For those who comment that this is not authentic or does not taste like food in Italy, I think you are missing the point of Buca. This is a fun, loud, group friendly, reasonably priced restaurant selling the food that Italian immigrants that came to this country made in their kitchen or small family restaurants. This is coming from a member of an Italian family who ate this type of food growing up. I think you need to appreciate restaurants like this for what they are.
Pros: atmosphere, value, freshness of food
Cons: waiting, cramped dining room, waiting
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