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259 E. 17th St. Costa Mesa, CA 92627

949-548-2224

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Critics'
Pick
Best Cupcake
Award Winner 2010

Cuisine(s): Fusion, Vegan, Vegetarian

Hours: Sun 10:30am-8pm, Mon-Fri 11am-10pm, Sat 10:30am-10pm

Price: $$
Payment Types: MasterCard, Visa, Discover, cash, ATM/Debit

Features: Wheelchair Accessible, Vegetarian Friendly, Business Dining

Serving: Brunch, Dinner, Lunch
Alcohol: Beer/Wine

Reservations: Accepted, Recommended for Large Parties

Parking: Lot Available

Description

While the Avanti menu is strictly vegetarian, with faux meats and cheese, the steak-and-potatoes crowd will hardly notice or care. Every entrée, appetizer and dessert springs with flavor and heftiness. Is there anything more mainstream than a morning cup of joe washing down crunchy waffles?

2010 | Best Cupcake

Avanti changes its cupcakes often, so what you see in the enticing display case is what you get. It doesn't matter, though, because the creations of co-owners/co-chefs Mark Cleveland and Tanya Fuqua never disappoint. The cupcakes here are vegan, which means they are slightly healthier for you than the stuff other folks hawk, but no less delicious. A peanut-butter cupcake sings of halcyon school lunches; the chocolate version slathers palates with a thick, supple frosting and a cupcake... More »
2008 | Best Restaurant

Take a hole-in-the-wall. Bless it with two visionary owners/chefs, Mark Cleveland and Tanya Fuqua, who don't let ego get in the way of running a restaurant. Mix in a menu that changes every three months, daily specials, International Tuesdays (when junior chefs execute excellent three-course stabs at cuisines from Morocco to the Dominican Republic, Bulgaria to Paris), Beer-and-Pizza Wednesdays, and Wine Thursdays. Adhere to a vegetarian/vegan philosophy that demands all ingredients be... More »

Brunch a Bunch Across OC!

By GUSTAVO ARELLANO, EDWIN GOEI, DAVE LIEBERMAN, SHUJI SAKAI | Thu, August 25, 2011

VIDEO: Click here to go behind the scenes of our cover photo shoot!See even more Remember that episode of The Simpsons in which Marge nearly has an affair with Jacques the French bowling instructor, and the lothario invites her to brunch, but Marg... More »
No. 51: Hard-Shelled Taco at Avanti Cafe

By Gustavo Arellano | Thu, August 4, 2011

?Welcome to the Weekly's list of our 100 Favorite Dishes for 2011! Tune in every day until we get to numero uno! Now, on to the latest entry. . . .The hard-shelled taco is perhaps the worst cliche of ... More »
Margarita at Avanti Cafe, Our Drink of the Week!

By Gustavo Arellano | Fri, July 22, 2011

Avanti Cafe in Costa Mesa underwent a radical renovation a couple of months ago, from a free-for-all veggie-vegan emporium into something more streamlined, more refined. The amazing concoctions of Mar... More »
She Fights for Your Writes

By | Thu, October 14, 2010

García figured life in Santa Ana—where she grew up during the 1980s—would’ve gotten better for teenagers when she returned in 2008. She had just released her first novel, Las Niñas, a memoir of growing up in one of the most Latino cities in the Un... More »
Avanti Cafe

By | Thu, October 13, 2005

Costa Mesa remains the Berkeley of the local dining scene. Standbys such as the Gypsy Den, Taco Mesa and Native Foods produce some of the county's best healthy fare, while Mother's Market sells virtually every organic item your pantry could desire... More »

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ocweeklybestof | Costa Mesa, CA | 160 Reviews

| Wed, May 6, 2009

Take a hole-in-the-wall. Bless it with two visionary owners/chefs, Mark Cleveland and Tanya Fuqua, who don't let ego get in the way of running a restaurant. Mix in a menu that changes every three months, daily specials, International Tuesdays (when junior chefs execute excellent three-course stabs at cuisines from Morocco to the Dominican Republic, Bulgaria to Paris), Beer-and-Pizza Wednesdays, and Wine Thursdays. Adhere to a vegetarian/vegan philosophy that demands all ingredients be organic and fair-trade. Run a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) through South Coast Farms that turns your restaurant into a virtual farmers' market every Thursday. And then make dishes every day that are the most inventive and flavorful things in Orange County. Add artists' exhibits, a dessert case, and on-the-premises-created products from hot sauces to pickled guavas, and you have Avanti Caf�.

