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North Italia – Irvine, Irvine, CA

North Italia – Irvine

4.6
4.6
4810 Reviews
$30 and under
Italian
At North, we focus on what we do best: Italian from scratch. Enjoy any of our handmade pastas and pizzas, created with seasonal ingredients and inventive flavors. Or, try a different signature dish, prepared with our fresh flavors from the garden, farm, and sea. We’ve hand crafted seasonal cocktails that pair great with our food, creating a real modern Italia experiences perfect for any occasion.

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2 people

7:00 PM


Booked 148 times today

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Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Cuisines
    Italian
  • Hours of operation
    Brunch Sat and Sun 11am - 4pm Lunch Mon- Fri 11am - 4pm Dinner Sun - Thurs 4pm - 10pm Fri & Sat 4pm - 11pm
  • Phone number
    (949) 629-7060
  • Dress code
    Business Casual
  • Executive chef
    David Moldovan
  • Private party facilities
    The inviting ambience at North Italia Irvine is the perfect setting for celebrating with family and friends!
  • Private party contact
    Jana Schwimmer: (949) 398-4893
  • Neighborhood
    Irvine
  • Cross street
    Michelson & Jamboree
  • Parking details
    We have a valet dedicated to North.We also a public parking garage behind LA Fitness that is validated for 2 hours.
  • Additional
    Banquet, Bar/Lounge, Beer, BYO Wine, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Happy Hour, Indoor Fireplace, Late Night, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Takeout, Weekend Brunch, Wheelchair Access, Wine

What 4,810 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.6
4.6 based on recent ratings
  • 4.6Food
  • 4.5Service
  • 4.5Ambience
  • 4.4Value

NoiseModerate

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  • Orange County

    Most Booked

  • South Orange County

    Most Booked

4,810 Reviews
  1. KathleenC

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined 1 day ago

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Great food and service! Sat outside and ambiance was awesome outside and inside.

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  2. OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined 2 days ago

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    We enjoyed our two pasta dishes, and appetizer. Pasta was al dente and sauces flavorful and simply delicious. Unless canned Ming in super hungry, serving quantity per plate was good - not too little and not too much. That said, we felt the price was just right. Our server Dylan was attentive and personable. He took the time to check in on us more than a couple of times. Very patient too! Thank you! It’s a go-to place for us now for good Italian food.

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  3. Natalie

    San Francisco

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined 3 days ago

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Always a great experience here with great tasting and great quality food.

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  4. OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined 3 days ago

    overall4food5service5ambience3
    I wish our server asked if we wanted more water because the food was spicy and obvious savory. And it’s a bit cold in there at night with ac on, make sure to bring a jacket.

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  5. javabuzz

    Orange County

    3 reviews

    3.0

    3 reviews

    Dined 3 days ago

    overall3food1service5ambience4
    We’ve eaten here frequently over the past 5 years and the food has always been excellent. The last two times, the food has been almost room temperature. The first time we thought it was a one off and didn’t say anything. This time the meatballs and chicken Parmesan were room temperature again so we told the server. She was great and brought us new food which was warm but not hot. Our truffle bread appetizer was barely warm also, when usually it’s piping hot. We may try again, but if the quality is poor a third time, North Italia has lost us as customers.

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  6. Firedude

    Los Angeles

    13 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    13 reviews

    Dined 3 days ago

    overall3food5service1ambience4
    Everything we ordered came late. Appetizers, salads, entrees and desserts all came late! Sad!

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  7. Jason

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined 4 days ago

    overall4food2service5ambience5
    Our waiter was fantastic. He was outgoing, friendly, and readily available when we wanted to order more drinks. The only thing I would criticize is the Tuna Crudo. The presentation was haphazard and the tuna had a very fishy smell.

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  8. OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined 4 days ago

    overall5food5service4ambience4
    Too loud. I also requested to sit at a high top and we were placed at a low top

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  9. OpenTable Diner

    Chicago

    2 reviews

    1.0

    2 reviews

    Dined 5 days ago

    overall1food1service1ambience1
    After months of trying to eat here, we finally made it. We ordered a sparkling water and drinks initially and were hoping to put in our order for the food when the drinks came out. Well, 30 minutes later, we still didn’t have anything at all. We couldn’t even get a bottle of water out to the table and the server kept bouncing around and paying no mind to us even when trying to flag her over. We had had enough at that point and we got up and left. Total waste of time and nothing to show for it….not even water.

