2023 - A Year for M'tucci's Giving

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This year has seen M’tucci’s taking a lot of giant steps. We created a tutoring program for the children of our staff, we participated in fundraising sponsorships and events for the Grief Center, Watermelon Ranch and Mandy’s Farm.

Alongside the tutoring effort, M’tucci’s works with APS Transitions and the Rio Rancho culinary program to teach high school students how to cook and work in the restaurant industry. As a part of its initiatives, M’tucci’s also works with those who have developmental disabilities, often offering them positions working in M’tucci’s restaurants.

M’tucci’s provides great benefits to its employees as well. Things like four-day work weeks and health insurance are ways that M’tucci’s invests in and gives back to its employees. For more watch this recent clip on KRQE’s New Mexico Living.

The restaurant industry is known for hiring younger hourly employees and employees that aren’t offered health insurance, vision and dental insurance nor disability insurance. M’tucci’s Restaurants, one of the largest locally owned and operated restaurant groups in Albuquerque, is hoping to change that trend. Effective January 1, 2024, all employees qualify for company paid insurance benefits medical, dental, vision, short-term disability, critical illness, accident, legal identity theft insurance. Working with Behind Every Business, M’tucci’s Restaurants has set up the benefits as a cafeteria style – where employees can pick and choose which options they want. And the company is paying 60% of the costs.

“M’tucci’s Restaurants is nothing without our amazing team,” explained John Haas, M’tucci’s Restaurants President. “It’s appalling that most restaurant workers don’t have these important insurance products available to them. We look at our team members as career employees, not hourly, and we now offer the type of benefits they’d expect from any career.”

Every employee was given the opportunity to participate in the benefits programs. About two- thirds chose not to either because they have coverage elsewhere or are selecting the option to be self-insured.

“We hope to start a new trend and see other local restauranteurs follow our lead,” Haas added.

“We are known for our exceptional customer service and exceptional Italian cuisine,” explained Howie Kaibel, M’tucci’s Restaurants Minister of Culture. “Now we are committed to adding exceptional employer to that list.”

New Year’s Eve Menus Available all Weekend

New Year’s Eve Hours

M’tucci’s Italian & Twenty-Five: Last seating at 9:00pm

M’tucci’s Moderno and Bar Roma: Last seating at 10:00pm

We will be closed Monday and Tuesday January 1 & 2

Live Music for January

M’tucci’s Bar Roma - 6:30pm Wednesday & 1:00 Sunday

Every Sunday: The Dee Brown Situation

1/3 Alex Maryol 

1/10 Johnny Lloyd 

1/17 Lani Nash

1/24 RJ Perez 

1/31 Gilbert Uribe

M’tucci’s Moderno - 6:30 Thursday & 7:30 Friday

1/4 Oscar Butler 

1/5 Chris Dracup

1/11 Cali Shaw

1/12 Javier Ortega 

1/18 Gilbert Uribe

1/19 Grace Marks 

1/25 RJ Perez 

1/26 Lani Nash

M’tucci’s Twenty-Five - 6:30 Thursday & 7:30 Friday  

1/4 Gilbert Uribe 

1/5 Javier Ortega 

1/11 Matt Jones 

1/12 RJ Perez 

1/18 Oscar Butler 

1/19 Eryn Bent

1/25 Cali Shaw

1/26 Grace Marks

Thanks for reading. See you next year. Ciao!