Luchini

This was the first time we stayed at the MGM grand. The hotel was ok, but the highlight of my trip was eating at Luchini and watching server Laurin and Ralph. They were both great on our table, but what impressed me was their interaction with other customers and their outstanding handling of customers who had issues. These two employees handled every situation so professionally that it made me smile. I have been in the industry for 30 years and would hire these two employees in a snap. I look forward staying at the MGM just to go back and see these two outstanding individuals.I hope they get recognized for their outstanding performance and hope they realize how impactful their efforts mean to some people.Thank you,B and L(Hawaii)

During our recent stay in Las Vegas, we chose the Tao Group Hospitality's nearly one-and-a-half-year-old Italian-American restaurant, Luchini, as one of our second-to-last dining experiences. We had been eating Chinese cuisine to celebrate my husband's birthday, and the Lunar New Year, so we thought we'd choose another cuisine with noodles or pasta, symbolizing longevity in Asian cultures. A couple of years ago, we saw the June 2023 opening of Luchini, but during our 2023 visits, we had already booked ourselves at other restaurants, but we kept Luchini in mind. This time, I made reservations for an early dinner through the OpenTable dining reservations app, wandered from the MGM Grand Resort's Casino, and immediately found the restaurant.We were greeted by two cheerful and smartly dressed hostesses who asked us to wait on the side since we arrived about 25 minutes before our reservation. My husband said he'd play on a slot machine around the corner while waiting and that I'd call him when we'd be seated. I laughed at him and wished him luck while confirming that I'd text him the table location after the hostess seated me. I texted my husband when I got seated, ordered a drink from our server, Frank, and waited for his reply. Fifteen minutes passed, and he didn't answer, but I got anxious and continued to sip on my Negroni. About half an hour later, my husband showed up, saying he couldn't leave the machine, and showed me his birthday win on an IRS Tax Form. Well, I said that the win called for a celebratory drink. Shh, shh, shh! He guessed I already had a Negroni even though Frank had removed the "evidence." Still, I ordered another anyway, thinking I'd not want to fill up on bread or appetizers while celebrating my husband's triumph. Because we chose to start dinner around 6 PM, only two other couples were with us in the main dining room, but many were seated outside the restaurant for Happy Hour. Our server, Frank, welcomed us like we were about to have a "Sunday dinner at Nonna's." Frank was efficient, had a dry sense of humor, and was attentive. He also coursed our meal so that we didn't feel like we were eating at a typical Chinese restaurant where everything comes out to the table at once. We ordered the Fritto Misto, a humongous plate of perfect light battered and fried zucchini strips, calamari, and shrimp. The golden fried strips were moist and tender without tasting greasy. It was so good that we ate almost everything on the plate and started to understand the upcoming food portion sizes. We kept the nearly empty plate of Fritto Misto when Frank returned to ask if we were ready for our Heirloom Tomato Salad with Burrata, AKA Caprese Salad. Of course, we stopped eating the Fritto Misto while sharing the tasty, beautiful, colorful salad. The salad included a whole ball of soft, creamy, and mild burrata cheese. The Caprese salad represented il tricolore italiano with bold green, white, and red. We were already getting full from the appetizer and salad but pushed forward with our pasta entrees (Calabrian Reginette Alfredo and Cavatelli Bolognese). Frank warned me about the spice level of the Calabrian Reginette Alfredo pasta dish. Still, I boldly said it should be okay since the creamy Alfredo sauce would tame the Calabrian chilies and not detract from the rock shrimp in this pasta. He smiled and agreed, but he warned me. My husband considered getting the meaty (made with veal) Cavatelli Bolognese. We looked forward to and enjoyed the housemade pasta. The pasta was cooked al dente in each dish yet captured the sauce in its nooks and crannies, making each mouthful a luxurious bite. I was about to scream "Basta così, grazie" since we were trying to be polite or not wasteful to the chef, but seriously, the generous and delicious portions in this Italian-American restaurant made us seem disrespectful. We could relax and enjoy our meal and dessert within two hours. By then, the restaurant filled with more hungry diners and the restaurant became more lively.

