Have you ever sat at the Kitchen Table? I did and it was awesome. When you make your booking, call the restaurant in the afternoon and see if the Kitchen Table is available. Yes, even for a party of two, you can sit here and watch the kitchen staff preparing meals, plating entrees and have fellow diners walked through the kitchen to their own tables in the "back" of the restaurant. Food service was excellent and the portions are massive. Even the "small" plate is enough for three people. And the two of us had three plates - spaghetti and meatballs (ginormous meatballs!), veal parm and a ziti with sausage and chicken. Everything tasted absolutely wonderful and there was more than enough to go home to eat for two days. Kitchen table. Do it. read more

Buca di Beppo Italian Restaurant - The view from the kitchen table - Italian Near Me - Lombard, Illinois

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We had an employee dinner (for 50) here and the food was great, but the service was OUTSTANDING. Megan and Leo were assigned to us and they worked very hard to make everything go smoothly. The level of service they provided is something I haven't seen for some time; very impressed. Highly recommend the place! read more

I am sorry to say that one of my favorite pasta restaurants feels like it's going out of business. Menu has changed, food tastes like it was microwaved (hot and cold) and nothing tastes fresh. My appetizer tasted like mostly salt. For the same price you can eat at Maggianos or several other Italian restaurants. I used to love it here and the food was abundant and fresh. Now it tastes like a big serving of a lean cuisine.. read more

I was so impressed with this place. I had the lemon chicken piccata with the roasted and seasoned broccoli and I wanted the flavor to stay in my mouth forever!! We were in town for only a couple days, but it was so good we went back again the next night! The server was so kind and personable as well. read more

Best waiter ever! Jose made my birthday dinner with my family from both in and out of town perfect. We had 5 adults and a toddler at the table. He couldn't have been more attentive and friendly. He gave us information, never rushed us and helped me celebrate my special day with skill, humor and friendliness. The food (especially the bread, pasta, GIANT birthday sundae and rainbow cake) was plentiful and delicious! Thank you Jose for your exceptional personality and service. read more

Alyssa was an amazing server! couldn't have asked for a better night! We laughed and joked and she was just super great! food was just as good as the service! read more

Buca di Beppo Italian Restaurant - Italian Near Me - Lombard, Illinois

I usually never leave yelp reviews as I work in customer service but food was great and delicious, The female Bartender was EXTREMELY loud. I couldn't enjoy my conversation or my food fully because I felt as I was being screamed over and yelling was going on with customers back and forth. It made me not want to come back. For as much money as I spent here I wish I didn't have to leave something negative. read more

I absolutely love this restaurant it is the go to for all family celebrations we have susan many times and she just gets better and better, we have never had bad service at this restaurant read more

Amazing food and service. & they bring customers through the kitchen on the way to your table. Loved the transparency & can't wait to come back! :) read more

Buca di Beppo Italian Restaurant - Italian Near Me - Lombard, Illinois

Been a while but food has consistently been good...even if we have to wait some time to get seated. So much food! Always a take-away with us. Wasn't crazy about the Margherita Pizza, though. There are plenty of other restaurants that do it better. Spaghetti & Meatballs still my favorite but I've tried a few other dishes that I was really impressed with. We like the atmosphere even if somewhat busy/loud/crowded. Glad to know Buca di Beppo is here for delicious Italian! read more

My first time at BD. I really wanted to like this place but i just didn't have a good experience. The lasagna was not good, it tasted bad, frozen store bought would have been better. The garlic bread with cheese was good but nothing special. The sangria was average. Our table cloth had tears in it and the plates look like they needed to be dried off better. I did like the art work and vibe of the restaurant but not enough to return. Waitress spoke very fast and i felt rushed. $75 for 2 people i can find better options. read more

