December 11, 2021
Tag: Timbers Roadhouse
Erewhon Has Santa Barbara in Its Sights
More food news: The name of the restaurant and bar coming to Coast Village Road; BevMo is morphing into a supermarket; L.A. tamale specialist popping up at Handlebar; terrific Japanese food at Full Moon Izakaya; changes to the bar at Timbers Roadhouse; big plans for the 12,000-square-foot Root 246 space in Solvang; Pinyon Ojai is open. 6
October 25, 2021
The New Carp Kitchen & Grocery Has Sandwiches, Salads and More
More food news: First look at the menus for Timbers Roadhouse and Whiskey Joe's, now open in outer Goleta; more on SeaLegs, taking over the old Goleta Beach restaurant space; a profile of Riviera Bar; something "like a Finney's" is coming to the former Outback Steakhouse building; El Pollo Loco is now Pueblo Pollo; Crazy Jim’s taqueria has closed; Costa is a nice place for a drink. 3
September 9, 2021
Funk Zone Favorite the Nook Has a New Owner
But nothing is changing for now. More food news: Woody's BBQ is closing after 37 years; the food menu at the Cajé café near the Arlington Theatre; Whole Foods to test cashier-less shopping; Sea Stephanie Fish's delightfully salty T-shirt; a peek inside Rory's Place, long in the works in Ojai. 3
May 17, 2021
Is Timbers Restaurant in Goleta Really Going to Reopen?
"I believe it's owned by Sandy Boyd, who founded two chain restaurants/cafés in California: Espresso Roma and Fresh Choice. But nothing much seems to have been done with it, at least from what you can see from the highway. Maybe there’s an interesting story here?" —S. Indeed, there is—and a local restaurant has plans to open soon. 1



















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