The Small Bucket was excellent and fed myself plus 2 kids. The meatballs were good, if a bit overpriced - $2.40 for just ONE meatball. Deceptive advertising to show the small bucket entree picture with four meatballs, which aren't even included and have to EACH be ordered separately (so be sure to order 4 sides of Meatballs . Should just raise the price and include at least 2 per order. The extra Marinara sauce was worth it if you like lots of sauce. Garlic bread was delicious and soft, not hard. Pleasantly surprised and will likeky order again for a treat!!
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Sheila S
Emerging Expert • 9 contributions
Liked
• 4/14/26
• DoorDash order
I ordered the special for 2 Small Buckets and 4 very delicious meatballs, even if they're a stretch for my budget. I've bought many....from By The Bucket...they help keep me alive!
It's been a cozy , easy thing having By The Bucket around and I have always been treated well there. I am a little bummed tonight though because I ordered 4 very delicious meatballs and I only got 3! Now I have to wonder if they are mad at me? But then I realized that the bag isn't stapled/sealed in some reasonable way. It's a loosely tied plastic bag. So NOW I have to wonder if that little dude called Ana Kyped one of my meatballs? I hate when that happens! Or maybe it's just a silly mistake? OK, I'll go with the latter. :) I'm still cozy and comfy and so blessed to be served by all of the incredible hardworking people out there. Please staple or seal your bags though. Love ya madly
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Yulia P
6 contributions
Loved
• 2/27/26
• DoorDash order
Awesome pasta, lots of food, great concept, delicious, homemade tasting meatball. Have already been there twice!
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Johnny G
1 contributions
Loved
• 7/13/25
• DoorDash order
Everything was really good except for the mac. There wasn't enough cheese sauce. The chicken parm it was nice and moist. The penny pasta was my favorite I was dipping the garlic bread in the sauce 😊
Best bang for your buck
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Elijah M
Emerging Expert • 21 contributions
Didn't like
• 9/8/25
• DoorDash order
This is the second time I have ordered from here and I've had the same problem both times. The pasta is cooked incredibly well, the sauce is excellent, the meatballs are phenomenal, and the garlic bread is perfect. However, there is an absolute ton of water in the bottom of the bucket. I don't know if they need to let their noodles drain longer or if they need better bucket lids with vents that allow more steam to vent out and prevent condensation buildup, but either way it seems to be a consistent issue.
Will I order there again? Probably, because it tastes so dang good. Will I continue to be disappointed with watery pasta, also probably.
