3.5 Stars.
I have been a fan of the Buca chain for a bit now as it tries to survive the Olive Garden, Bertuccis and Maggiano's Italian restaurant chain war so we decided to give this location a try. As always they serve the small-large option so I went with the small as I feel it feeds one person with left overs in that regard. So to start we got the meatballs appetizer which was actually really good had that little bit of browning to the meat ball and great taste so A+ on that and a mixed Milan Mule cocktail that went well with the food.
Main course went with the Spicy Chicken Rigatoni which was ahh ok.. now I've had this dish 2 other times and both were better then his location and serving size seemed a bit less. Some how it seemed like the sauce was a bit less spicy and if I recall it used to be a bit more of a blush sauce but either way it seemed lacking in taste. Now you can opt for extra spicy but I never recall having to. My girlfriend got the Penne al Forno which was really good and seemed to be the better choice.
The staff were friendly, the location was typical inside with all the pictures and relaxing interior. They have an outside location which is different then some other locations. You can park at the outdoor lot or garage which runs around $5.
I would give them 3 1/2 if I could on the review just seemed like it needed a bit more kick in the pants taste wise on my dish but it won't stop me from returning I still like this local option over Olive Garden at times.
Bucca I'm still a fan and will return!