Someone wrote:
>I will be going to Sants Barbara at the end of this month. I would appreciate
I am away from home and away from my resources (LA), but would like to mention
one of the best Mexican restaurants in the west. It is called "la Supa Rica"
on Milpas st. in SB. It is really nothing more than a taco stand, order at
a counter and park in covered tent out back, but this one has a line
every night from 6pm on. And usually runs out of food by closing.
I drive from LA! just to go.
It is the only secret of SB, but there are other good restaurants.Santa Barbara, CA
Food in Santa Barbara?
Someone wrote: : I am away from home and away from my resources (LA), but would like to mention : one of the best Mexican restaurants in the west. It is called "la Supa Rica" : on Milpas st. in SB. It is really nothing more than a taco stand, order at : a counter and park in covered tent out back, but this one has a line : every night from 6pm on. And usually runs out of food by closing. It's La Super-Rica Taco, and it's at 622 N. Milpas St. (near Cota). Rumor has it that it's one of Julia Child's favorite eateries.
> I am away from home and away from my resources (LA), but would like to mention > one of the best Mexican restaurants in the west. It is called "la Supa Rica" > on Milpas st. in SB. It is really nothing more than a taco stand, order at > a counter and park in covered tent out back, but this one has a line > every night from 6pm on. And usually runs out of food by closing. > I drive from LA! just to go. > It is the only secret of SB, but there are other good restaurants. >
Someone wrote: >I will be going to Sants Barbara at the end of this month. I would appreciate >any good suggestions for places to eat. I'll have a week, so a nice long list >would be great. >thanks, >GEISS...[:) I saw that people already mentioned Super Rica. I should warn you, though, that while the food is good and looks cheap (<5$ a plate), you'll need at least three of these not to ned up hungry. Let me divide the restautrants I am going to mention into two groups: the more expensive ones, and the ones where the food is more than decent and you certainly will not end up hungry. In the first group I shoul mention the Palace Cafe (somewhat too expensive for what it offers, in my taste). Try the plate for two, it's excellent. San Ysidro Inn, very romantic and good food. Mousse Odille, "the only French restaurant in Santa Barbara". I like its informality and nonpresumptuousness. Somewhat less expensive is Cafe Brigitte, everything from Pizza to fillet mingon, very good. I should mention that we've been to all these restaurants with a very young toddler, so they can't be too fancy. I also heard good views of Chud's, but have not been there. Santa Barbara has also several eat all you can eateries, where the food is still more than decent. My favourite is Flavour of India in up State st., where you can eat all you can from a buffet lunch for 5.95 . The unlimited bread is the best I had in the States. A similar experience is a Chinese restaurant in State st., I forget its name, but it is south of Paseo Nuevo. Another Chinese restaurant, China City, in Calle Real in Goleta, offers all you can eat from the regular dinner menu for 10$. Quite a deal, if you are hungry, or if you come in a group and want to sample everything. Enjoy. ------------------------- Yigal Meir UC Santa Barbara
Yigal M. wrote: } Let me divide the restautrants I am going to mention into two groups: the } more expensive ones, and the ones where the food is more than decent and } you certainly will not end up hungry. In the first group I shoul mention } the Palace Cafe (somewhat too expensive for what it offers, in my taste). If you go hungry at the Palace Cafe', you'll go hungry anywhere. It is a tad expensive, though, but well worth a trip. The chef and other kitchen help are imports from New Orleans, but they started off years ago with mostly Cajun/Creole and a little Carribean and that has slowly but steadily reversed. The most interesting things to me were that the chef cooked things I had never considered, and cooked things that I knew well in a different way. If you like Cajun, Creole, or Carribean cooking, you'll really love this place. No, don't ask me about specific dishes, just go there and see what they have *today*. Lastly, I *love* the fact that every waitron is *my* waitron. You don't have an assigned waitperson; the first person available takes your order and whoever is available takes care of you from then on. Sounds chaotic, yet in reality not only do they get the orders right and in a timely manner, but you *never* have to wait for water, extra plates, whatever, because there is always someone around. Caveat: Last time I was there was a good 2 or 3 years ago.