Luciano’s Italian Restaurant

Can’t say enough good things about this place.
Awesome all around-​if you’re in Corpus Christi it’s a must go.

Went with a group… seated in their large dining room. We were about 16 people and the service was excellent. Kind of a slow night in the main dining area from what I could see. I got the Chicken Alfredo, wife got the Fiorentino Chicken. We both thoroughly enjoyed the time there, the food and the service. The prices are a little elevated but CCTX doesn’t have a lot of choices for LOCAL Italian cuisine. The ones we do have are pretty good.
If you’re visiting town, this is a very safe bet for quality food and service.

Had my wedding reception at this wonderful place. Joseph, the owner, is literally every brides dream. He communicated with me via email, worked with me on the menu and was extremely flexible with my crazy schedule. My husband and I have been there for every date we have been on since our wedding (which occur few and far in between since he just opened up his own restaurant as well). I cannot recommend this place enough. The atmosphere is so pleasant, the food is great and I love how the tables are far apart. Shannon has been our waitress many times and we love her!

My husband and I wanted some good Italian food so we headed to Luciano’s. We started off with the mixed green salad with a gorgonzola dressing, which was very tasty!
Than we tried the garlic bread which was delicious.
My husband ordered the veal saltimbocca, with the risotto. It had tons of flavor and was excellent. I ordered the chicken marsala, it was ok. I thought the flavors could have been more developed and the chicken was on the bland side. Still I will return, I’ll just order a favorite I’ve had in the past.
Service was good, but kind of slow. I think if the service was a little more prompt it could help business. This place is a gem, but I think it’s location isn’t as easy access as «restaurant row» in Corpus, which is a bunch of chain places. I like to support the local Mom & Pop shops.

Honestly, the best and most realistic Italian food in Corpus Christi. Been there twice. Both times food was excellent. In a difficult part of town but hey that’s where my accountant lives…

The food was so salty I wish I could have tasted it as it looked pretty good on the plate but all I could taste was salt with extra salt. The service was good and it’s a pretty quiet place with tables that are spread out nicely. Disappointing overall though.

Whenever I visit friends in Corpus, I ALWAYS make sure we go here. We first tried this place on my birthday and it was almost as good as the food I had while in Italy. The staff was very polite and even the bread we got before our order was so good that we ordered additional garlic bread to go. If you’re an Italian food lover and know what’s good, you’ll love this place.

Some of the best lasagna I’ve ever had. Some at my table thought it had too much sausage, but that appealed to me.
Bread is good. Service is good. The party room we were in was strangely blank of atmosphere, nothing on the walls, almost like the room was an after thought.
Salad was generic and ok, not much choice for dressing. I had a vinaigrette and it was bitter.

I weep over the tiramisu. I weep because I will probably never taste it again. The kitchen manager from ’07 (Omar) gave me the recipe in pastry school and I cherish it, but it is not the same.
The place is a beautiful and romantic oasis, where you are surrounded by fine wine and candlelight. The risotto and pork loin is what you would find in Italy. I would make this a destination restaurant.

Absolutely love this place. The Linguine with Clam Sauce is amazing. I add shrimp to this dish and really like it. The Shrimp Crostini are our go to appetizer. My daughters love the fettuccine. Our favorite Italian place in town.

First and foremost, THANK YOU to my fellow Unilocalers and their helpful reviews !
My partner was in the mood for Italian food and suggested that we try a new restaurant to pacify his cravings. The majority of UnilocalERS recommended this establishment and we decided to stop by for dinner .
Interior-​wise, the place looks like a warehouse. It is very spacious but lacks artistic and decorative components that could easily elevate this restaurant to another level. Then there was the host. He was rather unwelcoming, smug and unfavorable. After he sat us, we waited at least 15 minutes before we were approached by our waiter. That only happened when I made eye contact with the host from across the room and gave him the «mom» look. *You all know that look that your mom gives you when you have done something wrong or about to partake in some negative behavior and she would finish that look with a subtle sucking of her teeth.*
When our waiter arrived on the scene, it was smooth sailing from there and our experience was rather enjoyable. Our waiter was attentive, receptive, courteous and accommodating. The host that night could have learned a couple of things from this young man.
We started off with garlic bread as an appetizer and it was satisfactory (bread is usually complimentary but not here). I requested the PORK TENDERLOIN and my partner ordered the CHICKEN PICCATA.
Let me just tell you all something about our meal: IT WAS WELL-​PREPARED AND DELICIOUS.
I am excited to add this restaurant to the «will go back «list. Oh, one last thing … This place is kinda pricey.

Good food, too expensive to not at least get free bread. The «bread & cheese» app that was bread w Gorgonzola & parmesan is just slices of cold bread, chunks of cold cheese and a container of cold hard butter… For the price they could at least melt the cheese on the bread like I had pictured in my mind of what was coming…
I got chicken with the prosciutto & risotto… It was good, chicken/​prosciutto combo was a little too salty… Risotto wasn’t anything spectacular, could’ve been regular rice since wasn’t too flavorful… But I ate it.

Delicious food and impeccable service. Great place to celebrate or for a special date. It is pricy, but the food is absolutely divine!!! We were seated very quickly and the waiter was helpful in describing their menu choices. I recommend going there at least once.