Saturday, April 12, 2008

Buca di Beppo

I just went there for dinner for the first time. I got a $10 promotional gift card in the mail, and we figured we should give it a shot. It was pretty good. The gift card basically let us get a free dessert, and the bellini was very strong. There's nothing I don't get about the menu, it's your basic Italian-American favorites served family style. However, if you are not dining with your family, there is a small selection of single-serving dishes. They generally cost about $2 less than the "small" family portion (serves 2-3 people). I totally get why they put it on the menu, but why would anyone order it? For $2 more, you get to take half of your entree home for lunch tomorrow. Sounds like a bargain to me.

We had the baked pasta sampler (the small portion), a caesar salad (with real anchovies on top), and the chocolate vesuvio for dessert. All of it was fine. I'm not sure we'd go back if it's just the two of us, but I think it would be a nice place to go with a group, so that way everyone could try a lot of different things.

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