This place has almost a nostalgic feel to it in the fact that there are lots of large family sized tables filled to the brim with generations of families dining and laughing. The restaurant itself is decorated with old Italian decor and has a real homey feel to it.
Now, my view may be a little skewed because I was here on a first date and it ended up being one of the best dates I've ever been on. This may have made the food taste better but in reality it was pretty damn good food at a reasonable price. I didn't realize that the "regular" portion was for 2+ people and was a bit worried at ordering a $20 Veal Parmigiana. The meal came with 3 large Veal pieces all smothered in tasty sauce, cheese, and wrapped in prosciutto.
With a fantastic atmosphere, knowledgeable staff, and delicious Italian food, Buca di Beppo now has a great place in my heart. Can't wait to have a family outing here one day with my less than Italian family. -
Review from Bobby S.
Las Vegas, NV
10/24/2010
Came here to celebrate my brothers engagement. The place was very busy, but the servers were still very attentive and friendly even with all the chaos going on. The decor of this place is really cool. I always like dim lit places.
There were about 25 of us, but they were very accommodating. The food was very good. For a franchise place they had some good stuff. What really stood out was the chicken saltimbocca it was probably the biggest hit at the table. I will be back for that dish. The whole night was great they really did a great job with everything. -
Review from michelle r.
North Las Vegas, NV
3/31/2011
I just left from here, and now back to work!
I had a lunch entree called Lemon-Chicken Saltimboca. This was a meal choice favorite of the hostess. When I'm a newbie, I usually ask staff which entree they like.........and I order it.
The waitress was pleasant and friendly. My food came within an good amount of time considering I informed her I only had an hour lunch.
To start, I ordered a coffee x2, and I do have to say that the coffee was bold and served my mellow demeanor well. I am perky as I need to be for work.
My first bite of the Chicken was an absolute wonderful surprise! I never
had such a satisfied palet. It was chicken breast topped with a few articoke pieces, peas, and a lemon sage sauce. Fettuccine Alfredo served on the side. Great contrast! Soft bread was served with an oil and vinegar mix for dipping......WOW, I really liked that.
So everything was just about perfect........I wanted my water without ice, but it came with ice.......oh well......I'm still A-OK
Next time I go I will order the Collossall brownie sundae to share with my family. -
Review from Angela H.
Hit the neighborhood Buca for a friendly midweek dinner, and the food was good, but not mesmerizing. For a chain establishment, I will say the experience and tastes here are fairly consistent, however, on this day things seemed a bit off. We had a waiter who seemed rushed and a tad annoyed (though his section was not even half seated), we had a jackass friend who was an hour late (no fault to Buca on that one), and we had dishes that, although good, weren't quite up to the par I've come to expect from Buca.
Ordered the Chicken Saltimbocca, and I'll say up front, this is one of my favorite dishes at Buca. Usually comes out hot, fresh, seasoned right, with moist and tender chicken, mmm, mmm, good. Tonight, well, it was close... but no cigar. Something was just off. Maybe the prosciutto was off? Maybe the cheese? I truly think it was a combination of things... just missing. The pasta sauce was pretty weak and flavorless, and the whole dish just didn't work for me. My friends ordered Pesto Salmon (which I'm told was excellent), as well as the spaghetti with meatballs (these are 1 lb EACH of mad meat love), and also the Chicken with Lemon. Everyone else said their dishes were good, but generally nothing to rave about. For me, this was just a tad disappointing, as I have always had a great time, and great food here, in the past.
Will I go back here? That's a most definitely... as so many people love it for their lunch menu, their family style dinners, their fun and goofy Italian-American stereotypical kitsch... But will I order this dish again? Not next time... I'll go with something else, and hope it's much better. Or, perhaps, I'll just have to move on to a bigger and better chain-Italian-restaurant. This is an "Ok-Go"... if you must.Listed in: Fresh Brewed Iced Tea!
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Review from Jade W.
3/23/2010
BF said he's had some past bad experiences with Buca in the past so we decided to go and give em a try at the other location (he said he does not like the service at the Paradise one). We also got a $10 off coupon in a ValPak so why not? I've been to the one in Universal Citywalk in LA a few times for birthdays and always had a decent night.
They walked us through the kitchen which my BF liked and said the other location didnt take him the two times he's gone. I definitely respect this that you get to see a clean kitchen and they are proud to pass people through it before seating them.
We ordered a Penne San Remo (chicken breast, artichoke hearts, sun-dried tomatoes, peas,cream sauce). Big family serving even for a "small". Pretty decent dish, just needed a little salt and it was right on.
