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At Osteria LuCa, the culinary staff begins each dish with high quality ingredients, and then brings out their inherent tastiness with a few twists—perhaps a dash of olive oil, a sprinkle of salt, a blast of heat.
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The team behind TRUE Crafted Pizza added another name to Charlotte’s growing roster of Italian eateries in 2020. Osteria LuCa opened in January in the space previously occupied by Charlotte Café, and there’s still a wait for a table after 6 p.m. most nights, which proves we’re a city willing to stand in line for really […]
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Osteria LuCa expands that vision into a full-service restaurant. It also joins a growing list of Italian restaurants to open across Charlotte in recent months.
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From Ken and Tricia Martino, the founders of Charlotte’s TRUE Crafted Pizza, comes Osteria LuCa, a more upscale take on the two’s passion for Italian fare.
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Osteria LuCa, a new casual Italian restaurant from the team behind TRUE Crafted Pizza, plans to open in mid-November in the space formerly occupied by Charlotte Cafe in Park Road Shopping Center.
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