By the Bucket — Restaurant in Oklahoma City

OHhhhh my! I recently discovered this little jewel through DoorDash. It is SO dang good! I thought it was just gonna be average quality, but it is actually GREAT! I’ve gotten the regular size bucket with marinara, and each time I ordered 2 meatballs. It arrived steaming hot. The amount is easily enough for 2 meals…3, really. The first time, I ordered extra marinara, as most restaurants seem to barely put enough to color the pasta these days. But the extra wasn’t needed…they put plenty, and it’s delicious, full of nice bits of chunky tomato. The meatballs are the best I’ve had ANYWHERE! They are large, and tender without being too filled with breadcrumb filler. The garlic bread is fantastic, and when you see the option to “make it cheesy”, do it! It’s perfection! Today, I tried the chicken Parmesan 1/2 portion. It was every bit as wonderful as everything else! I haven’t stopped in at the actual restaurant..have only ordered delivery. I’m not sure if there’s seating in there, or if it’s only takeout. The food is worthy of being in a cozy eatery with Dean Martin singing “That’s Amore”…so go...

Good food, questionable value.

On the bubble here. You spend $30-$40 and get well cooked spaghetti and tasty sauce ($2.50 per meatball is a bit excessive however and they taste average at best) hot and ready to eat.

The food: the garlic bread is Walmart French breads with butter and garlic powder or a spread. No fresh baked rolls or knots here. The sauce is ok at best but nothing you couldn’t get out of a jar for a lot less.

But is it worth the money? By the time you drive to By the Bucket or wait for Door Dash you could have made just as much spaghetti and sauce on your own and for a fraction of the cost.

Would I go back? Maybe if a bunch of guests randomly showed up and u had to feed everybody I would. But then there’s All American pizza and for the same amount you spend here you could get four pizzas. So no, it was a fun one time experience but I will...

So you get a pretty fair amount of food. It does look like too much sauce at first but just give it a good stir. The sauce is pretty bland though unfortunately. In contrast I would say the meatballs are worth the price. Which I suppose is fair. I'd definitely suggest this for a quick weeknight dinner for a family. However if you're going for a picnic date you will have to stop by the 7-eleVen next door and pick up a parm shaker for about 5 bucks and some forks because neither were offered at the restaurant. Also the garlic bread is wack. Not toasted at all! Overall edible but I wouldn't go out of my way again to eat it. Also it is...