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Buona

4.3 (63 reviews)
Open • 10:30 am - 11:00 pm

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Moderate noise
Outdoor seating
Dogs allowed

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So hear me out... the food quality? Good stuff. We ordered two italian cheesy beefs, onion rings, and fries. Very well staffed (almost overstaffed for a 6pm on a Saturday) but slightly slow for dine in and take out. But here is the perplexing part. 1. Asked for my beef baptized... the beef was dry however... the foil and plastic it was wrapped in was drenched. See where I am going with this? Who is doing these baptisms with the foil wrapper on? 2. Asked for au jus on the side - "juice" on the side was not given. Probably overlooked - no biggie. Overall it was good - we just need some extra training on how to get the chicago beef right. Love, A resident Chicagoan that will definitely come back.

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Victor S.

If you are looking for Chicago style food, this is definitely a place to give a try. I ordered an Italian beef dry, au jus gravy on the side, with a side of french fries and drink, and a bowl of chili. The beef sandwich was decent (definitely has some Chicago authenticity). A little drier than I anticipated. Thankfully I had the au jus gravy on the side. They au jus was seasoned very well as were the french fries. The chili was very good. Be advised it does come with pasta in it. You can add or omit items if you wish. Their menu has numerous options to choose from burgers to hotdog, as well as pastas. You can order your meal at the counter, at a kiosk, or on the mobile app. My order was prepared fairly quickly. The restaurant definitely has a cool vibe, and large seating capacity. Overall, I was very satisfied. I will definitely be back in the future.

Ice cream
Diana S.

Soft opening was greeted with applause for the busy bustling time. Order your food at the counter or self kiosk. Self seating just like any fast food place. Now on to the food. I never had a sub sandwich dipped in any type of gravy or juice. I see why you must have your sub dunked. It brought more flavor and savory. Having it semi dry just wasn't the same. Ask for that extra cheese for your sandwich and that ranch for your onion rings. It was good. Now the price point wise I was shocked. It was on the higher side $20 for a meal with taxes and including a drink. I thought it was deep. But I guess you're paying for that loaded beef sandwich which I could not finish myself and the location. Dessert I peaked over but I just didn't have room.

Onion rings
Charissa T.

This restaurant serves Chicago classic dishes and is a very good deal. A regular sandwhich (that I couldn't even finish) was huge and delicious. The peppers were spicy which i like, and you can customize your "wetness". Onion rings were hot and good, and the root beer was very crisp. Service was good, they were busy (crowded even) but we were in and out within 45 minutes for 5 people (including eating time) with a large order. Its an open airy restaurant with bright orange colors everywhere. I will be back when I'm in the area looking for a good sandwhich.

Italian Beefless
Cherelle J.

My husband ordered the Italian Beefless. It was delicious perfect amount of spice and the dip is delicious definitely going back

Hanna L.

Really wanted to love this but sadly, did not. The service was great. Everyone was very nice, tables were quickly cleaned, and someone was walking around handing out free samples of the birthday cake icecream. They had a big tv so everyone could watch football, which we also enjoyed. However, it was $48 for two of us to eat and the food was not great. It LOOKS excellent, but the meat had little flavor. Nothing special about the fries, no seasoning, just a small amount of salt. And the marinara was watered down. Probably won't be back unless we want to give it another try in a few years!

Beef & Sausage Bowl
Chom A.

We wanted to try new things and here we are at Buono! We are impressed of how clean the restaurant is. Food is delicious and has a lot of options to choose from. We used the POS to order food and it was easy and fast. Service was great. There was a staff walking around cleaning the tables. That was so awesome.

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Crystal S.

Delicious food!!! We ordered the Buona beef sandwiches to die for delish- baptized with all the things! Hot peppers made it so much better!!!

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We came from Lewisburg to try Buona. What a treat!!! Great sangweech!! Onion rings are THE BEST!

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5 months ago

Delicious Italian beef sandwich. Loaded with meat. Wish it was closer need a Franklin location!

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7 months ago

Authentic Chicago style Italian Beef. Just amazing! The fries and onion rings are so good. The ice cream is top notch as well.

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The was good but it's not like Chicago by far but I will give it a 4 star, I had the Italian beef and Italian sausage

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The food is sooo good. The cheesy beef was very tasty and the beef was very tender. You get a lot of food.

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