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Overall Total Score
4.6 out of 5
Outstanding | 287 reviews

What User likes about Shalhoob's *butcher Shop Only*:
Despite being tourists we managed to find this place based on reviews whilst looking for great BBQ in Santa Barbara. It is slightly off of the beaten track and nice to get away from the main tourist areas of town. This place is all about the food there is no indoor seating and service is from a hole in the wall. Some of the seating arrangements, whilst cool looking, are not practical (the barrels). We both had the po... View all feedback. What User doesn't like about Shalhoob's *butcher Shop Only*:
I'm a complete fan of Shalhoods! They do an amazing job and can be trusted to always deliver a fine meal at an outstanding price. However, this review is for their experiment at the public market, and I dare say, the burger I just had, was probably the worst Thing I have ever tasted. It's a cross between a burger and some sort of beat up thin excuse for meat that is butchered and fried to death. It equates to less th... View all feedback.

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Restaurantji
4.6 ★ from 146 reviews
Rosie
07.09.2023 - 09:59

Great food and great service will be back love this place

The Gem Salad was very good. The service was good. The Fries were a major disappointment. Why do they call frozen fries Fresh

Despite being tourists we managed to find this place based on reviews whilst looking for great BBQ in Santa Barbara. It is slightly off of the beaten track and...

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Mark
07.09.2023 - 09:59

I love their meats from the butcher shop, let's see how they are in the kitchen. First impression: It's hard to find a spot to park, just as most everything in...

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a
07.09.2023 - 09:59

Don't skip this place on your next visit to Santa Barbara. The food was AMAZING. Street corn, chicken mole tacos and the jalapeño mezcal margarita. Yum! Off the...

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Sirved
4.7 ★ from 141 reviews

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