BUCA Inc.

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International Guild of Hospitality & Restaurant Managers

BUCA, Inc., incorporated in 1994, owns and operates full-service restaurants under the names Buca di Beppo and Vinny Testa's Italian-American restaurants. Each Buca di Beppo and Vinny Testa's restaurant in a market reinforces the Company's image as a collection of neighborhood restaurants. BUCA's food, decor and family style servings emulate a traditional Italian/American meal.

The Company's Buca di Beppo restaurants offer immigrant Southern Italian cuisine served family style in large portions in a atmosphere that parodies the decor and ambiance of post-War Italian/American restaurants. Some of Buca di Beppo's menu items include the Buca di Beppo 1893 Salad, Chicken Cacciatore, Spaghetti with half-pound Meat Balls, Eggplant Parmigiana, Ravioli al Pomodoro, Veal Marsala, Garlic Mashed Potatoes, Pizza Arrabiatta and Tiramisu. BUCA's foods, often seasoned with garlic and served with vine-ripened tomatoes, communicate the flavors of the immigrant Southern Italian kitchen. The Company also offers Daily Specials centered around a genre of Southern Italian cooking, cucina di povera, which translates as cuisine of the poor. Each Buca di Beppo restaurant is open for dinner only.

Beginning in fiscal 2001, BUCA added a Baked Specialties menu to each of its Buca di Beppo restaurants, and introduced Buca per Due, which means Buca for Two. The Baked Specialties are offered every day to the Company's customers. The Baked Specialty menu includes specials, such as Baked Ravioli, Cannelloni, Manicotti and Stuffed Shells. Buca per Due marries a portion of BUCA's Baked Specialties with a portion of entrée items, and are served on the Company's traditional family style platters, allowing groups of two to four diners to enjoy a wider selection of its food each time they visit.

In January 2002, the Company purchased the assets of the nine Vinny Testa's restaurants in the Greater Boston and Philadelphia areas. Vinny Testa's restaurants are based upon re-creations of the neighborhood Italian eateries prominent in the neighborhoods of lower Manhattan , Brooklyn and South Philadelphia in the 1940's. The menu includes both individual and family style portions. Vinny Testa's is open for both lunch and dinner.

Vinny Testa's menu features a variety of pasta, meat, poultry and seafood items, appetizers, soups, salads and desserts. Menu items include Fried Calamari, Warm Tomato Salad, Veal Parmigiana, Spaghetti Marinara, Linguini with Clam Sauce, Lasagna, Pollo Griglia, Veal Marsala and Cannoli. The menu portions can be served in either individual portions or family style. Combinations of various items are also offered, including such items as Chicken and Eggplant Parmigiana, Shrimp and Chicken Piccata and Veal Parmigiana, Sausage, Meatball and Spaghetti.

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