They gave us a bread basket and bread was cold....I'm noticing this a lot in restaurants lately- refrigerated bread served as is. Anyways it was decent for sopping up cream sauce.
Service was decent, the lady was on refilling drinks and checking up on us.
Overall, alright spot. I think it would be better if we showed up for lunch since they have individual portions or come when we got a hungry group of friends. -
Review from David P.
Las Vegas, NV
10/18/2011
Great experience! Food was excellent and service was great. Started with a calamari appetizer which was the best I have ever had, lightly fried and perfectly cooked! I had the spicy chicken rigatoni which was delicious and the girlfriend had the ravioli with a request of alfredo sauce which the server was more than happy to fulfill. She was very delighted with her ravioli which she also found delicious. To top it all off, our server was friendly, quick, and consistently made sure our drinks never went empty without us ever having to request another drink. Prices were a little high but well worth it considering the quality and huge portions. Sorry Olive Garden but you have been replaced. THANKS BUCA!!!
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Review from Anita B.
Las Vegas, NV
12/30/2010 1 photo
My family and I always come to Buca when we want a great Italian meal! This restaurant is great for couples as well as big groups because they serve a lot of food, very big portions. One order can serve up to 3 or 4 people.
When my family and I go to Buca we always order the chicken alfredo, chicken parm and pasta marinera. We are a big family and like the variety! The chicken alfredo is soo delicious and creamy, the chicken is cooked so well and the the sauce is a classic. The Chicken parm comes in a big dish of 4 well sized chicken breasts and tastes better then it looks! We get the pasta marinera to eat with the chicken parm because it does not come with any pasta.
I have not had any desserts at this restaurant but I have heard that they are also very yummy!
Come with a starving belly and leave full and happy!
Wonderful place to come with friends or family.. -
Review from Jenni B.
Las Vegas, NV
12/30/2010
Thank god for their good service occasionally or this place would be a total flop. Sorry I said it. What keeps me coming back is convenience (its less then a miles from my house) and their $10 off $20 purchase coupons that are always around!
The food is okay. About the same as something I could whip up in my kitchen...okay maybe a step up. The service has always been iffy (either wonderful or terrible) and sometimes it takes awhile to get your food. Small thing that peeved me: every glass of soda/icedt they bring you they add $3 to your bill...kinda cheesy but whatever.
Overall yeh I will go back for some overpriced food in a handy to-go "tub". -
Review from Mobile Massage Now ..
Cranston, RI
8/24/2011
My friend and I had just completed a moving job and decided to grab dinner Saturday night. We decided to order lasagna. I can only say it tasted great. We ate the entire portion. I called my friend monday and asked if he has been spending extra time going to the bathroom because I have since this meal and he agreed he has as well. Complete indigestion. Hope you're experience is better than ours.
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Review from Laura B.
North Las Vegas, NV
8/21/2011
Ate here with a group of 11 last night. The food wasn't anything special, but it wasn't awful either. Everything is served family style. I shared a small Penne San Remo with one other person, and it was a good amount of food. Servers were very friendly but service was slow. For a shared entree and two soft drinks it was only $25, so it's definitely affordable.
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Review from Kurt F.
Las Vegas, NV
3/22/2010
Reasonable priced Italian food with a interesting atmosphere. This is a great place a gathering of any kind. If you have never been before tell the hostess and they will walk you for a little tour of the kitchen.
I have been eating here for years on many different occasions and I always leave full and pleased with what I ordered. For a larger party call ahead and make a reservation. They have a variety of strange and interesting dinning areas you can choose from if you reserve a table. The food is served mostly in family style portions which is to say most things you order will feed more then 2 people. Before you order the server usually warns you about the portions so you know what to expect. The food here is above the Olive Garden standard. They serve food which is more Italian home style. Overall the food is tasty and the atmosphere makes for a great time at a reasonable price. They also have a constant running coupon in the papers dinning section which will save you some money! -
Review from Simon L.
Anaheim, CA
3/26/2011
Second or third time I've ever been to Buca. Second time at this location. I know some of my buddies aren't too impressed with this chain but it's not a bad place for some good authentic Italian food. Why is it good? Because my Italian friend said so.
The parking lot is pretty small as well as the restaurant itself. When you first walk in, you're greeted by the maitre'D. The waiting area is kind of small with two benches for convenience and comfort. Actually, it's not that the area is small but more cluttered.
All the dishes are available in small and large portions. Small portions are suitable for 3 person parties while the large portions can (supposedly) satisfy 6 people.
Environment: From ceiling to floor, the walls are decorated with Italian decor and pictures of their glory days including "Miss Buca" of several years. The seating areas look antique which correlates well with the rest of the facility.
