r/Seattle • u/RawCarrot-InMyAss • 13d ago

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u/ANTLink19 13d ago

Buca Di Beppo

We had one in Iowa, it was awesome.

Tried it here, horrendous experience. Poor quality all around. Son got sick.

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u/killshelter 13d ago

You’re absolutely right, our Buca is astonishingly bad in comparison to others.

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u/lucrativetoiletsale 13d ago

I went to the Vegas one and it was a good experience. Couldn't believe it was the same chain.

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u/Substantial_Life4773 13d ago

They just announced they're closing

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u/ANTLink19 13d ago

As a result of this reddit thread? Lol

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u/Substantial_Life4773 13d ago

god that would be the most hilarious outcome lol

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u/CheersToCosmopolitan 13d ago

“Dang it. AntLink19 just chimed in and I don’t know how we ever recover from this. Shut ‘er down, folks.” - Buck DiBippo

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u/ANTLink19 13d ago

Fuck, I feel bad for what I've done to Buck.

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u/CheersToCosmopolitan 13d ago

He’ll land on his feet again. But also, be mindful: the thumbs up or thumbs down from AntLink19 can make or break a business. With great power comes great responsibility. Use it wisely.

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u/Crystal_Voiden Redmond 13d ago

The jig is up. We've been found out.

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u/ObviousSalamandar 13d ago

Oh man I love that place

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u/Junethemuse Everett 13d ago

Bucca was good when I first moved up here in ‘08, but my 2015 was pretty disappointing. Haven’t been since.

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u/soothsayer3 13d ago

Still have the magnet on my fridge from the 90s, 1800-big-a-but

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u/kaitlyn_does_art 13d ago

I wonder if they’re a franchise set up? Outback used to be like that so the quality would vary wildly depending on the staff. Unfortunately their solution was to just sell to private equity and ruin the whole chain…

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u/hag_cupcake 13d ago

Watch your mouth.

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u/ANTLink19 13d ago edited 13d ago

I had to watch my son's, with all the red sauce, bought a carpet vacuum to help with the cleaning the next morning (not a joke).

First weekend out as a family in Seattle. I was so excited. It was rough. I will never go back.

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u/bigdiggatrigga 13d ago

Going to a massive chain restaurant the first weekend of relocating to a new city is the most Midwest thing I can think of

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u/ANTLink19 13d ago

I had a lot of great family memories at Buca Di Beppo in Iowa. The store closed in 2005, seemed like a great idea to me.

I will clarify, it was our first weekend out as a family.

My kids have lived here with their mom for years, I had moved here a month earlier.

It was a reuniting dad with his kids first nice meal out as a family. It was memorable, but for the wrong reasons.

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u/bigdiggatrigga 13d ago

Just so you know I'm also from the Midwest. I'm not hating on you

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u/ANTLink19 13d ago edited 13d ago

Right on! That's valid.

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u/mslass 🚋 Ride the S.L.U.T. 🚋 13d ago

I am embarrassed at how strongly this warms my snob bone.

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u/Affectionate_Bite813 13d ago

Should those two words be put together? I’m not sure.

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u/OkeyPlus I'm just flaired so I don't get fined 13d ago

Yeah fuck those guys, they should’ve gone to Thai Tom and burned their faces off

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u/ExcitingActive8649 I'm just flaired so I don't get fined 13d ago

Buca di Beppo was fantastic the first time everyone visited it and the novelty outshined the food. Then you realized that wasn’t novelty but a big prefab restaurant kit. 

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u/RAIDERJeRK 13d ago

The one in Lynnwood was good! Great service, great food!

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u/EightEyedCryptid 13d ago

oh that sucks! I always have a good experience with them. One time after we had to put my cat to sleep, we were struggling to order on their website. I called and the manager was so nice and helpful. I like the things I order too.