Disappointing! My husband and I were down the street and decided to stop at this Buona location. Now, I'm sorry we did! Usually we get our food to-go when visiting the Streeterville location, but decided to eat in this restaurant since we were a distance from home. So, why was my cheeseburger lukewarm and not hot? I was right there in the restaurant so there was no reason for my burger to be lukewarm. Also, although I had a number of extras on my burger, the burger itself lacked seasoning. My husband had the Italian Sausage sandwich and said it was "alright". We both had onion rings and there was no seasoning on the batter -- whatsoever! Again, disappointing! Now the highlight of my meal was the strawberry shake. You could not taste ANY strawberries, it was milky, and it lacked the taste of ice cream. All in all, it was horrible! After about six draws on the straw, I stopped drinking. There was no sense in wasting any more calories! I spent $4.19 on a shake that was better suited for dishwashing, and it wasn't sweet at all! By the time I started drinking it I was driving home, and I was not turning around to go back for a refund. The only reason this gets two stars is because of the friendly service we received and the cleanliness of the dining room. We do not plan to return to this location, but sincerely hope they do better. read more

Good food but terribly slow service.. rarely in and out in 20 minutes. . Good food but terribly slow service.. rarely in and out in 20 minutes. read more

It's a very beautiful and very clean place. A lot of space to eat. The cashiers are happy and very attentive and are quick. I ordered the 5 inch Buona Way with red gravy. A minestrone bowl soup which so delicious!!! I loved everything and you will not be disappointed. Highly recommend this location read more

the food is always cold or not right at this point and the staff is not friendly nor welcoming this will definitely be my last visit read more

Buona - Hot dog was cold through and through had nothing to do with cold condiments nor messy presentation - Burgers Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Great food, I would recommend the pizzas or the chicken tenders. This is a great place to eat if you need a quick and easy lunch. The workers are beyond nice. They help out with everything. Also, the food gets to you in a hurry. read more

Amazing service, I've been coming here for a while now and I've loved every minute the the employees are so welcoming and have made getting up an issue that's nonexistent. read more

i used to frequent buona's italian beef on 106th and western. no more. within a week my orders were messed up twice. spoke to the manager desiree who gave me the impression she didn't want to be bother or hear my backstory or give me her name.desiree issued the first credit which i used for them to mess my food up the second time . no more . lesson learned .i will no longer patronize buona on 106th western. i will go somewhere else. still waiting for my credit. a dissatisfied customer. still waiting on my second credit. read more

Great service and excellent customer service at this location! Well staffed and quick servers.

Fire burger! I had to request a different cheese but it was very good will be coming back!

Go to McDonald's this place going down hill they charge for steak but give ham sandwiches 35 bucks for raviolis large beef and this crap is no where near what you pay for read more

Buona - They charge arm and leg for beef large and put crumbs in ask for wet comes dry like chalk terrible - Burgers Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

I am a regular customer of Buona in Beverly, and in the past year, I have only had a few less than excellent, and needless to say, unhappy experiences. Once, the air conditioner was out of order and it was raining indoors in the summer. On another occasion the rainbow ice cream cake was discontinued. But the food was always fresh and satisfactory. This time I was very disappointed. I went through the drive thru, and because the food is usually satisfactory, I did not check for accuracy or quality. I found, after getting home, that the chicken tenders were unusually dried out. Very disappointing. I also had a chicken sandwich, which I saved for dinner. The chicken was also very disappointing. It was rubbery and also dried out. The toppings were fresh. But the chicken was not. Very disappointing. I was not prepared to go back to get a refund or replacement. I hope I will not have that disappointing experience again. Rachel, manager was very apologetic for my sad experience, when I called but did not offer any recourse. Even though I am a rewards member. I just lose my money and go hungry. I definitely had to throw out the food. It was NOT very tasty. IF I ever decide to try this restaurant again, I will most certainly check the bag. In the mean time I think Ill just check out Nicky's down the street. You may have just lost a customer. Buona, don't treat anyone else like this! After more than 3 unsatisfactory times with you guys, I'm not anxious to frequent your establishment any more. read more

This weekend I went all out over this place. I heard about it being National Italian Beef day and I wanted in on the giveaway, a free Italian Beef sandwich. I'll tell you, what some people won't do for food. I was taught not to be a mooch, so I ordered something extra from the menu, a chopped salad and an extra 10" cheesy beef just in case the freebie was skimpy. Sharing is caring, and you never know what's coming next, or who you might meet before sundown. TMALSS, the sandwiches were tasty. The salad didn't compare to the one I get at Portillo's. Different strokes for different folks. Next time, maybe I'll get a burger instead. There were also some negatives on this visit, but none worth remembering now. I'll be back. read more

Literally, every time I order from here, whether it's Ubereats or drive thru, something is either missing or wrong. Definitely need to double check orders read more

Took my daughter here today to celebrate her 11th Birthday ! Service was great from Kiah and Brian and the food was delicious! We will definitely be back and highly recommend for any occasion ! Thank you for making my daughters birthday lunch delicious and fun. read more

