In article >, sf wrote:

> On Sun, 17 Feb 2008 02:36:37 -0500, "Allen Prunty"
> -u4g-this> wrote:
>
> > We do have a restaurant that is a national chain
> >called Bucca De Beppo (Joe's Basement in Italian) that, to me, is closer to how
> >my granny cooks.
>
> DD has one near her and she likes it.

Buca is kind of sad--it started as one really good place in Minneapolis
and is now a chain of acceptable places. But it is ten times better
than Olive Garden, and probably no more expensive. Their gimmick is
"family style" dishes instead of individual ones, and that works pretty
well for Italian.

Mike Beede