Ospi Costa Mesa

Visited Ospi for happy hour and it was so delicious!! Ospi is Costa Mesa's newest restaurant that took the place of Greenleaf. This beautiful Italian restaurant is a nice addition to the neighborhood!We sat outside and loved the atmosphere, lots of seating indoors and out. They have a great happy hour deal, you choose any 3 food or drink items for $33! Service was impeccable! She brought out our dishes one by one like we asked. She was very friendly and attentive.The drinks were good! Ordered the musty martini and espresso martinis. I also saw they have a table side martini which I'd like to try next time!The food was amazing! A must have is the crispy provolone which was 10/10. Spicy rigatoni was delicious and the right amount of spice. I'd also get the meatballs again! Keep in mind the happy hour food is smaller portions, but we loved sharing and trying multiple items. We ended with cannolis for dessert and they were delicious, not too sweet and the perfect treat to end the meal. Can't wait to come back for a romantic dinner date night!

Tried this spot out for lunch on a Sunday and unfortunately wasn't impressed. I thought the pricing/ food portions were a little overpriced for what it is. This is specially towards Italian food and dishes that I tried. You can definitely get larger portions elsewhere, with authentic flavoring for the same price.I did enjoy the spicy rigatoni but also didn't feel like there was anything unique to it. We tried the hapa pizza. That was my least favorite. I love thin crust pizzas but this was so thin that the slice will break in half while trying to bite into it.The kale salad was the star of the show! I'm glad I gave that a shot. I also enjoyed the chef Negroni. The taste was unique as it was made with mezcal.Service was not the best for a pretty slow Sunday. Never had our water refilled, and the waitress took forever to run our cards together our bill back. Despite the lack of service, the ambience both indoor and outdoor was great. This is probably a better spot for happy hour vs having big meals. The parking lot is part of Sage on 17th plaza. There is also street parking and valet options.Very curious what the non Italian dishes taste like.

Went on a Tuesday night for the first time. We got the Pepe-roni Pizza, Spicy Rigatoni and some wine. I wasn't a big fan of the pizza, but the pasta was good. I do think they were overpriced for how small the portions were but still glad I was able to try it.We were seated outside and I enjoyed it (but maybe because it wasn't cold when I went!). There's so many tables outside, good lighting and the overall atmosphere just felt very nice.It seems like it gets pretty busy at night, so I recommend booking a reservation! There's also a parking lot at the back and a lot of street parking.

We stopped in for happy hour & were sat on the outside patio. Great spot for drinks & bites. Our server, Jason, was kind & attentive. We enjoyed aperol spritzes, salad, the provolone cheese & vodka pizza (has a bit of a kick of spice)Food was delicious, though as others have noted - the portion size for the price is off (small portions for relatively high costs). The pasta dishes were quite small, just enough for a few bites each.

This IS the best Italian place in Newport Beach/Costa Mesa without a doubt. I was so excited to try because I heard great reviews. I loved the ambiance and decor right when I walked in. It's the perfect date night spot or girls night out!We started with the ceaser salad. It was good, but I wouldn't say that it was amazing. I enjoyed it but have had better!! The vodka pasta and chicken parm were the stars of the show. The vodka pasta was some of the best vodka pasta I've ever had, definitely in my top 5!!! The chicken parm was crispy and perfect, it would have been amazing on top of the pasta (I'm going to do that next time!) the vodka sauce here is just so creamy and cheesy and perfect, you can't go wrong with these dishes! Our server was very nice and brought our food out quick. Everyone who works here is very nice I noticed. Overall we will be coming back OFTEN! This is the new dinner spot for sure and will be added to our monthly rotation without a doubt. Need to try the drinks next time!

Absolutely delicious! The kale and hamachi salad is a must get here. It's the best salad I've ever had in my life. I'm sure they if I come back enough times here I wail eventually try everything on the menu. Female owned this restaurant is located in a busy part of Costa Mesa. Everything on the menu is good. Happy Yelping!

A great dinner spot for a night out with the girls or for a date night! The ambience inside the restaurant seemed really nice but we were unfortunately seated outside in the cold where our heater wasn't working. We ordered the vodka pizza and the spicy rigatoni and loved both dishes! I have to say the crust for the pizza is actually paper thin and it was basically a snack but delicious nonetheless. I've had the spicy rigatoni at other restaurants but this was the best one I've had where the flavor was absolutely perfect. Service was prompt and attentive although one of the servers did take away our pasta where we weren't completely finished and didn't bother asking if we were still working on it. Other than that I would visit this place again.

Ospi has been saved in my bookmarks for quite awhile but I never made it to their LA locations, so I was glad to hear that they opened a location in Costa Mesa. That being said, I wasn't blown away by the food here.Parking wasn't too bad in the lot behind the building when I went for Sunday lunch. We did not have a reservation but were seated immediately inside. The space is quite big, with both indoor and outdoor seating, and the natural sunlight on a nice day made the dining area really lovely.On weekends, they do a brunch menu, which includes most of their popular lunch/dinner items plus some breakfast specials. We ordered the Japanese eggplant appetizer, tonnarelli (cacio e pepe), and the infamous spicy rigatoni that made me want to go here in the first place. The Japanese eggplant was pretty good, with a crispy topping and good seasoning, but it felt like I was mostly eating eggplant skin. The cacio e pepe was also good, creamy with a hint of lemon - it did get a bit cheesy and heavy after a few bites. The spicy rigatoni didn't quite live up to its hype for me. Maybe it was an off day, but the pasta seemed to be a bit unevenly cooked - some pieces seemed to be a bit hard while other pieces were fine. This also got really heavy halfway into the dish.Overall, ambiance was great and our server was friendly, but the food didn't impress.

Went out for a Friday night date night. Buildout of the restaurant is great with a fun vibe. Service was attentive, almost too fast. We felt a bit rushed as food hit the table a couple of minutes after each course ordered. Not a relaxing date night.Food is less than average. Had Ceasar salad (more of a vinaigrette than Ceasar dressing) Had to scrap off the crumbled croutons to eat the salad. Cacio e Pepe was terrible, sent it back the first time as I thought they had accidentally over salted it. Nope, just as bad the second time. Much better Italian elsewhere in town.

First time here and I loved it! Food was great and service was great also! Went for lunch , so the portions are a little smaller