Buca di Beppo is an American restaurant chain specializing in Italian-American food. The chain of 40 establishments across the United States was previously a subsidiary of Planet Hollywood from 2008–2024. In November 2024, Main Street Capital Corporation invested over $30 million to acquire Buca di Beppo out of bankruptcy, hoping to position it for long-term success.[2] To lead its attempted resurgence, Main Street partnered with Atlanta-based Jackmont Hospitality Inc. to oversee operations as the brand tries to embark on its next chapter.
Menu
The food at Buca di Beppo is served family style, each item served à la carte and shared among the dining party. Some locations also have a lunch menu, featuring individual-sized portions.
History
Phil Roberts founded Buca di Beppo in 1993 as an imitation of "red sauce joints", Italian-American family restaurants in the northeast United States. Not Italian himself, Roberts wanted his restaurant's depiction to be "intentionally in bad taste, but good-natured bad taste". He hired Vittorio Renda, a Milanese chef, and Roberts's architect son decorated the restaurant with Italians' family photographs from flea markets. In 1996, a new CEO, Joseph Micatrotto, brought less exaggerated Italian-American cultural depictions, based on his family's history, to the chain as it prepared to go public.