Regarding LamaSama: I really like the space - clean and open and inviting, though painfully loud. The Lama Dog beer selection is great and the service is on point. Sama Sama also had good servers but their insultingly small portion size and high prices won't have me choosing to eat there again. Compare Blue Owl's fried rice salad with Sama Sama's. Blue Owl's is almost 3 times as big, has great flavors, and way more fresh veggies. Sama Sama's, on the other hand, was "double take" small and 90% rice. I spoke with a friend who mentioned that their Sama wings order, though tasty, was tiny. I'd love this place to succeed in this location but I can't imagine my impressions are unique.
Well, everybody has a right to an opinion even if it is so off the mark. Maybe don’t go anymore and keep a table open for someone who loves and appreciates Bettina?
Public parking garage on Helena Avenue, between Yanonali Street and the railroad tracks?
Same folks. That's just their business name.
Been to Betina at least half a dozen times always thinking this time I will understand what everyone raves about but each time I am leaf thinking "this is what passes for excellent pizza in Montecito?" Not terrible but certainly not close to great.
Close but no cigar....
I thought Via Maestra was owned by a couple who had worked for the original owner. I didn’t know it changed ownership again to this Bitar Group ?
Santa Barbara City parking lot 8 behind the Chase restaurant.
@Erik - Fear not, Barbareno’s added fee is only for its special 10th anniversary event and it’s very clearly listed at the top of the Tock event page, which is linked in the article above.
This should be a good fit for the area! Hope you well with this upscale addition to the hood.
Wow! Can’t wait to check it out in person!
So they're flipping high-end homes in a wealthy community. No need to get whipped up about that, regardless of their behavior. What they do with their money is their business. They support over 50 nonprofits. Personally I cannot stand either one of them, but so what.
Once I find out that restaurants are still adding hidden fees I will never go there again. I know that vía maestra and the chase restaurant were adding fees and not letting customers know until you received your check.
No thanks!
Is it fair for Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi to profit off their public image as LGBTQ activists, especially considering the criticism they have faced in recent years for their treatment of employees and workplace culture on Ellen's show?"
Wow, then congratulations and time to get that shovel and concrete mixer out...
The deed is under a new name.
tough one if it slides down the hill... and you are inside... lol
Not sure if it even was sold actually... but for that money - damn... good one.
Looks beautiful. Can’t wait to go!
The More Mesa house is a deal to die for if you're older and have no heirs or enough money it doesn't matter. Should hang on for at least another 10 years. Without a tiny little soils issue it's easily a $10M house. Beautiful spot while it lasts!
Haha! So true! (and sadly, very accurate)
Hopefully Barbareño had the additional fees listed. Not listing the 20% service charge and a $5 order fee is ILLEGAL in California as of July 2024. You spent an extra $29 dollars + tip.
Santa cruz market
Regarding the carpool lanes opening by years end or more, Please tell me what " few more months of work before that will be ready" . No one has worked on the lanes in 2 months and seems to have zero motivation to open imo.
I remember those too. Unfortunately we can no long have such things. Too many folks would be up in arms over the inability for some of the kids to join, ride or even spell bike in English, Tagalog or Portuguese. So the city would need to buy them bikes, provide them with all the various safety devices, adequate training and of course, a new iPad to keep track of their health and progress.
As these things go. This seemingly simple idea would snowball into a large expenditure and a giant community mess. Not only would each bike need to meet some unheard of new standard, (they need to be made with free trade rubber and certified climate change steel). You'd have to buy one for every student one as to not offend the wealthy or the poor. Afterwards, the insurance needed to cover such a state sanctioned event would cost 3x the monthly budget of the district not too mention the overtime for the police and city staff. Of course the city would still move forward with this idea, but only after hiring a consultant and spending $450k to explore various options…
IMAGINE THAT!
