If you’ve lived in Isla Vista for a least a year or two, you’ve probably noticed that a lot of restaurants tend to come and go faster than the students. Although we already have a few well-established favorites (looking at you, Blaze Pizza), there’s always more that can be added to the list. Here are just a few of our top choices of what we’d like to see come to (and hopefully stay in) IV!
1. Backyard Bowls
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Yes, we do already have a Backyard Bowls on State Street, but here’s the thing: IV really has no restaurant with respectable acai bowls. And how much nicer would it be to have biking access to one?
2. IHOP
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Okay, okay, we are aware that this one is a pretty big stretch. To be honest, we’d pretty much settle for any place with pancakes. How is it possible that there not one breakfast/brunch place in all of IV?!
3. Panera Bread
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Although we already have quite the selection of sandwich places in IV, Panera is so much more than just a sandwich place. They have paninis! They have soups! They have so many yummy and well-priced pastries!
4. Chipotle
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Just think about it. How great would that be?
5. Wendy’s
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We know that one of the most unique things about the Santa Barbara area is that it keeps big chain business to a minimum. But let’s face it. IV needs to get a place with a dollar menu up in here.
What are some of the restaurants you’d like to see come to IV?
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