I was excited to try this place out because of the positive reviews but my tastebuds were left disappointed. The food that I ordered lacked flavor and salt. The food was just bland. I ordered the tinga tostada and Birria tacos with the consume. I has originally ordered the shrimp empanadas but they were out. Birria and tinga are known for having explosions of flavors, these plates here did not. The salsas that they provide lacked spiced. The food overall lacked flavor and presentation, as well it was cold. The tostada was overpriced for what it was. The Birria tacos I have had better, only positive is that the consume's portion serving was generous. I will probably try it again, but I expect explosion of flavors especially when it comes to Mexican cuisine. read more

Casa Comal - Birria tacos - Mexican Near Me - Santa Barbara, California

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Casa Comal may be a casual small spot in the heart of Santa Barbara's State Street but the food they serve is at a far higher standard than any other taqueria. The tortillas are fresh and chewy. The colorful ingredients are truly deeply flavored and combined with sophistication. Meats are tender and do not overpower the other remarkable ingredients. The vegetarian tacos are unique and creative with excellent choices and companions of healthy ingredients. The owners are friendly and there is outdoor seating. Absolutely the best tacos that can be found....anywhere. read more

We had a taco tues adventure yesterday and this was our second stop. This place has good amount of sauce on their tacos so it doesn't feel dry. We tried the octopus, queso birria, northeno, and Baja fish taco. The taco Tuesday is just for meat and not seafood dishes as a heads up. The queso birria was too cheesy for me but it's called queso birria so they did a good job to make it live up to its name. The octopus taco also had grilled green peppers, grilled cheese, pickled onions so it had a good flavor. The Baja Fish Taco has the option of fried or grilled. We opted for the fried. The salsa on the baja fish taco had sweet mangos! read more

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The tacos were delicious! I definitely recommend! The service is good and friendly as well. This is the perfect spot for a nice spring/summer day with their outdoor seating. They have a taco Tuesday deal for 2 tacos and a beer for 11.95. read more

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This place is the best! Vegetarians, look no further. Quality and variety are impressive, my husband and I tried all of the veggie tacos and enjoyed them all. Hot, fresh, flavorful. The salsa and chips are Devine. Please eat here and keep this place in business! read more

Front Host Diego was awesome! Greeted us and recommended some great items on the menu. I had the carne asada burrito and my wife had the high protein bowl. My highlight was the SPICY SALSAS and Guacamole! Please keep your salsas spicy! I was surprised to find spicy salsa in the heart of SB. Thank you! read more

This was my third stop for taco places on the Main Street of Santa Barbara! Casa Comal was soooo gooood. The asada taco and octopus tacos were right on point. The octopus was cooked fresh and tasted tender and delicious. read more

Great dog friendly place. Plenty of seatings outside. Great staff and great food! The veggie selection was excellent read more

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Good menu, looks authentic. Some of the dishes were great and very tasty. Two in our party got a carne asada burrito and the meat was so tough it was inedible. So a hit and a miss. Service was slow, just one cook and one host/server/cashier. I would give it another try, just won't order carne asada. read more

Taco Tuesday deal was perfect, two tacos and a beer for 12 bucks is a deal. The patio setting on state street was beautiful and the food was quick to come out to us read more

The tacos were good and tasted very fresh. They gave plenty of meat and sauces. It was nice walking around the area and very close to the beach. The staffs were very helpful and nice. If i have the chance, I will come back again. There are a lot of free 90mins street parking around the area. read more

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We stumbled on this little gem one night and have been back a few times. My husband loves the tacos de carnitas and I love the tacos de chorizo. The mole tacos are delicious too. Keep in mind it's a sweet mole. The homemade tortillas are soooo yummy. The tacos de birria are good but there's room for improvement. The consome is delicious. I love this place and it pains me to see people walk by, stare and contemplate eating there, but then walk away. They don't know what they are missing!!! read more

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Local shop on State St. Difficult to order if you do not speak Spanish. My son wanted tacos but came out with one with neat and cheese(?). Only customers there and it took a very long time for food to come out. Chips and guacamole that was supposed to be appetizer came out last. I don't know if I'd go back. Food was good, just not enough of an experience to bring me back. read more

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Food was very good and the ambiance was great! Quick service too. Highly recommend anyone who wants great food in the heart of Santa Barbara to come through. Also open very late for those after club nights read more

Gf and I came here following the California Wine Festival and indulged in beans & chips as well as the chiles estafados (which the vegetarian gf did not really it had chorizo in it). Nevertheless, I enjoyed both. However, the chiles went bad after a few days because we didn't refrigerate. Reminder to refrigerate your leftovers and do not leave them in your bag. Will come back for the tacos. read more

