text: We have stayed away from Buca di Beppo because of their reputation for huge portions We would be in the area for an appointment and decided to go here after for an early dinner As form the portions we are at the age where early dinners and take home boxes rule nnI had checked the menu online and knew pretty much what we wanted before going there Our server Casey was a gem She asked us if we had been there before and answered questions and gave advice as we askednnWe ended up ordering a small portion of their summer tricolore salad It was a good starter of sliced tomatoes mozzarella and avocado rings topped with fresh basil and olive oil A very summery kind of saladnnFor our main course we chose the spicy chicken rigatoni described on the menu as chicken breast garlic crushed red pepper and peas in a spicy rosa sauce This came with a recommendation from a friend and it was a good suggestion Thanks Shawn H The bowl of rigatoni was huge Note that the menu states that a small order is meant for or more and a large order is meant for or more We had generous servings at the restaurant not overdoing it though and we brought home a container for an additional meal The take home packaging even had a reheating instruction sticker on it nnSince we did not overdo the main course we had room for dessert They have a couple of desserts that have single serving versions well actually they are also for people in reality We got their single serving version of the colossal brownie sundae It came with two brownie pieces two scoops of ice cream and some whipped cream A very nice dessert for two people to sharennI was very pleased with this first visit to a Buca Considering the amount of food the price is reasonable Service was outstanding Thanks Casey We will be back to try some other things And by bringing home a box it saves me from having to cook a meal on a future day Score