It's about time and way overdue......block her please!
Erik for the win! Thank you!!!!
Thanks, Erik! š«¶š¼
you are clearly the one that is misinformed. Tell me where they refrigerate their meat to meet code? Tell me where their hot water stations for cleaning and hand washing to code are located. Tell me where their restrooms are with handwashing station to code?
Sticaās lasagna looks delicious! Always helpful to know about high quality To-Go catering options. Time, energy and cost of shopping, cooking, and managing dinners are not always enjoyable, especially after many years of doing it all. Itās great to have choices if your circumstances allow, rather than pushing oneās self to the brink of exhaustion. The cost of prepared food offered by a business often reflects taste, quality and creative care invested. Thanks for sharing your review!
Based on your repeated comments here, it seems you are confused on the subject matter- perhaps figure out what the subject at hand is....Permitted food carts/permitted taco trucks/food trucks vs unpermitted food stands cooking tacos out of the back of a van.
As far as industry standards and what the Health Dept goes off of for raw meat storage- here are the facts:
https://www.fda.gov/food/buy-store-serve-safe-food/safe-food-handling
Did the Saladino house sell furnished? I presume many of the pieces in the house are original to the property - or are these old listing photos?
City staff has said otherwise if you've ever attended any meetings on the subject. Grand Jury agreed https://www.independent.com/2025/07/01/santa-barbara-grand-jury-calls-for-stronger-enforcement-of-street-vendors/
Members of the jury visited food trucks and carts around the county and directly observed ānumerous violations of food safety laws and ordinances.ā
Of the 11 carts detailed in the report, none had valid health inspection permits, handwashing facilities, or food handler cards. Six of 14 food trucks visited by jury members were able to present health permits and food handler cards. Food carts were also observed storing cooked meat in Styrofoam containers, and meat and fruit were not kept in a temperature-controlled environment as required by county codes.
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The street kitchen on Upper State is delicious ā the line to get food says it all. Also pretty sure they have a permit.
Letās all remember that street vendors DO have health code rules and regulations they follow. Even permits!
Maybe next time ask the vendor instead of assuming?
Christine! Can you tell us the specific health code rules about raw meat?
Letās all remember that street vendors DO have health code rules and regulations to follow. As well as permits! Have you ever checked with a street vendor or are you simply making assumptions?
You should talk to an actual restaurateur. Labor is by far their highest expenses, followed by cost of goods sold, with a rent a distant third.
Truth! Rules for thee but not for me doesnāt work well when refrigeration of raw meat is involved!
because they are policing more important things. everything should be enforced, thats not what im saying. im saying they are busy.
Feels like weāre aiming all our attention at vendors instead of the root problem: high rent and a permitting environment that makes affordable food nearly impossible here. People buying street tacos were rarely going to convert into a sit-down restaurant check anyway. If we want fairness, make compliance achievable: streamlined permits, designated areas, clear health rules, then enforce those rules consistently.
Either that, or go the Reddit route, where, after so many downvotes, a post gets hidden or removed. And who doesn't love UP votes?
85 bucks for lasagna? People with that kind of money have a health insurance plan that covers Zepbound, and definitely don't have 6 mouths to feed. š¤£ If it were covered in edible gold (with its record highs), I could understand, but otherwise, a smaller portion might be in order? I'll stick with Arnoldi's or TJ's in the meantime.
No Street Kitchens crackdown not going so well, they have expanded, you have over 20 hot dog carts downtown and all the other food stands every weekend on State st. Just saw it this past weekend. And youāre absolutely correct how is it fair for brink and mortar to follow all those rules and these people get away with out having to follow any rules at all.
āThe Copperā name was a smart move. No longer sounds like another breakfast spot. Well done.
The street kitchen at Mission liquor(Mission and San Pascual) is back up and running.
Lower State street was full of vendors last Friday night.
Can anyone explain why the police can't respond and shut them down? They respond to noise complaints and shut down parties.
Confiscate their heat source and business is over.
FWIW, ChatGPT passed the bar exam. I subscribe to the pro version and have stopped using attorneys to go over contracts (as an entrepreneur, Iāve spent a huge amount of money on attorneys over the years). ChatGPT has no conflicts of interest. I had a law firm I paid for almost 10 years that wouldnāt represent me because they supposedly had a āconflictā with a large bank that was violating their contract to call a low interest rate commercial mortgage (claiming they had represented the bank previously) only to not represent me in a real estate transaction when a billionaire bought a house I owned because they claimed the billionaire had already contracted with them. Needless to say, the two faced creeps wanted the more affluent client.
comments like this make a case for a like button.
Lol, as soon as someone uses capital letters you know something is weirdā¦
Maybe i should also start using exclamation marks behind my user name to get more attentionā¦ lol
Sometimes i think there should be kind of āonline driver licenseā for people
