Bucceto's Pizza Pasta

Valentine's Day. Party of two. The restaurant was slammed. Many tables needed busing, a line waiting for them. DoorDashers. Zoo. Staff was trying to maintain with a smile on their face. We decided that we'd do pasta, rare for us. My partner chose something her mom might've made, generic spaghetti and meat balls with tomato sauce. I chose linguini with white clam sauce. It's hard to find in Bloomington. Larger than you might expect salads come with this meal. The dressings were rattled off by our server. She didn't mention that the Caesar dressing costs an extra 75c. We found out later.The spaghetti with meat balls was judged to be good, but not exciting. My dish, which I'd tried before and didn't have success with, was actually clam soup with pasta, maybe 8oz or more of broth with linguini (just about al dente), and six clams. An amazing amount of garlic was in this soup. Luckily, I like garlic. Six clams were in the soup, one clam meat Missing In Action. For those not familiar with this dish, the amount of broth that I'm describing is more than excessive for this dish. It didn't taste bad, I just wasn't expecting soup, rather something Italians call linguine alla vongole bianco. This was not that.Good service under fire, and a nice appetizer of spinach artichoke dip push it past OK into the four star rating, but only barely. We've tried other dishes here, and like that they have intentionally low carb and gluten-free stated options, as well as vegan options for our vegan friends. Not many restaurants do this and it's appreciated. But I won't order the clam soup with pasta again.

Not being from this area, I wasn't sure what to expect, however I am happy to say I was extremely pleasantly surprised. Each member of my party very happy with their dish (I was happy with their dishes too as I had a bite of each of them- haha!) First off, salad was SO GOOD. Iceberg salads are usually nothing to write home about, but all veggies were fresh and that dressing was FRESH. The blue cheese tasted homemade, I believe it had a ranch base. I am typically not a ranch dressing person, but this ranch was so flavorful! As for the main entrees, I ordered the vodka cream sauce with fettucine, this had a perfectly mild spicy kick. Portion size was generous, had enough to eat the next day which tasted even better! Daughter #1 had a chicken breast with mushrooms- expertly prepared, the breast was not at all dry, sauce was rich and buttery. Sometimes chicken breast can be stringy and gross, this was the exact opposite of that. Daughter #2 had a spicy shrimp-based pasta which had a nice savory flavor, hard to explain, but again, so good. Daughter's fiancée had a pasta-chicken dish with a rosemary based cream sauce (forgive me, I don't recall exact names of the dishes), but again so flavorful and well done! The basket of garlic bread, buttery delicious, soft and perfectly crispy crust but also not so hard that it hurts the roof of your mouth!Inside of restaurant gave me some 80s vibes- not a bad thing! Casual atmosphere, and kitschy art deco unique to their brand. Our server, Devin or Darrin, with movie star looks and most importantly, friendly and attentive service. You could also tell employees got along wellnwith each other, guys in the kitchen joking around and wait staff supporting each other- other waitstaff filled our drinks, it was nice to see them being supportive of each other. Great place overall, recommended. I will definitely return, can't wait to try the pizzas, they looked delicious!

The ultimate pizza was ok. If I never had pizza then this would of been really good. But I've had other pizza's and personally enjoyed others. The taste was a little too bland for me but not bad I guess

My favorite pizza place! It has so many options for toppings and that's something I really like when we want an "upscale" Pizza night. The chicken pizza with goat cheese is wonderful but we love the option to do half and half. My husband and I have different preferences so that helps us out! He really loves the breadsticks and I love that I turned him onto this place!

I would first like to say that I have ordered from the location on the west side of bloomington, Many times and have enjoyed the food. Even when the doordasher did not deliver the food and I had to reorder it. This is my first time ordering from the Eastside location. And I have to say I am greatly disappointed. The chicken dish was burnt dry cry just a tiny tiny bit of sauce. I also ordered the Greek salad No black olives. And it arrived with a ton of black oloves. I will post a picture if it will let me.

I chose Bucceto's for my birthday lunch meal at work. The lady who picked up our food said that they were short staffed today. For a carry out order for about 10 people, they only got a few things wrong. One of our girls didn't get her spaghetti and meatballs. Another girl never received her soup, and one of our doctors had some missing toppings on his pizza. Other than that everyone really enjoyed their meal. I'm not sure if we were charged for the missing items but everyone was satisfied enought with what they received so no one called back to tell Bucceto's about the missing items. A lot of people I worked with never had Bucceto's before, so I'm happy to have introduced them to my favorite restaurant.

I ate here yesterday (27-08-22), and it was a very nice experience. The staff was young and friendly, very accommodating. The sweet tea was great, especially for this town, it was the closest I have been able to find to Texas sweet tea. Not sure if that's the norm for this place, but that day the sweet tea was on point! I had a spinach artichoke dip, and it was FANTASTIC! The bread was nice and crispy, and enough for the plate of dip. It was so creamy and yummy! It was a tad small for a shareable, in my opinion, so I would consider ordering more than one if you're with family and friends. For my main entree I had the Rosemary Cream Chicken Pasta. I did request for artichoke to be added in, and they kindly obliged. This is where this place loses a star for me. The chicken was very tough and almost leather like. I couldn't bite through it cleanly and became so difficult to chew. So I just parted it to the side. (Personally it doesn't matter to me, but as it is a main part of the dish and the only protein, it may be something to note for another patron.) There also wasn't a whole to offer tomatoes in this dish, not sure if that would be a turn off for some. Personally it doesn't matter, I did enjoy there being a bit less of them. While I wasn't a fan of the chicken, the rest of the dish was very good. The pasta was cooked well, making it very enjoyable. Parking is a bit tough as the east side place is next to a Starbucks, so parking can be a bit tough. The inside is a bit small, but for small-mid size parties (less than 6) it is just enough. I would certainly recommend this restaurant if you are in town and have an Italian/pasta craving. It was a nice experience, and I do plan to be back!

It was less than 5 minutes wait, which was very prompt. Pricing for the food is decent. Very happy with the options for the menu and their ability to accommodate allergies. Spinach Artichoke dip was delicious. My Fettuccine was absolutely delicious!!! very nice and inviting location. Will definitely be back!

I had the clam sauce pasta the other day and it was super good! I'm already hungry for more!

This place is wonderful, I was a little hesitant after seeing how big the menu is, but the food did not disappoint. Lots of options including a packed gluten free menu. I will definitely be coming back if I get the chance.