Metro Detroit Italian Restaurant Profile

Cucina Lab

A Troy Italian kitchen built around reservation dining, wine pairings, cooking classes, private events, and a new wine bar under the Vino Lab banner. The official site keeps the focus on experience, learning, and hospitality — a little class, a little substance, no nonsense.

Wine Bar in Vino Lab from Cucina Lab's official site
CityTroyOakland County, Metro Detroit.
CuisineItalianReservation dining and event-focused.
Address3960 Crooks RdTroy, MI 48084
Phone(248) 525-9098Official site and public listing.
What they're known for

Reservation dining, Friday wine pairings, and a studio-meets-restaurant approach to Italian hospitality.

The official Cucina Lab homepage describes the restaurant as a place for dinner by reservation, while a dedicated dinner page also calls out a structured dining experience. The same site highlights a Friday wine pairing program led by Greg in collaboration with Chef Elisabetta, plus cooking classes and a private-events operation built for guests who want more than a quick plate and a bill.

This is not a cookie-cutter red-sauce box. It reads like a culinary workshop with a proper dining room attached — and that is a compliment, ciao.

Specialty features and menu highlights

  • Dinner by reservation
  • Friday wine pairing
  • Cooking classes
  • Private events
  • Wine bar in Vino Lab
  • Take out

Public official-site pages checked 2026-08-15. The highlights above are pulled from the site’s live homepage and dinner / events content, not from any guesswork.

Gallery

Public images from Cucina Lab’s own site.

Map & location

Troy address, with a direct map link.

Address: 3960 Crooks Rd, Troy, MI 48084
Notes: the official site says dinner is by reservation and promotes classes, private events, and the Vino Lab wine bar.
Atmosphere: polished, hands-on, and built around food experience rather than a one-size-fits-all dining room.
Review links

Public review pages, straight to the source.

Public source pages checked 2026-08-15. No rating snapshot copied here; this page keeps to facts the Lodge can stand behind.