By the Bucket - Scottsdale

"We have ordered here quite a lot for our two young boys who really love it. We have also done their family meals which was perfect for when we had a bunch of people over at our house. This evening we placed an order and went to pick it up, but there was some sort of promotion happening and there was a line down the sidewalk, but we had two screaming kids in the truck so we decided we needed to cxl our order and figure something out. I approached a man handing out garlic bread to the people waiting in the line and explained our situation, and he had the most kind and generous response, was fully understanding and made a loyal customer out of us. I would give them 50/5 stars based on our interaction tonight. Highly recommend and will most certainly be back on an even more frequent basis."

"We got a meatball sub and a bucket of spaghetti with meat sauce. There was hardly any suace. You’d think they put some marinara just to show some sauce along with the meat sauce. The pasta was just weird… tasted old and plastic like. As if it was made a week early and reheated. The meatballs were not too bad. Sadly the best part of the food was the garlic bread (pictured) Service was great and they were very nice. I have a feeling they knew this was was nice great either."

"Meh. That's all I can really say about this place. I was thoroughly surprised with the chicken Parm sandwich, but for $10, I can't say the price to quality ratio is adequate. The pasta, its namesake, falls far below par. I eat Italian often, sometimes multiple times a day (morning, afternoon, night, late night snack, etc.), and this spaghetti is very bland from the pasta to the meatball. The garlic bread was good, but that's mostly because I prefer the garlic bread school cafeterias serve. Overall, it's an okay spot if you're craving an Italian quickie"

"So......i always try to be fair in my reviews, because i know that reviews can affect people and businesses. I got an add on Facebook that was a bit deceiving, but being european myself, i had to see what by the bucket was all about. The place is clean, bathroom were clean, and the way the food was handled was also clean. So 5 stars on that. The 5 or so inches container, which is the small, holds enough food for two people hands down. The spaghetti were good, and i would like to use the word great, but they fell a little short for that. At 2 dollars per meat balls, i got 5, and although they were good, they also where a good size. About the size of a golf ball. The taste was decent, but the marinara sauce however is on the very poor side of the scale. It felt like it was right out of a metal Walmart can. Disappointing I think that it could use some herbs de Provence , and fresh garlic. I think it would make a world of difference. So 2 stars for the sauce. 4 starts for the meatballs due to their price The garlic bread tasted ok, but the quality of the bread was clearly from the Walmart homeless rack with all the other pies and donuts that are coming to expiration date. 2.5 stars for the bread The service from the two guys working, one with the name of Vince was very nice, and i didn't get to catch his co workers name, but they were both cool. 5 stars for them So over all, a container with spaghetti and 5 meatballs was 21 dollars. Although i get that this is Scottsdale, and the owners have to keep the lights on and pay their people, 21 dollars for spaghetti that are good is too much. Now, if you have a family of 5 and you really don't care about the cost and don't feel like cooking, it's a go to place, but as an individual i feel like it is overpriced. Would i go back ? Possibly, but leaning towards the no side Perhaps in time, with improvement and better sauce quality and definitely bread situation, i could be swayed, but right now, i can only give it a 3 stars."

"Fed my family of 5 for $50!! Ya and they loved it! The staff were wonderful. The timing was fast to go, desserts were included. On vacation? Eat here at your Airbnb."