Buca de Faggoncini is an Italian restaurant in South Park that was first seen in the Season Nine episode, "Erection Day". It has been seen in a few episodes throughout the series whenever a 'fancy restaurant' was needed as a backdrop.
Background[]
In "Erection Day", Eric Cartman uses a two-way radio and headphones to tell Jimmy Valmer what to say on his date with Shauna, which ends in disaster. Jimmy returns a second time with a hooker named Nut Gobbler, believing he has to take her out to dinner. Her pimp shows up at the restaurant and attempts to claim his money from Nut Gobbler, claiming she is wasting time with Jimmy.
South Park: The Fractured But Whole[]
Main Quest[]
During The Bowels of the Beast, The New Kid and Captain Diabetes follow Classi through here, where they meet up with Coon and Friends. To get to Classi, they first have to fight through the chefs in the kitchens to get to the backroom. The backroom is blocked and "Diabetic Rage", the first buddy power, is unlocked. Once the group get to the backroom, they find Classi with the Mafia. The Mafia hold the two at gunpoint before Randy bursts in, drunk on red wine and demanding his keys back. Once the two fight him off, Classi agrees to go with the group.
Side Quests[]
A Fastpass flag can be found between Buca De Faggoncini and The Peppermint Hippo.
Collectibles[]
- Costumes
- Turbomind Electrodes - Found in the bag to the right of the restaurant (Timefart Pause required).
- Turbomind Suit - Found in the bag to the right of the restaurant (Timefart Pause required).
- Turbomind Wristband - Found in the bag to the right of the restaurant (Timefart Pause required).
Prominence[]
- "Erection Day" - Jimmy takes Shauna and later Nut Gobbler here.
- "Miss Teacher Bangs a Boy" - Ms. Stevenson and Ike have a meal here.
- "Go God Go" - Ms. Garrison and Richard Dawkins have a date here.
- "Eek, A Penis!" - Ms. Garrison chases her penis through here.
- "201" (Cameo)
- "REHASH" - Randy meets the Record Producer here.
- "HappyHolograms - Stan and Kyle meet the record producer here.
- "Doubling Down" - The girls take Heidi for a meal after she breaks up with Cartman.
- "Splatty Tomato" - PC Principal and Strong Woman take their "Student of the Week" here so they can hide their relationship.
- "Buddha Box" - PC Principal and Strong Woman take the PC Babies here, free of shame since everyone is wearing Buddha Boxes.
Trivia[]
- The proper Italian spelling for the restaurant should be Buca di Faggoncini.
- The name and exterior design of the restaurant are likely a reference to the real-life restaurant chain Buca di Beppo.
- However, according to the Season Nine DVD commentary, the interior design of the Buca De Faggoncini restaurant is based on a different real-life restaurant chain, Romano's Macaroni Grill.