OC Restaurant Week in Irvine: Cheap Eats, Fancy Feasts, and Everything In Between
Restaurants across Irvine are offering special prix-fixe menus during OC Restaurant Week, which runs March 8–14.
Photo credit Jay Wennington
OC Restaurant Week runs March 8–14, and Irvine is one of the easiest cities to “build your own” dining tour. The OC Restaurant Week website lists 42 Irvine participants this year, spanning dining experiences from quick-service deals to splurge-worthy tasting menus.
On the value end, several Irvine spots are offering $15–$20 set options designed for an easy lunch break or casual dinner: Georgia’s has a $15 sandwich combo, Pepper Lunch is running an all-day pepper rice + drink deal, and Board & Brew’s bundle offers a budget-friendly “dinner for two.” For something more interactive, the recently opened Hijinx Hotel is pairing food with entertainment.
Mid-tier prix-fixe menus lean heavily Italian and comfort classics. Il Fornaio and CUCINA enoteca both offer structured multi-course formats, while North Italia’s lunch menu reads like a “best-of” sampler with arancini, salads, sliders, stromboli, pizza, and pasta.
For diners looking to turn Restaurant Week into an occasion, Irvine’s higher-end picks include Galpão Gaucho’s $80 rodizio experience with dessert, Sagami’s bento-and-sushi options, and luxe omakase-style lineups at Izakaya Osen and O Fine Japanese Cuisine. And for wine lovers, Warehouse 72’s four-course dinner includes wine pairings.
Planning tip: Many of Irvine’s Restaurant Week participants are in Irvine Spectrum. If one were so included, a Restaurant Week Spectrum Crawl is easy to do with so many options in one location.
Restaurant Menus listed by price*
$15 Menus
Georgia’s
$15 lunch: Blackened chicken sandwich with fries or coleslaw and a soft drink.
Herb & Ranch
$15 lunch: Choice of ribeye & wild mushroom lasagna, salmon poke nachos, or pesto chicken baguette with soup. Includes canned beverage.
Pepper Lunch
$15 lunch or dinner: Any Pepper Rice dish served with a drink.
Spectrum Kitchen
$15 lunch: Choice of pappardelle bolognese or crispy pork belly banh mi, served with a side salad or house chips.
Wara Bistro
$15 lunch: Choice of flatbread (spinach artichoke, chicken pesto, or BBQ chicken) with a specialty latte.
$20 Menus
Board & Brew
$20 bundle for two: Two cold sandwiches, two chips, and two drinks. Beer upgrade available.
Cha Cha’s Latin Kitchen
$20 lunch: Soup or salad plus entrée choices including tacos, enchiladas, tostadas, and flautas.
Cluck Kitchen
$20 lunch: Sandwich or wings, choice of side, and drink.
Le Shrimp Noodle Bar (Spectrum)
$20 lunch or dinner: Noodle entrée, side dish, and drink or beer.
Olive Grove Cafe
$20 lunch: Choice of appetizer (including lobster mac and cheese or arancini) and entrée.
Paul Martin’s American Grill (Spectrum)
$20 lunch: Starter (soup or salad) and entrée such as a burger, club sandwich, or quinoa bowl.
Taco Rosa (Irvine)
$20 lunch (dine-in only): Chips with bean dip and salsa plus entrée choices including tacos, enchiladas, fajitas, and tostadas.
Wara Bistro
$20 lunch option: Ahi poke bowl with specialty latte.
$25 Menus
Angelina’s Pizzeria Napoletana
$25 lunch: Choice of antipasti, entrée such as Neapolitan pizza or pasta, and dessert.
Broken Yolk Cafe
$25 brunch: Entrée and beverage. Optional Bloody Mary flight available.
Eureka!
$25 lunch or dinner: Appetizer plus entrée including burgers, tacos, or sandwiches.
Habana (Irvine Spectrum)
$25 lunch: Choice of Cuban-inspired entrée such as ropa vieja or lechon Benedict plus dessert.
