Buca Di Beppo is a small, Italian restaurant chain that we enjoy (Small in Michigan, seems to be bigger on the west coast). We got a coupon in the mail the other day, so we decided to head to the Birmingham location for dinner.
Now, for those who don't know,
Buca is a "family style" restaurant. This means that you get huge portions that are shared amongst the table. Because of this, we used to get "
Buca por Due" which were smaller sizes that could be shared between two people. They have
disontinued that and added a
Buca Mio that are single serving sizes. We ordered these and split them between the two of us.
As an appetizer, we had the
Bruschetta.
Food Guy ordered Chicken
Saltimbocca and a Mixed Green Salad.
Food Gal ordered the Cheese
Manicotti.
For dessert, we ate Apple
Crostata.
Food Guys says:
I always enjoy what I order here, and tonight was basically the same. The Bruschetta wasn't too my liking (too many onions). The salad was good, but again, had too many onions and I picked a lot of them off. The Chicken was excellent. I am not sure if I've had Saltimbocca before, but it was salty and lemony and delicious. The fettucine that came with the chicken was also good. The manicotti was very creamy and I thought it was just ok. The dessert, which I didn't want to order, was great. It was like a combination apple pie and apple cake and I wanted more. The only problem was that I was stuffed.
Based on this visit and others that we have had, I rank this restaurant:
  | | | Food Gal says:
I didn't really like the Bruschetta, too many raw onions, plus I didn't really feel there was a good melding between the bread and its toppings. The salad was good, nothing too out of the ordinary. The Chicken Saltimbocca was excellent! The Manicotti was also very good. I thought the dessert was just OK. It was a really good idea, but not executed as tastefully as I would have thought. I didn't feel like the dessert really brought the flavors together, and the crostata itself wasn't warm, which I thought odd. A very good dining experience overall. The new Buca per Mio was great, it allowed us to order individual portions and share half with each other. This replace the Buca per Due, and I think it was a good idea. I like Buca di Beppo quite a bit, although I have to admit, the food can be hit or miss, awesome one time, mediocre the next:
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