Buena Onda Empanadas Restaurant In Santa Barbara

WOW! Just wow! Hands down the best empanadas that we have had and probably the sweetest restaurant of our current road trip! The staff are all so friendly and helpful! And the empanadas??? NEXT LEVEL!!! Lots of options for vegan and vegetarian food too! My son and I both indulged and had the 3 empanada and side dish plate! We both opted for the chimi papas with a spicy aioli... delicious on there own. But the empanadas? SUBLIME!!! We tried 6 different varieties and all of them were stellar! I loved the humati empanada a seasonal specialty with sweet corn, caramelized onions and scallions! They are handcrafted on site with the freshest and finest ingredients! I peeked into the kitchen on a bathroom visit... I can't say enough nice things about this place. The owner is Argentinian and knows his empanadas. Also their chimichurri sauce is nearly perfect! We were stuffed but picked up a dessert empanada for the road: goat cheese and fig! Nuff said! Don't miss this place!!! 6 stars out 5!

I called in an order for mini empanadas and pasqualina and it was awesome. They were done when they said they were going to be done they were beautiful they were delicious and everybody loved them at my daughter's butt mitzvah. My family is from Argentina so we have a qualified opinion and we approve. Eat at Buena One n Doug Bakery Owner

WOW! Just wow! Hands down the best empanadas we had and probably the sweetest restaurant of our current road trip! Staff are all so friendly and helpful! And the Empanadas?? NEXT LEVEL!!! Many options for vegan and vegetarian food! My son and I both wounded and had the 3 Empress and the leg plate. We both chose the chimi papas with a spicy aioli... delicious on our own. But the Empanadas? SUBLIME!!! We tried 6 different varieties and all were stellar! I loved the humati empanada a seasonal speciality with sweet corn, caramelized onions and scalions! They are made locally with the freshest and finest ingredients! I went to the kitchen on a bath visit... I can't say enough nice things about this place. The owner is Argentine and knows his empanadas. Also her chimichurri sauce is almost perfect!? We were stuffed, but a dessert-empanada for the road picked up: goat cheese and fig! Nuff said! Do not miss this place!!! 6 stars from 5!

A huge variety of non-traditional empanadas to choose from. I ordered the mushroom, spinach, and vegan potato empanada combo with a side of chimichurri papas (potatoes). I wish the latter were crispy, but the chimichurri sauce is amazing. Recommend the mushroom, but do not recommend the vegan potato one.

We decided to take a day trip from Orange County to Santa Barbara and the first stop will be lunch. After the miserable ride in bumper to bumper traffic, this first stop for lunch was better amazing to save the day and it was. I only had some empanadas in my life, but I really like them. This restaurant is easy to miss to drive through this neighborhood. Everything about it is very sweet and relaxing. We've ordered some chicken emanadas and some carne emanadas. We also ordered a page of small potatoes. To be honest, the potatoes were nothing special to us. The Carne empanadas were amazing. You were as good as me. The chicken, not so much. They were a little simple and could have used some kind of sauce inside. The carne was safe for her. Next time I come to Santa Barbara, it'll probably be on my food route.