Buca di Beppo

12/28/07

Go elsewhere

by djmeltdownil at Citysearch

First out was the salad, which was of good size, it should be for $10.00, however i felt cheated out of the items that are traditonally served in an antipasto salad because it was mostly lettuce. On the salad there were 8 small triangles (a slice of luncheon meat cut in quarters) of pepperoni, and 8 small triangles of genoa salami. The provolone cheese was wafer thin (also looked like it was cut from deli cheese) and diced. There were no artichoke hearts, and only 2 pieces of roasted peppers. The garlic bread ($10.00) was a huge dissapointment, the menu did not state that it was made from fococcia. And it is served in a pizza pan, inverted, so when you take a slice and bit into it, you are suprised with the hunt of onions and red peppers baked into the underside of the bread, which isnt all that bad, except that the sliced garlic on top was way too overpowering so you didnt taste the onions and peppers up front, it was more of an aftertaste. Because the bread was baked in a pan, it was very doughy and not crisp, it was just unsatisfying. My chicken saltimbocca(18.00) was perfectly cooked, the cutlet was nice and thin, however the recipie is completely flawed. Nowhere on the menu does it mention that "capers" are included in the dish. Needless to say with the proscuitto (also cured in salt), and the numerous capers, my chicken was similar to a salt-lick, while my fettucini alfredo was perfectly al-dente, the alfredo sauce nor the pasta had seen a grain of salt....??? Also, for $18.00 the portion size was small, 2 small chicken breasts.,..couldnt have been more than 5-6 oz each. The only dish that was well recieved and i felt that i got my moneys worth was the chicken parm kids meal, my nephew loved it and ate it all, and at only $5 it was a steal because the portion size was bigged than our chicken saltimbocca. FYI - soft drinks are $2.75 - we wont be returning and reccomend that you avoid Buca at all costs

• Pros: Family Style meal - great for groups
• Cons: over priced, over hyped, generic italian fare

10/05/06

there are better places

by thehick at Citysearch

It is better to go with a group or a large group, due to the family style portions. The meatballs are huge and a conversation starter, but are very bland. Overall if you are looking for good italian food your wasting your time and your money here!

• Pros: large portions, huge meatballs
• Cons: food lacks flavor, overrated

01/22/03

Overrated.

by markyoung at Citysearch

overpriced. family style with refills, but waiters conveniently forget to come back and refill you. food - was OK. Olive Garden is just as good. ambience is nice, it's homey, but it's packed, and I don't relish the idea of having people walking through the kitchen while my food is being prepared. catchy, but is it really healthy? service - good

12/13/02

great portions....bad potions...

by eabmusic at Citysearch

Buca di Yakoh, I mean Pepo, has huge portions but no taste in the food. It seems that they have an 11 year old for a cook...it could even be compared to Bravo's or even Amalfi. Sorry that someone has decided this is number for Italian food in Indy. They are far from wrong or with a num bud taste and don't know the difference.