This is not the first Rose Cafe, that one is on Haley. But I feel this is the better one. The rice and beans that come with the meals are the best I’ve had in Santa Barbara – they are delicious and do not taste stodgy like the rice and beans at other places. I [...]
I came upon American Flatbreads for the first time at an art and music festival in north Santa Barbara county. All I can say is, “Wow!” … Okay, maybe I *can* say more than Wow. American Flatbread has embraced everything about a local, community-minded artisan product. Does terroir exist in pizza? If you believe that [...]
There is another Los Arroyos in downtown Santa Barbara, but the version in Montecito has the air of being slightly more upscale. I rarely saw a big filling burrito on a patron’s plate or hurried lunchers, instead I saw proper main dishes and lingering diners. I ordered the shredded beef sopes, my companions got grilled [...]
It’s hard to believe a restaurant has managed to occupy the space former taken by ice cream parlors, but Via Maestra has done it, although admittedly the space is a little tight. I dined there on a friday night, without a reservation. Reservations are recommended, because we had the option of sitting on barstools at [...]
