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Buca di Beppo is an American Restaurant Chain specializing in immigrant Southern Italian food. The name roughly translates as "Joe's Basement" (''Beppo'' is slang for Joe in Southern Italy and ''Buca'' means Basement (literally it means "hole") in Italian ). The chain of 96 establishments is owned by '''Buca, Inc.''' (). Buca is well known for their vintage pictures that are hung almost right next to each other throughout the entire restaurant. It is said that they have more than 2,500 pictures. Each room is themed, and most restaurants have a Pope table and kitchen table. The food at Buca di Beppo is served family style, each item served '' à La Carte '' and shared among the dining party. Some locations also have a lunch menu, featuring individual sized portions. The first restaurant was opened in the basement level of a Minneapolis, Minnesota Apartment Building in 1993 . Five restaurants were operating in 1996 , and 20 in 1999 when Buca, Inc. began trading on the NASDAQ stock exchange. In 2002 , when Vinny T's was purchased, there were 68 Buca restaurants operating around the U.S. The chain continued to grow, but began to hit some rough spots a few years later. Business losses mounted, and in , 2006 BUCA Inc. sold their 11 Vinny T's of Boston restaurants to Bertucci's Corp. for $6.8 million. BUCA, Inc. Announces Sale of Vinny T’s of Boston to Bertucci’s Corporation On 7 June , 2006 , three former Buca executives were charged with stealing more than $200,000 from the company. {Link without Title} In an attempt to boost sales during 2005, Buca introduced a ''Buca Small'' menu with less-expensive portions for two.2 Fettuccine Alfredo was also introduced even though it is not a strictly Southern Italian dish. EXTERNAL LINKS
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