Buca de Beppo is an Italian franchise with locations all over the mainland. This is the only Bucca de Beppo in Hawaii.

Bepos is very kid friendly with your choice of booster seat or high chair. They even supply kids with a coloring book and some crayons.

Like most Italian restaurants, Bucca de Bepo's gives customers an endless supply of fresh baked bread with olive oil and optional balsamic vinegar.

The meals are served family style where a small order  feeds 3 and a large 5-6.  There were 4 people and one toddler in our party.  We started with a small order of anti pasta salad, an order of calamari, and shared the baked ziti along with an order of Veal Saltimbocca layered with fresh sage and prosciutto, topped with artichoke hearts, lemon butter sauce and capers.

The salad was full a delicious variety of diced pepperoni, red onions, pepperoncini peppers, cucumbers, provolone, feta and Gorgonzola cheeses, tossed with fresh lettuce blend in an Italian vinaigrette. I assure you this salad will satisfy even the most die hard Olive Garden fans. The calamari was a little spicy and even included chopped banana peppers, which believe it or not, added a considerable amount of flavor to the dish.

As you can see from the photo above, the veal didn't last long.

After the meal we were offered a tour of the kitchen. This was new to us so we jumped at the opportunity.  The kitchen was literately spotless and the meals they were pumping out looked consistent.

Bucca de Bepo's gets an A for atmosphere. There was plenty of nostalgic photos and decor our daughter found very entertaining. Bepos came through with a great all around family experience and is highly recommended if the family is craving Italian.

For being family friendly, conviently located next to Ward Theaters, and quite delicious, we Rate Buca de Beppo 4 pineapples. 

The address for Bepo's is 1030 Auahi Street, Bay 1, Honolulu - (808) 591-0800