Il Fornaio
$25 lunch: Bread basket, soup or salad, and entrée including pasta, salmon, or chicken.
JA Jiaozi Authentic Dumplings
$25 lunch: Dumplings, main dish with rice, and tea.
Sagami
$25 lunch: Nagoya bento featuring grilled eel, miso katsu, chicken wings, salad, soup, and rice.
The Cut
$25 lunch: Starter and gourmet burger entrée.
Warehouse 72
$25 lunch: Starter and main course including sandwiches, panini, or poke bowl.
$30 Menus
Benny and Mary’s
$30 brunch: Beverage, entrée such as chicken & waffles or eggs Benedict, and dessert.
CUCINA enoteca (Irvine Spectrum)
$30 lunch: Two-course menu with Italian chopped salad and entrée such as pizza or rigatoni.
Marufuku Ramen
$30 lunch or dinner: Appetizer flight, ramen, and dessert.
Taco Rosa (Irvine)
$30 dinner: Chips and dips, starter, taco and enchilada combination, and dessert. $10 margaritas available all day.
$35 Menus
Hijinx Hotel & Holey Moley (Irvine Spectrum)
$35 all-day menu: Wings, classic burger with fries, and churros with ice cream.
North Italia
$35 lunch: Beverage, small plate such as arancini or salad, and entrée including pizza, sliders, or pasta.
The Cut
$35 dinner: Starter, burger entrée, and dessert.
$40 Menus
Cha Cha’s Latin Kitchen
$40 dinner: Appetizer, entrée such as mole chicken or grilled salmon, and dessert.
CUCINA enoteca (Irvine Spectrum)
$40 lunch: Three courses including salad, entrée, and shared chocolate budino.
Puesto Los Olivos and Puesto Park Place
$40 dinner: Margarita, chips and guacamole, filet mignon taco, and Baja fish taco.
$45 Menus
Benny and Mary’s
$45 dinner: Starter, entrée including salmon or short rib stroganoff, and dessert.
BOPOMOFO Cafe
$45 bundle: Nori fish sandwich, honey walnut shrimp burger, mapo tots, plus a $10 gift card.
CUCINA enoteca (Irvine Spectrum)
$45 dinner: Three courses including salad, entrée, and shared dessert.
Habana (Irvine Spectrum)
$45 dinner: Appetizer, entrée such as lechon asado or churrasco steak, and dessert.
Il Fornaio
$45 dinner: Bread, soup or salad, entrée, and dessert.
Marufuku Ramen
$45 expanded menu: Appetizer flight, premium ramen, dessert, and drink.
$50 Menus
Angelina’s Pizzeria Napoletana
$50 dinner: Aperitivo, multiple courses including pasta or pizza, and dessert.
Meizhou Dongpo
$50 lunch for two ($25 per person): Starter, two entrées, rice, dessert, and drinks.
Sagami
$50 dinner: Drink, soup and salad, entrée choice including sushi or Kobe roast beef bowl, and dessert.
$55 and Up
Little Sister (Irvine Spectrum)
$55 dinner: Starter, Vietnamese-inspired entrée, and dessert.
PF Chang’s (Irvine Spectrum)
$60 date-night dinner for two: Soup or salad, shared appetizer, two entrées, and dessert.
Hijinx Hotel & Holey Moley
$69 date-night experience for two including tea service and a sweet-and-savory spread.
JA Jiaozi Authentic Dumplings
$75 dinner for two featuring multiple dumplings, mains, and dessert.
Galpão Gaucho Brazilian Steakhouse
$80 rodizio dinner including unlimited grilled meats, gourmet salad bar, and dessert.
Warehouse 72
$99 four-course tasting menu with wine pairings.
Luxe Dining Experiences
O Fine Japanese Cuisine
$120 omakase tasting menu with sake pairing.
Izakaya Osen
$150 omakase-style multi-course dinner including sashimi, sushi, lamb chops, pasta, and dessert.
Pro tip: Make your reservations now as participating restaurants can fill up.