"sf" wrote in message ...
> On Sun, 17 Feb 2008 11:26:18 -0700, "Dale P" > wrote:
>
>>Bucca De Beppo was right up there among the worst restaurant meals I have
>>ever had. Large portions of bad food is what they specialize in.
>
> What makes it bad to you? I hate lightly seasoned food. What is it
> that you didn't like?
>
> --
There was just the two of us, and we went for lunch. We were aware
beforehand that the meals were large and are to be shared, family style.
Not a problem. We ordered a salad, and a chicken and pasta dish (penne, I
think). The salad was set in front of us. It was a very large bowl of very
tired and turning brown iceberg lettuce. Not at all what I would call a
good salad. We ate what we could of it, and then they brought the main
dish. My first comment was "where is the piece of chicken?". Well, we did
find it buried in a pile of pasta with very little sauce. There was
literally one small piece of chicken. The rest was bits of chicken (like it
had been in the food processor) in the sauce. I could certainly have
whipped up a better lunch than this for next to nothing in cost. Of course,
they packed the extra food into containers for us to take home. It was
promptly disposed of when we got home.

I did think the decor was fun. Kind of tacky, overdone Italian.

We do not eat out often, and I certainly want something better than that
when we do. Maggiano's Little Italy is a much better chain with decent
entrees that we enjoy sharing. Plus it is a much classier joint!!

DP