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6507 Quail Hill Parkway Irvine, CA 92603

949-725-1773

http://www.luccacafe.net

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6507 Quail Hill Parkway Irvine CA 92603

Cuisine(s): Cafe, Deli, Fine Dining

Hours: Sun, Sat 9:30am-9pm, Mon-Fri 11am-9pm

Price: $$ $$
Payment Types: All Major Credit Cards

Features: Business Dining, Fireplace, Kid Friendly, Patio/Sidewalk Dining, Takeout, Wheelchair Accessible

Serving: Dinner, Lunch
Alcohol: Beer/Wine

Reservations: Accepted

Parking: Free, Lot Available

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Lucca Cafe is Quail Hill Italian with a good cheese and charcuterie selection; think of this as wine with cicchetti (small bites), rather than a full meal.

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$No. 42: Meyer Lemon Curd at Irvine\'s Lucca Cafe$

No. 42: Meyer Lemon Curd at Irvine's Lucca Cafe

By Shuji Sakai | Wed, August 15, 2012

It was May, sometime during Meyer lemon season, when we happened by for dinner at Irvine's Lucca Cafe. Chef Cathy Pavlos had made a lemon curd dessert served in a glass Ball jar to celebrate the delic... More »
No. 65, Crispy Pork Belly from Lucca Cafe

By Anne Marie Panoringan | Fri, July 13, 2012

If there are two tastes our team has trouble denying, it's foie and pork. Especially pork, in all its glorious forms. Lucca Cafe's Cathy Pavlos floats our boat with this meal teaser, which we featured... More »
Ten Great Italian Restaurants In Orange County

By Anne Marie Panoringan | Fri, March 23, 2012

When we initially began compiling our list, it appeared relatively easy. But when we got to talking to others about their love of all things pizza, pasta and marinara, there were so many more places t... More »
Eat This Now: Crispy Pork Belly At Lucca Cafe

By Anne Marie Panoringan | Wed, February 01, 2012

When one thinks about the phrases "small plates" or "bar snacks", we visualize some simplistic dishes, like mixed nuts or maybe yakitori skewers. But Lucca Cafe ain't your normal tapas.Located in a st... More »
Brunch a Bunch Across OC!

By SHUJI SAKAI, DAVE LIEBERMAN, EDWIN GOEI, GUSTAVO ARELLANO | 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... More »

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Main Menu

Greens, Etc.

Warm Spinach Salad
roasted chipotle fairytale squash, crispy pancetta, baby spinach, humboldt fog goat cheese, cippolini onions in agrodolce, candied cayenne pecans and maple-bacon vinaigrette

Beet And Orange
roasted red beets, oranges, arugula, shaved fennel, herbs, toasted hazelnuts, vanilla bean orange vinaigrette, and gorgonzola cheese

Lucca Salad
grape tomatoes, roasted sweet peppers, kalamata olives, toasted pine nuts, organic mescalun lettuces, balsamic vinaigrette

Artisan Cheeses And Charcuterie
see our signature cheese and charcuterie menus it’s what makes us different!

Have It Your Way
choose your own special combination platter from our weekly cheese and charcuterie menus

All Of Our Artisan Cheese And Charcuterie Plates
are served with fresh seasonal fruit, dried fruits and nuts, chutney of the day, housemade pickles, housemade mustards, sweet bread, and crostinis

Ala Carte

Prosciutto Di Parma
seasonal fruit

Speck
(smokey prosciutto) granny smith apples, parmesan chunks

Jamon Serrano
manchego, quince paste

From Our Kitchen Studio

Brussel Sprouts
caramelized in the pan, parmesan cheese

Carrots And Parsnips
oven roasted purple carrots, parsnips, and fresh bay leaves

Burrata Cheese
basil pesto, oven roasted tomatoes, bruschette, balsamic vinegar, olive oil

Bresaola
hand rolls (2) pan roasted apples, spices, arugula, dried cranberries, pomegranate molasses, creme fraiche

Scallop Blt
hand harvested jumbo diver scallop, housemade bacon, tomato, arugula, caramelized onions, and lemon aioli

Stuffed Jumbo Shrimp (2)
chunky guacamole, fried avocado, purgatory sauce

Our Own Crispy Pork Belly
sweet potato puree, apple and quince chutney

New Zealand Free Range Baby Lamb Chops
grilled lemon, garlic, olive oil, fresh thyme

Skewers And Sliders

Filet Mignon
sweet peppers, brandy-mustard cream sauce

All Natural Spicy Chicken Breast
grilled onions, orange mint yoghurt dipping sauce

Chairman’s Reserve Pork Tenderloin
port wine apple sauce

Center Cut Swordfish
lemon garlic dipping sauce, fennel pollen

Kobe Beef Sliders
holey cow cheese, caramelized onions, sun-dried tomato aioli

Pastas To Live For

Carbonara
linguine, our own cured and roasted pork belly, carbonara sauce, roasted cauliflower, parmesan cheese

Bolognese
pappardelle pasta, traditional bolognese meat sauce, our own housemade ricotta cheese

Borsettini
wild mushroom and mascarpone borsettini (little pasta purses filled with wild mushrooms and stuff)creamy porcini mushroom sauce with sherry, parmesan cheese and a wild mushroom skewer

Handkerchief Raviolis
a trio of roasted winter squash, radicchio, caramelized onions and mascarpone raviolis with sage brown butter and candied pecans

Seafood

John Dory In The Frying Pan
pan-seared new zealand john dory, capers, spinach, new potatoes, white wine sauce

Wild Sand Dabs
tempura beer battered wild sand dabs, warm roasted fennel-potato salad, parsley vineger, dill pollen, root vegetable slaw, killer tartar sauce

Scallops
two pan-seared hand harvested wild diver scallops, roasted butternut squash risotto with housemade bacon, leeks, fresh sage, and vanilla bean aioli

Market Fish

Meat

Beef Shortribs
certified angus boneless beef shortribs, red wine and balsamic vinegar braised, yukon gold mash, baby spinach, horseradish creme fraiche, cabernet reduction

Layers Of Pork Tenderloin And Other Stuff
snake river farms pork tenderloin, housemade bacon, cippolini onions in agrodolce, mandolin potatoes, and port wine apple sauce

Just A Good Steak
certified angus beef hanger steak, lyonnaise potatoes, brandy-mustard cream sauce, onion straws

Chopped Steak
hand cut proprietary blend of premium beef, seared just until warm with a cage free fried egg on top, paired with pancetta-parmesan mashed potatoes, arugula and green peppercorn sauce

Market Meat

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Lucca Cafe

6507 Quail Hill Parkway Irvine, CA 92603

949-725-1773

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No. 42: Meyer Lemon Curd at Irvine's Lucca Cafe

By Shuji Sakai | Wed, August 15, 2012

No. 65, Crispy Pork Belly from Lucca Cafe

By Anne Marie Panoringan | Fri, July 13, 2012

Ten Great Italian Restaurants In Orange County

By Anne Marie Panoringan | Fri, March 23, 2012

Eat This Now: Crispy Pork Belly At Lucca Cafe

By Anne Marie Panoringan | Wed, February 01, 2012

Brunch a Bunch Across OC!

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

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