Pictured above are fantastic foods from an Italian
restaurant in Huntington Beach California, Luggatti's
Italian Grill. Featuring dine-in or take-out service
just two blocks from the beach, Luggatti's is a
crowd-pleaser and sure to win awards for its flavorful
menu and reasonable prices.
Prepare to loosen
your belt a notch or two when visiting the brand new
Luggatti's Italian Grill. From the moment you step into
the richly-decorated room with a fabulous centerpiece
bar in dark wood tones and cozy firepit at the opposite
wall, the rock music greets you in downtown Huntington
Beach fashion. Young, hip and delicious is the the menu
and mood at this remake of "The Shed", a tired old
building that was essentially gutted, receiving an
extreme makeover. Now morphed into one of the nicest
restaurant along or near Main Street in Huntington
Beach, an extensive menu features traditional Italian
pasta selections plus a large list of fish and seafood
dishes, beef or chicken burgers, sandwiches, salads,
appetizers, steaks, chicken, veal and specialty plates
ranging from Baked Mostaccioli to Eggplant Parmigiana
with Spaghetti. There are so many delicious items to try
that you'll soon be waiting in line to enjoy the
newcomer to Huntington Beach, once the word gets out.
Open room seating at
comfortable tables with chairs or at the elegant bar in
a slightly darkened room provide a bit of intimacy, yet
visibility so you can see what everyone around you is
being served. Food presentations are dynamic at this new
restaurant from co-owners who've been in the restaurant
business for quite some time with another Italian
restaurant, Lino's located on Edwards near Edinger.
When you seek fish specialties with beach views, be sure
to check out
Chimayo at the Beach.
Hiring Chef Jason
Trail from New York who's worked at many top
restaurants, the food is clearly a winner. Start your
meal with an awesome appetizer such as Luggatti Caprese,
a delicious plate of fresh red tomatoes served with
thinly-sliced sweet red onions, topped with fresh
Mozzarella, garlic and basil oil (shown in photo above).
A meal in itself, don't be deterred—a world of flavors
awaits those who persevere to complete a meal.
Other appetizers include Sticks and Stones (Fried
Mozzarella sticks & Gnocchi cheese-filled potato
Dumplings); Fire Roasted Artichokes, Garlic Fried
Calamari with Marinara Sauce; Fried Stuffed Artichokes
with Goat Cheese, Roasted Pepper Puree topped with a
Tomato Cream Sauce; Grilled Pancetta Wrapped Shrimp
(Jumbo Shrimp wrapped with Italian Bacon accompanied by
Tuscany white beans and spinach); Spinacci and Artichoke
Dip and more.
If you need a salad,
there are some fabulous choices such as Mama's Antipasto
in an individual serving or for two people, Italian
Chopped Salad, Southwest Salad, Jimmy' Greek Salad,
Chicken Tender Chopped Salad, Chinese Chicken Salad,
Double Barrel BBQ Chicken Chopped Salad, Caesar Salad
and Garden Salad or Wedge Salad.
Sandwiches include
Cheeseburger, The Double Barrel BBQ Burger, BBQ Chicken
Burger and Fire Grilled Portabello Burger ranging from
under $7 to 9 (subject to change). Meatball Sandwich,
Coney Island Hot Pastrami Sandwich, Double Barrel BBQ
Beef, Ant Lin's Eggplant Parmigiana, Foccacia Sub, BLT
with Avocado and The Manhattan are affordable, filling
and yummy.
One of our favorites
on the menu is Luggatti's Pesto Salmon. A rich filet of
large proportions with the juices sealed into a crusty
Pesto seasoned Panko is seared to perfection and
decorated with sweet Tomato Cream Puree. It's difficult
to finish the plate that includes Roasted Baby Red
Potatoes and Grilled Vegetables so we left the beautiful
potatoes seen in top photo above. The fish dishes are
staggering in quality. We shared the Pesto Salmon and
Ultimo Frutte Di Mare (ultimate fruits of the sea)
included a huge soup-style plate containing fresh-made
linguine pasta topped with Sauteed Shrimp, Calamari,
Clams, Mussels and Scallops in light garlic, wine and
Marinara sauce. There are 14 entrees on the Seafood
list, 14 items on the Pasta selection, eight types of
chicken or veal, several steaks providing your choice of
seasoning and a variety of pizzas with extensive
toppings options.
Pizza buffs are going
to go crazy with Steak Fajita Pizza, New York Style
Pizza, Double Barrel BBQ Chicken Pizza and Buffalo Bleu
Pizza that includes Spicy Habanero, Chipotle Wing Sauce,
Chicken Jalapenos, Roasted Red & Yellow Peppers, Green
Onions, Mozzarella Cheese, Fresh Tomatoes and Bleu
Cheese Dressing.
If you manage to find
room for dessert after dining on appetizers and entrees,
you are in for a real treat. You must try the
heavenly Holi-Cannoli.
Meals are served with
wine by the glass or bottle, draft or bottled beers and
Martinis such as Ice Squeeze Martini with Blue Ice
Vodka, Cointreau, fresh squeezed lemons and a splash of
sweet & sour in a sugar rimmed glass garnished with
lemon zest. Shady Lady is a heavenly martini concoction
that is made of Blue Ice Vodka, Shyy Vanilla Vodka,
Chambord, Frngelico, Baileys and a splash of cream in a
chocolate rimmed glass. There are nine specialty
martinis on the menu, many Californian and Italian wines
and an elegant bar to sit and enjoy cocktails with your
friends or by yourself in a great place to unwind.
A kids men features chicken tenders, spaghetti, pizza
and grilled cheese sandwich so you can bring the entire
family or drop by after a beach day. A special
adjoining cafe was custom-made for take out dining so
guests don't have to wait for the regular seated guests.
Do these guys have their act together? You bet!
The co-owners also have Lino's Italian on 15491 Edwards
Street in Huntington Beach and Augustino's Italian on
12554 Valley View in Garden Grove (near the 22 Freeway).
Luggatti's Italian Grill, 210 5th Street,
Huntington Beach, CA 92648 | 714-536-8846
