With school almost ready to start back up, I figured today provided a good opportunity to try a new place for a leisurely lunch - Buca di Beppo at Rookwood Commons in Norwood. Buca di Beppo is an American restaurant chain specializing in immigrant Southern Italian food. The name roughly translates as "Joe's Basement."
As soon as we arrived, the hostess took us for a quick tour of the restaurant. We toured the kitchen, down the decorated hallway, and then past the “Pope” dining room.
We were then seated in a room with a shrine to Frank Sinatra. Our table was situated under a photo of five debutantes eating spaghetti...without using their hands. The walls everywhere had interesting photos of famous people while other photos were just “regular” people. The music was familiar as I remembered a lot of the tunes were songs my mom and dad used to listen to.
After a short wait, our meal consisted of huge portions of food along with delicious garlic bread with Mozzarella cheese. It was fun to sit, talk about nothing important, admire silly photographs and enjoy a delicious lunch.
After lunch, Michael seemed amused by the photographs in the men’s restroom. Not sure what they were of, but they gave him a chuckle.
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