Irvine’s Monaco Italian Kitchen reveals menu, grand opening date

More than one year after its announcement, Monaco Italian Kitchen, from chef-restaurateur Tony Monaco, has revealed its opening date. While the Irvine restaurant had its soft opening (i.e., the window of time in which restaurants get their sea legs) on Tuesday, April 15, its grand opening will take place on Friday, April 25.
Founder of such spaces as the Blind Pig and Blind Coyote Cantina, Monaco, an Italian-American, wanted to do an Italian spot honing in on pastas and Neapolitan pizzas. &ldquo