Downtown Santa Barbara
I first "discovered" La Supa Rica via the lovely lifestyle and cooking blog, LA in Bloom, written by Los Angeles local, Heather Taylor. Only later on, when I searched on the Internet to get directions, did I realize that the New York Times had featured it in the article "36 Hours in Santa Barbara" and that, as evidenced by Yelp and other reviews like this one, this Mexican eatery has quite the following.
From the minute we got there I could understand why. We had arrived earlier than the 11 a.m. opening time, so we took a cruise around town. When we got back it was only 11:15 but there was already a short line out the door. Fortunately, we only had to wait about five minutes before ordering at the front window.
Corn tortillas being handmade behind the order window
I got the tacos de rajás (grilled poblano peppers with cheese) and Scotty ordered the grilled chorizo tacos and steak tacos (which he kindly shared with me), along with a side of beans, guacamole, and fresh corn tortillas. The salsa bar offering spicy, mild, and green tomatillo salsa was divine.
La comida muy rica at La Supa Rica
After eating the most heavenly meal possible after starving the night before, we walked out into the Santa Barbara sunshine to explore around town.
Then, with Wind-Lass on our minds, we checked out the Santa Barbara Harbor. It's beautiful, right? The not-so-great news is it costs a pretty penny to spend any significant amount of time there. Maybe someday we'll figure out a way...
A few hours later we headed South on Highway 1 to the next stop at our campsite at Malibu's Leo Carrillo State Beach.
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