Buona - Burgers Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Awful Service Absolutely AWFUL Service The drive thru person rushed me so much I forgot to order peppers Then the beefs were short on the ends about 2 inches on each side And a LARGE fry was 12 fries.... 12 fries!!! So disappointed read more

Didn't deliver the correct order. I tried calling them several times more than an hour before closing time in-order to get a refund & they just keep picking up the phone then immediately hanging up without saying anything. Will have to go through my credit card company. read more

Okay I was an early vocal supporter of this place, and to be quite honest I am forced to reevaluate them after I have consistently over the last three visits to be extremely disappointed in what has become a poor shadow of what it once was. The burgers, precooked and served hours if not days after they were cooked. Overdone and dry as dirt. The cheese seems to taste like rubber, like cheese left out overnight. The pizza ingredients taste like they too have been sitting around. Dried chicken on the BBQ chicken pizza. All in all their quality control fell off a cliff, and they need to step it up. I gave them repeated tries to see if they were having a bad day.... Nope. They seem to have just given up caring. read more

This restaurant is terrible. The people are rude, they mess up your orders, and they food is gross. I have gone here multiple times and half the time they get my order wrong. I also have found a hair in my food before. read more

I'm a regular Buona customer and I always seem to have problems at this Buona location. One time I was forgotten about at the curbside pickup, another time ordered an avocado jack burger and it was made incorrectly, another time I received a chicken avocado jack burger instead of a regular one, and just today they didn't add the avocado I paid extra money for on an item. After I got home, my boyfriend and I called the restaurant to see what they could do about his burger missing the avocado. A gentleman spoke with us and said we could come back to have them make the correct sandwich, but I was already home and didn't have time to drive back and forth. I was then put on hold for about 8 minutes. I eventually gave up and ended the call. I don't want to be "that customer" that complains about a missing ingredient that cost me an extra dollar, but I'm getting really frustrated with this location. read more

Great place! Super glad to have a Buona in the neighborhood. Everything always taste fresh and great. I've orders off DoorDash a few times and they always follow the extra special directions. Chili Dog is one of the best I've had in the area and fries are excellent too. The Italian beef is also excellent. read more

I didn't have my hopes high when I ordering a veggie pizza for 5 bucks, only to be surprised! The pizza had spinach, artichokes, olives, bell peppers, mushrooms, and a decent amount of cheese. I also ordered a side of fries because I was not expecting it to be so large, and they were fresh. Definitely a win on discount Thursdays! read more

Buona - Roasted Vegetable Pizza - Burgers Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Salad was tasty, got food fast and service was alright. Prefer drive through because it was a better experience than going inside

Today is "National Beef Day," and Buona has been reminding me for days. I install the app so I can get my free beef delivered for free using the app, and this location is NOT "accepting" orders. How convenient. You totally miss the point. read more

We support the Morgan Pk location once or twice a month. It's amazing they can provide a pizza as quickly as they do. The food is tasty when you receive the correct order. Two of the last three visits our order was taken properly, but bagged incorrectly. Tonight Jesus took our order (#440). It printed correctly. I thought the Divine Intervention would help them, but unfortunately when I arrived home, we had someone else's order. Additionally He failed to convert our water order to wine, angering my wife who had to return to the dinner line. The family behind us with the little kids who didn't receive their chicken nuggets are also pretty disgusted. Jesus needs some new disciples. read more

Had a birthday brunch here and I enjoyed the atmosphere, my meal, and the customer service. My only complaint would be the cold air that was blowing: but I believe that was to keep the air circulating, so understandable. read more

Sometimes can be a little packed in the drive Thru but Great Food and better customer service always a great spot for lunch highly recommend. read more

Whatever they did to the cheddar broccoli soup--it's disgusting now. No longer a soup consistency, super thick and tastes like straight cheese sauce. read more

Food is very tasty. Love the Italian beef. Drive Thru service is abysmal compared to Portillos. They mess up orders constantly.

Two weeks ago, I bought a beef sandwich, potato salad and 2 large lemonades to go. The sandwich was delicious but the potato salad was just okay. Within 20 minutes, l began feeling horrible. I had cramps in my stomach. I alternated from feeling nauseous to being unable to poop. What followed was an unbelievably painful and uncomfortable 48 hours. I will not return. Update: well l returned and glad l did. We had a pepperoni pizza which was delicious. While l won't order potato salad again, l will return. Plus, the manager reached out which l appreciated. read more

Hey, the italian beef is a Chicago classic. Serve up one of Buona's beefs to an outsider, and there's a very good chance they may like it. As for myself, I was never really a fan. I grew up in Berwyn, and had many visits to the Buona there...by the time I moved, I only went there if co-workers were already going..I had about four other places I would prefer instead. Most Chicago-area peeps think like this! Anywho, I decided to give the new Beverly location a try. First off, it feels kind've sterile and not very inviting...kind've sad that it reminds me of a typical fast food chain. The beef was not very flavorful. There's not too many great beef places around this part of town, but rest assured, there are a few! read more

Customer service is great. Food is really good. Love coming in the drive through when I'm in a slight rush because they're always quick and consistent. read more

