Needless to say, there were high expectations for the Panini Cafe, the new restaurant on Lindbrook Drive. The restaurant has plenty of seating inside, with booths and tables, which gives it a diner ...

Irvine-based Panini Cafe opens its eighth location today, right on the corner of Crescent Heights and West Third, just steps from Third & Fairfax. Hansen Kamci is Panini Cafe’s Chief Operating Officer ...

With a name like Panini Café, it’s not hard to figure out what’s on the menu. Except that here, the interpretation of the Italian grilled sandwich has been given some considerable American heft.