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Café Irvine

4.7 (18 reviews)
Open 8:30 am - 2:30 pm

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Binh T.

Nice little hidden gem near the airport. Great food and great service. I work in the building and would much rather get something made from scratch from a local business than go to one of the fast food chains nearby. You have to enter a parking garage to access it, but they validate parking.

Pesto panini

Got a cute yummy sandwich. Like this place! Customer service is. Love the breakfast sandwich too !

Bacon Egg and Cheese on sourdough w/ half green half red salsa

Team is always super friendly and their home made salsa is FIRE. Great place to grab a bite then run back up to the office!

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8 months ago

Their Greek bowl is really good. The chicken is very tasty and the salad is very refreshing. It's a must try!

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8 months ago

1st time at Cafe Irvine i was very pleased with there food very clean and healthy .And the staff was very nice i highly recommend this place

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10 months ago

Freddie does great job at this place, the food and ambiance were great and Alex is an amazing chef. I'm hoping have a future event here.

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7 months ago

Love everything about this place. Food, ambiance, service. Definitely a new favorite for me.

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Their Greek bowl is really good.

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I consider myself above average in the field of sandwich expertise. I work in the field as a…read moreRegional Manager, I enjoy sandwiches still and I try out different spots often to see what the "competition" is like. Board and Brew is definitely top notch! I was deciding on where to snag lunch on my way to another store doing my rounds and I really wanted a sandwich. I decided to get the Turkado, some dirty Maui chips and drink. The total came to $17 and some change, not bad about the avg for the area and any lunch. The service was great, the woman who helped me was nice, and efficient, she helped me select what chips to get. Not much bantering but I do enough of that at work, so all good here. The store was clean, nice vibe, music. My order was ready in the time it took me to fill my soda cup and sit down to scroll 1 scroll thru outlook emails. Maybe 5-7 mins the woman who gave me my order asked if I wanted some secret sauce on the side, and put it in the bag. The bag felt heavy! The sub was huge! Probably 8inches bread was nice and springy, there was enough lettuce, tomato and sauces on it. I love the sunflower seeds, gives it a nice little crunch. The meat is more of a very thin piled high but there is a lot of it! I like how the sub is assembled meat, cheese, toppings sauce, it seems to hold together nicely.

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Chicken club: marinated chicken breast topped with bacon = $10.95

Café Irvine - tradamerican - Updated July 2026

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