4/5 Garrick: Just Another Self-Appointed C. 2 years ago on Google
2
Points
for
Take
Out
-
2
Extra
points
for
dining
in
We’ve
eaten
at
Buca
di
Beppo
many
times,
so
we
know
they
have
good
food.
What
we
learned
with
our
latest
experience
is
not
all
of
their
dishes
are
good
options
for
take-out.
Lasagna
works
well
for
take-out,
but
breaded
dishes,
not
so
much
so.
If
my
review
was
based
solely
on
this
meal,
I
would
give
them
2
stars.
My
4-star
rating
is
based
on
all
dining
experiences
I’ve
had
with
the
restaurant.
For
Easter
dinner,
we
ordered
a
special
for
six.
Our
selections
included
salad,
chicken
parmesan,
fettuccini
alfredo,
and
cannoli.
The
pasta
and
dessert
were
great.
The
pasta
had
just
enough
sauce
and
was
cooked
well.
Surprisingly,
the
cannoli
travelled
well
as
the
shells
were
still
crisp
and
included
a
side
of
chocolate
sauce
to
drizzle
over
the
tops.
The
salad
and
chicken
parmesan
were
disappointing.
The
Roma
tomatoes
were
barely
pink
and
lacked
any
flavor.
The
dressing
seemed
a
bit
off
as
if
the
ratio
of
oil
to
vinegar
was
wrong.
I
thought
it
was
missing
croutons
but
in
reviewing
their
online
menu,
I
saw
the
mixed
green
salad
does
not
come
with
them;
they
might
have
helped
elevate
the
salad
considering
the
tomatoes
they
had
that
day.
Their
chicken
parmesan
does
not
travel
well.
They
use
an
airtight
container
which
traps
in
moisture
making
it
more
of
a
mush
than
a
crust.
It
can
be
frustrating
when
restaurants
remove
items
from
their
menus,
but
I
clearly
understand
why:
they
do
so
rather
than
sell
a
dish
that
does
not
meet
their
own
standards
which
helps
ensure
customer
satisfaction.
TO
THE
RESTAURANT:
If
you
can’t
source
quality
product
(tomatoes),
don’t
use
it.
Instead,
offer
an
explanation
and
substitution.
If
you
can’t
deliver
a
dish
to
someone’s
home
that
matches
the
restaurant’s
quality,
don’t
offer
it;
offer
only
the
dishes
you
know
travel
well.
You
figured
out
how
to
deliver
crispy
cannoli’s…try
to
figure
out
how
to
deliver
a
crispy
crusted
parmesan.
On
the
upside,
I’m
impressed
that
you
read
and
respond
to
customer
reviews.
We’ll
eat
at
Buca’s
again
and
we’ll
even
order
take
out
again.
We
won’t,
however,
order
crusted
dished
for
take-out
and
we
might
have
to
ask
what
their
tomatoes
are
like
before
we
get
another
salad.