Il Buco
Italian restaurant · Beverly Hills ·
Traditional Italian pizzas, pastas, entrees, and best tiramisu
Traditional Italian pizzas, pastas, entrees, and best tiramisu
"I note that Williams earned her stripes and critical acclaim at downtown Manhattan institutions like il Buco, which figures into the experience and sensibility she brings to her own places." - Charlotte Druckman
"It was a sad 20-year ending when famed chef Giacomino Drago closed Il Buco Ristorante in late-October." - Mona Holmes
"After two decades on the corner of Robertson and Wilshire, this family-run Beverly Hills Italian is closing because the landlord did not renew its 20-year lease, with its final service announced for today. Beloved for surprisingly reasonable prices, the menu highlighted handmade pastas, osso buco and a grilled bone-in veal chop, and the front patio was famously marked by a signature orange Vespa. The Drago family — long a constant in Los Angeles dining with spots such as Il Pastaio, Via Alloro, Piccolo Paradiso, Panzanella, Celestino and other Drago locations on Wilshire and Fairfax — weathered several changes here, including a 2012 conversion to A1 Cucina Italiana when new partners came on board and Giacomino briefly focused on his sushi project Yojisan; although the temporary A1 incarnation earned praise from Los Angeles Times critic Irene Virbila, the Dragos reverted the name just a month later citing “legal reasons.”" - Mona Holmes
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