Waiter:waitresses; not too bad. We ordered a lot if food and that have been the underlying reason for her many visits to our table. Regardless, she did a good job of making sure my buddies were happy and satisfied. Most impressive was the fact that she memorized our entire customized order. No pen and pad. Just memorization.
Food: Started off the night with French bread with wine and vinegar for dipping sauce. Nothing unusual or extraordinary. For appetizer, we ordered the large spicy calamari which is basically the "fried calamari" dish cooked with banana peppers for a nice kick. Slices of roasted banana peppers were used to garnish the fried seafood. Marinara mixed with garlic sauce added the perfect salty taste to complement the spicy and flavorful morsels of squid. For entrees, we had 3 dishes, pizza and two chicken selections. The pizza was a thin crust masterpiece covered with a small layer of fresh tomato sauce and melted cheese. Sausage and roasted tomato were scattered on top of the rectangular shaped pizza. The crust was crunchy on the bottom and slightly chewy on the top. The cheese was perfectly melted so that with each bite, you had to check your chin to make sure no residual cheese remained. Nothing spectacular about the sausage. The first chicken dish was slightly fried and covered in pesto sauce. The chicken was stuffed with mozzarella which oozed out with every bite. YUM! The last chicken dish was unremarkable in every way. Covered with a white cream sauce and capers.
Drinks: diet pepsi (they don't have coke).
Recommendation: EAT!!!Listed in: Best Pizza
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Review from Nikki Rose T.
Las Vegas, NV
6/9/2010
My visits here only include group dinners and orders from their to-go menu. My experience with the staff has always been pretty good, but the food is only okay.
What makes eating here so worthwhile is the $10 off $20 coupons that they always seem to have around, both online, via e-mail, etc. I had three of them in my Entertainment Coupon Book.
I like their fried calamari because they not only include the rings, but also the full body of squid... *crunch, crunch* Their linguine frutti de mare is quite tasty if you are a fan of seafood. I have not had this elsewhere to compare, but I like it, especially the part where I get to open up the clams.
I have also had the stuffed shells. A picture of these might cause you to start drooling; that is what got me! Unfortunately, I was not fond of them. They are quite spicy (which I was unaware of when I was ordering, that was my bad), but they did not taste good in general and you do not get very many shells.
They do banquet catering and off-site catering. They even have a wedding brochure.
I only go here when I have a coupon, but for italian food --- I would still prefer Olive Garden. Unfortunately, they are always more packed than this place. -
Review from Bud C.
Austin, TX
5/10/2011
Vast amounts of poorly prepared food presented in a raucous atmosphere of dragooned waiter/waitress choruses of the "special" restaurant birthday song.
If you don't have a screaming infant you need to bring to a restaurant, don't go.
The Veal Parmesan was a howling mess. It's an "Italian" restaurant, and they don't even serve capellini. -
Review from Joseph A.
Las Vegas, NV
7/26/2009
I was never going to write a review of this awful place as I couldn't justify the modest effort it would take to push the computer keys on a review of such a low-brow, bland restaurant. But then I read a positive review a few before this one and I had to chime in.
Okay...here goes:
Compared to this place, the Olive Garden is Joel Robuchon.
However if you think that tasteless food (in large quantities), served by bored, zombie wait-staff is something to cheer about, and you've hit all the buffets in town, then perhaps this is your kind of place.
However, if food with taste and style and care is what you're willing to pay hard-earned dollars for, then this is the Gateway to Hell.
God help all who enter. -
Review from andrew c.
Las Vegas, NV
6/15/2009
Much better than I expected. I agree with EJay and Rich.
Lots of food, loved the salad with granny smith apples and walnuts.
Every inch of the place is covered in italian decorations and the place feels cramped at times, areas are sectioned off into smaller sets of like 6-10 tables, feels like a maze to navigate.
Staff seems overpowering, not sure if it sounds scripted but to have a young guy pushing alcohol and appetizers is not welcoming to me
Might be good for a date if you like the same food or want to feel 'cute'.
Will definitely come back for take-out because of the portions! -
Review from Erik B.
Las Vegas, NV
7/27/2009
I feel somewhat compelled to focus this particular review on the HOSTESS staff at Buca's. In some restaurants, the Hostess position is referred to as the "greeter" or "Front of House." For various reasons, this would imply that the position would require a smidge of style, grace, hospitality and cheer. I got none of the above when I dined on Sunday, July 26 at 6:30pm.
