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| - I tried Buca in King West years ago and it was amazing. Fast forward a few years, Buca has now opened another restaurant in Yorkville. I was excited to try it out to see if it was just as good as the King West location.
We started with a very interesting starter - squid ink dumplings. I had no idea what we were really ordering but what came out was ink-coloured pockets of bread accompanied with a filling made of tuna and pork fat. This was surprisingly good! I actually enjoyed the squid ink dumpling on its own, even without the filling.
Between the 3 of us, we shared a pizza and two pastas. Their duck pasta, which is one of their signature dishes, was as delicious as I remembered. However, the other two dishes were not outstanding, in comparison.
For a fancy restaurant, I thought the service was a little lacking. They had told us that we only had the table for 2 hours (which we were completely fine with). Given the time constraint, however, I was a little annoyed that we often had trouble getting our server's attention.
I think as a whole, I enjoyed the meal but it lacked the wow factor that Buca King West had.
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