Buona - Orland Park

Took my female friend here for dinner. She got a vegan beef, I got a regular beef. We shared a large fry. My opinion of the beef was it had a bit too much kick to it, not entirely sure what it was as I skipped the peppers. The fries needed a lot more salt but were extremely fresh and hot. Also I thought the beef sandwich was on the smaller side compared to most beef sandwiches. The beef overall with price, size and taste all included, a solid 4/5. The fries were a 5/5 when we added salt, 4/5 as they were served. Was $31.00. Vegan friend races about her vegan beef with vegan cheese. We also had I believe watermelon strawberry juice that was quite good.

I’m a big fan of Buona Beef’s beef, combo, and burgers. I actually like the burgers better here than Portillos. It’s a plus that it’s fast casual food that’s also gluten free friendly. Dietary restrictions: They have a really good gluten free pita that you can get with beef, combos and the burger. It keeps me going back!

Used to be a fan of this place. Now they serve combo beef sandwiches on bread as small as a hotdog bun. You can see here in the photo that they cut the bread longways smh

Came in with my neighbor and mom. We all got the same thing to go, and I bought a cookie, I was very happy as there are no nuts in the chocolate chunk cookies. So I was able to enjoy them without worry. Both employees that did the transactions were super sweet. The Italian beef sandwich was delicious and the fries were perfect. 10/10 HIGHLY recommend.

However, upon opening the box, I was hit by a strong peanut smell and the filling did not resemble pistachios at all. I am also sensitive to peanut fumes, so I went back to confirm and was told that there were no peanuts in the kitchen. Unfortunately, I had an allergic reaction, and another person who had the cannoli confirmed that it tasted like peanuts. I later found online that one allergen chart listed peanuts as an ingredient. This experience raises concerns, especially since four staff members assured me there were no peanuts. Please be cautious if you have nut allergies!