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MyspaceWhere: 622 North Milpas Street, 963-4940
What: La Super Rica may not be large enough to hold all of the patrons waiting to order, but it’s dedicated to quality and fresh handmade menu items.
How Much: Menu items between $3 and $10 (tacos de bistec $3.10)
The dish: Endorsed by the late Julia Child as one of the most authentic Mexican home-cooking restaurants around, La Super-Rica upholds the reputation brought upon it by the ultimate foodie spotlight. This taqueria shows up on almost every hit list of restaurants for out-of-towners. A line crawls out the door and onto the sidewalk that hits Milpas Street, partly because there is no space to wait inside in front of the ordering counter and chalkboard menu and partly due to its immense popularity with locals and tourists alike. Its character comes from the fact that its tiny kitchen practically overflows onto the cash register, giving patrons a glimpse into the factory-like task of balling up masa and slamming it between the two clamps of the tortilla press.
These same tortillas taste gently steamed when served fresh with choices of melted cheese, pasilla peppers, creamy guacamole, or seasoned grilled meats. It is not uncommon to see the covered patio full of tabletops with Styrofoam throwaway plates and two people sharing an assortment of acclaimed menu options. Numbered menu items range from simple tacos (tortilla and meat) to heavier and more involved dishes such as the Super-Rica Especial (a combo of roasted pasilla peppers, cheese, and pork). Always consider the daily specials, too, such as Tuesday’s fabulous sopes.
La Super Rica Taqueria
622 N Milpas St, Santa Barbara
805-963-4940. More Info
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Waaaaaay overrated. And who wants to sit out under a tent and have to get up to find your silverware?
Altamarino right down the street is 100 times better and a real restaurant with plates and silverware.
rstein9 (anonymous profile)
March 10, 2010 at 6:15 a.m. (Suggest removal)
I LOVE Super Rica. It is always the first place I go after travelling to make me feel like I am finally home.
dogsmom (anonymous profile)
March 10, 2010 at 8:58 a.m. (Suggest removal)
You forgot to mention this was one of the late-president Ronald Reagan's favorites.
AZ2SB (anonymous profile)
March 10, 2010 at 9:50 a.m. (Suggest removal)
God Bless Julia Child, but this place is just an average pseudo taqueria for gringos. The food isn't bad, but it's also nothing remarkable. The people that go on and on about how great it is are typically those that only dine at "chips and salsa" type Mexican restaurant and have never stepped foot in an authentic taqueria. They think because the setting is pretty run down and there's a tortilla lady it's somehow the greatest Mexican food on Earth. Truth is the flavors are lacking and made to order tortillas are offered at many places in SB. I'll leave this white washed "taqueria" to the yuppies and LA yelpers.
ilovesb09 (anonymous profile)
March 10, 2010 at 10:04 a.m. (Suggest removal)
I'm going to the only authentic mexican food eatery in S.B.- Taco Bell.
AZ2SB (anonymous profile)
March 10, 2010 at 10:37 a.m. (Suggest removal)
I knew before I even looked at the comments there would be a couple of people trying to prove how sophisticated they are by trashing La Super Rica.
Pinatubo (anonymous profile)
March 10, 2010 at 2:02 p.m. (Suggest removal)
wow, didn't know there'd be such few haters. Don't get me wrong, I love the 'authentic' taco-rias too, but SuperRicas is not a chips and salsa place, doesn't even serve chips unless you get the chilaquiles (only available as a special on mondays). I'd say Altamirano is the type of place that is chips and salsa, beans and rice, family sit down mexican restaurant. It's good, but not better IMO, but it's all good. Stay away because sometimes the line is too long for me to get my taco de rajas.
spacey (anonymous profile)
March 15, 2010 at 1:23 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Who cares about authentic. I like Altamirano too, but Isidoro is the very best. The specials at SuperRica are out of this world. If a few people stay away, though, the line is shorter for me.
sevendolphins (anonymous profile)
March 19, 2010 at 3:26 p.m. (Suggest removal)