Redondo Beach, CA 90277
www.bucadibeppo.com
I drove down to Redondo Beach for a friend's bday a couple of weeks ago. There is no parking anywhere at this place so you have to get it valeted, which roughly cost around $2. Once you're inside and they get your table ready, they take you through their bustling kitchen for a quick view.
It was just four of us but we some how ordered enough for a family of ten! We first started out with a large pizza (1/2 pepperoni, sausage and red onions and 1/2 pepperoni and peppercinis. The flat thin crust pizza was full of grease from the toppings, not like that's a bad thing. The pepperoni and sausage pizza was a good combination with a little bit of spiciness and saltiness.
This other side of the pizza was just as greasy. I had to dab it with numerous napkins. The peppercinis and pepperoni accompany one another really well. The crust on both sides of the pizza was really soggy because of the grease, it reminded me of when i used to microwave Jeno's frozen pizza.
Gnocchi al telefono was a decent dish. Its potato dumplings tossed in marinara sauce and topped with fresh mozzarella and basil. It was a very hearty dish that made me full rather quickly.
I was looking for the chicken cacciatore on the menu but couldn't find it. Come to find out, the restaurant 86 my favorite item from the menu! Fortunately, the waiter told us that the kitchen staff could make it for us..and so they did. It was a whole roasted chicken on top of buttery garlic mashed potatoes and smothered in cacciatore that was full of vegetables. This was so good, I kept on eating even after I was full.
It is a cool place to eat if you are really hungry or if you are with a big hungry group. There are two portions of food served at this place and they are big and bigger. ~Bootsi
We never really thought that we would like a chain Italian place like Buca Di Beppo. In actuality, their thin pizza was very good. Need to try some other dishes.
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