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National Meatball Day!

Posted on March 9th, 2016 · Italian Music/Events/Other

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* National Meatball Day!

Today, is National Meatball Day!

Jeff Eats’ can’t wait for the real-biggie…National General Tso’s Chicken (No Spice) Day! ☺️

Now if you guys can keep a secret between us, some of the best meatballs that money can buy are served- up at Buca di Beppo Italian Restaurant. You guys and Jeff Eats both know that “food reviewing” is purely a subjective-gig, what I like you may hate and vice versa…With that in mind, all I can tell you, is that I absolutely love Buca’s meatballs!

Long story short, printed down below is Jeff Eats’ 8/22/14 Buca di Beppo Italian Restaurant “story”…I’m telling you, the joint’s meatballs (and for that matter, other stuff) are dynamite!

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Posted August 22, 2014
***** Buca di Beppo Italian Restaurant, 801 North Congress Avenue, Wellington, Florida 33426, (561) 737-2393.

Buca di Beppo is a national Southern Italian restaurant chain…for our purposes, joints in Boynton Beach, Brandon, Coral Springs, Davie, Fort Myers, Jacksonville, Maitland, Naples, Orlando, Tallahassee, Wellington. You can check menu/prices/locations/info at bucadibeppo.com.

Last night Jeff Eats ate dinner at the Buca di Beppo in Wellington. Just so you know, Wellington wasn’t my “maiden Buca di Beppo voyage”–first time for Wellington, but over the past 16 years Jeff Eats has eaten in a number of Buca’s joints-here in Florida and elsewhere. Can’t really explain, why Buca di Beppo hadn’t garnered a Jeff Eats’ critique-prior to-today. If I figure it out, I’ll let you guys know.

Right about now some of you guys are throwing a hissy fit–Hey Jeff, it’s a chain, why would you eat there? What’s wrong with you? Did you lose your mind?

First things first.

For you guys who don’t “know” Buca di Beppo…locations are decorated literally with hundreds of pictures. The portions are either family style or individual size. Full bar -area.

Now onto the meal…just so you know, there were eight- in the Jeff Eats’ party-fried calamari, chopped antipasto salad, chicken parmigiana, veal marsala, penne alla vodka, ravioli with meat sauce, lasagna, baked rigatoni, tiramisu, cheesecake.

Now you do what you want with this. The food was delicious, the service was solid-friendly and all 8-of us really-really enjoyed ourselves.

Nothing for nothing, I know that there are a bunch of you-out there-who really “believe” that chain food can’t be any good. Well I got news for you, from this boy’s perch, Buca di Beppo proves your theory DEAD WRONG! No fooling here- I found the food as good if not better than most of the “mom & pop” Florida red sauce joints that have run my American Express card. For sure, there are loads of “mom & pops” that would wipe the floor with Buca di Beppo but trust me, most of them aren’t as good. On the price front, Buca di Beppo is in the same league as the “mom & poppers” -same goes for portion size and service.

A few seconds ago I gave you Buca’s website. When you check the site you’ll find a current “deal” called-“Feed four for $40.”–if you are going to try Buca, be smart and print out that coupon. One other thing, this morning Jeff Eats got an email from local.amazon.com offering a coupon for $10 off your next $20 purchase at Buca di Beppo- you may also want to print out that coupon. The way I see “coupons”- better your pocket than their pocket!

Buca di Beppo is open Monday-Thursday 11am-10pm, Friday-Saturday 11am-11pm, Sunday 11am-9pm.

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5 Comments to “National Meatball Day!”

  1. mark says...

    Sorry to say but that location closed a while back but the Boynton location is still there

    • JoyceEatsBagels says...

      mark,
      I eat in the Buca in Corall Springs. I love it’s food. I use to eat in the Buca in Lighthouse Point but it closed. Jeff is right that the food is terrific. I also love the decor and the service is also terrific. The prices are very reasonable.

      I have had the meatballs and they are delicious.

      What do you think of them?

      • mark says...

        I have never eaten there I had planned to go the wellington location but when we got there they were closed.

        • mark says...

          By problem is one of by best friends is Italian and he makes the best meatballs so I tend to just go to his house when I get a hankering for Italian food.

      • Jack Hammer says...

        Joyce, how often do you eat the meatballs at Buca? It’s such a great place to have a private party if you can get the right booth? Where else do you go?

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