THIS RESTAURANT IS CLOSED Buca di Beppo

THIS RESTAURANT IS CLOSED Buca di Beppo Restaurant Review:

The size of the portions--we're talking huge---is the real draw here. It's a place where the kitschy theme is Old Fashioned Italian Restaurant. Think red-checked tablecloths, dusty Chianti bottles and pics of Sinatra on the walls. One order of pasta will feed a family of six. But what quantity giveth, quality taketh away. It may be one short step above The Olive Garden, which is in the basement food-wise. But wait---the name translates to Joe's Basement, and that's where we figure the food is here, too. On top of that, the Italian clichés are a bit much, as in pretty awful.