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Sadly, I have to update this review. We first went here on Fri 7/5 as we were vacationing in SB for the weekend. We loved it so much we wanted to return one last time before we left on Sunday 7/7. It opens at 11am. There was a few things wrong when we returned. We arrived at 11:05am. They were not ready to serve yet. So we went for a 30min walk around the promenade. We returned and they were "ready". My wife wanted to try the empanada, they didn't have any. We got our food about 40min later! We asked for the delicious salsas. They didn't have the red one! You just opened! How do you not have empanadas, salsas ready to serve??? The drinking water dispenser had lukewarm water. Friday it had lots of ice. I just don't understand how right at opening you cannot have everything together to serve your customers. The food is still delicious. I guess just don't show up at opening??? read more

Wasn't expecting much when we first got there and thought it was another mid Mexican restaurant. 10/10!!! I got the birria tacos and added consome for the taco Tuesday special. They're so good I licked my plate clean!!! The service was amazing!! Rly kind and generous the staff!! And the environment was rly nice as well. They have a few seats indoor and tables outside with shade and music as well. Would definitely recommend and come back if I find myself in Santa Barbara again. read more

Casa Comal - Birria tacos with consome - Mexican Near Me - Santa Barbara, California

They gave me a cold burrito and a tiny quesadilla for my girlfriend. With the prices given, I expected better...

The pastor tacos and chorizo tacos are ok here. I would not recommend the asada tacos. The ambiance of the place is nice. It is decorated. The service was good too the waitress brought out our tacos once they were made. read more

Casa Comal - Chorizo and pastor tacos - Mexican Near Me - Santa Barbara, California

Great new taco place on state street! They have a cute little outdoor seating set up with fake grass. The prices are decent, with tacos under $5 a piece. Lots of the tacos came with guac which is a win in my book. We tried the norteño, carnitas, and Al pastor and enjoyed all of them! The norteño and carnitas came with guac and the Al pastor came with a pineapple pico. The steak in the norteño taco was juicy and flavorful, this was probably my favorite option! We also ordered chips and guac which came with a good amount of both chips and guac! One note for those with dietary restrictions-- the guac came with cheese on top so be sure to specify if you don't want cheese. Service was quick and the food was really good! We'll definitely be coming back. read more

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The food was beyond amazing, so traditional with a modern type presentation, the ingredients are clearly fresh and everything is soooooo flavorful you can taste the variation of spices and flavors even with just their salsas. Delicious!!! read more

Casa Comal - Amazing gourmet tacos - Mexican Near Me - Santa Barbara, California

It says "cocina tradicional Mexicana'" but they've got some cool, unusual (to me) items on the menu. Like the Antioxidant Taco (with hibiscus flowers -- the owner said this was his favorite). And Pambazo (which I'd never heard of). Small place with just a few tables. Tacos, tostadas, quesadillas, sopes and tortas. I had the calabacitas/elote (zucchini/corn) taco, recommended by the server, and it was good. Free warm chips with two salsas included. Order at the counter and they serve you at your table. Open kitchen. Some pleasant outdoor seating under an arbor with artificial turf below. Nice jazz music playing. All bueno. It says "Mex-Sandin-Sushi coming soon" on the menu -- what's that?? read more

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This place has a great location, on main street you get a nice patio to sit and view. A small place but that's ok, it's like walk-up, you order and pay and wait. The cashier/host brings you food and drink. I frequently travel to SB living close to LA, alway letting to places. This place i found actually from a tiktok food recommendation. Was exited to try the Octopus taco land generally just the tacos, being a Tuesday. Taco Tuesday Let's go!!! Wrong!!! The Host had no desire to be there, every question was an inconvenience. The seemed affordable and a good taco Tuesday deals. Despite that we still ordered, as i asked for the octopus taco a random patty screamed asking if the had the tacos today. The host said no without an explanation. They left, we ordered one taco asada, one Lengua, one al pastor one chicharon and one mole. The fun was awful, tasteless. The asada the meat seemed boiled, al pastor had not flavor and mixed with too much cheese it was just mush. The chicharon was boiled and soft as fuck! the salsa verde and rice in the taco did not help or add flavor. The mole taco was just weird, the mole was ok and rice helped but nothing special. Cool spot bad food. A place i will forget existed. read more

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My husband and I picked the best place to eat. I ordered the chicken mole taco and it was the best taco that I've ever had. Very authentic and the homemade corn tortilla was beyond amazing. I will be back for more. Definitely try it out. read more

Terrible service! Rather bus a table that no one is sitting at rather than ours that we were sitting at with trash for 15-20 min at least. (Mind you there's only a total of 6 tables to bus) Then server/host has the nerve to give attitude and say I'm calling him lazy when he finally does bus our table AFTER I already walked up and asked where can I put the dirty dishes and throw the trash away. Tacos were mediocre carnitas have no flavor the pastor was 6/10 and the asada was 7/10. Salsa is good tho. Horchata is ehhh 4/10... Service god awful!! read more

There was a large menu placed outside the door. We walked up and ordered in the front. We got the 3 birria tacos/consumé combo and 2 taco combo with Al pastor, octopus tacos and horchata. We sat outside with our two dogs. The server promptly brought us chips and salsa. The salsa was very good. We didn't wait too long for our food. My husband really like the consume. I had the taco combo. The octopus was tender but the taco had too much sauce on it. It overpowered the octopus. A little less sauce and it would've been perfect. Al Pastor was tender and the grilled pineapple hit the spot. We come to Santa Barbara quite frequently and we plan to come back here. read more