Buona - Fettucine Alfredo - Burgers Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

The staff was not very nice and the food is overpriced. I normally enjoy buona beef and always have a good experience, but not here! Strongly prefer the buona on 95th st. read more

This was my first time here and took my 2 teenage kids. Food was great. The atmosphere was very comfortable. Service was great too. The cashier helped me with the menu and the server checked on us a few times. I like the self service soft drinks and there was no rush. We will definitely be back. Yum! read more

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Solid food, best Italian beef on the southside, fast and friendly service, There is always parking available. Good on the wallet. read more

Buona - Solid food, best Italian beef on the southside, fast and friendly service, There is always parking available. Good on the wallet. - Burgers Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

This is an update. Yesterday I ordered a 7" beef sandwich, dipped, with hot giardiniera. I checked my receipt and saw that they charged me for the giardiniera. Are you kidding me? This is a beef sandwich. Does McDonald's charge me for ketchup and mustard? I don't care how good the beef tastes, this is unacceptable. I will not return. read more

Buona Beef uses DISCRIMINATING HIRING PRACTICES I WAS OFFERED A JOB AFTER MY SECOND INTERVIEW ON SAT JANUARY 11 2020 My initial interview was Friday January 10 with Ricky (asst manager) Was told to start Monday Jan 13 received a call Monday to come in on Tuesday instead Now today Tuesday Jan 14 I received a second call not to come at all What gives no explanation or reason !!! read more

New Year's Eve and wanted to grab a sandwich and go. My husband went and got a bowl of beef..... that's it . He received the bag , put it on seat of my VERY EXPENSIVE car with heated and cooled seats. Gets home bag bottom caves in from the liquid that had leaked all into my seat from a unsecured lid. To make matters worse a long hair was entwined in the beef. Never going back. Too angry to go and see whoever is in charge so this post will have to suffice ! read more

I usually go through the drive through to get my beef, but on this particular day I was waiting for my daughter's class to end at the BAC up the street, so I had time to sit down. The guy at the register was cool and thorough, and my order came out pretty fast. I ordered a 7" beef dipped with hot peppers, fries and I had a chocolate chip cookie for dessert. I ate the cookie while I was waiting on my food, and it was amazing. My beef and fries came out shortly after and it was pure perfection. I accidentally said dipped instead of baptized, so it was a bit dryer than I like. I asked the server for more juice and she brought out a small bowl of the gravy. The bread was crispy and chewy, and I dipped it in the gravy. With those hot and crispy fries with ketchup, I knew I had found my way. Buona is my new #1 place for Italian beef, sorry Al's:( read more

Overall friendly, clean and quick service and I still like Buona Beef more than that other place to be nameless that everyone says you should go to. Which maybe you should since the odds of you being out this way are very slim unless you're in town around St. Patrick's day weekend and come up for the parade. This area for the most part is very residential with a smattering of local businesses. However if you do find yourself up this way and want to fill up before hitting up one of the Irish bars this could do. They do have other stuff other than beefs, there is a selection of salads, hamburgers, and sandwiches, I almost ordered a BLT with avocado and on second though I remembered I had all the ingredients for that at home. So I stuck with the 7" combo. Beef, fries and a drink. They have a three iced teas, two are unsweetened which is a nice option. If you like your fries with any sense of being done like a traditional fry order them crispy. Here is where I got a little annoyed, the young lady repeated the order back, didn't say fries (crispy) so I reminded her, she then gave me a I got it look and said crispy. The fries arrived looking almost translucent, so they got sent back, meanwhile I'm halfway done with my beef so I get up and find where the food comes up and there are my fries sitting under the light, and the young lady standing right there in a momentarily lapse of why I'd be looking around, she then says, "oh the fries." In any event, by that time what I already ate has settled so I wasn't hungry anymore, I still had about 3" of the 7 left. I do appreciate that she did come back and apologizes about the mix up and asked if we needed anything else, that was a nice touch. The other weird thing was this door to which they had a sign on something like "patio entrance only" since no one was sitting out there we thought let's sit here it will be quiet. Well, no. Everyone kept going in and out of it just as a regular door. Perhaps they should put black iron around their patio so it really becomes a point of exit/entry for the patio only, or remove the sign. Not the biggest deal, I moved as my chair was right there. But you may want to avoid this table that masquerades as a quiet spot on bad weather days. In the area, yes for a return. Go out of my way for it, no there are places closer. read more

Buona - Iced tea and soda - Burgers Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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Best menu option is the Italian beef sandwich, there are many ways to customize this Chicago classic here. Pizzas are good too. Service is mixed at best - in fact I have not been here in some time because of this. Online order process is smooth up until you arrive at the restaurant to pick it up. Signage directs you to the open end of the kitchen. Prepare to be ignored. Orders are frequently wrong. The worst was when I ordered a cheeseburger with everything except pickles, and received a cheeseburger with ONLY pickles. Of course this was discovered when I got back to work, because you shouldn't have to unwrap a sandwich to double-check it when you place a to-go order. read more