Buona - St. Charles

2425 W Main St, St. Charles
(630) 405-5557

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Italian Beef Baptized with Hot Giardiniera and Mozzarella
Char-Grilled Chicken Caesar Salad
Buona Chopped Chicken Salad
Large Beef and Regular Fry
Beef \u0026 Sausage Combo
Chicken Avocado Sandwich
Combo with Sweet Peppers
Pepper and Egg Sandwich
Crispy Chicken Salad
Yummiest ch Burger

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Featured items
Buona Beef
Served in its own natural gravy with an extra spoonful to top it off.
Cheese Fries
Chicago-Style Hot Dog
All-beef hot dog, mustard, relish, onion, sport peppers, pickle, tomato, and celery salt.
Fries
Plant-Based Italian Beefless Sandwich
Our plant-based beef is an all-natural Seitan. Paired with a vegan gravy featuring vegetable broth, olive oil, and authentic Italian spices. Comes with your choice of hot or mild giardiniera.
Onion Rings
Crispy golden onion rings, hand-crafted from fresh onions and coated in seasoned breading. Perfectly fried for a crunchy exterior and a tender, sweet onion center
Milkshake
Ghirardelli Fudge Brownie
Classic Char-Grilled Chicken Caesar Salad
Chopped romaine, shaved parmesan, parmesan garlic croutons with house caesar dressing topped with our fresh marinated chicken breast
Buffalo Ranch Chicken Salad
Buffalo sauce, blue cheese, green onion, corn, black beans, tortilla strips, and ranch dressing.

Featured Item
Beef Bites

Buona Italian Beef and Classics
Buona Beef
Served in its own natural gravy with an extra spoonful to top it off.
Cheesy Cheddar Beef
Italian bread loaded with President sharp cheddar cheese spread, our signature Italian beef, topped with another layer of shredded cheddar. You're guaranteed a cheesy bite every time.
Meatballs Marinara Sandwich
Homemade meatballs with red gravy on just-baked Italian bread.
ComboBeef and Sausage
The best of both worlds with beef and sausage.
Gravy Bread
Go 'old school' with Italian bread baptized in beef gravy without the beef.
Saucy Beef
We start with melted provolone, layers of mozzarella and marinara cheeses in-between our signature Italian beef, then topped with extra marinara and grated parmesan. It's time to get lost in the sauce.
Charbroiled Italian Sausage Sandwich
Italian sausage in gravy.

Burgers and Dogs
Chicago-Style Hot Dog
All-beef hot dog, mustard, relish, onion, sport peppers, pickle, tomato, and celery salt.
Cheeseburger
Double Cheeseburger
Spicy Dog
All-beef hot dog topped with aged cheddar cheese sauce and hot giardiniera
Hamburger
1/3 lb All-Natural beef, ketchup, mayo, pickle, red onion, tomato, and lettuce on a brioche bun.
Chicago-Style Double Hot Dog
All-beef hot dog, mustard, relish, onion, sport peppers, pickle, tomato, and celery salt.
Double Burger
2/3 lb All-Natural beef, ketchup, mayo, pickle, red onion, tomato, and lettuce on a brioche bun.

Chicken Sandwiches
Crispy Breaded Chicken Sandwich
Perfectly fried chicken breast topped with our signature Buona sauce and pickles.
Nashville Chicken Sandwich
"Buona's take on the Nashville Chicken Sandwich. Fried chicken breast, perfectly coated in spicy Nashville sauce. To balance the heat, we add a touch of signature Buona sauce. Topped with tangy pickles, all nestled between a toasted brioche bun"
Breaded All-Natural Chicken Tenders
4 pieces. Premium all white meat crispy chicken tenders served with BBQ sauce, ranch, buffalo, or warm honey mustard.
Char-Grilled Chicken Avocado Jack Sandwich
Avocado, lettuce, red onion, crispy jalapenos, mayo, and pepperjack cheese on a brioche bun.
Nashville Chicken Tenders 4 Pieces
"Buona's take on Nashville Tenders. Crispy chicken tenders tossed in spicy Nashville sauce, served with pickles and our signature Buona sauce on the side. Spicy, tangy, and irresistibly delicious."
6 Pc Breaded Chicken Tenders
Nashville Chicken Tenders 6 Pieces
"Buona's take on Nashville Tenders. Crispy chicken tenders tossed in spicy Nashville sauce, served with pickles and our signature Buona sauce on the side. Spicy, tangy, and irresistibly delicious."
Buffalo Chicken Sandwich
Breaded chicken, buffalo sauce, red onion, lettuce, tomato, blue cheese, and ranch on a brioche bun.
Char Grilled Chicken Sandwich
Mayo, tomato and lettuce on a brioche bun

Salads
Crispy Chicken Salad
Crispy chicken, hard boiled egg, tomato, black olives, cheddar, and warm honey mustard dressing.
Buffalo Ranch Chicken Salad
Buffalo sauce, blue cheese, green onion, corn, black beans, tortilla strips, and ranch dressing.
Classic Caesar Salad
Romaine lettuce, parmesan garlic croutons, shaved parmesan, and Caesar dressing.
Buona's Original Chopped Salad with Chopped Chicken
Cucumber, olives, tomato, Gorgonzola, pasta, bacon, green onion, tortilla strips and sweet red wine vinaigrette
Strawberry Avocado Chicken Salad
crispy all-white meat chicken, strawberry, ripe avocado, diced green onion, candied walnuts + house-made poppyseed dressing on a bed of baby spinach
Classic Char-Grilled Chicken Caesar Salad
Chopped romaine, shaved parmesan, parmesan garlic croutons with house caesar dressing topped with our fresh marinated chicken breast

Protein Bowls
Chicken & Avocado Bowl
grilled all-white meat chicken, ripe avocado, fresh spinach, grape tomatoes, roasted red peppers, diced green onion, mozzarella + house balsamic vinaigrette
Buona Beef & Sausage Bowl
Buona beef, sausage, sweet peppers, and mozzarella cheese.
Meatball & Sausage Bowl
Meatballs and red gravy, sausage, sweet peppers, and mozzarella cheese.
Plant-Based Italian Beefless Bowl
Just like our famous Italian beef, but plant-based! Our Vegan bowl is made from seitan and is exclusive to Buona. Comes with Vegan cheese and our house-made sweet peppers.