I got the feeling I was interrupting some previous engagement as I approached the podium. The snooty teen looked at me like I had lobsters coming out of my ears when I asked for a table for two. I was told 25-30 minutes. We waited. We waited for 40 minutes. The "seater" even walked by us at one point and said, "you've been here a long time."
A party of 9, a party of 6, a party of three and four parties of 2 seated before us. I started to take it personally. The contrived smile from the manager didn't help, and no apology was offered by him. We got the same tour of the kitchen...and somehow the charming hospitable tour wasn't the same.
The meal was good...and to the restaurant's credit, the server (I think her name was Chloe) was VERY GOOD. Bravo to her. Things began to turn around.
So overall...not a bad experience. (And I'm promise, I'm not just crabby.) I just think a family-style restaurant that embraces a welcoming, Italian gimmick needs to make sure the Hostess is PRIMO!
Don't take any skinny, little thing that walks in the door. Cute little high school girls may seem the perfect match for a front of the house position....but I think better review of their performance on a regular basis should determine their status. I'd rather be greeted by a friendly porcupine rather than a snooty-patootie Bratz Doll. -
Review from Alan M.
San Francisco, CA
7/27/2010
Mass quantities of glop. Skip it.
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Review from EJay D.
Las Vegas, NV
6/1/2009
Tons of food!!!! This place is family style so please bring at least four people with you. The portions are huge. Any alcohol purchases will just add $$$ to your bill so watch out. The food is good, probably a notch and a half from olive garden. American style Italian food at its best.
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Review from Stephany S.
Henderson, NV
6/18/2007
If I was a giant, and hungry, Buca would be my first stop in Las Vegas. The portions of Italian food at this restaurant teeter totter on the line of ridiculous. The dishes are meant for sharing, but seriously, a family of twelve couldn't even dent the spaghetti bowls. My friend Jackie had her cosmetology school graduation party here, and as a party of thirty, we definitely only needed to order about ten dishes. The food is tasty and all of the dishes are recognizable. The walls are lined with all sorts of trinkets and doodads to look at while you wait (even with a reservation, please believe you will wait at least thirty minutes) and has a real old school Vegas/Italian mobster feel. Never go on a weekend evening, it is too much to handle (think back to the party of forty) and the service is backed up to the point of turtle slow. But if you can get in on a weeknight, I suggest bringing an empty stomach!
Recommended entre: I'm a meatball girl, so I always go with meatballs and spaghetti
Recommended company: Your entire girl scout troop, or at least a group of four. -
Review from Rich L.
Newport Beach, CA
4/2/2009
O.K., I know these are chain places but I've always had good food here. The Staff is usually nice but a little over the top in the personality department, like you would expect at the chain places. but I don't know if it's the posters of the stars from the 50's and hot Italian girls on Vespa's that put me in a good mood but I like this place. I love the big square pizza covered in peppercini & pepperoni.
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Review from Steve S.
Las Vegas, NV
5/20/2010 1 Check-in Here
Okay, I love Buca. It's not Little Italy in Lower Manhattan or the Bronx, but the food's great, though not especially creative; the service is fine and there's plenty of parking Love the spaghetti and meatball(s) -- Generally one's enough...and I never share
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Review from Connie R.
7/26/2009
I love this place! Go with a large group and order family style ... or if it is just two people, and you don't want the same dish - go there for lunch. They have smaller portions (and cheaper) for lunch! There are $10 off an bill of $20+ coupons in the newspaper and in those Vegas coupon booklets. Find them and use them for a super cheap lunch/dinner!
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Review from Trina T.
Las Vegas, NV
2/18/2010 1 Check-in Here
I was in the mood for garlic bread and fettuccine, so I went online and googled places to eat in vegas for italian food. Of course the hotel strip restaurants pop up first, but in a 10 best website, Bucca di Beppo was listed for Vegas as an off strip Italian place serving fantastic food.
I had to try it.
About 3 miles away from my apartment there is one, nestled in a corner with a bright neon sign that shows even in daylight. You pull up, expecting parking to be in front of the door, but theirs is located behind the building--meaning a walk to the entrance. I didn't understand why at first, but keep reading.
We walk in and the first thing that will catch anyone's attention are the photos on the wall. There are literally hundreds depicting families, individuals, animals, holidays, sports--you name it, it's on the wall. The setting is classic Italian restaurant--the red cloth and the best part was the menus, which are the placemats. I love the convenience of it in case you want to order more. We decided on two classics--lasagna and fettucine alfredo. Since we arrived at lunchtime, we received free garlic bread with cheese. Their garlic bread is to DIE for, with real thin slices of garlic and fresh oregano and basil. It's fantastic and we ate two basketfuls before our appetizer showed up. We had their stuffed mushroom with proscuitto and mozzarella--a must try. It was creamy, salty sweet, and the bed of pesto cream sauce was incredible. After we devoured the sauce and mushrooms, our main courses came out.
