I haven't been to a Buca in a long time. I was at an event over in Vromans and my friend and I got a little too comfortable at the wine bar. We naturally wanted to overload on carbs to balance us out. We walked the 20 ish minutes to Buca and were able to get a seat right at the bar. Our bartender was so sweet. He encouraged us to try these moscato can drinks and frankly they were not my favorite. He asked what I usually drank and next thing I know my favorite drink is sitting in front of me. I didn't ask nor did I realize but I was so grateful he cared! Usually I just cut my losses. The food was nostalgic and comforting and fed me for the next 2 days. Not bad for the price. It was bustling with birthdays so the ambiance was nice and busy. I'm planning to come back. You've got a repeat customer out of me! read more

Food was good Service was excellent We were accommodated without a reservation although it was super busy read more

Buca di Beppo Italian Restaurant - Meatballs entree Excellent choice Keto friendly - Italian Near Me - Pasadena, California

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Denise couldn't have done a better job if she tried! She was friendly and explained any food related questions we had.The station she was serving was full of large parties and she divided her time equally to accommodate all of the customers needs! If we lived here we would come back to have Denise serve us over again. Ciao read more

It's hard to beat Buca di Beppo for group dining. The portions are huge, and everybody enjoys the food. We recently celebrated a graduation at this location, and got lucky enough to get the Pope room. Besides being a very unique place to eat, we really appreciated being at a round table in a quieter room where we could all see and hear each other. The Lazy Susan in the middle of the table made it very easy to share the food. My favorite was the salmon, which was very tasty. It was a perfect evening. read more

Buca di Beppo Italian Restaurant - Bruschetta - Italian Near Me - Pasadena, California

Food was great and the service was amazing from our waitress Daniela and from the waiter Lugo. Daniela was constantly attentive to our need and we never went more than 7 minutes without being checked on. read more

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We love Victoria our server!!! She was so attentive and refilled our drinks without being asked, made sure the food was tasting good and continued to check up on us throughout the dinner! It was my birthday and she made the experience 100x better! LOVE U VICCC read more

Buca di Beppo Italian Restaurant - Italian Near Me - Pasadena, California

That family style wow! That's Amore :) Buca di Beppo is a cool chain Italian Restaurant with locations all over the U.S. and more than several in SoCal alone. I've enjoy Buca in Encino, at Universal CityWalk Hollywood, Las Vegas and now in Old Pasadena. Located at the corner of De Lacey Avenue/Green Street BdB - Pasadena is in a great location with street (meter), paid lot or garage parking available. Also only a 10 minute walk from Memorial Park Station. I've strolled by this iconica Italian eatery many times over the years, but have yet to have a full sit down experience with incredible service until recently. We came to celebrate my friend Troy's birthday as a party of 7. We had a great server and some of the best Sangria I've ever had at a Buca. At Buca you can have your fill of Appetizers, Buca Specials, Desserts, Entrees, Lunch Combo (Specials), Pastas, Pizzas, Sides and all the good Beverages. Family friendly with a kids menu also. For eats on the night of Troyica table had the Lasagna, Garlic Bread and the Shrimp Scampi (Linguine). The birthday boy was very happy with the feast and my boyfriend loved all the food. This guy (myself) had a small Mixed Green Salad that was iconic and let me tell you the small is still a very big portion. With great Italian dressing and some of the best veggies. I did consider the Spaghetti Marinara, but with family style portions I wouldn't have been able to finish something meant for many people. Had our fellow veggie friend joined us, the two of us could've taken it on with a shared small salad. Food for next time for sure, more so with awesome bundle deals like their Buca Bundle - Lasagna or Pasta, Salad and Bread for only $40. What a deal!! It says you're only able to do the Spaghetti with Meat Sauce, which I'm sure is fine for people who can enjoy it. Not sure if the Spaghetti Marinara can be an option since it doesn't list it, but would love to do that if Buca would allow it like their Green Beans #ShareableSides Grateful for the few vegan friendly dishes they do have. Loads of vegetarian things by default. I believe they also have a Gluten-Friendly menu. Lots of great rooms, hallways, bar away and even the restrooms are well kept up. The did forget about my simple little awesome green salad initially so I had to wait after everyone was already eating for a good 15 to 20 minutes - I know it was an honest mistake. Our server apologized more than once to me - I just didn't want to keep sangria-ing without dinner lol. Love the Skeleton guy at their bar, great art, pictures and culture Buca brings. Very welcoming of everyone. read more

