Photos: Ecco in Costa Mesa

Bruschetta comes with interesting, fresh toppings.  (Don Bartletti / Los Angeles Times)

One of the Neapolitan-style pizzas, a vegetarian pie, comes hot out of the wood-burning oven.  (Don Bartletti / Los Angeles Times)

The bucatini puttanesca is put together with verve at Ecco. Pasta dishes are served Italian-sized, but you can add $18 to the price for a family-sized portion that will serve three or four.  (Don Bartletti / Los Angeles Times)

Jessenia Uvidia serves pizza to Kelli Paffenroth and Ron Roussell. The restaurant has a low-key ambiance with broad appeal.  (Don Bartletti / Los Angeles Times)

One of the dessert offerings is a refrshing affogato of vanilla ice cream “drowned” in espresso, sort of like a coffeee float.  (Don Bartletti / Los Angeles Times)

Another dessert is the traditional tiramisu.  (Don Bartletti / Los Angeles Times)