page_title: Buona
section_title: Products
hierarchical_section_title: Buona / Products
caption_attribution_description: English: Buona in St. Charles Illinois in 2015.
context_page_description: Buona is an American restaurant chain that specializes in Italian beef, along with other dishes such as pizzas, and Chicago-style hot dogs. The company was founded in 1981 by Joe and Peggy Buonavolanto. Since its opening, the company has launched a total of 18 restaurants and 2 catering facilities in the Illinois area. The company is still run by three generations of the Buonavolanto family.
context_section_description: Buona Βeef specializes in Italian Beef, but it also serves other meals including Chicago-style hot dogs, pizzas, burgers, salads, soups, paninis, desserts, and specialty beer & wine Along with its restaurant services, the company has facilities able to provide event catering services.
  In addition to the Buona chain, the company co-owns and operates five full-service restaurants. These restaurants include Downers Grove-based Barbakoa and Brett Favre's Steakhouse in Green Bay, Wisconsin. It also operates Authentic Brands of Chicago, its own 30,000 square foot beef production facility.
caption: St. Charles location of Buona. Image taken in 2015.
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