Stands on chair and applauds! Yes!!! Exactly this.
TIL that taco menus are a third-rail issue.
900 Park Lane is an absolute stunning home in my opinion. WOW!
That menu is in Mexican Spanish, not just Spanish. So he needs to learn basic Mexican Spanish.
If you’re that triggered by Spanish, be careful looking at a map or any road signs in “Santa Barbara”.
I'm not in the State where this establishment resides so my chances of ever visiting are slim to none. I do happen to speak Spanish fluently.
With that said, I find it extremely annoying the owners of the restaurant have decided to post all the menu items in Spanish only, making it complicated for non-spanish speakers - like my wife.
Yes, I could translate but why? It would had taken a total of five minutes to add the English translations to the menu. This is just annoying.
If a restaurant like this was near me I would visit it once, see the menu issue and more than likely never go back again.
Stop being lazy and respect your customers.
Now this looks exciting and interesting and it has a lot of parking ! Hope this project makes it and it’s low so you still see the mountains . Bravo
Hadn't even considered the flooding element. Good call-out.
Precisely this. This feels like La Cumbre from 10 years ago and will likely end up the same way... empty of most flagship shops and underutilized by the community (ultimately leading to questions as to why this wasn't just developed into housing instead).
You might be interested to learn, Mike, that in fact there is no official language of the United States.
I personally like this project but you pose an important question that often goes unaddressed. When industrial is reimagined as retail or housing, where does the industrial go? Industrial lots house essential businesses such as those you mention and they're integral to the functioning of the community.
No worries Mike, i don’t think anybody will miss someone with that mindset…
Why is it that Italian restaurants in town give the Italian name of the selections followed by the description in English.
I thought the official language of the United States is English.
But at La Unica, they seem to be saying to us: Learn Spanish. And then no prices??? Are you kidding me? Guilting me into paying a tip for no table service ....are you doubly kidding me? I'll pass on this arrogant, self serving non English speaking place.
This review reads like you've never been to Lily's tacos in your life. You live in SoCal, learn some basic Spanish.
The population of Santa Barbara is not SB Magazine. This looks like another out of the area developer spreading their desire to urbanize and rape SB of its soul. The Funk Zone, which will need to be renamed and “rebranded” still serves a purpose for SB. The remaining industrial land will soon disappear…Where will the warehouses, stone yards, carpentry shops, welding shops, yards for the tree trimming equipment, and artist studios go? The community still needs spaces for these services, but where? Sad.
This will place a concentration of Cearnal Office work potentially in the eastern edge of the Funk Zone.
By my reckon, this is for the NE corner of the intersection, not NW, yeah the streets are skewed a bit. Not the west side of Garden, that corner is much smaller and used for yard storage.
The underground parking entrance is at least potentially above the flood zone, not so sure about the 101 Garden street proposal.
This project will add a measurable square footage of retail, factoring in the existing on State, the new and old and the rework at the Eastern edge Cabrillo... I do question the demand for retail. Unfortunately this project will need to be actively patrolled overnight for concrete campers.
When will the City start asking for future sea rise inundation cost sharing?
I like the idea of the Stone Yard Building space — especially to cater to the growing tourist zone (formerly the funk zone). Sincerely! Like others, I do wish it was affordable housing, but it won't.
Yep, I know how this plays out...
And it will launch, much like Las Aves with a lot of cute, expensive shops and some high-end buzzy venture capital retail brands — and then it won't. Unlike Culver City (now) or previously Venice or wherever else in LA, I am just not sure the demographic of someone with a lot of new money with a lot of discretionary income is actually what's going on in Santa Barbara economically. Frankly, I think these projects are a bit too early — and will be too reliant on up-for-the-weekend-Angelenos and tourists staying at the Miramar or Californian. (How are those hotels doing with occupancy?)
