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| - I had never heard of Buca di Beppo out in Arrowhead, but my friend who had never been there, decided that is where we would celebrate her birthday. We arrived about 1:30 p.m. on a Saturday and the restaurant was fairly dead. Our hostess sat us in the bar that was virtually deserted, so we requested the upstairs restaurant. Upstairs was a "slog", but we arrived and were seated, joining a couple who was just leaving.
We ordered wine and a plate for two--shrimp, spinach, pasta dish--and eventually got it. The food was "watery", as if they had not properly drained the pasta, the food had no taste, and it had an "unfresh" smell. The poured wine by the glass was "stingy" for the cost. The whole meal was lacking flavor and a paucity of presentation for that simple fare. For the prices, I expected much more.
That was and will continue to be my only experience at this restaurant. The waiter was nice enough, however.
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