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Buca di Beppo
Category: Restaurants Italian Italian [Edit]
16677 Southpark CtrStrongsville, OH 44136
(440) 846-6262
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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
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar
- Noise Level:
- Loud
- Has TV:
- No
- Caters:
- Yes
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
11 reviews for Buca di Beppo
11 reviews in English
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Review from John L.
Lima, OH
The atmosphere is distinctively Old World Italian. The garlic cheese bread is phenomenal. The salad has feta cheese and jalapeños. The sausage is spicy and filling. We topped it all off with pasta and the most outstanding meatballs ever.
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Review from Mike N.
1/30/2012
Ok so it is Italian food, and part of a national chain. They serve family style. Over the years, their menu has changed, with more emphasis on pasta dishes. Appetizers and salads are good. Entrees are good, but the lack of good side dishes is a nuisance. Portions are generous, prices are going up with time. Service was good, attentive. Overall, a good experience.
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Review from Rochelle M.
Strongsville, OH
3/30/2012
My family and I used to really enjoy going to Buca di Beppo, both dining in and getting takeout. However, today I ordered curbside take out and was very disappointed. I phoned in an order for Apple Gorgonzola Salad (large), two bowls of soup, small garlic bread Florentine and Tiramisu. I originally just wanted regular garlic bread, but the chic who took my order over the phone talked up the Florentine, so I ordered that instead. She also didn't have a menu handy when I asked about the prices. But, I had a $10 off coupon, so I wasn't too concerned. Well - I should have been. The bill came to $55 - $45 after the coupon. I waited for about 15 minutes in the parking lot for my order, with my kids squirming in the car, though I had arrived 25 minutes after placing my order - which was the amount of time I was told it would take to be ready. Upon arriving at my Grandmother's house for lunch, I was shocked to find that this 'great' Florentine bread that costs $14 only serves 4 people. I'm not talking 4 big portions either. It was just regular old bread with some garlic butter, a bunch of cheese melted on top and some spinach mixed in there. There may have been a small amount of sauce under the cheese. The soup was enough for one person ($6 a bowl? Really?), was ice cold, and absolutely NOT spectacular. It was a plain old, standard vegetable soup in a tomato base with two or three smidges of ground beef. The salad was sizable and worth the $10 - but the signature Italian vinaigrette dressing didn't taste right with it. The Tiramisu was a good sized portion, delicious, and worth the $11 they charge for it. So, I called with my complaints about the bread. The girl on the other end of the phone gave me some crap about how the sauce on the bread was some special blend, and how it was only $2 more than the bread I had planned to order. Thing is, the bread I planned to order was a LARGE order, and the Florentine was $3 more for the SMALL, not $2 more. Besides that, it was just a big rip off. I can make a loaf of bread twice that size myself, that is better than that, with my own secret sauce for under a dollar. And next time, I will.
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Review from Mike P.
Broadview Heights, OH
10/31/2008
This place is awesome. The inside is a maze of various dining areas, each with its own theme, and the walls and hallways are liberally decorated with photos and pictures and posters and warm colors. Overall, its a cozy, exciting, maybe a little overwhelming for some on the inside.
The menu has A LOT of good choices. On this visit I had the Marghertia Pizza, Moretti to drink, and the side of warm, fresh Foccacia Bread which you can dip in Olive Oil. The verdict- excellent! The thin crust brick oven baked pizza had flavors that complemented each other and a taste you wont forget. You wont forget the taste, the smell, the texture... way better than the crap you find in your grocer's freezer section.
The service was friendly and prompt, and the servers seem to go out of their way to make your visit as comfortable and tasty as possible.
One cool thing about this place- there's a half circle booth with table in the kitchen. I cant imagine the short waits for meals at this table!
I also noticed some booths that were almost hidden, almost tucked away. Scenes from the movies "The Godfather" and "The Jerky Boys" suddenly came to mind. It also reminds me of the celebrity VIP rooms at Los Angeles/West Hollywood and Las Vegas Strip night clubs.
Last but not least, the map for this location is ALL WRONG. This location is in the Westfield Southpark Center Mall in Strongsville, very close to SR 82 and I-71. Why the map shows a shoreline of Lake Erie, I don't know. -
Review from Jim P.
Cleveland, OH
1/21/2007 1 Check-in Here
A cozy, tasty experience!
THE UP-SIDE: A huge space divided into many small, cozy rooms. Every inch of this place is designed and decorated to give you the feeling of being in a good Italian friend's home; albeit, an Italian friend who's family came over years ago and hasn't redecorated since the early sixties! Believe it or not, it really works and feels sorta cozy and homey.
The food is served in HUGE family-style portions and is meant to be shared between people dining. They do not skimp on the portions, and everything I tried was quite tasty.
The place is usually packed with people all having a great time. When I was there, nearly half the restaurant sang "Happy Birthday" to strangers that were celebrating. It was odd, but nice.
THE DOWN-SIDE: Yeah, it's corporate and manufactured to make you feel "at home." Something about that always bothers me. The food isn't high-end, but it is very good for a chain.
