Tuscono’s Wood Fired Pizza and Pasta

Very nice ambience and love the large bottle of water. I had the gluten free pizza that was not that good. The Italian sausage tasted like hamburger plus the veggies are so thin once baked they are tasteless the sauce was so light I could taste it. My friend had a regular pizza and she loved it. I will go back to try the gluten free pasta.

We decided to try Tuscano’s after getting recommendations from friends, and we were impressed to say the least. The restaurant ambiance is great and quite attractive. The food was absolutely fantastic. We arrived around 6:30 and had a 20 minute wait for a table on a Wednesday evening. I do not know if they are always that busy or not, but the service was somewhat lacking. Once seated we waited another 7 – 8 minutes before our server came by and brought water and bread and took our order. The food arrived quickly after placing the order though. All three dishes (Tuscano’s Pasta, Chicken Artichoke Pasta, and Glazed Salmon) were all delicious. The cannoli’s were quite good as well. We will be going back again for sure.

Absolutely love this place. Food is fantastic and the ambience is very nice. Perfect addition to help build a small town.

Heard good things about an Italian place in Buckner, so two of us went there for lunch. I had the chicken, sausage, and shrimp pasta dish, and my wife had the ravioli in vodka sauce. First off the «homemade» bread was bland and cold. No butter was served, just a bowl of Italian butter (their version). Olive oil, a few red pepper flakes, but no cheese! My pasta was very good and flavorful, however my wife’s ravioli appeared to us like the frozen, store-​bought variety. Sauce was OK. The waiter asked how it was. When my wife responded that it was only OK, the waiter offered to replace it with ravioli and red sauce. The red sauce was like the bread, bland with no flavor.

After hearing a few folks say how great this place was, DH and I decided to try it. Lo and behold, a real gem in Buckner, Missouri. Who knew? In the heart of the old town square, Tuscono’s has transformed this 1895 historic spot with reclaimed materials into a comfortable and classy restaurant.
On a Saturday evening, we had about a 10 minute wait to be seated. There are 2 separate dining areas; the front room is a bit noisy so I was glad to be seated in the South dining room which was cozy and comfortable.
We opted to try some pasta dishes on our first visit and were delighted with the taste, temperature, portions and quality of the food! Our Caesar salad featured fresh shaved parmesan and a delightful thin slices of the best homemade pepperoni I’ve ever tasted.
DH ordered the beef cannelloni and I had the cheese ravioli with meatballs. We were both very pleased. Fresh ingredients, the sauce was lovely and the portions just right. We shared the house dessert; cannoli’s. Freshly made, perfectly sweet although the chocolate chips on the plate were unnecessary and seemed to ‘cheapen’ the whole effect. Delicious, nonetheless!
The only negative thing was the bread. The first half loaf brought out to us was underbaked, still doughy in the middle. When I asked for the waiter to replace it, he did, but it was still slightly underbaked and got smashed flat in the slicing. The dipping oil has a bit of a kick to it with red pepper flakes and basil, which was very good.
Wait staff was attentive, seemed to work well together and the cost was so reasonable, I could not believe our $ 45 tab included salad, entrees, dessert and 2 glasses of wine.
We will definitely be going back and sooner rather than later!

We’ve been here twice. The first time, the pizza was awful, but the meatballs in our son’s kids meal were enough to come back. We gave them a second chance this weekend. I ordered the chicken marsala, and it was AWFUL. Dry, overcooked, bland chicken topped with a «sauce» that was basically (canned?) mushrooms in water. I ended up making a meal out of my side of broccoli (deliciously buttery and garlicky), the two bites of chicken I tried (I only ate a second to be sure the first awful bite wasn’t a fluke), the side salad (decent but nothing to get excited about) and bites stolen off my companions’ plates.
Bad meals happen even at the best restaurants. It’s what came next that makes us never want to return.
The waitress didn’t check in with us again until it was time for the check. (She dropped off our three meals and never came back. They were busy, so I understand, but I could have told her what was going on before it was time to pay if she’d come back by.) She looked at my plate, and said, «Uh oh. You didn’t like yours, did you?» When I told her it was tasteless, dry and way overcooked, she apologized. She told us that sometimes she’s had the best chicken she’s ever had but other times, she’s had what I had. She left, and we saw her talking to the owner. He shrugged. So obviously my nasty chicken wasn’t his problem, and he wasn’t going to do anything to try to fix it. Apologize, offer us a free meal for next time, not charge us for that one, offer a free dessert? Nothing. Not even stopping by to chat with us. She came back with our full check (including the inedible chicken) and apologized again, saying, I quote, «I’m sorry you had such bad luck tonight.» That’s not bad luck. That’s bad service. The least they could have done is offer us a new plate or a new entrée. Or an apology from the owner. That would have been nice.
My son’s spaghetti and meatballs were again good, and my husband’s lasagna was also good (note that it comes out to your table molten hot, so give it 10 – 15 minutes to cool before taking a bite or risk injury). Maybe if you stick with the pasta, it’ll be OK. But with that customer service, we won’t be back. I don’t go to restaurants to «try my luck.» I go to eat an edible meal. And for customer service that tries to fix it when it’s not. I hope they enjoy that $ 11.99 they saved last night because they’re missing out on us coming back every couple of months for a long time. There are far too many good Italian restaurants in Eastern Jackson County that don’t make you try your luck. We’ll go to those ones instead.

Loved this place it was really good and the service was really good. Will eat here again.

I pretty much got enough food for 2 – 3 people for only $ 10. Super affordable and delicious. Everyone is extremely friendly and the service is good. Vegetarian friendly as well (although I’m sure they think we’re weird) I got the pizza pasta with no meat and it was great.

While the restaurant is in Buckner, which is a very small town, this is a place suited to nice casual clothing, up from t-​shirts. We were a little under-​dressed in t-​shirts. Ordered pasta dishes, Tuscono’s Pasta, Pizza Pasta, Greek Pasta and the Mushroom Pasta (not the actual name). The fellas finished their big bowl of yummy goodness but we ladies had left-​overs to take home with us. Left-​overs were just as good the next day. Very nice place that fills up quickly on a Saturday night. We went at 5pm and when we left, folks were already waiting for a seat. They also have an outside patio available for dining but you would have to listen to Italian opera just in case you are not a fan of such music. Wonderful food, pleasant atmosphere, appears to also have take-​out available. We will go back again.

What a nice find! Bruschetta was amazing! Loved the Red Pepper Cream Sauce. My husband had Spaghetti and Meatballs! He said it was obvious that the sauce was fresh. Kids had cheese ravioli and pizza. Both kids ate great! Tried a bite of the pizza… yum! Maybe ordering that next time!

We were so happily surprised at the variety and quality of the food and staff at Tuscono’s. Buckner may not leap to mind as a site for a great restaurant, but Tuscono’s has not disappointed, and we have eaten there at least ten times since it opened a little over a month ago. Very reasonable and very, very fresh food!