Buddy’s Italian Restaurant, Serving the Best in Italian Food Since 1961

The Exterior of Buddy's Italian Restaurant

Buddy’s Italian Restaurant has been open and serving up great food for over fifty years. 

It was started by long time friends Bill Guido and Buddy Face. The current over, Steve Piper, took over the restaurant in 1970 and kept the original owners’ authentic Italian recipes. 

From the reviews on Yelp.com and TripAdvisor.com, Buddy’s salad is an overall customer favorite and makes the restaurant a must stop while visiting Pocatello. The dressing is so popular that the restaurant sells it by the bottle, and a jar even made it’s way into the hands of Guy Fieri from Food Network where he got his first taste of “Buddy’s Breath.” Other favorite menu items are the personal pizza and meatball sandwiches.

Their staff is very welcoming and strive to make their customers’ dinning experience one to remember. To stay up to date on current deals and specials, Buddy’s runs a Facebook page. For more on my experience at Buddy’s Italian Restaurant, click here.

Grilled chicken breast and rigatoni pasta served with Buddy’s old style marina sauce, hot meatball sub, and a personal side salad with Buddy’s in-house dressing.