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The menu can seem a little intimidating and pricey at first, but once the waitress explains that everything is served family style, it makes a lot more sense. What you order is meant to serve about three to four people, and they really mean that. We ordered one main dish along with garlic bread and a couple appetizers.. it was honestly more than enough for the three of us. The vibe of this place feels very old-school. The food genuinely tastes amazing, and considering the portions, the price is actually pretty reasonable. Our waitress was just okay.. nothing bad, but nothing particularly warm/kind either. Overall this is a really cool place to visit. The inside is super fun and covered in photos and decorations. You'll constantly find yourself looking around at all the stuff on the walls. read more

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I tried their new lemon chicken. The waitress told us it was for 3 people portion. Quite the lie, it's 3 pieces of breast , small size, in a tasteless lemon sauce. Chicken has absolutely no flavor. Portion it's only enough for one person. Chicken it's serve by itself, no pasta, no vegetables, nothing else. Price its 57 dollars, for 3 single, tasteless chicken breast. I complained to the manager that chicken had no flavor for 57 dollars. Asked me what else I wanted so I told him something with flavor and spicy. He suggested rigatoni. He took the chicken away with him. Lo and behold, minutes layered he came back with the same chicken pieces and a small bow of spaghetti. Stated I want you guys to be happy here is some pasta, and will charge 1/2 price of the chicken. He did not honored the rigatoni order. Can't believe this manager. No honor or ethics. We did not eat the chicken, marinera sauce was very sour on the spaghetti. So disappointed and in disbelief. Manager did end up removing the fee for the chicken. read more

Thanks Amber for the great service!!!! Our first time to be in this location, and so happy to see this restaurant along other popular stalls along Green Street. Great food of course. Love the hospitality of the camera person- " The Queen"! She's excellent! Just one comment about the waitstaff that was cleaning the trash in the bathroom, I told her one of the stalls doesn't have tissue roll- totally ignored me. I told her again, but just left the bathroom with the trash she collected. No acknowledgement or anything, and you can tell she's annoyed. While others try to strive good customer service, there is one person that's not appreciative of her job. Lots of parking around. Great location. 2-1-2026 read more

Buca di Beppo Italian Restaurant - Italian Near Me - Pasadena, California

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Buca di Beppo is my favorite pasta spot in LA! They make the BEST spicy vodka penne (I usually add chicken to it)!! It's such a big portion since it's a family style restaurant. Enough to fill up both my boyfriend and me. They usually serve complimentary bread with vinegar and olive oil, too! Service is always wonderful. The workers are checking in on tables consistently and are very accommodating with requests. Reservations are available as well, which makes it convenient. Street parking and garage parking is available nearby. If I lived closer, I would go to Buca di Beppo once a week!! Highly recommend! read more

Buca di Beppo Italian Restaurant - Penne alla Vodka with Chicken - Italian Near Me - Pasadena, California

Great service , food was perfect had the crispy calamari and a nice refreshing glass of sangria. Love it. The ambiance just what I need it

It was a rough start but they swapped out our original server. We were a party of 12 in the pope room it was semi private and nice. The food was good. Once I made a mention of the lack of service the manager he swapped out our server. His name was Lugo he was amazing and a special thank you to the manager he made a mends. Thank you read more

L'Appetito vien mangiamdo! Translation, Appetite comes with eating. In Italy food is an experience, not just a meal, which is why dishes at Buca di Beppo are served family style. I've been to this location a few times in the past, mainly for drinks and appetizers at the bar. After my grandfather's burial in 2011 we came here to celebrate his life. The portions are huge and the prices are reasonable. It's a great spot for a large gathering. I love the funky décor and the old school Italian photos on the wall. For a chain restaurant, the food is pretty good. I'd pick it over Olive Garden any day. We've also ordered catering from here a few times for large family gatherings. A recent order consisted of: Eggplant Parmigiana, Ravioli al Pomodoro, Chopped Antipasti Salad, Caesar Salad, Mini Meatballs, and Cannolis, & Brownies for dessert. The entrées were hot, the salads were fresh, the desserts were delish, and they also gave us some bread to soak up the sauce. There was plenty left over for the next day, which made my nephews very happy. read more

I came in for lunch and food was great. The atmosphere is very unique and interesting! My server Carlos was very nice and helpful as well.

