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Ecco
Todd Barnes 

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2937 Bristol St. Costa Mesa, CA 92626

714-444-3226 

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  • Italian
    Sun,Sat 10am-11pm, Mon-Fri 11am-11pm
  • $$, $$$
    Full bar
  • Accepted, Not Necessary
    Lot Available
Description

Yes, Ecco is a good sign of things to come for the Camp. Where there was once just a notably good vegan restaurant housed in a yurt, there is now also an Italian restaurant that introduces the granola set to Grana Padano. The dish that represents the restaurant is the half-chicken. Like the Camp itself, it looks challenging to navigate. It's brown, dark and crispy where it isn't Hulk-green from the heavily herbed marinade. You ready yourself to get hands and fingers dirty, thinking there's a bone-in barbecued chicken in front of you. It's only after you finish the plate that you realize it's all edible-not a trace of bone or cartilage to be found, just moist pink meat and deliciously rendered skin.







  • 2011 | Best Pizza

    Costa Mesa is blessed with not one, not two, but three restaurants that specialize in the thin-crusted pizzas of Naples. Think of the pizzaioli at each restaurant as painters with a different vantage point of a model pizza Napoletana. Each rendition is good, but the most perfectly balanced pizza of them all is found at Ecco Restaurant in the Camp. Starting with imported Italian tipo 00 flour fermented slowly over two days, the moderately thin dough cooks in a wood-fired oven burning hot... More »

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  • No. 21: Mac and Cheese at Ecco

    No. 21: Mac and Cheese at Ecco

    | Thu, September 15, 2011

    You'd think a mac and cheese would be simple to pull off for a restaurant kitchen, but you'd be wrong. Never mind the technical difficulties of making a cheese sauce creamy-smooth,  balancing the... More »

  • Drunk After Work: Ecco

    Drunk After Work: Ecco

    | Mon, November 29, 2010

    The Place: Ecco, 2937 Bristol St., Ste. A103, Costa Mesa, (714) 444-Ecco (3226); http://www.eccocm.com The Hours: 5-7 p.m.The Deal: $4-$8 appetizers. $3 domestic beers. $4 import beers. $6 well martin... More »

  • Listen for the Ecco

    Listen for the Ecco

    | Thu, September 09, 2010

    I waited nearly a year for Ecco to open at the Camp in Costa Mesa. It’s not that I was necessarily looking forward to another Italian restaurant, with Pizzeria Ortica and Il Dolce already existing in the same city. I was more interested in seeing ... More »

Dinner Menu
Starters
$12.95
Fresh Dungeness Crab Cakes
mango/avocado relish
$13.95
Cumin Crusted Seared Ahi
bok choy, wasabi sauce, tobiko caviar, sweet chili-soy
$12.95
Seared Sea Scallops & Smoked Trout
potatoes, beets, aged balsamic vinegar, horseradish sauce
$19.95
Seared Sonoma Foie Gras
toasted brioche, sauterne, caramelized apple, red onion
$6.95
Soup Of The Day
$11.00
Golden & Red Beets
pear, baby arugula, honey balsamic, caramelized pecans, feta cheese
$13.95
Tooraj Salad
greens, endive, shrimp, hearts of palm, artichoke, olives, seasonal fruits
$7.95
Butter Lettuce
avocado, cherry tomatoes, english cucumber, choice of dressing
$9.95
Hearts Of Romaine
fuji apple, spinach, caramelized pecans, gorganzola, sherry vinaigrette
$15.95
Fresh Dungeness Crab & Bay Shrimp
avocado, mixed greens, balsamic vinaigrette, seasonal fruits
$16.95
Fettuccini & Fresh Crab Meat
baby spinach, cherry tomatoes, chives and light cream
$12.00
Ricotta Cheese Ravioli
tomato broth, fresh spinach, artichoke, parmesan cheese
Main Courses
$26.95
Pepper- Crusted Monkfish Wrapped In Pancetta
ginger-passion fruit, chives, crushed potatoes, asparagus
$22.95
Crispy Local Petrale Sole
potato puree, seasonal vegetables, lemon, capers, herb sauce
$24.95
Broiled Scottish Salmon
spinach, asparagus, sweet cherry tomatoes, garlic, olive oil
$26.95
Roasted Chilean Seabass
ginger soy, shitake mushrooms, bok choy
$19.00
Sautéed Prawns & Scallops
capellini, tomato, spinach, garlic, herbs, white wine
$22.95
Broiled Chicken Breast
baby spinach, artichoke, white wine, whole grain mustard
$24.95
Roasted Long Island Duckling
saffron-basmati rice, fresh berry sauce, seasonal vegetables
$24.95
White Veal Loin
pounded, breaded, sautéed "milanese style", cherry tomatoes, capers
$28.95
Pistachio, Moroccan Spice-crusted Australian Rack Of Lamb
saffron-basmati rice, lamb reduction, pomegranate essence
$28.95
Saffron-basmati Rice, Lamb Reduction, Pomegranate Essence 28.95
cipollini onion, mushrooms, gorgonzola cheese and potato puree
$55.00
4-course Chef's Tasting Menu
entire party
Dessert
$13.00
Symphony Of Desserts
selection varies daily)
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