Sunday, June 26, 2005

Restaurant: Buca Di Beppo Redondo Beach



I always thought of trying out this restaurant everytime I drove by to visit my sister Anna's apartment by the beach. My first time was when my wife and I attended a birthday party for my three sisters about two weeks ago. It was a happy occasion and we tried a lot of food. It was a surprised for my younger sister, Anna, as her fiancee invited all of the family to celebrate the birthdays. Anna's birthday was on June 11th, follwed by Cecile on June 12th, so one day a year they are the same age and Maria's birthday is on June 22nd.

My wife and I went tried it again this Saturday. She called to make a reservation to be told that the restaurant was fully booked for the day. Luckily, when I got home from work, She told me they called about a cancellation and that we got a reservation at 6PM. The restaurant was full as usual and I am glad we called instead of just stopping by since we would be waiting for a long time for a table. We got seated as soon as we arrived and we got the tour of the kitchen before being sat down on the table.

My wife and I ordered calamari for appetizer, shrimp scampi and pizza with spicy sausage and mushroom for the main course. My wife and I loved the calamari and pizza, while the shrimp scampi was okay, but did not measure to our expectations. The service was a little slow because of packed restaurant, but the food made up for the delay. My wife and I were planning to return again soon since we wanted to try the other dishes.

Buca Di Beppo Redondo Beach
1670 South Pacific Coast Highway
Redondo Beach CA 90277
310-540-3246

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