Dinner Menu

First

$8.00

Organic Roasted Polenta Bites & Feta
served w/ savory rhubarb chutney & avanti house made organic feta cheese

$8.00

Mediterranean Garbanzo Flat Bread
garbanzo flour, onion & herb oven roasted flat bread roasted cippolini onion, cumin tomato sauce, pepperoncini & olives d’amour

$7.00

Avanti Hot Tacos
organic sprouted corn tortillas stuffed w/ garlic pate, lime dressed napa cabbage & topped w/ a selection of our original seriously hot sauces extra hearty & delicious by adding bbq tempeh, smoked mozz or avocado

$7.00

2 Olive Oil Roasted Garlic Heads
w/ avanti hearth bread toasts & seasonal raw fruit & vegetable crudité

$8.00
Add Avanti Organic Feta $1.95

Olives D’ Amour
fine artisan european olives cured w/ kafir, bay & fennel, w/ roasted provençal garlic & shallot

$10.00

Avanti Cheese Plate
two artisan cheeses, avanti ricotta w/ roasted provençal garlic & shallot, avanti hearth bread, seasonal fruit & cafe candied nuts

Cup $4.50
Bowl $8.00

Avanti Soup Du Jour
wholesome, hearty & full bodied & served w/ toasted hearth bread

$7.00

Garden Green Medley Salad
your choice of citrus miso or lime oregano dressing

$7.00

Napa Salad W/ Organic Heirloom Tomatoes
your choice of citrus miso or lime oregano dressing

Second

$11.00

Pizza Bianca
avanti organic ricotta & mixed cheeses, garlic shallot baby arugula & spinach, olives, almonds & rosemary sea salt

$11.00

Ruben Pizza
beer simmered cabbage, avanti 1000 island, bbq tempeh, roasted tofu, shichimi agave rim choose vegan or vegetarian

$11.00

One Eyed Pizza
buttermilk bechamel, garlic shallot baby arugula & spinach, sauted mushrooms, roasted peppers, fresh herbs & a perfectly baked organic egg

$11.00

Arugula & Spinach Pesto Pizza
organic sauted kale & chard, spinach & arugula pesto, bbq tempeh, falafel crusted onion rings & organic heirloom tomatoes & avanti pepperoncini

$11.00

Shiitake Artichoke Pesto Pizza
garnet yam, garlic shallot baby arugula & spinach, olives & mixed nuts top a flavorful shiitake & artichoke pesto spread

$9.00
Add Avanti Organic Ricotta $1.95

Avanti Pizza Margarita
organic spinach & arugula pesto, bbq tempeh, falafel crusted onion rings & organic heirloom tomatoes & avanti pepperoncini

$9.00

Organic Fire Roasted Tomato Cream Sauce Pasta
w/ fire roasted garlic yellow corn, cheddar cheese, fresh herbs & pepitas

$12.00

Organic Heirloom Tomato Caprese Salad
w/ citrus miso dressed organic baby mixed greens & toasted avanti hearth bread choose house smoked organic mozzarella or miso dengaku roasted tofu

$9.00

Roasted Pear & Cafe Candied Nut Salad
w/ citrus miso dressed organic baby mixed greens & toasted avanti hearth bread

Desserts

$7.00

Banana Chocolate Strudel
w/ house made peanut ice creme caramelized bananas & dark chocolate wrapped in a crispy citrus filo shell w/ sweet & salty roasted peanut ice creme

$7.00

Apple Cranberry Strusel Pie
spiced apple cranberry in a flakey homemade crust & crispy strusel topping served warm w/ your choice of our house made ice creams

$6.00

Moist & Spicy Ginger Cake
w/ sour cherry compote & honey scented ice cream garnished w/ crystallized ginger. ask about the vegan option!

$6.00

Avanti House Made Ice Creme Selection
ask your server about today’s delicious vegan & vegetarian organic & gluten free selections

$7.00

Rich Chocolate Walnut Brownie
served warm w/ your choice of our house made ice creams

$7.00

Almond Financier
toasted nut and brown butter cake served w/ pear & fig conserve and honey ice cream

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Avanti Cafe

259 E. 17th St. Costa Mesa, CA 92627

949-548-2224

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2010 | Best Cupcake

2008 | Best Restaurant

By GUSTAVO ARELLANO, EDWIN GOEI, DAVE LIEBERMAN, SHUJI SAKAI | Thu, August 25, 2011

By Gustavo Arellano | Thu, August 4, 2011

By Gustavo Arellano | Fri, July 22, 2011

By | Thu, October 14, 2010

By | Thu, October 13, 2005

ocweeklybestof | Costa Mesa, CA | 160 Reviews