Came here for Mother's Day weekend with a big group on a Saturday. We had a table of 13 and luckily we made a reservation! The place was packed. Haven't been to a Buca for years and I know why. The food, restaurant and service was just ok. Just acceptable and definitely has room for improvement. The only positive thing about the restaurant is that it is family style. Everything comes in two sizes, small (3 portions) or large (5 portions) We ordered: -fried calamari -bruschetta -chopped salad -Veal Marsala -Chicken Saltimbocca -Linguine Frutti Di Mare -Baked Ziti I would recommend the calamari and Linguine Frutti Di Mare. The rest of the dishes were about average. I thought the veal itself was good but the Marsala sauce had too much balsamic vinegar and it was too sweet. I don't come here enough to know if that is how it is or we just got a bad batch. The service was ok. It took a little bit to get all our drinks but again it is Mother's Day weekend. Only real complaint is that we had two dirty dishes and the restaurant seemed a little old and needs to be slightly refreshed. The overall value and price of the food was acceptable. It was not horribly overpriced and therefore I give it three stars. read more

Buca di Beppo Italian Restaurant - Large Bruschetta - Italian Near Me - Lombard, Illinois

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Let's get through what I feel are the strong points of this restaurant. The food is actually very good it is miles above and Olive Garden or other Italian chain restaurants. The service when we went was not bad either. Now for the points that they definitely can work out. The prices for this place are astronomical for what you get. I should not spend $100 for two pasta dishes for two people with a salad!! Also I do not like how they try to cram patrons into the small almost bomb shelter looking rooms..With all the pictures and other paraphernalia over the walls he can feel quite claustrophobic and uncomfortable. Because these rooms are shaped like a bomb shelters noise echoes horribly in the room so if you have a lively party in the room with you it can be quite annoying to say the least. But like I always say this is just my opinion go check it out for yourself read more

Buca di Beppo Italian Restaurant - Freezer burnt free sunday for birthday - Italian Near Me - Lombard, Illinois

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Five stars for the staff. I was impressed seeing how the mostly young servers interacted with the customers around us. They were all friendly, engaging and attentive to all customers of various ages and ethnicities. Glad our server told us upfront that the dishes serve 3 to 5 people - too much for the two of us to finish. Next time we'll bring at least one hungry friend with us. The menu doesn't offer as much variety as Maggianos - mostly chicken entrees, but we both enjoyed the Italian sausage. Recommend the mild version to really taste the sausage instead of a bunch of added spices. read more

Really Buca!?!? Constantine did you really just comment that under my review!?!? This has got to be a joke!

I am sad. I used to love BDB. I loved the mixed green salad with Gorgonzola and prosciutto, and that's what I've always gotten, for years, at many Bucas. But Beppo has priced it right out of reason and I can't justify it anymore. A bowl of mostly iceberg lettuce with two pepperoncinis (yes, exactly two,) a few smallish olives (they used to be huge, and plentiful,) and a lot of onion for $16 for the small??? And now an EXTRA $2 for prosciutto and some Gorgonzola (not even a LOT of cheese) for a total of $18? No. Just no. It's ridiculous. Add to that the garlic bread which used to be lusciously loaded with garlic and now just...isn't, for like $8 for a small basket? No. Not even the joy of the Pope Room can make that worthwhile. After a rough start with our rather distracted server (took an hour, no lie, to get bread, wayyyy too long for her to take our orders, and then salads and garlic bread and salads didn't come out as apps but waited for the hot food,) everyone was pretty happy. The manager was great with one friend who had a lot of dietary restrictions, and the gluten-free menu was pretty full of good options. But I thought they had started having some smaller portions, but no; the chicken dish my gluten-free date wanted was $28 for a small, and no one wanted to share it, so he settled for an appetizer. It's just not a good place anymore unless you have a huge group who can all agree on dishes. And the pizza sucked; it was soggy, greasy, nearly cheese-free and not very tasty. I'll be adding some actual decent lettuce, olives and cheese to what's left of my salad because thankfully, I asked for extra dressing. And I'll be adding some garlic and olive oil to my leftover garlic bread to make it good. And I will save my money next time and make my own salad. I can duplicate the dressing, and buy enough stuff for 5 equally large salads for the price of one at BP It's a shame when places change for the worse. read more

