orange County Restaurant Week
Dinner $30
Amuse
Lucca’s crostini and tapenade
-Please select one item from each course-
First Course
French Onion Soup
with torched Havarti cheese, crostini rafts
Belgian endive salad
with romaine hearts, fennel, roasted pears, toasted walnuts, dried cranberries
gorgonzola cheese, pomegranate-vanilla bean vinaigrette
Charcuterie Platter
with Italian Speck, Prosciutto and Finocchiona Salami
Second Course
Pan-seared Wild New Zealand John Dory
capers, spinach, new potatoes, white wine sauce and a butter leaf lettuce salad with balsamic vinaigrette
A trio of handmade stuffed handkerchief raviolis
shaved parmesan cheese, garlic toasts (limited quantities):
Butternut Squash and Brown Butter Sage
Humboldt fog and 4 cheeses, basil pesto cream
Beef shortribs, ricotta, and tomato ragu
Certified Angus beef hanger steak
dusted in porcini powder, cabernet béarnaise, wild mushrooms, a trio of jumbo shrimp
peri peri sauce, crab cake, beurre blanc and fork-mashed yukon gold potatoes
Herb crusted free-range New Zealand baby lamb chops
glazed baby carrots, feta polenta, haricot vert, ouzo, orange chutney
Third Course
Belgian dark chocolate cream brule
with fresh berries and homemade whipped cream
A trio of two sorbets and one ice cream
Apricot sorbet, blackberry-cabernet sorbet, spearmint-french vanilla ice cream
and a pecan shortbread cookie
Lucca’s signature bread pudding
with peanut butter, bananas, honey and raspberry cream
~ beverage, tax and gratuity not included. Sorry, no splitting ~
Lunch $15
~ Iced Tea or Lemonade is complimentary with this menu ~
-Please select one item from each course-
First Course
Lucca’s signature Minestrone Soup
Organic mescalun salad
roasted sweet peppers, kalamata olives, and our own Balsamic Vinaigrette
Seasonal Fruit
Second Course
Antipasto Salad with Organic Mesclun mix
Grape Tomatoes, Fresh Mozzarella Cheese, Roasted Sweet Peppers, Kalamata Olives, Artichoke Hearts and Genoa Salami, tossed with Lucca Balsamic Vinaigrette
All Natural Chicken Breast Sandwich
with Avocado, Market Tomatoes, Organic Lettuces, and
Chipotle Aioli on grilled Ciabatta Bread; house made pickles on the side
Mediterranean Veggie Wrap
with sauteed Sweet Eggplant, Grilled Zucchini, Oven-Roasted Tomatoes, Artichoke Hearts, Olive Tapenade, Organic Lettuces, Feta Cheese and Cannellini Bean Hummus in a spinach Flavored Wrap
house made pickles on the side
Chef Cathy’s family recipe for Lasagna Bolognese
with Certified Angus Beef Chuck, Pork Sausage, Béchamel and Ragu Sauces and Parmesan Cheese
Grandma Bottari’s Eggplant Parmesan
with fresh Mozzarella and Parmesan Cheeses, homemade Ragu, crispy
Eggplant and fresh Basil
Third Course
Lucca’s signature Bread Pudding
with Apples and Cinnamon
Chocolate-Espresso Mousse
with Fresh Berries and homemade Whipped Cream
A Duo of Mini Cannolis
with Mascarpone and Chocolate Chip Filling
~ Tax and gratuity not included. Sorry, no splitting ~
Lucca Cafe
6507 Quail Hill Parkway
Irvine, CA 92603