Let's face it, Americanized Italian-style food is not rocket science. Still, the Buca near my home in Frisco, Texas, keeps sliding down the slippery slope. Thank goodness for the Buca in Encino, CA. They run a clean, organized, and pleasant outlet that is staffed bye well-trained, professional wait staff, and the difference is amazing. This visit was was I needed to restore my faith in Buca's potential. Food as good, service was prompt and attentive without being annoying, and they even got the orders right the first time. Thank you, folks, for allowing the focus of the evening to be on the friends I was visiting, and not about the service.