Buon Gusto

I am Italian and rarely eat Italian food in a restaurant, because quite honestly, I can cook better than most restaurants can. I've lived in Italy, and I know what good Italian food is all about.

I've driven past Buon Gusto for years but never stopped in. Last week I came in for a pizza. It was around 3 pm, and still the place had plenty of tables filled. I ordered a medium pizza (their house special), and they made a mistake and baked me a large one, which was nice. The toppings were high quality, fresh and abundant. The crust, however, wasn't as thin and as crisp as I would like it (think of pizza you get Napoli), but almost nobody's is. The crust wasn't bad at all, just wasn't what I was hoping for. I had 20 minutes to sit in the lobby, so I studied their menu, which looked good. I plan on stopping by again to taste the pasta.

This is a delicious place. My favorite is the Alla Dio, magnificent. The place is a little noisy one big open room and gets very crowded, best time to go is around 5. The variety of types of spaghetti noodles are wonderful. Family owned and operated, fantastic staff. Large portions, everyone ,except my Dad of course, takes home leftovers. Highly recommend it to everyone. Wish I lived closer so could visit more frequently. No great pasta places near me in Fullerton.