"June 9, 2018 We recently visited an upscale Italian restaurant to celebrate our anniversary and settled to visit an establishment called Buca di beppo in Sacramento, after reading some reviews online. This is a family style Italian restaurant, and on line reviews also looked good. As such, we trekked a distance to Buca di beppo for our special dinner. Having patronized many restaurants in the past, when we walked into the doors of Buca di beppo, we were deeply impressed of its grand welcoming by delightful staff members (Noah and Brendan) and its impressive and elaborate decor throughout the entire restaurant. It was like walking through Planet Hollywood seeing all kinds of memorabilia throughout. We even had the chance to meet the assist. G.M. manager, Scott Sagerdahl, who was truly the bomb! Scott was down to earth and personable, and even took time from his busy schedule to give us a personal tour of the restaurant. Everywhere we went, we were in awe, looking at old pictures and things on display. Buca di beppo is not only fancy; it's nostalgic, it's a museum, it's a monument of history, it's heart warming. Scott even told some stories of customers who came in and noticed pictures they were in, taken many decades ago, and even a military vet who broke down in tears after noticing an old army photo of him (AP) and his buddies in the service, where he is the only survivor today. These are powerful nostalgic memories. Overall, I can best say that Buca di beppo is not only an upscale Italian restaurant, it is an experience in its own category. We ordered our meal with the guidance of our server, Anna. Anna was wonderful and guided us through the ordering process and gave us recommendations. Needless to say, the service was great and the meal was terrific. Another unique part of our tour, was, that we were pointed out that we can choose and sit at a special table located in the kitchen of the restaurant. That is so cool, where we can enjoy our meal in a nice table and experience the ins and outs of the kitchen operation. Never seen anything like this before. Truly unique. Buca di beppo is a must visit for anyone who enjoys great Italian food, with a twist. Words and pictures are simply not enough to describe the ambiance of the restaurant. Like what they say, words can only say so much, and pictures can only show so much. But to actually gain a feel of the place, one must come and visit Buca di beppo and personally experience the grandness of this restaurant operation. Even Gordon Ramsey would be so impressed by Buca di beppo, so professionally managed by assist. G.M. Scott Sagerdahl; whom you can see the amount of passion he exhibits on running this wonderful restaurant. Bon Appetite!"