Hand Rolled Pizza
Pepperoni Pizza
With premium imported sliced pepperoni.
Cheese Pizza
Margherita Pizza
Vine-ripe tomato, fresh Mozzarella and basil
Supremo Pizza
Sausage, pepperoni, green peppers, mushrooms, and onions.
Roasted Vegetable Pizza
roasted vegetables, crisp spinach, fresh portobello mushrooms, black olives + a blend of italian cheeses, handmade on the spot when you order
Beef & Giardianara Pizza
Buona's famous Italian beef, sweet peppers, and hot giardiniera.
Sausage Pizza
With fresh mild Italian sausage.
BBQ Chicken Pizza
Tender sliced chicken, sweet barbecue sauce, chopped onions, chopped tomato, and cheeses.

Pasta
Signature Rigatoni Marinara Pasta
Fresh rigatoni, house made marinara, topped with fresh basil and imported Parmesan and Romano cheese.
Fettuccine Alfredo Pasta
Fettucine noodles, rich cream sauce, with imported Parmesan cheese, butter and cream. Topped with cracked black pepper.
Jumbo Cheese Ravioli Marinara
Large double-stuffed Ricotta cheese filled pasta pillows, house made marinara, topped with fresh basil and imported Parmesan and Romano cheese.

Kid's Meal
Kid's All-Natural Buona Beef
Kid's All-Natural Chicken Tenders
Kid's All Beef Hot Dog
Kid's All-Natural Grilled Chicken Tenders

Plant-Based
Plant-Based Italian Beefless Sandwich
Our plant-based beef is an all-natural Seitan. Paired with a vegan gravy featuring vegetable broth, olive oil, and authentic Italian spices. Comes with your choice of hot or mild giardiniera.
Plant-Based Italian Beefless Bowl
Just like our famous Italian beef, but plant-based! Our Vegan bowl is made from seitan and is exclusive to Buona. Comes with Vegan cheese and our house-made sweet peppers.

Sides
Cheese Fries
Fries
Onion Rings
Crispy golden onion rings, hand-crafted from fresh onions and coated in seasoned breading. Perfectly fried for a crunchy exterior and a tender, sweet onion center
Side Potato Salad
Side Honey Mustard Dressing
Side House Salad
Mixed greens, arugula, tomato, cucumber, Parmesan, croutons, red onion, oil and vinegar dressing.
Side Ranch Dressing
Side Caesar Dressing
Side House Dressing
Side Chopped Dressing
Side Poppy Seed Dressing

Soups
Minestrone Soup (Bowl)

Beverages
Bottled Pepsi
Milkshake
Sweet Treat Shake
Bottled Lemonade
Bottled Diet Pepsi
Bottled Starry
Bottled Tea Pure Leaf
Bottled Water

Desserts
Chocolate Chunk Cookie
Mini Cannoli Trio
Sweet, creamy Ricotta & chocolate chip filling, topped with nuts, in cannoli shell.
Ghirardelli Fudge Brownie

Family Meals
Buona Beef (5 Pack)
Hot and ready to eat! Comes with bread, choice of a family side, and giardiniera and sweet peppers.
Beef & Rigatoni (5 Pack)
Perfect to take home for the family, office, or a small group. Everything is hot and ready to eat. Comes with bread, sides, and hot giardiniera & sweet peppers! 5 Pack Choose 1 Side. Serves 5. Served Hot!
Italian Sausage (5 Pack)
Hot and ready to eat! Comes with bread, choice of a family side, and giardiniera and sweet peppers.
Meatballs Marinara (5 Pack)
Hot and ready to eat! Comes with bread, choice of a family side, and giardiniera and sweet peppers.

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Recent Reviews

Ordered some food through the Buona app. Picked up the order in their Drive thru and everything was made accurately and fresh. The grilled chicken sandwich was delicious as were the fries. Crispy hot and not too salty, these fries were bangin. The beef sandwich though.....absolutely amazing. Had mine with red sauce and mozzarella. And let me tell you, this wasnt a skimpy Portillos style beef sandwich, this bad boy was over flowing with beef! So flavorful and tender. And they...
October 2025
FREE FOOD HACK BELOW… Food is great, people are nice BUT they screw up EVERY. SINGLE. ORDER. Every time. So check everything in your order including the contents of the sandwiches. You may get beef instead of meatballs etc. FREE FOOD HACK: order a meatball sub, they will give a beef sub with red sauce instead, then tell them they gave you wrong sandwich, they will let you keep the beef, make the meatball, and give you a gift card for a free sandwich! THREE FOR THE PRICE OF ONE!!...
October 2025
Our team heads out every Thursday night after league. The staff is always friendly, the food is always good, whether we sit inside or outside. We have some great conversations along with some great meals. Now if only they had had grilled forks available at that time of night it would be perfect.
September 2025

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Buona - St. Charles

2425 W Main St, St. Charles, IL 60175
(630) 405-5557