Wifey and booked a reservation at Luchini before going to the Ka Cirque show since both places were in the MGM Grand. We started with the Burrata Salad which was very creamy, very tasty, and was a nice start to our meal. For our entrees Wifey ordered the chicken parm and I ordered the shrimp parm (we weren't looking for fancy that night). Here's the smarmy part of our experience. When we ordered the meals the waiter asked "do you want pasta with that" and we both ordered Spaghetti...assuming it was part of the entree. It wasn't and we were charged for it. Kind of a crappy way to make a few bucks. With our dinner wifey and I had glasses of Super Tuscan and Textbook Cab. Both were pretty tasty, but the Cab wasn't as strong flavored as I'd hoped. Overall we enjoyed the meals and the service was good...until we got the bill and realized we should have read the menu a little more closely.

Came here for a work event and we were absolutely blown away by everything. We had a large group and were seated right on time of our reservation. The ambiance is casual, dim lighting and table, booth seating is available. Our server was very attentive and sweet All of the food we got here tasted amazing! There was not one thing I tried that I didn't enjoy. The house made focaccia was delightful, so soft and warm and seasoned beautifully. All the meat we ordered was cooked to perfection and melted in your mouth. The calamari was unlike anything I tasted before, it was more than enough to share with the table and paired with beautiful cocktail dip. Even their gelato was a home run, soft, sweet, I'm usually not a fan of gelato but I couldn't resist this one.I'm a local and don't usually drive down to the strip but would make the trip down here again!

Honestly we were really glad to be just be sat without a wait. Can't guarantee that every time but for what it's worth the food was really good! The servers were great and attentive but it was really quite dark. I could barely see my friend so just a heads up! The frito Misto is not a one person appetizer haha. I came with my vegetarian friend and thought I could eat it all but I couldn't. But it was good! Her pasta was also quite good, you can't go wrong with the spicy vodka!

We came here during our last Vegas trip around July/August. Boyfriend wanted to try their Pepperoni Pizza and Pepperoni Thick Cut Pizza. Sadly, they were out of the deep dish for the day, so we weren't able to try it this time. Anyways, onto the flavor - the star of this review. At $12 a slice, this better be good right? Right! It was tasty and cheesy in all the right places. We did buy from their pizza slice counter and didn't dine in at the restaurant, but the grab and go experience in Vegas in and of itself was enjoyable. We were a bit disappointed since we went around 7pm. Although, I did recently discover they have a buy ahead option on their website. Perhaps we will try that next time to see if they have thick cut pizzas available. Looking forward to our next Vegas outing with more delicious pizza from Luchini!

We discovered this little treasure this weekend because we stayed at the MGM. We were here for President's day weekend and we ate at this restaurant all 3 nights. That's how much we enjoyed it!! The food is amazingly delicious and authentic Italian. Food came out fast, fresh and hot. Service was excellent!! We will be back when we are in town!We didn't take a pic of the pizzas we ate on the 2nd day :( It was so good that we forgot

Our server Michael was extremely nice & attentative, he let us know ahead of time that he's new & in training but he did great. He helped me decide of the bolognese dish & mixed salad. Both were amazing to taste & exactly what I was hoping for w lots of flavors. Ambience is pretty casual & seating fairly close to other tables.

We had a great experience here on a Saturday before a show. We made reservations and we were quickly sat on time. Had a very nice waiter and assistant who were quick and kept us happy. The decor is dark and romantic and comfy. I had the Sicilian Heatwave cocktail which was fantastic! Perfectly balanced and yummy! For dinner my fiancé ordered the chicken parmigiana and a side of spaghetti with marinara. Chicken was really flavorful and well fried. I love the sauce and the noodle was great. I ordered the Cappellacci stuffed pasta with ricotta and sausage in a brandy cream sauce. Omggg amazing!! They make all pasta in house and they did not disappoint. Huge portion of sautéed spinach with garlic was tasty.We went to the speakeasy after for their amazing affogatos espresso martinis for dessert which I'm obsessed with!

We arrived without a reservation right when they opened at 4:30. We sat at a high top table in the bar area. Ambience was very nice. Jessica was our server. We started with focaccia bread and Grandmas Meatballs. The bread was good and the meatballs were fantastic. 2nd course was a Caesar Salad that was large enough to share. Very delicious. For dinner, I had the Chicken parm and my wife had the Burrata Ravioli. The Chicken parm was huge and delicious. My wife said it was the most delicious ravioli she has ever eaten. For dessert, we went light and shared a vanilla/pistachio gelato. It was great. The overall experience was fantastic. Jessica was the best server we have had anywhere in a long time. Plates and silverware were changed between each course. The entire staff looked like they really enjoyed working there. Something you don't see often.