So glad we gave it a try!!!! We had a fabulous family dinner celebrating my daughter in-laws birthday on Christmas Day. The service was great and the manager stopped by as well. We ordered too much food but she warned me. It's ok we will have fun eating the leftovers. We started with calamari, caprese salad, and cheesy garlic bread. We had lasagna, spicy chicken rigatoni, fettuccine Alfredo, spaghetti and meat sauce and also sausage and peppers. My favorite the lasagna and rigatoni for sure, yum!!! Then for dessert we ordered the 4 dessert platter and the gelato, wow!!! Best tiramisu ever and cheese cake to die for! Gelato was good but I would pass next time and fill up on my favorites. We will be back!!! read more

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The Mac, n, cheese is insane. This is where I go for EVERY SINGLE BIRTHDAY. It will never not be amazing to me. The service is great. The food is fast. The atmosphere isn't super family- friendly but it is still a great place to go. read more

Food was pretty good, but their version of "family style" leaves a little to be desired. You either can get food for 3 (small) or 5 (large). Not ideal for couples or picky eaters. We had $20-ish "small" fried mac and cheese, which was basically 12 quarter sized balls of mac and cheese. They were ok, but way overpriced for what they were. We ordered small garlic bread, which could feed a small country and a small caesar salad, which was the only appropriate sized dish. The entree is where the wheel fell off the wagon. We were a group of 3 and ordered the small chicken stuffed with cheese. It came out on a platter with 3 fairly bland breaded chicken cutlets folded into slabs, smaller than a McChicken patty and about 10 times the price. I could have eaten all three. We also ordered the fettuccini Alfredo, which again was OK, but a little over cooked and underwhelming in flavor. We ordered a large, which was so big, I'll be eating it for a week! Service was meehhh, but we really didn't mind. The real fun of the evening was when you get the bill......good Jeezus!!! $163 for 3 people to eat OK Italian food, with no alcohol, and everyone in the party had to make exceptions as to what they wanted to eat, due to the silly family style rule. Will only return if someone else is paying. You are too expensive and have too much competition in your area. Thanks. read more

I've had great experiences at this chain. My Girlfriend never had the experience and enjoyed the newness of this dinner. I had a few issue this time that I had to mention in this review. First, We order chicken fettuccine Alfredo. The Alfredo sauce was awesome, the chicken was nice... The noodles was too chewy, barely done! No new plates was given after our salad (Cesar salad) No napkins ,waitress didn't ask me did I want an refill, after I ask for one , no new glass. Asked for to-go containers got two small containers and had to smush food to make fit, while other guest received right size containers. Our server was just okay!!!! The three stars is given because despite these mistakes because my lady had a decent time. I do know this establishment can do much better!!!! This experience made me feel like this spot was just an updated Olive Garden and I know it should be much more! Note: I've edited my stars after receiving an cut and pass response by their customer service. Smh! read more

Was able to make reservations easily for 8 pm in Saturday night for 2. Had to wait for 10 mins even though I had reservations but not bad. The place is pretty big on the inside and it looked like the rooms were decorated a little differently from one another. Covid-wise, it seemed like all the protocols were being followed for a safe experience with masks required except when seated at the table and at least every other table was empty so being exposed to others was not an issue. Everything is family style so get ready to eat! We ordered the shrimp fettuccine alfredo and the shrimp rigattoni and the conoli dessert. I also subscribed to their mailing list and got a $10 off $30 and a free pasta with any dine in so I thought it was a pretty good deal for the amount of good food. Needless to say I ended up taking a lot of the food home. The taste was good but nothing out of the ordinary. The service was good and we liked our waitress. Overall a good meal for the price and amount of decent Italian food. read more

Buca di Beppo Italian Restaurant - Conoli dessert - Italian Near Me - Lombard, Illinois

It was ok really not much to brag about. Me & my son had an reservation to eat in the kitchen. The place was pretty busy which was cool for us to see the chefs cook different types of food. The customer service could of been a little better. A bit pricey for a bowl of pasta. The decor needs to be updated looks a bit old and clutter read more

Buca di Beppo Italian Restaurant - Italian Near Me - Lombard, Illinois

Megan was a great server. Took very good care of us. Food was great and affordable to say the least. Restaurant was pretty quiet and definitely welcoming. Will come back. read more

Gama was our servers name and he was excellent. Very friendly and the restaurant and ambiance was very unique. The food was very tasty and filling! read more