THE SUM-IT-UP: Look. Sometimes you have to skip the unique, hip, little out of the way restaurant to dine with family and friends at a bigger, chain-type place. If that's the case, and you find yourself struggling to make reservations for Mom and Dad, the grandparents, and a bunch of cousins, this is THE PLACE for you.
It's campy, cozy, very lively and fun. And, the portions are tasty and huge! So stop being too snobby for the suburbs and go here now! -
Review from Robert W.
Cleveland, OH
8/21/2011
As a single diner, visiting Buca with its family style portions can be challenging. This past week during my visit, my waitperson who served me during dinner hours pointed out the lunch portions for me throughout my visit. That made this visit so much more personalized and enjoyable than previous ones. The food was delicious - better than other chains. The visit was on track to be one of the best I've had at such a restaurant in the longest time.
The letdown came at the end when I asked for a soft drink to go. The waitperson asked if a kid's cup was okay. No it was not - I'm an adult, I pay the bill, I don't want to carry around a cup which might have a cartoon on it, and I want a larger serving. The waitperson mentioned that it's a request made often by customers and it's something that all the other restaurants near Buca have. They have tried to convince the managers to have larger to-go cups on hand. If they at least had unmarked 20-oz. cups like Houlihan's, that would be the least they could do, although my expectation would be a 32-oz. cup like Applebee's. -
Review from Cory F.
Cleveland, OH
9/22/2007 2 photos
Man, do I love this place.
Sure, its campy motif is over-the-top, and Buca IS a chain restaurant, but I'm not above going to a chain when the food is good and plentiful, the atmosphere is warm and inviting, and I can host huge parties and no one will yell.
The family-style dining is the big draw for me, though it can get a little tricky in big groups, so be sure to warn diners to bring cash to make things easier. The sharing is caring idea makes the meal more personal, and adds some extra fun to the meal, especially in a big group. Comments like "Hey, try this chicken," or "this lasagna is delicious, have some" fly all over the place as everyone tastes a portion of what others have selected. And they can do that without depleting the dish, since the servings are ginormous - a "small" portion will serve 2-4 people!
Must-haves: their Gorgonzola Salad (apples, cranberries, walnuts & gorgonzola, YUM); their garlic bread (not yo mama's); the Chicken Saltimbocca with prosciutto and artichokes; and their good ol' Spaghetti Marinara.
For dessert, there's the Dolce Sampler, which has all kinds of stuff on it, but it's kind of expensive, so I recommend their Tiramisu - a four serving bowl of the luscious dessert, made with 5 oz. of rum, so if you're eating a lot of it, it really has a kick! Side note: like Johnny Mango, which I previously reviewed, Buca has a frequent diner club, managed by email. They'll send seasonal coupons ($10 or 10% off, etc.) and a free dessert coupon for your birthday. I still have some tiramisu left in the freezer from my birthday last week, which I will promptly go finish after my mid-night Yelp-a-thon.
One of my favorite rooms in this place is the Pope room, a large room in the back of the restaurant with a huge round table which seats up to 18. There's a lazy suzan in the middle for spinning food around to each other (with a pope bust in the middle - a tiny bit creepy, but you get used to it, ha), and with the arched ceiling, the acoustics in there sometimes makes it sound like the person across from you is sitting right next to you, even when you whisper. Bizarre, but fun.
Overall, a great place for a night out with a group of friends - and if you bring enough people, the complimentary chef's hats and Buca di Beppo pocket protectors (yep, that's what I said) will appear, which make for some ridiculous photos. Godd times. -
Review from Imran Q.
5/30/2011
The decor is a bit odd but the food is good. Large portions. Stick to the lunch menu unless you want to loosen your belt. The best part is that if you call in early you can get the chef's table for no extra cost.
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Review from Angela M.
7/25/2010
I hate to give this place only 2 stars since the food was actually pretty good, but everything else was just so wrong.
Most of all the service was terrible. We had a waitress that was training another waiter. You would think that would make our service exceptional. The service was incredibly slow, not only from our wait staff, but from the kitchen. The couple that ordered 15 minutes after us got their food at the same time. No apologies of course. Just a big old 15 minute wait between the bill and them actually collecting the money.
What really annoyed me was while we were waiting for our food the wait staff approached us to join their online discount club. Really? You couldn't give that to us with our bill? How about a "so sorry your food has taken over 30 minutes"?
In addition to that, I just personally do not care for the decor. Every inch of the place is covered with photographs and grandma-like decor.
The garlic bread however was amazing.
Also be aware that this is a family style restaurant. Do go with someone that shares your culinary tastes. The small dishes easily serve 3 maybe even 4 if you get a starter. -
Review from James P.
North Olmsted, OH
11/21/2010
There are thousands of trinkets embedded into the walls and ceiling of this place. I could spend hours in here. The food was rich and decadent. I was seated right next to the kitchen, and heard the clanking of plates throughout my meal.
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Review from Peter W.
San Francisco, CA
9/19/2010
Not bad, and really good value if you use coupon