I think the "Platform SB" idea may do alright, but after the initial tenants leave, I guarantee it will look like the Mill for awhile and then actually fill with local businesses. On the other hand, I absolutely feel like the Las Aves is such a dumb idea for the developers. There's no parking. It's not a convenient spot. I know they're trying to fix the red algae bloom, but the bird refuge stinks — and the road backs up and sucks. And I see the dollar signs in their eyes for that wealthy Montecito crowd, but they're not gonna show up once Caruso swallows the Upper Village and does the same thing.
I feel like we go through these waves in Santa Barbara. Big ideas that dream of a retail frenzy (looking at you La Cumbre Mall with your power move to lure in Tiffanys and Louis Vuitton to the extraordinary sound of crickets). And we end up with a lot of empty retail space. Am I wrong?
Maybe one day, if we improve the amount of discretionary income residents have, we can make this work?
Until then, it just feels like someone isn't doing their research on the real economics of Santa Barbara county.
Does anyone else see the irony in nomenclature: ‘Sweet REEF’, while showcasing its PLASTIC packaging! Sea change, indeed! Here’s hoping for paper straws!
I find it strange and a little annoying that the prices aren’t on the board menu at the restaurant. I get that a lot of establishments aren’t publishing them online, because of the ever changing food costs. But when you come into a restaurant, especially one that is considered “affordable” street food, you expect to be able to see the prices and add the cost
Up quickly in your head (especially if you are on a tight budget). I hope this doesn’t become the new norm, along with screens being shoved in your face by the staff, guilting you into tipping at least 20% when the there is not even full table service! Eating out has become a joke!
Your points came to my mind as well: Another shopping center? Won't the problems of State Street just migrate over here? Why not offer some housing? Yet on the second thought, market rate housing at this location would only bring out of town people (and their cars) which would exacerbate existing problems while increasing strain on our infrastructure.
Anyone who has been to the platform will love this place, especially if you love clothing boutiques where T-shirts cost $120 and candles cost $80. The only thing I can afford at the Platform is the Blue Bottle coffee, everything else is just window shopping.
All, Commenters... I so agree! I was appalled when I heard this news, and i have only lived in our lovely Upper Village Community 3 years!! Big Corp.in a tiny village should not have been allowed. I wish Lucca had not sold to them. If she ends up being one of their new "showcase designers ????" ..It simple does not fit here, and will ruin the whole landscape, and essance of our sweet community; small local shops, restaurants... all the reasons why I chose to move here. Worst part is I walked by today and still, during their BIG move in no show of integrity of our community evident in non maintainceof the front facade. It just looks horrible with high weeds. The Old Firehouse is a center, and keystone to our village main street.
With respect...Come on company! Sell another 25,000 couch and hire a gardner already, please!!! ????
Here’s a disturbing trend: landlords kicking out a long-term tenant to replace with a competitor.
- South Coast Deli with Three Pickles
- TJ Paws with Dirty Dog Wash
- Stella Mare, most likely with another restaurant.
This is a dog eat dog world.
No agency has "lead" on the waterways. Multiple agencies regulate different aspects of the waterways, and there is some overlap. You have to get approval from all of the ones that are relevant to your project before moving forward. Usually the County will tell you who else you need to talk to in order to get everyone's sign-off, because they generally know what things the state agencies and the federal agencies want to weigh in on. Because the property owner went straight to the Feds and the Feds don't keep track of what each state and what each local jurisdiction's rules are, the Feds gave their approval but didn't tell the property owner that maybe they should reach out to the State and County to see if they need permits from them. It's easier for the local jurisdiction to know what the state entity and the federal entity above them requires than it is for the federal entities to know what the various agencies in all 50 states and the California State agencies to know what the various agencies in the 58 counties and the 482 municipalities require in their regulations. Thus, like many things in our dual sovereignty, federal system of government, the property owner should have started at the bottom and work up.
Is Taco Roma going into old Little Alex spot? I wonder who will run new restaurant in Coral Casino? I assume everyone who worked there before has moved onto new jobs.
