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| - We decided that this year, we would go out for Thanksgiving dinner instead of the usual. Made reservations for 9 @ 4:00. Got there about 15 minutes early, so expected to wait. We waited till about 4:20. We were seated next to the rear door, so there was a cold breeze every time he door was opened(they were using the outdoor patio to increase seating capacity).
We finally ordered our meal. After a fairly long wait, our food was delivered. What a disappointment. Turkey was dry as a bone. One tiny dish of cranberry dressing, and a small serving of potatoes. There was stuffing under the turkey that was terrible. Who thought that anise would be a good seasoning for turkey stuffing?
The only thing that I would call "good" was the potatoes.
I have spent Thanksgiving on a destroyer off the coast of Beirut, and that dinner was far and away better than this mess was.
The cost for this "culinary adventure"? $295 for 9 people.
Never again !
Buca is passable for their Italian food, and I mean just passable. I grew up in an Italian house, in an Italian neighborhood, speaking Italian. I've owned and run Italian restaurants. I'm still the partial owner of one of the largest private Italian restaurants and clubs in the world (over 35,000 members). It's hard to impress me when it comes to Italian fare. There are very few that I would call good Italian food, Buca is not one of them.
BUT, stay away from these people for Thanksgiving dinner. I made the mistake, don't do the same.
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