5 STARS... ALL THE WAY!!! I hosted my father's 75th Surprise Birthday at Buca yesterday and it was a HIT!!! Two weeks ago, I contacted Buca about setting up a reservation for about 20 people and had so much anxiety about not being able to find the space or specific time time that I needed at such a great restaurant! Upon calling, I was transferred to and worked with Morgan, who was a breath of fresh air! She was so calm, kind and patient, and answered every question I had... and then some! Knowing that it was a SURPRISE PARTY, she left specific instructions with the hosts to not only have a host notify the party that the "surprise guest" had arrived, but had another host escort "the guest of honor" to the party!!! HERE'S THE BEST PART (and THANK YOU SO MUCH MORGAN AND BUCA STAFF)!! The guest of honor was brought back to a table in a room that had a divider separating two rooms. Without a clue in the world by the guest of honor, the divider was opened up TO EVERYONE CELEBRATING!!! The 30 seconds of shock I captured on video from my dad's face (the guest of honor) IS PRICELESS!!! He was so overwhelmed with everything, it brought tears to his eyes!!! Buca di Beppo I APPLAUD YOU!!! Time to eat and celebrate! Our server bent over backwards to TAKE CARE OF EVERYONE! Whether it was drinks (in a quick minute), packing up and labeling ALL OF THE FOOD WE HAD LEFT OVER for everyone to take home, cleaning up, SMILING, serving dishes in a patient but "on top of it" manner... or HELPING LIGHT 75... YES 75.....CANDLES ON A birthday cake... SHE WAS THE BEST! WELL DONE Buca di Beppo!!!!!! I can not say thank you enough!!!!! read more

Buca di Beppo Italian Restaurant - My Dad's 75th SURPRISE Birthday Party at Buca di Beppo Lombard IL - Italian Near Me - Lombard, Illinois

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So disappointed! I had been here 14 yrs ago for my nephew's graduation & recalled that it was family style. Portions & food were good then however after tonight's visit I won't be returning. Unfortunately our meal was subpar. Ordered the apple gorgonzola salad & the lettuce was wilted to the point of me questioning if the lettuce was old or sat in water for hours before serving~I conclude old lettuce. The Chicken Marsala had a sweet flavor & altho the chicken breast was tender it lacked any flavor. To which I had to add salt & pepper to make it edible. Needless to say after 4 bites I decided to just give up nothing could help me to want to finish. I'm not quite sure if this was an off night or chefs have changed since my last visit in 2009 (quite possibly) but THIS experience was enough to warrant not a repeat visit. When we got the bill it came to $103 for the wilted lettuce; flavorless chicken & two cocktails that unfortunately couldn't numb the pain of a lackluster dinner. I'm left hungry; disappointed & angry at myself for suggesting Buca as a choice for dinner. I don't normally leave a bad review if my restaurant choices aren't favorable but the fact that NOTHING made up for the other prompts me to write this! Hopefully improvements are made~I just won't be visiting again to witness. read more

Always a great experience. Wish the booths were roomier so we don't feel stuck after eating so much!

Brought Mom here for lunch earlier this week; enjoyable atmosphere, great food with generous portions (which we also enjoyed later at home) and wonderful friendly service. We also had the Colossal Brownie Sundae which was out of this world (we managed to finish most of it... no small feat after such a big meal!). Thanks for providing a wonderful lunch that we both really enjoyed! read more

Buca di Beppo Italian Restaurant - The Colossal Brownie Sundae... so good! - Italian Near Me - Lombard, Illinois

Ordered a sausage pizza there today for lunch Got home had to go to a doctors appt so I went to brush my teeth before I left I put water in my mouth to rinse out any loose debris from the pizza. before I use toothpaste Spit the water out THERE WAS A SMALL BUG OMG. HADDA COME FROM THE PIZZA. NEVER. NEVER WILL WE GO THERE AGAIN!! read more

Yuck! There are better Italian restaurants nearby .... Better food at better prices( or worth the price). Salad was ok. But the main course was yuck and too expensive overall. I hope they pay their staff well for those prices. Good point - Service was great. Restaurant itself, dirty and disgusting. Will never go back again. read more

