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Irvine, CA · Est. 2010 · #scratchmade

Burnt
on purpose.

Scratch-made comfort bites and the spaghetti grilled cheese that started it all.

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The burnt story

A nickname
that stuck.

In college, Chef Paul Cao fried his spaghetti to crisp the bottom. His roommates called it burnt spaghetti. The name caught on. The food truck followed in 2010. Today the truck is a kitchen on Irvine Center Drive — same crispy edges, same scratch-made sauces, same chef.

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The Original

The hall of fame

The classics
you came for.

01 / 08

Spaghetti Grilled Cheese

$15

Signature $15

Spaghetti
Grilled Cheese

pressed spaghetti, mozzarella, marinara

House $20

Chilaquiles

shredded beef, queso fresco, avocado, fried egg

Seasonal Special $15

Mango Fluffy
Soufflé Pancakes

2 jiggly pancakes, ice cream

Hot $15

Fried Chicken
Sandwich

buttermilk fried chicken, sriracha honey, garlic aioli

A.M. $16

Breakfast
Burrito

eggs, potatoes, grilled onions, cilantro crema

Fan Fav $16

Shredded
Beef

avocado spread, pickled onions, provolone, salsa verde

Hot $15

Nashville Hot
Chicken

fried thigh, brioche, pickles, hot honey

Sides $12.50

Carne Asada
Fries

carne asada, lime crema, pickled onion, queso fresco

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Scene 01 Burrito

Breakfast Burrito

Sauce. By the ounce.

Pico, potato, melt — and the house red that everyone reorders.

Scene 02 Hot Chicken

Southern Fried Chicken

A little heat,
a lot of biscuit.

Buttermilk-brined, fried golden, glazed in our hot oil.

Scene 03 Pancakes

Soufflé Pancakes

Pancakes that
move.

2 fluffy stacks, ice cream, fresh fruit. The most photographed plate on the menu.

Scene 04 Greens

Carne Asada Salad

Salads that
show off.

Crisp romaine, carne asada, cotija, tortilla strips, lime-crema dressing.

The menu

Pick your lane.

The hot list

What's hot
this week.

NewLimited

The Spaghetti Melt

Garlic sourdough, hand-pulled marinara, three cheeses, finished on the flat-top.

$15

Hot

Nashville Hot Chicken

Fried thigh, brioche, pickles, hot honey. Order with fries and the green crema.

$15

Insta-bait

Original Soufflé Stack

Three fluffy layers, fresh whip, fruit of the week. Pretty enough to film, gone in five.

$15

Reviewed by Orange County

Cleared the
plate. Twice.

4.8

2,400+ reviews · yelp + google

Yelp · Christine C.

"The spaghetti grilled cheese alone is worth the drive. We came back the next morning for the pancakes."

CMission Viejo

Google · Jess B.

"Fluffy cloud pancakes. The hot chicken biscuit is criminally good. Bring friends to share."

JIrvine

Yelp · Jayson P.

"Catered our office. Fifty hungry engineers. Zero leftovers. They want it again next Friday."

JNewport

Google · Kevin K.

"The breakfast burrito with house red sauce on the side. Pour it on. Best decision I made all week."

KTustin

Catering

Feed the
whole office.

From a 10-person breakfast meeting to a 200-guest rehearsal dinner — we'll show up packed, hot, and on time.

Built for groupsBoxed lunches, family-style trays, full set-ups.

48-hr lead timeOrder online or by phone. We confirm same-day.

Hot drop-offsDelivered ready-to-serve in OC + neighboring counties.

Custom menusBrunch, lunch, or pancake bar. Yes, really.

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Burnt
on purpose.

A nickname
that stuck.

The classics
you came for.