text: So I went to Buca di Beppo a couple of months ago as I was in Pburgh for a meeting I had not eaten since the morning and was very hungry and thought I would drop in for an early dinner Bad ideannI came in alone and not with a group and I came in early Not really their target demographic however they had no idea what to do with me So what did they do with me The put me in some back room near a kitchen Just me some gangster memorabilia big band music and an empty room near the kitchen I eventually found a server and told him that I would eat at the bar you know where there are other peoplennThey let me order off the lunch menu that was nice so I ordered a lunch portion spaghetti Another bad idea The spaghetti sauce was terrible tasted like catsup the pasta was old and seemed like it had been in the refrigerator for a couple of days and the meatball tasted like they walked over to McDonalds and asked for some hamburger meatnnI realize that Buca really is not structured to serve the oneman earlydinner customer And that is another drawback The place is located in a business center area They need to know who their potential customers arennThe Station Square location is kind of odd it is tucked in by the river between the tunnels However just walk across that cool bridge and find a local place across the river in the down town area Avoid Buca unless you are with a big group and want a pastaheavy meal Actually there are Italian restaurants across the river or further up Carson Just avoid BucannNot going back to Buca in any citynnAside Pburgh is a cool town and I cannot wait for my next trip back