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| - Buca is mall food. So, when I walked in, I expected it to be at about a 3 star level, and that's what it was. The pasta was fine (not great, just fine) and the sauces were okay, a tad on the heavy side. Their "famous meatball" was impressive in size but flat in flavor. The antipasto salad was good, but we got so sick of how cheesy it was. Could have used more meats and less cheese, for sure. (But, they're tailoring to the mall demographic, so I get it). The prosciutto stuffed chicken was good. There was WAY too much breading on it, and I ended up scraping off a lot of that. The chicken was a tad chewy, but not outside of what is to be expected for this kind of place.
The service attendants were quite nice, though. I have nothing bad to say about them.
The restaurant was FREEZING. I know they advertise having A/C as a positive attribute, but that doesn't mean it should be 60 degrees in there. I literally was blowing on my hands and rubbing them together, and that was with a hoodie on and long pants and work boots to keep the rest of my body semi-comfortable.
We went because we had a $50 gift card. If it wasn't free, we probably wouldn't have gone. We probably won't return unless we're given another card or we're in a major food bind and have to settle for a place like this.
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