••• Intermezzo posted an announcement explaining why it has been closed for most of September and how it plans to reopen October 1. That appears to be getting pushed back, as reservations on OpenTable are available starting October 7.
••• The Mesa’s Mission City Sandwich Shop is now offering half-size sandwiches, which is good news because its sandwiches are huge.
••• Mony’s has opened an outpost on the bottom floor of the UCen at UC Santa Barbara.
••• S. spotted a notice on the table numbers at Jeannine’s on Coast Village Road that the upper State Street location will reopen soon, serving pastries, desserts, and coffee. I stopped into ask, and I was told to expect it by November 1.
••• After 27 years, “Madam Lu Chinese Restaurant at 3524 State Street is closing permanently at the end of September. […] No future tenant has been lined up for the space.” —Restaurant Guy
••• Dom’s Taverna has added lunch/brunch service Wednesday through Sunday. Below: the submarino Española.
••• Until Aegean expands its service beyond Friday through Sunday evenings, you’ll have to be satisfied with the occasional pop-up, such as brunch on October 5 with guest stars Gipsy Hill Bakery and Golden Line Coffee.
••• “Wingstop is coming to the Mesa at 1972 Cliff Drive […] immediately to the right of Mesa Cafe & Bar where there is a door that goes to a former storage room of the restaurant. This will be Wingstop’s fourth South Coast location.” —Restaurant Guy
••• Food & Wine ran a recipe for poached fish with butter beans by Bell’s chef Daisy Ryan. I’m holding out for the gâteau Breton….
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Is there a way to STOP wing stop from popping up all over? yuk!
Still no info on fro yo Lovin Spoonful on the mesa? I wonder what happened there.
Intermezzo was one of my favorite places in sant Barbara. For the past 2 years it’s been so poorly mismanaged that I no longer go there. It’s a shame because it was a cool place to meet people and hang out. Now days it seems like people working there are doing you a favor by waiting on you. There’s to many choices to put up with stuck up service.
R.
“…poorly mismanaged”? Double negative?
Mismanaged. Thanks “ M “
Now find something useful to do with your time?
R.
Roy you should talk to the owner about it. I’m sure he would love your feedback. He’s an awesome guy. I’ve never had that experience. The food and service have always been amazing!
A couple years ago we ate at the bar and enjoyed a couple bites of a delicious pizza, but it wasn’t hot. We politely asked the bar tender if it could be reheated in the pizza oven? The owner who was in the background grabbed the pizza didn’t charge us and basically told us to get out! I think he was definitely under some kind of influence. We never went back as that was a horrible experience.
Hello Karen,
Wow… I remember that evening vividly… yes, you were upset about your pizza not being hot enough. I has my pizzaiolo make you entirely new pie. I personally delivered the pizza to you at the bar and told you it was on the house. You still were not happy and complained. So NO… I “basically” did not tell you to get out.
Two years later… still a Karen.
Tracy I’m glad you had a different experience than I did.
I am letting the owner know through social media just like everyone else does. I hope he reads this.
Peace out!
R.
Love the comments!
Hello Roy…
People love this place… not sure what your speaking of… my apologies if you had a bad experience. I’m always available for feedback… and no, nothing has changed here with regard to management nor our team of wonderful employees. Feel free to stop by anytime to chat… would love to shake your hand.