One star for the service & decoration. The food is not Italian and most of items is frozen. Which would explain the lack of favors. I would not recommend this location. read more

I generally enjoy Buca di Beppo, but it isn't what is used to be. I still enjoy the the atmosphere and the way the restaurant is decorated. All the walls and various trinkets make this a fun dining experience or interesting at the very least. It has gotten too expensive to eat here though. Even with the shared portions and frequent coupons offered it is too much for what it is. They are fairly stingy with coupons too. They wouldn't take a coupon that had only been expired for like a week as a lot of other places will. Aside from that the food is still good! I have loved the calamari and the garlic bread as appetizers. We have switched up the main course when we have gone, but each time has had pretty good results. We had dessert here once or twice too and that was also good! We almost always end up with leftovers, because it is a lot of food. I'm not a fan of the family style portions, and wished they offered smaller dishes. I used to be more of a fan, but it's not a place we really go to often now on account of the decline in value. read more

I'm under the impression this location is closing soon? food was not good extremely overpriced and said the only dessert they over was the massive sundae so we could not celebrate my 3 year old twins birthday:( their were only 4 of us and the server told me it was too big for four people? Why not just lie, felt like they were trying to get us to leave? It was Sunday at noon and there was only one other table in a different room in restaurant. read more

The only thing that was good was the Ambiance, I was so angry that it was so bad. Waitress was so slow, Food dry. People in back of us were not happy about there food. I would not tell anyone to go there. I am Italian and I know good Italian food. read more

our server Jose was friendly and attentive. The family style dinner was delicious and comfortable.

This is my favorite restaurant. I celebrated my birthday couple years ago and everything was perfect! Service,food and the atmosphere is the best! They even send to my email couple discounts which of course i enjoy them. Today i enjoyed the $20 gift in the email and yes i used it and i'm veryyyy happy. Got my dinner for free!!! Thank you and this restaurant are one of the best from my list! read more

Buca di Beppo Italian Restaurant - Italian Near Me - Lombard, Illinois

We had reservations on Mother's Day it was packed. The food was good and our server Sarah was the best so smiley, happy and slammed but most effective. I would highly recommend asking for Sarah when you pay a visit. read more

UPDATE: Jim from Buca was kind enough to resolve this issue for me. I appreciated their concern and prompt response. Do not order Holiday Delivery Catering. I ordered a Thanksgiving meal for my hard working team weeks ago. I received an email today, Thanksgiving day, stating that my order had been canceled. I called the location and they told me that the order was out for delivery. I breathed a sigh of relief and went about working. Later, I checked the tracking and it said that the delivery was canceled. Sure enough, my order was nowhere to be found. I called the location again and was told that they don't deliver and that I needed to call door dash. NOWHERE on their catering page did it mention door dash. If it had, I would have not ordered from this establishment. So take my advise, do not order a holiday meal delivered from this place, unless you want to scramble to replace it at the last minute. Probably the most disturbing part was that the manager was very condescending and rude; essentially telling me that it was not her problem and that my expensive holiday meal was wasting away under some heat lamp. Very very disappointing. read more

Post graveside private burial.... Not a happy group... very COVID sensitive group.... But you know what we we're when we left the Pope room? We were a happier, satisfied group, and under those circumstances that's saying a lot. Service is apparently learning, crowds we're supposedly in the restaurant somewhere but none that we saw. The half eaten meal from Kentucky Fried Chicken on the table in the kitchen was hysterical. (Theater or real life? Who knew?). So yeah we got out own water once and a couple items were removed from our bill after our waiter realized they were never delivered but, on that day, it was enough. Thanks Buca crew! read more

Is your business model make empty promises and not return phone calls? Then meet Patric and Jill from the Lombard location. So I made an order in 3 days in advance for pick up. When I went there they said they never took the order. I had gift cards that were going to expire and wanted to use them but they said they must have been to busy to take the order. Either way I spoke Patric a day later to try to use $150.00 in gift cards and he said come in and will see what we could do. I go in to speak with them they said there was nothing they could do. Gift card gone to waste with no way to recoup the credit. Needless to say a huge disappoint. read more