Lazy Acres Market, Inc.

I rarely go to Lazy Acres these days, and although the quality of their stuff is good, there are closer options for good produce than making the trip over to the Mesa. There are, however, a couple key items that Lazy Acres stocks that I can find nowhere else, or haven’t yet located elsewhere. In [...]

August 17th, 2008 | Tags: , , , | Category: Markets, Santa Barbara | Leave a comment

Metropulos Fine Foods

I figured it was time to update one of my oldest reviews. Gone are the days when I worked nearby, so I do not come here very often, but each time I do I remember how good the place is. The Metro Firehouse sandwich is so good. The smoked mozzarella and chipotle aioli is such [...]

August 16th, 2008 | Tags: , , , | Category: Eating Out, Markets, Santa Barbara | Leave a comment

Chilango’s Mexican Restaurant

Gone is the ho-hum bog standard Mexican eats on State Street, Chilango’s has remodeled their restaurant and menu. Some friends have groused that their memories of the old Chilango’s and late night nachos will not allow them to appreciate the new version, but I love it! The place is now a proper sit-down restaurant with [...]

August 12th, 2008 | Tags: , , | Category: Eating Out, Mexican food, Santa Barbara | Leave a comment

Romanti-Ezer

Thanks to the power of flickr and IM, the little murmurings I’d been hearing and photos I’d been seeing about Romanti-Ezer became solid testimonials of their great food. Combine that with the mayhem that is Fiesta and the chicken nuggets and funnel cake being sold at the Mercados, and I was sent fleeing down Chapala [...]

August 7th, 2008 | Tags: , , , , | Category: Eating Out, Mexican food, Santa Barbara | Leave a comment

Brummis – the German taste

Brummis has just opened in Santa Barbara, owned and operated by the family Brum (or Brumm?). Judging by the Berlin memorabilia on the walls and shelves, I’ll take it that the family is also from Berlin. East Berlin. They are very sweet and friendly, and if you speak German, that will be helpful because their [...]

August 5th, 2008 | Category: Eating Out, German food, Santa Barbara | Leave a comment

Sushi Fresh

This is one of those gems that you know towns have, but that you must wait patiently for the information on the place to materialize when its ready to be found. And so the recommendation for Sushi Fresh came from some business people from Moorpark, and it turns out this little eatery is totally close [...]

August 3rd, 2008 | Tags: | Category: Camarillo, Eating Out, Japanese food | Leave a comment