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  10. TraciZ

    Los Angeles

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined 6 days ago

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    The delicious sweet lemon blueberry butter cake with pistachio ice cream and pistachios sprinkled on top was the most decadent and refreshing dessert I’ve ever tasted. My husband and I both agree everything was perfect and Jessica was the best host. Thank you North Italia for an amazing experience. One for the memory books.

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  11. OpenTable Diner

    Los Angeles

    13 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    13 reviews

    Dined 7 days ago

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    One of my fav places to go. Great value given location and ambiance. Food and service is always good.

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  12. OpenTable Diner

    Orange County

    2 reviews

    3.0

    2 reviews

    Dined 7 days ago

    overall3food4service1ambience3
    We very much enjoyed our food. The outdoor patio is very nice. However, our waiter was strange. We weren’t even sure he was our waiter. He kept talking in a very soft voice and being passive with us. Yet he was lively and engaging with the table next to us. We were accidentally served an appetizer that was for the group he seemed to know. We alerted him and he said we should enjoy it. Which was nice. But his odd behavior is the reason I didn’t give more stars.

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  13. OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on September 19, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Very good food and good service. The patio IMO is a little better as the inside can get a little loud.

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  14. Shaun

    Orange County

    21 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    21 reviews

    Dined on September 18, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Good restaurants with nice food. A little too loud during lunch, but still very nice to dine here

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  15. VeronikaC

    Los Angeles

    6 reviews

    4.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on September 18, 2023

    overall4food5service3ambience3
    Great spot for dinner date. This is a must try restaurant.

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  16. OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on September 18, 2023

    overall4food4service5ambience5
    Decent quality food, good service, good ambience. Def would visit again

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  17. OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on September 17, 2023

    overall5food5service3ambience3
    It was good the food portions are very small for the pricing.

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  18. OpenTable Diner

    Los Angeles

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on September 16, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Perfect for date night. Recommend the patio area at night.

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  19. AnthonyL

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on September 16, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience4
    Great Italian food. Started with the white truffle garlic bread, delicious. The truffle wasn’t overpowering. For dinner braised short rib lumache, spicy rigatoni vodka and Chicken Parmesan. The short rib and the spicy rigatoni were amazing, the Chicken Parmesan definitely above average. Finished with dessert, Tiramisu and Affogato. Both were terrific. The Tiramisu was definitely the sweeter and denser of the two and the Affogato was an after dinner espresso and dessert all in one. Definitely recommend dining here.

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  20. Fuller

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on September 16, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Everything was amazing!! We are definitely going back!

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  21. Foodlum

    Western NC

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on September 15, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Our server, Rachel was wonderful. We had a very relaxed 3 hour lunch with our mom. Loved the porchetta sandwich, Bolonese, & the chocolate Gelato. They were real standouts. Can't go wrong.

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  22. ViviT

    Los Angeles

    14 reviews

    3.0

    14 reviews

    Dined on September 14, 2023

    overall3food3service4ambience4
    Food is underwhelming. Server is nice but made a mistake on our order. A nice place for corporate lunch out but not for special occasions.

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  23. Bick

    Greater Boston

    16 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    16 reviews

    Dined on September 14, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience3
    Food was excellent, apps, main and desert, very impressed

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  24. Paulhn

    Orange County

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on September 13, 2023

    overall4food5service4ambience5
    Everything was good except I had an 11:30 reservation, got there at 11:25 and said I had to wait outside due to “waiting on servers”

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  25. HowardY

    Central Coast

    2 reviews

    4.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on September 13, 2023

    overall4food5service5ambience4
    Food and service were outstanding. We had toasted bread with olive oil appetizer. The pesto chicken pasta and bolagnese pasta dishes were wonderful. Unfortunately, the noise level was almost unbearable. All hard surfaces with no sound deadening material. Of course, when the noise is loud, then everyone has to speak louder to be heard. Despite the noise level we would recommend for the food quality and taste.

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  26. OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on September 10, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    All good, I will go again for sure. The food is great and environment is very nice.

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  27. Albert

    Los Angeles

    36 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    36 reviews

    Dined on September 9, 2023

    overall4food4service4ambience4
    Good place for a weekend brunch with open air indoor and outdoor bar

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  28. RonB

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on September 9, 2023

    overall1food1service1ambience1
    One of the worst dining options in orange county. They charge for parking, it's extremely noisy, the waitress isn't nice and the food is below average.

