Best Italian Food in Tucson, AZ

Savor Hearty Meals Served With Bold Tradition
Welcome to By The Bucket

Welcome to By The Bucket

Welcome to By The Bucket Tucson, the city’s first takeout spaghetti restaurant serving comfort, convenience, and bold Italian flavor. Located at 2130 N Kolb Rd, our family-focused eatery is known for hot, hearty meals served in signature bucket sizes, perfect for any appetite. At BtB, we bring the warmth of home-cooked pasta to your table, without the wait. Whether you are feeding the family or grabbing a quick bite, our simple, satisfying dishes are designed to make you feel right at home.
A Bold Twist on Italian Comfort Food

A Bold Twist on Italian Comfort Food

Our signature dish is hot spaghetti served in various bucket sizes, catering to different appetites and group sizes. The Lunch Bucket (popular choice), includes 1/3 lb. of spaghetti with a meatball and garlic bread. Customers praise the quality of the meatballs and the flavorful marinara sauce. The garlic bread, often highlighted for its taste, complements the pasta dishes perfectly. These mainstays, along with specialty subs and desserts, form a menu that emphasizes comfort and satisfaction.

Order From Our Website

Craving comfort food fast? Skip the line and order your favorite By The Bucket meals directly from our website. Whether you are grabbing a quick lunch or planning dinner for the family, it is easy to customize your order and get the bold Italian flavors you love hot, fresh, and ready when you are. Click, order, and dig in!

Take a peek at our mouthwatering meals, crafted to satisfy every appetite. Whether it's pasta, subs, or sides every photo tells a delicious story.

Bring the Bucket to Your Next Bash

Bring the Bucket to Your Next Bash

Turn your next event into a flavor fest with catering from By The Bucket. From family parties to office lunches and everything in between, our signature spaghetti buckets, savory subs, and buttery garlic bread bring comfort and crowd-pleasing power. Easy to order, hard to forget, this is catering done the BtB way.

What our guests are saying

Good service good prices and good tasty food. I had the chicken parm sandwich and a couple meatballs off the hook! I'll be back for more.

Keith T.

Keith T.

Workers were amazing!! Let us try stuff so we can make a decision and made it a fun environment! The sauce is very delicious and the pasta is made fresh not just sitting there all day; highly recommend it!!

Johanna D.

Johanna D.

I'm giving this place 5 stars because it's a local business, the food is pretty good, and the owner is chill. Could you make this at home? Sure, but the prices are fair and the food is pretty good. I actually really enjoyed the garlic bread. I'd recommend this place if you are around or want to get delivery.

Matt M.

Matt M.

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