PRESS | REVIEWS

OC Register { CLICK LOGO BELOW FOR REVIEW } "Lucca Cries Out To Be Heard ...The Irvine Eatery Is So Good That Some Might Want To Keep It To Themselves." - Elizabeth Evans

Orange Coast Magazine  { CLICK LOGO BELOW FOR FULL REVIEW } "It's been said that architecture is art you can walk through.  In the case of Lucca Cafe, architecture is art you can eat and drink." - Gretchen Kurz

Orange County Business Journal { CLICK  LOGO BELOW FOR REVIEW } "Lucca is an inviting space where casual friendliness quickly meet a few chic big city elements." - Fifi Chao

AOL { CLICK LOGO BELOW FOR REVIEW } "Chef Cathy Pavlos is one of a new breed of independent restaurateurs in The OC who are quietly leading a revolution in high quality, profoundly simple cuisine." - Sheryll Alexander

OC Register { CLICK LOGO BELOW FOR REVIEW } "Lucca Cafe - A Little Bit Of Europe ... offers flavorful dishes hard to find elsewhere in the county." - Chantal Lamers

Orange County Business Journal { CLICK LOGO BELOW FOR REVIEW } "Lucca in Irvine’s Quail Hill Village Center makes the cut as a lovely cosmopolitan cafe, a deli, and a worthy destination for some fine dining. And just lately, there’s something else about Lucca keeping us happy: We can now pick up the most interesting dinners to go." - Fifi Chao

OC Register { CLICK LOGO FBELOW OR REVIEW } "Cathy Pavlos, executive chef and owner of Lucca Café (and Deli and Wine Bar) in Irvine, has a rare ability to combine unexpected flavors. Her dishes are Italian comfort food at its best." - Cathy Thomas