Finally mall fast food Im not embarrassed to take my momma to! Luciano's dishes solid pizza, paninis, salads and pasta at Fashion Show Mall away from the depressing horseshoe known as the food court there. I like the fact that you feel like your actually in a restaurant despite the fact the food is already prepped and just heated up.
The pizza is thick and pretty good with a variety of topping schemes. They also have a couple New York style (thin) slices to choose from if your not so dough inclined. The pizza is the bread and butter of the place but the panini's shouldn't be overlooked. I had the caprese panini and my friend had the Chicken Parm panini and both were good size, had nice crispy warm bread and pretty flavorful. The salads are fairly standard but at least the lettuce is fresh and it gives a good alternative for the health conscious. One thing that looked good and I might try next time is a fresh, custom made to order pasta bar. For a set price around 10 bucks (its a mall so thats reasonable all things considered) you can have a short order cook put different ingredients and sauce to create your own pasta dish. A great concept for someone who doesn't want food court fare but isn't interested in waiting or paying for the full service restaurants the mall offers. Word on the street is also is that before lunch time, the pasta bar doubles as an omelet bar for breakfast.
I would love to give Luciano's more than 3 stars as it really does shine above its competitors within its environment, but for the sake of consistency within my reviews the food is really only 3 stars. At the end of the day, a great mall fast food Italian joint that doesn't rhyme with Fbarro's.
PS-On Friday, Saturday and Sundays grab an outside seat (outside meaning out in the main mall concourse rather than under their roof. You're still indoors) to see the frequent fashion shows the mall puts on. You'll be the poor man's Paris Hilton, except with some Pizza instead of a dog in a purse.