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  29. liza

    Central Coast

    14 reviews

    4.0

    14 reviews

    Dined on September 9, 2023

    overall4food4service3ambience3
    We were seated right before our reservation. It was a busy Friday evening. As always food is good. A good place to catch up with family.

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  30. debbieh

    Las Vegas

    6 reviews

    5.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on September 6, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    We had a lovely server for our dining experience and she was the sweetest lady. If all servers could be as knowledgeable with the menu when comparing meals, life would be easy. I always depend on the servers to recommend or at least give some type of feedback on the dishes. She was the lovest and most personal waitress I've ever had. I can't say enough good about her. She was the sweetest lady. I forgot her name, other than she's in her 60's and has blonde braided hair. She's the BEST, if everyone can be as sweet and helpful as she was, the world would be a happy place!

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  31. Chris

    Los Angeles

    8 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    8 reviews

    Dined on September 5, 2023

    overall3food2service4ambience3
    Salad was thrown together with no real taste. Was supposed to be an Italian salad and it was really missing a lot of the typical ingredients.

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  32. MariusR

    Orange County

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on September 5, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    North Italia is a place where the food, atmosphere, and service is authentic and can always rely on them to provide this. A great fusion of classic, al dente pasta with a modern ambiance. The salads, pizzas, and all menu items are delicious.

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  33. PhxFoodie

    San Francisco

    7 reviews

    3.0

    7 reviews

    Dined on September 4, 2023

    overall3food3service3ambience3
    Food is good, service is good... but, things can get pricey.

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  34. GerriB

    San Diego

    6 reviews

    5.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on September 4, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience3
    Pleasantly surprised with the quality of the food! Service was outstanding! Didn’t love the big huge room, not intimate but I will put up with it because everything else was top rate!

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  35. Enrico

    Greater Boston

    2 reviews

    2.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on September 4, 2023

    overall2food4service1ambience3
    We sat outside because the noise level indoors was painfully high. We waited 40 minutes after we had ordered our appetizers before they were served to us. Our server informed us twice they were on the way. That was the only reason we didn't leave. We waited 15 minutes after the second time. The server even joked about picking the salad himself...not funny. The food was excellent but for the price, we would've expected better service, or at least an apology if there had been a miscommunication in the kitchen.

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  36. EMILY

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on September 3, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    The food and service was amazing. We had the pre-fix brunch, I was surprised the serving sizes were normal sized. I expected the entrees to be scaled down. I brought some friends, and they all enjoyed their experience.

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  37. RinM

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on September 3, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    North Italia is always a great choice! Food is consistently good and the staff is friendly.

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  38. OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on September 3, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    We were seated before the reservation time👍. The manager, Jacob was very accommodating and even assisisted the busy staff by bringing our expresso martinis to our table. The seasoned vegetable salad & fig & prosciutto pizza was delicious & the expresso martini was scrumptious. I also appreciated that the salad was split & no fee was charged. It’s always a pleasant dining experience @North Italia.

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  39. LIndaL

    Los Angeles

    12 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    12 reviews

    Dined on September 2, 2023

    overall5food5service4ambience5
    We were on the patio and it was great. Service was a little slow, but it might’ve been due to a big party. The manager jumped in and helped to make sure we had good service.

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  40. MarandaM

    Orange County

    2 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on September 2, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Very pleased. Food and service was great. The meatballs are my favorite.

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FAQs

You can order delivery directly from North Italia – Irvine using the Order Online button. North Italia – Irvine also offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (949) 629-7060.

North Italia – Irvine is rated 4.6 stars by 4810 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

Make a reservation

2 people

7:00 PM


Booked 148 times today

Order delivery or takeout

Google Map for North Italia – Irvine

2957 Michelson Drive, Irvine, CA 92612

Additional information

  • Cross street
    Michelson & Jamboree
  • Neighborhood
    Irvine
  • Hours of operation
    Brunch Sat and Sun 11am - 4pm Lunch Mon- Fri 11am - 4pm Dinner Sun - Thurs 4pm - 10pm Fri & Sat 4pm - 11pm
  • Cuisines
    Italian
  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Dress code
    Business Casual
  • Parking details
    We have a valet dedicated to North.We also a public parking garage behind LA Fitness that is validated for 2 hours.
  • Executive chef
    David Moldovan
  • Additional
    Banquet, Bar/Lounge, Beer, BYO Wine, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Happy Hour, Indoor Fireplace, Late Night, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Takeout, Weekend Brunch, Wheelchair Access, Wine
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