Buona Gente

5205 2nd St, Long Beach
(562) 438-8763

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Caroline L

Our server just was not good. She was slow to greet us, left dirty plates on the table for the entire meal, promised bread twice that never came, and forgot to bring the check when we asked. We talked to the owner, who was willing to listen, but he told us they were too busy to take up room in the oven for bread that night and didn’t even say he’d talk to the server about the other issues. The food was OK but a bit bland. We will try another place next time.

Blandon Granger

Food is fantastic and deserving of five stars but unfortunately the service was horrible. Sat for a very long time before anyone acknowledged us and then after we ordered we never received the hot bread we were promised, never even received our soup and salad. The waitress walked up about 35-40 minutes later with our main dishes when I informed her we never received any of our starters. She acted dumbfounded even though she was the one that had clearly forgotten. Brought our soup and salad out after our pasta and we never did get any bread despite asking a second time for it. My beer was gone for a very long time but she never came to our table to check in. She finally asked me if I wanted another beer when we were ready for the check. No thanks. We live on Nieto and frequent Dominicos a lot but decided to try this place tonight. Luckily the food was so tasty we will probably frequent again but the service will definitely make us second guess when deciding where we want to get Italian food on Second St. in the future.

Alysia Villasenor

Nice family Italian restaurant it was very pleasant the food was delicious the pizza has great flavor they make pasta from scratch it's small and adorable. We will definitely be enjoying this place again.

Shawnda Bauer

Best fettucini (spiced) alfredo ever! Love the bread and chicken parm, too! (Started with fried ravioli)

C.Q. The Great

Didn't try the pasta, but the pizza left some things to be desired. Too much cheese, not enough sauce, and dried out toppings. Plus a 20 minute wait from the time we finished our appetizer to the pizza arriving. Service could use some work as well. We spent half the time there without any utensils and when we finally asked for some (since they never got around to it even after bringing our appetizer and some small plates) they brought one set. That would be understandable if everybody else already had a set. But nobody did.

Jenee George

Sizeable portions. Tasty food. Casual vibes. Friendly service. They stay busy.

Maggie Martinez

The food was delicious! my momhad the shrimp scampi and I had the breakfast pizza. The warm bread was delicious! and the mimosas were great too. We really appreciated the warm and inviting service and looking forward to the next time we dine here.

David Opstad

Delicious pizza. Pastrami pizza is amazing. Super friendly staff!

Carlos Yi

Pastrami pizza is excellent, good crusty.pasra amaizing.

Patricia Juarez

Amazing food, great experience and service. The attentiveness to our experience was priority and it made our visit exceptional. This will definitely be our spot when we're in SoCal again. ??

Alicia Cendejas

This place was amazing. From their pastas to their pizzas. And don't get me started on the bread they gave us before hand. The service was great. We were services by 3 gentlemen all to which were super friendly.

JOSE L. Zambrano

Small place great food. For íntimamente dinner for large family or a date.

Danny Calub

The seafood pasta was a big disappointment but the servers and the owner were nice.

Susan E

My husband and son love their pizzas. I love the eggplant parmesan or vegetable lasagna. Great service as well.

Samantha Cadena

Food is amazing and staff was courteous. Will absolutely go back.

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