Buon Gusto

Coco Loves Dogs

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November 03, 2024

Let’s start with I’ve been to Italy and I have heard a lot about this place. When I first walked in I couldn’t help but notice an older crowd. I was the youngest one there by 20 years. I ordered the pizza and I wish it was crispier and more tasty. Salad was bland but the dressing was fresh. The carbonara was bland and I was under impressed. The artichoke appetizer was undercooked. I am used to authentic Italian food where everything is made from scratch with love and it doesn’t seem to reflect that. Good but not my main Italian spot.

Paolo Pizzi

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November 16, 2024

No-frill Italian restaurant ("trattoria") in Huntington Beach, located near Valley View and Warner (on Warner). Don't expect 100% authenticity, as this is more of an Italian-American restaurant than an absolutely authentic Italian one. Which means large plates (i.e. large portions), lots of cheese, lots of tomato sauce, etc. That, however, doesn't mean it's not a good restaurant: it's just another style, one that actually many Americans prefer. In fact, the food is quite good. Not spectacular, but good. And prices are reasonable, meaning that the bang for your buck is pretty high. I had the "pastora" (shepherd-style) penne, which is pasta with tomato sauce, ricotta, mushrooms, sausages, and a ton of cheese on top. Authentic? Not really, but definitely creative. It's like a baked "boscaiola" (pasta with cream sauce, mushrooms, and sausages) with a tomato sauce in place of the cream. It was very tasty, and I enjoyed it, despite having a tad too much tomato sauce and cheese (like I said, Italian-American style). My wife had the "melanzane alla parmigiana" (eggplant parmesan), which I also sampled. They came with a side of spaghetti with meat sauce (once again, a traditional Italian-American way to serve this dish). Also quite tasty, and I particularly liked the meat sauce (for the record, you can also order this dish with marinara sauce, if you prefer). For dessert, we split a Tiramisu. Not the best I've ever had (if that's what you want, buy a flight ticket to Italy...), but --once again-- pretty good. And, I should add, better than what's served at some much more expensive restaurants in the area). Service was prompt and corteous, and the restaurant was very clean. All in all, a very positive experience and definitely a great value for your money.

Mark Rodriguez

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February 16, 2025

Super good food! Great service. Good beer,wine. Best thing not at all expensive. Our two entrees plus two to go $62.00. Great menu. Way too hard to choose. Authentic Italian with nothing but fresh ingredients. A must to return! We've been there at least 2 dozen times, and 99% of the time were very happy with the food and service. Today, February 15th, not so much. We were there when they were opening. It appeared there was a new staff on hand. There were no servers we've ever seen. At the time we entered there was only 1 other party. We asked to give us a minute to order but it was more like 10 mins. Our food was not the same as we were accustomed to. Our pasta was borderline cold. My sauce and meatball was hot but not the pasta on my wives' order as well. It took a lot more time time than usual to get our food, considering the restaurant was not too busy. We were first to order. We asked for bread, and our server replied it was coming out, assuming out from the oven. When it came to our table, the bread wasn't even hot enough to melt the butter. The 2nd order of bread was hot. When we finished eating we waited another 10 mins for our server to see if we needed a to-go box. We didn't want to wait for our check, so we handed our credit card for her ahead. Overall, because the food has always been great, we will be back, just a bit disappointed on this visit. We'll chalk the not so good experience to lack of server training.

Tracy Foreman

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January 23, 2024

Came here to celebrate a few birthdays. Made reservations for 6 which was nice. We were seated against the wall and the table was a bit tight with the table behind us. Not easy getting in an out. Our waitress was very attentive and quickly took our order. I ordered the penne Marco pollo. It was shrimp with broccoli, artichokes and penne pasta. It was a bit bland. Not very flavorful so I was disappointed. My son got the chicken Parmesan and it was amazing. My mom got the chicken alla panna. It had great flavor and she loved it. Other orders included carbonara with chicken, sausage & pepppers and pizza. The portions of these items are huge. Lots of to go boxes and leftovers for lunch. I like coming here. I just ordered a dud item. Now I know what to order and what not to order

Marshall Naranjo

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February 14, 2025

I've been coming here for over 13 years and this place has been amazing and consistent through and through. Family owned and family ran. Amazing people that work here. (Cheat code: add baked mozzarella to your pasta order if it doesn't have it already. It's the best!)