If you've never been here, there are three ways to order: small, large, or "mio" which are individual portions for lunch. If there are two of you eating, try getting the mio sizes, because my boyfriend and I assumed that small would be just right, and we were dead wrong. For the price you pay, the portions are incredibly large. Their pasta and lasagna are beautifully presented on traditional plates, family style. At first I was hesitant to cut into anything because it looked so pretty. After taking a picture, we cut small slices of the nine layer lasagna and took a large portion of pasta each. From the small order of lasagna, we had more than half of it left over, and the small slice we did eat was an honest meal in itself! The waitress even asked us if we touched our pasta--that's how much you get.
As for taste, it's divine. Not only was the alfredo sauce creamy, thick, and decadent, but the pasta was cooked perfectly. As for the lasagna--if you are a lasagna person, this place is it! Thick noodles, layers of ricotta and mozzarella cheeses, and a tomato sauce that is to die for! It's sweet but balances with enough acidity, and the chunks of tomato in there are so good to just scoop and eat alone. We also ordered a 1/2 pound meatball, and I assumed that the sauce would be the same sauce as the lasagna. It's not. They have sauces for each specific dish and the meatball sauce was heaven! The meatball itself was so good that it was devoured in a minute, literally.
They gave us a free gelato cone which is small but after a meal like that, quite enough! I reccommend trying their pistachio and triple berry. It's yummy! For a price ticket of 60 dollars, this place is not only quite affordable for a party of four (yes that price is ordering food for 4-6 people), but for two people on a romantic date. I highly reccommend that you stop here and eat some great food if you haven't yet. It's worth every penny and definitely every bite. -
Review from pinay.kiss s.
Petaluma, CA
7/27/2010
WTF. A friend of mine has been to the one in L.A (?) and loved it so we went here while we visited LV. We were STARVING. We waited FOREVER to be seated. We ordered Fettucine Alfredo, because who could go wrong with Fettucine Alfredo, right? WRONG. it was a huge pile of dried noodles with a sticky, thick, gooey, dry-tasting sauce. Two other tables near us complained about how horrible the food tasted. One guy said what we were thinking, "it's like my food had been sitting out for half a day." Unfortunately, i could no longer eat because I was quite nauseas, and so was my friend. We left feeling sick and extremely disappointed. What a way to ruin a good Las Vegas trip.
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Review from Dawn G.
Las Vegas, NV
1/29/2010
We needed a restaurant for our rehearsal dinner that could seat/feed 15 people for cheap. Buca is the only place in town that I know of that can keep it cheap, huge portions and allow us to get as loud as we want.
The waitstaff was good and kept on top of everything. The food was typical Italian, nothing special, though my hubby loved the pizza and I loved the chicken parmagiana. The tiramisu leaves a lot to be desired. I won't order that again. We fed 8 people, with liquor and dessert (no appetizer) and took the leftovers home for $110. I don't think you can beat the price.
Making a reservation seems to be a difficult task for them. I made it a month in advance, and I called back a week prior to the event to confirm it. Dominique said the reservation wasn't in the book, so she wrote it in. We got to Buca and while we were there, someone from Buca called my cell phone to tell me that because I was running late, they could only hold my reservation another 5 minutes. It seems like the left hand didn't know what the right hand was doing! -
Review from Lori K.
Las Vegas, NV
7/27/2010
way to over priced. plus the food made me sick. no bueno
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Review from Sib E.
Las Vegas, NV
6/11/2011
This was a last minute choice for dinner on a recent Friday night. The red sangria was mediocre at best. Glad I didn't go for the upsell to a carafe. The calamari was ok, I would give it a "C". Under seasoned, mostly tentacles, and served with a terrible sauce. It had a really "tinny" taste, like it came right from a can. I don't mind canned tomatoes, but I don't want to taste metal. Service was ok, not good. We noticed that every table but ours had bread, so we asked for some. We really shouldn't have had to ask. The lobster ravioli was odd. They were filled with a fishy puree and also had some larger chunks of lobster in them, and then covered with a terrible sauce. The seasonings were just weird and off, and again, the sauce tasted very metallic. I went with a friend and she got "that kind of sick" about half an hour after we left and said she still felt sick the next morning. We both had exactly the same things, except for our beverages, and I didn't get sick. Our total for one sangria, two domestic beers, one calamari appetizer and one lobster ravioli entree was a little over $50 before the tip.
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