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Gourmet paninis are the jewels here, from hot sopresata and pepper-studded mortadella glued together by provolone and luscious red pepper pesto to a chocolate rendition for the Waldorf set. But also content yourself with the wondrous gelatos: 16 separate flavors constructed daily with just water, sugar and fruit-no preservatives, chemicals or other artificial gunk. Each flavor not only tastes like its corresponding fruit, but also leaps onto the tongue: furious, refreshing, delicious.
Gelato is a special breed of creamy Italian goodness, a delicate blend of butterfat and air. Café Lucca's artisan gelato is homemade with fresh seasonal fruit and less fat than that scoop of Thrifty in a sugar cone you're used to getting at Rite Aid. There's also 15 percent less air, which means that as you're stuffing your face and screaming from the brain freeze, you not only get more (gelato and brain freeze), but you're also actually saving the planet because that's 15 percent... More »
This small Tuscany-style café evokes an old-school, Italian charm. It may be the warm golden light or the murals of sunny Italy on the walls. Or it may be the gelato, one bite of which will make you want to head toward the nearest piazza. Made fresh every day with real fruit flavors, it is creamier, richer and more satisfying than regular ice cream. Café Lucca does not have a large selection of flavors compared to actual gelaterias, but the ones they do have taste like a trip... More »
Cafe Lucca in Old Town Orange--which is not to be confused with Lucca Cafe, a Cal-Italian restaurant in Irvine's Quail Hill--was our pick for Best Gelato in OC Weekly's Best of 2009. The prices haven'... More »
Thank God for the providential opening of Café Lucca, home to soothing gelati that will relieve your summer discomfort like a Crystal Cove sea breeze. It's the latest restaurant to debut in the suddenly happening Orange Circle, though the only... More »
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