Lucca Osteria & Bar

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   OpenTable Diner

   Chicago

   2 reviews

   2.0

   2 reviews

   Dined 1 day ago

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 2

   Too loud. Service was terrible and very slow. Had to ask for things repeatedly. Took forever to get food, check etc. even after the rush had died down. Food was average. Small potions for the price you pay.
   

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   Carrie

   VIP

   Chicago

   16 reviews

   5.0

   16 reviews

   Dined 1 day ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Outstanding, great wine list, we hadn’t been in a couple years and were so impressed! It will be added back to the rotation for sure! Service was excellent and management were very attentive
   

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   Maribeth

   VIP

   Phoenix

   79 reviews

   5.0

   79 reviews

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   It’s always awesome. Even if you wait for your table it’s awesome. They offer you a free glass of wine. But truly, their service is impeccable. Their food is divine. The branzino and fettuccine in the Parmesan bowl is so outstanding we don’t often deviate but when we do it’s an extraordinary special. The apps are all delicious. The dessert strawberry shortcake was so good and I don’t ever order that but yum! And the lyre mocktail aperaol spritz was on point. I didn’t even miss the alcohol. Thanks for always being so amazing with a 5 star team
   

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   Jim

   VIP

   Chicago

   3 reviews

   5.0

   3 reviews

   Dined 3 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Great food and drink completed by fantastic service
   

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   Nick

   Chicago

   2 reviews

   5.0

   2 reviews

   Dined 6 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   Service and food was outstanding! Highly recommend.
   

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   Frank

   VIP

   Chicago

   83 reviews

   5.0

   83 reviews

   Dined on January 12, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Never had a bad meal or bad experience whatsoever at Lucca’s . We love everything about the restaurant from the food to the service to the owners!!
   

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   James

   VIP

   Chicago

   51 reviews

   5.0

   51 reviews

   Dined on January 8, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   It’s been a while since we dined at Lucca. When Claudio and Steve first opened Lucca, we dined there often and really enjoyed the cuisine along with favorite staff members. We always enjoyed fettuccine made in the cheese wheel but had to stay away for a while when the food quality slipped; also, during the warmer months of 2024, we asked Claudio to make Carbonara for our dinner guests and us (not a regular menu offering at the time) using guanciale and pecorino but it did not turn out well. We stopped again this week after a long absence and were VERY pleasantly surprised to find Carbonara made with guanciale and pecorino on the regular menu and it was outstanding!! Complimenti allo chef Claudio! My wife has Celiacs so the Lucca Cheeseburger (no bun) is her go-to; it is always cooked to perfection along with the best fries ever! Our server, Dee, made sure our visit was complete with perfectly made martinis and an anniversary toast of limoncello. Perfetto!!
   

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   Judy

   Chicago

   8 reviews

   3.0

   8 reviews

   Dined on January 3, 2025

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 3

   Expensive, poor quality food and our waitress was not around when the place got more crowded
   

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   Claudia

   Chicago

   1 review

   4.0

   1 review

   Dined on January 1, 2025

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 5

   Overall, everything was perfect: the food, the music, great night and great service but we had a problem with the valet parking which we are completely sure if it’s by the restaurant, but they lost the car keys inside of the car and the car was always opened the whole time ready to stolen, anyways, no accountability on these guys since they never foresaw the complications.
   

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    Peter

    VIP

    Chicago

    113 reviews

    4.0

    113 reviews

    Dined on January 1, 2025

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 3

    Our party of 5 dined at Lucca on New Year's Eve, 12/31/2024. We had dined at Lucca the previous NYE 2023 with a party of 9 and had such a good experience that most of the group decided to revisit for NYE 2024. Our salads and entree selections were all very good and our service was also very good. Wine selection was okay, but we enjoyed our bottle of pinot noir at $48/bottle. We also had several mixed drinks and beers, and all were very tasty and enjoyed. Our only complaint was the location of our table near the DJ. Since it was NYE, the music was extra loud. Pounding bass dance music does not make for an enjoyable meal. We would have preferred to have been seated in the dining room farthest from the DJ and dance floor area. However, we did enjoy the evening despite the loud atmosphere.
    

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