First Bites

November 12, 2015

Farmer Boy Brings Retro Flare to State St.

By Matt Garnica

Take your first bite into Goleta's reopened, retro burger joint.

November 5, 2015

The Long Awaited Boba Hub In Isla Vista

By Lianna Nakashima

One of Isla Vista's newest members, Ice Milk Company, gives residents another option for boba

May 22, 2015

The Graffiti Cow’s New Resident: Sublime

By Claire Nuttall

A brand new restaurant with an intriguing name and a locally renowned location makes for a tasty evening on Milpas Street

May 6, 2015

One More Reason to Join Los Agaves’ Bandwagon

By Allison Wright

Have no plans for your Tuesday meal? Well now you do! Los Agaves has a pop-up restaurant at the Santa Barbara Public Market and the tacos are "killer"

May 1, 2015

Table for Two: Date Night at Sorriso

By Evan Swerdfeger, Michelle Parker

One couple battles the only thing harder than finding long-term companionship in Isla Vista: finding a good date-night spot

April 27, 2015

Isla Vista’s Newest Contender: Otaco

By Marisa Ratchford

After a typical restaurant review goes sour, we want to know a few things about Otaco.

April 16, 2015

East Beach Tacos (Almost) Hits it Out of the Park

By Kendy Loi

Milpas's latest opening combines popular cuisines from other cultures with taco classics to create intriguing delights that may be more exciting than free turns in the nearby batting cage.

April 16, 2015

A Caffeine Addict’s Guide to Santa Barbara: The French Press

By Julia Chung

If you haven't already found yourself wandering through the doors of The French Press, now is the time!

April 13, 2015

A Caffeine Addict’s Guide to Santa Barbara: Vices and Spices

By Julia Chung

The guide continues with this Upper State based coffee and gift shop.

April 10, 2015

Sushi Cafe Supplies Calories, but not Necessarily Smiles

By Allison Wright

Sushi Cafe reminds us why ‘it’s more important to know the bad sushi places than the good ones.’

April 2, 2015

Waffle Window to the Soul

By Allison Wright

Some say that life is series of soul-searching moments, one following another. We may never truly find that much sought-after goal, but every once in a while, we catch a glimpse. Peer through the panes into a little slic...

March 31, 2015

The Hello Kitty Cafe Truck: Both Delightfully and Sickly Sweet

By Kelsey Tang

A global sensation, the lovable Japanese character will launch its own Hello Kitty Cafe in Orange County this upcoming summer. In order to build anticipation, the company has released their exuberantly pink Hello Kitty C...