Angel was prompt and very efficient as our server. We enjoyed our time dining in the restaurant and will return shortly.

Shaunte was great! Food was great and service was wonderful! Thank you for making my mom's birthday great!

Had lunch specials. 5 Stars: salmon Zero Stars: fettucine too raw Salmon w Fettucine side instead of salad or soup option. Salmon was perfect, good size, tender and fresh tasting. asked for extra fettucine sauce but they forgot, Pasta was way too Al Dente, which means Hard AF, which means it was one degree from raw, so dry and raw, it soaked up all moisture from sauce and hardened into Pasty Hard mound of noodles. Zero Stars: Chicken Limonatta had Absolutely Zero Lemon taste, one super thin chicken breast, it was halved lengthwise and pounded flat, essentially Half a chicken breast. Big disappointment, Salmon had 4 times more meat than this chicken. I was going to complain and ask for Salmon instead, but short on time. came w side of fettucine which had same issues as above. 2 stars: Brownie Ice Cream Dessert -3 Stars for Stale Ass Dry Crunchy Brownie Chunks- we called them Brownie Croutons!!! impressive presentation. Could've been 5 stars. Enough for 4 people. 4 big scoops vanilla x2, chocolate x 2, brownie chunks and whip cream in a big martini glass. But Brownies were STALE & DRY AF!!! Too much for 2 of us, ate half, took rest home quickly to freezer. Would've been 5 stars total, But: 1. chicken totally pissed me off and ruined experience. Come on Buca, do better than That. Either give one whole chicken breast or two of the halved breasts. It was a total rip off and made us feel, "Really? You're going to try to pull this off as a full chicken breast?" -Salmon was only $1 more and totally way more worth it. 2. Brownies so stale & crunchy. If fresh and delicious dessert would've been 5 stars. Overall Olive Garden has better priced lunch specials and way better pasta texture to sauce ratios. read more

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What a great time with family and amazing food. JAZMINE our waitress was fantastic. I highly recommend this place

Came here to celebrate my boyfriends birthday and everything was sooo tasty. It was also our first time here and we all had a great time the decorations inside are so cool! Our waitress Daniela was AMAZING!!!!! She was so kind and thoughtful and made us feel good about all of our choices! lol she deserves a raise and you should definitely ask for her when you visit. Overall lovely experience! read more

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We have really big serving sizes.So come in with a big appetite ! Haha! Servers are really nice & accommodating, they go over the menu for any questions you have - The environment offers many murals & eye-catching things to see indoors ! I wish I took more photos ! read more

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Honestly the experience was worth trying! Is it the best most authentic Italian food? No but it's better than Olive Garden lol Was fun for a family night out! Someone came by and took our pictures and we got a free keepsake and bought a few of the pictures! Very fun experience we loved the decorations read more

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Angel was very patient and made sure to take care of all our needs, even though we had a lot of questions and requests. I really appreciate how accommodating and kind she was to our whole table. Very funny as we got to talking more as well :) Thank you Angel for a lovely time. read more

Wonderful establishment. I came in with my family and the service and treatment Victoria gave us was absolutely amazing. The food was excellent and the wine she recommended paired so well with the dish. Definitely will be coming back read more

Food was delicious and service was great. Kitchen lagged on our pizza.... Came long after we finished dinner read more

Buca di Beppo Italian Restaurant - Birthday brownie celebration - Italian Near Me - Pasadena, California

We went here with a big group last minute to celebrate! The vibe was so fun, family friendly, and the vintage decor and photos are such a nice touch, truly takes you to another place. The staff was super accommodating and kind to our group and food was provided quickly! Ofc the food was so delicious and perfect for our big group and sharing family style! Our server Lugo was so kind and so glad he got to work with us. Definitely recommend! read more

Generous portions, great service by Lugo! The lunch special was a great deal. Parking was easy

Pasadena location was OUTSTANDING with the bright happy welcome & OUTSTANDING SERVICE from Amber. So upbeat pretty smile and so attentative. We have been missing service like this - see you next week! We came in to use the restroom was so nicely welcomed & invited to try the brunch menu so we did! MONDAY Meatball special with spaghetti was DE LICK IOUS! Lasagna, warm fresh bread - great salads ..... then some how room for dessert and ALL UNDER $60!!!! AND enough to take home for next meal! Will be back for meatballs & more lunch specials great portion nice to relax listen to music and be waited on impeccably thanks for starting our week off GREAT! It was so good we lived in the moment ate and forgot the pictures!!!! Park on the street just south of Green Street lots of space & nice walk area. read more

