Buca di Beppo Italian Restaurant

We went to the St Paul location and the servers are clearly overworked. The food was very slow to come out, luke warm, and incredibly salty. The bathrooms were also disgusting and smelled strongly of urine.

My family and I went there to celebrate my dad's birthday. We were seated right away since we had a reservation and there was plenty of room for my big family. I enjoyed my Milan Mule beverage while my dad and brothers had sodas. The mixed greens salad was really good and the small served us 5 a reasonable portion of salad without having leftovers. My mom and I shared the spaghetti marinara, which was one of the few items with no dairy (I have a dairy allergy). To me, a good Italian restaurant can be classified as such when they can make a simple plate of pasta with tomato sauce taste amazing. I was thrilled with my dinner. The pasta was perfectly cooked and the sauce was full of flavor. Overall, I am happy with the food I ate and a little sad with the limited dairy-free options.

Waited at the door for a bit, but it seemed like they were short staffed so not a real big deal. Our server was very nice and polite. It was fun to hear the birthday songs and just have fun on a Sunday night out. The portions were huge as always! We are always taking home what feels like 5 pounds of food, but we love it!