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MyspaceWhere: 1031 State St., 963-6687, sbaldos.com.
What: Aldo’s serves lunch and dinner daily, inspired by the cuisine of Italy and Santa Barbara’s seafood.
How Much: Dinner pastas $14.95-$19.95, osso bucco $23.95, salads $11.95 full/$6.95 half.
The Dish: Aldo’s Italian Restaurant is charmingly situated on State Street in a building that dates back to the Janssens-Orella Adobe (1857) and is a city landmark in the National Register of Historic Places. Al fresco dining is largely popular at the lunch and dinner spot, whose outdoor patio is spacious, heated, and offers sidewalk tables. Classically inspired decor covers the walls of the indoor dining room, where patrons can enjoy a large selection of Italian specialties served in ample portions. Seafood from the area plays a large part of the menu, with mussels, calamari, shrimp, mahi mahi, and daily specials appearing on both the lunch and dinner menus. Lunch options range from half salads to full pizzas to linguini seafood served with a choice of marinara or Alfredo sauce. Dinner steps it up a notch, offering a large selection of pastas, cioppino, eggplant dishes, and veal osso bucco (on Saturday nights only). Aldo’s is a solid choice for Italian comfort food and an outdoor street-side downtown meal.
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Aldo's Italian Restaurant
1031 State St., Santa Barbara
805-963-6687. More Info
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Comments
Tourist Trap to the 10th degree.
Worst dinner my wife & I have ever had in Santa Barbara.
There are plenty of other Italian choices in town.
Nick9597 (anonymous profile)
November 10, 2009 at 6:27 p.m. (Suggest removal)
We're Aldo's fans...the staff is very friendly and the location is perfect. Try their varying specials!
shorelinepub (anonymous profile)
November 11, 2009 at 8:27 a.m. (Suggest removal)
We go there a few times a year and it's ALWAYS very good. I've never had a bad experience there, in the 20 years I've lived here. Yes, it's touristy and there are PLENTY of other places to go but they've always been consistent and their outdoor seating is a plus.
KatieCleary (anonymous profile)
November 11, 2009 at 3:26 p.m. (Suggest removal)
I have been eating at Aldos ever since they opened some 20ish years ago. Food is always fresh and delicious and the service is exemplary. They also added a $6.95 lunch menu but I still need a nap after my favorite carbo craving; the Fettuccine Carbanara... even with the lunch special serving my craving has been more than filled. I often eat alone to catch up on my newspaper reading and they are more than accommodating to the solo eater.
Thanks Mark for the years of great food and great service.
laszlo (Laszlo Hodosy)
November 17, 2009 at 9:49 a.m. (Suggest removal)