Buca di Beppo Italian Restaurant - Tasty take home left overs - Italian Near Me - Pasadena, California

Our positive experience was all because of our server. Lugo was warm, attentive, and genuinely made us feel taken care of from start to finish. Great food is always a plus, but exceptional service is what makes you want to come back--and our server absolutely did that for us. read more

So I'm super disappointed ! Came here to celebrate a birthday. We were a party of 10 we got the table way in the back which was a nice big round table, but our server was super lazy. We kept asking for things needed. We kept asking for him to pick up dirty plates, water and napkins. Then we got our food and only it was flavorless. The only thing we loved was the salad. Chicken lemon was flavorless, and chicken parm had no salt. Sad that it wasn't what it used to be. The entire restaurant was so empty! Maybe 5 tables were occupied. That's it! But after dining there I understand why! read more

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Classic restaurant that's been in Pasadena forever! I just decided to write a review now haha. We visited here for lunch on a Saturday and it was not busy at all. Plenty of tables, and it was actually quite quiet. I went with 2 other friends to celebrate her birthday and she never tried buca before. I've been here several times but never knew what was REALLY good to recommend. We then ordered the meatballs as appetizers, the spicy chicken rigatoni and the baked ziti. So the server did also tell us one pasta is huge and serves 3 people, which we really should have listened lol. We got our order quickly since it wasn't busy, so that was a plus! Between the two pastas, I did enjoy the spicy chicken rigatoni more. Although, it just tastes like pasta that you can make at home. It's simple and large portions. Very family style meal. The ingredients itself do not really stand out, but they're pretty standard. Also having one meatball to yourself was actually a lot lol. Until the point it got cold, it didn't taste that great anymore haha. Overall, Buca di Beppo is a very classic family style restaurant. Although their dishes are pretty standard, they're great for family settings, especially with their large portion sharing sizes. The atmosphere is also great and the waitresses were very helpful and efficient. I uploaded a photo of our "damage" lol. It looks 3 girls barely made a dent in the pasta read more

Buca di Beppo Italian Restaurant - Baked Ziti & Spicy Chicken Rigatoni (in the back) - Italian Near Me - Pasadena, California

Love this place. It's always so good and the food is amazing and the staff is wonderful. Our server Lugo is amazing. read more

Buca di Beppo Italian Restaurant - Italian Near Me - Pasadena, California

This place is great for large family gatherings. We ordered a family style meal and it was still too much, had enough for breakfast the next day. Service is great and I love the home-y feel the design gives. read more

Buca di Beppo Italian Restaurant - Fettuccine Alfredo with chicken, breadsticks, Caesar salad - Italian Near Me - Pasadena, California

Lugo was amazing and he took good care of us. He introduced us to the 4 for $50 menu and told us about the great deals Buca was offering. The food was amazing and everything was cooked to perfection. We'll definitely be back. read more

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Wonderful way to spend a rainy afternoon. The salmon lunch dish is fantastic and worth being permanent. The ambiance is fun and relaxed, very engaging and a great spot to return for grad parties. The service by Daniela was prompt, friendly, and real. Thank you for helping celebrate my son's birthday. read more

Food was delicious. The service was great. Carlos did a fantastic job making sure that we ordered exactly what we wanted. And we had the whole restaurant to ourselves as we got there really early would definitely recommend. read more

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Michelle was our server for today 10/14/25 She was fast Amazing & sweet thank you definitely coming back read more

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Buca di Beppo is always a great option for family events where communal eating is the order of the day...or night. The servings are generous, if you're will to pay the price, and the menu has something for everyone. Solid pizza and pasta choices all served in a kitschy, pseudo Italian American setting. read more

Great food and even better service! Jack was friendly, attentive, and made our dinner enjoyable. The only suggestion I'd make is regarding the noise level. A large group seated nearby was extremely loud, and my partner and I had trouble hearing each other. We understand it's a public restaurant, but a courteous reminder to keep the volume down would be appreciated. We'll definitely be back! read more

Vanessa was our server for a very special event. She was professional, attentive and friendly. She really made our night!