Luigi’s Italian

I love everything about this place! The staff are friendly and personable, the food is wonderful, the dining room is clean and inviting. It is so nice to find such a gem nestled in the heart of a small town like Atlanta. Their homemade bread comes to the table piping hot and is ‘out of this world’. I always give the menu a good look over but end up ordering the Sampler every time. The Sampler is small portions of the manicotti, cannelloni and lasagna and is the perfect amount of warm, bubbly, saucy, cheesy goodness to put you in an extended state of food happiness. My family actually orders our take out pizzas from Luigi’s. The large is LARGE, very reasonably priced and you just can’t go wrong with fresh ‘real’ toppings. They have a private dining room that is perfect for parties. We called at the last minute to have a dinner there for my sons graduation and they pulled it off like champions. One thing to know is that they are closed on Mondays. Nothing worse than craving good Italian food and arriving to an empty parking lot and closed door: P

The service is great, food delicious and quite frankly I was very impressed with how clean the dining area and check out area was… (While waiting in line to pay I actually tried to spy dust… and couldn’t) Keep up the good work!

Finally, an edible place to eat in Atlanta. Prior to our discovering Luigi’s this past weekend, we had to trek to either Texarkana or Shreveport, neither city we relished driving back from after drinking with dinner (the Bring Your Own Wine policy at Luigi’s is a great accommodation) We started out with the fried calamari in their diavolo sauce — it was seriously excellent — the calamari wasn’t at all «chewy» and it was perfectly fried. (the sauce had the perfect amount of spice that it was enjoyable, but not too hot). Next, we moved on to an order of cheese ravioli (very simple, but also very good — the ravioli was perfectly cooked, not at all soggy), and the shrimp diavolo — we were very pleased with both. Finally, we had a cannoli for desert — was a very good ending to a very satisfying dinner.
The only thing I couldn’t understand is why it wasn’t busier at 8pm on a Saturday night (we were one of only three tables there). The prices are incredibly reasonable and the food is excellent. I would hope that Atlanta-​folk stay in town and support this establishment. Why people would go to a formulaic Carino’s or Olive Garden when there’s a better option in town, is mind-​boggling to me.

Nice Italian restaurant. Went for dinner with the family while staying a night in Atlanta.
First and foremost, Luigi’s is BYOB! Just make sure you remember that about 5 miles outside the city since the area is dry.
Fresh bread, reminiscent of garlic knots, is served on the house. The works spaghetti and eggplant parmigiana were pretty good. My sister’s dish was a chicken and pasta plate cooked in white wine and lemon. Not very good, but it was the only food I didn’t like. She didn’t like it a whole lot either, but enjoyed rubbing it in my face that she managed to get some wine and I didn’t.
The décor is a comfortable setting for large groups, families and couples alike. Service was good and the waiter had a great attitude.
There was one downside that is attached to the front door. But if I don’t tell you about it, maybe you won’t notice (although, that’s unlikely, haha) and won’t become super annoyed upon… blah blah. :)
Ciao!