Casa Comal - Queso Birria tacos & consume. Al Pastor taco, octopus taco, beans and rice. - Mexican Near Me - Santa Barbara, California

I've been in this restaurant many times. Their whole menu is delicious, and the handmade tortillas mmmm love them!! In the heart of downtown Santa Barbara 100% recommended read more

Casa Comal - Love their tacos with the handmade tortillas. The service is very friendly and the location is the best! - Mexican Near Me - Santa Barbara, California

Tacos de lengua tasted just how I remember my father makes. Delicious! Definitely gonna come back for the lengua tacos.

Love this little place. The tacos were amazing. I wish I could have gotten one of each. I had mole, Tinga, shrimp, and I can't remember the last one but mi favorite was shrimp! read more

The shrimp tacos were amazing! So rich with flavor and cooked perfectly. The tortillas are made fresh and you can tell. It's an explosion of flavor in your mouth! Def coming back :-) read more

Casa Comal - Mexican Near Me - Santa Barbara, California

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Thank you I always love the food here so delicious fills my soul with joy everyone is so kind and amazing . The vibe is amazing love the new tables inside so cool read more

The food was delicious and the service was excellent and fast. The indoor dining was cozy and there was an outdoor dining area with heaters and music playing. read more

I go here all the time one of my favorite spots to get a gordita. A lil in the expensive side but good food.

They just made up a price and overcharged by 48%. I got a refund and walked away. Ordered 2 tacos - carnitas and chorizo, and the receipt was $19.33, $16.88 for the food and tax and $2.45 for tip. I told them it says on the website the price is $4.75 per taco. They said the price has changed. The receipt did not break out the price per taco, and they didn't tell me the price they had charged to explain. Then they tried to say that the price was higher than I thought because of the tip (I don't remember being asked to select a tip actually) and then reached into the tip jar and took out a $5 bill and said just take this. I said I'd prefer a refund of the whole thing and they gave me that. The next day I checked on Grubhub to see what it would be for takeout. Their tacos were listed at $5.25 for the chorizo or carnitas tacos, so that's the current price. At checkout, it came to $11.42, nowhere close to $16.88. I think they thought I was drunk because it was late Friday night on a holiday weekend and so I wouldn't notice if they rung me up for a more expensive taco (some of their tacos are $8) and added a tip without asking me. Their receipt doesn't itemize the food you ordered (how convenient). The most charitable explanation is that they made a mistake and put in the wrong type of taco when ringing me up. However, unless they don't know the prices of their own food, they would have known the price was wrong. Or else they thought I said something else. But when I showed them the price online they didn't say, oh you ordered a more expensive taco, they said oh the prices have changed. There was very little attempt to get to the bottom of the discrepancy. Just gaslighting me and dramatically taking $5 out of the tip jar. Maybe that was their plan if someone called them out on their scam - to just shame the customer by saying you're taking money out of our pocket, which people might feel bad enough about to just drop their complaint. read more

Casa Comal - Menu trough the door - Mexican Near Me - Santa Barbara, California

Amazing, margaritas are just the way I like them, food is delicious! Their tacos are awesome and the service is great. It's a one of my favorites that I come back to often. read more

We stumbled on this place during our trip to SB. To start, the service was just ok. It was a Sunday evening, so they were ready to leave when we arrived at 7:45 (they close at 9pm), at least that was the vibe we got. It was very annoying that they had no water station and that we HAD to buy bottled water. That is a huge pet peeve of both mine and my husband but whatever. As for the food, we each ordered 2 carnitas tacos (our favorite ) and kid's burrito for our daughter. The tortillas are homemade which I love and the green spicy salsa was delicious. The carnitas were very, very bland, like no salt or flavor at all. We both felt like we had to put a LOT of salsa on to enjoy the tacos. My kiddo enjoyed her burrito- beans, rice, and cheese, but it's kind of hard to mess that up. The tacos were disappointing but we were pretty hungry so we ate them. The server didn't care either way because she didn't check on us at all once she brought the food- we were the only ones there. Anyway, with all of the positive reviews on here , we thought the food would have been better. There are many other amazing taquerias and places to eat around and away from State street , so we will make a better plan next time. read more

Casa Comel was recommended to me by a local as one of the best new authentic Mexican restaurants in Santa Barabra. I have really enjoyed everything I have ordered from here, although the kitchen seems to be working through some growing pains. The first time I came here I ordered a birria and carnitas taco with a side of rice and beans. After finding a spot to sit, someone brought us over chips and salsa. The salsa's where spicy but had a really good unique flavor. The tacos came out pretty quickly and they were sooo delicious. The birria taco was one of my favorites because it wasn't too greasy. The meat for both the carnitas and birria taco was super tender and good quality. I also enjoyed the fresh quac on top of my carnitas taco. The rice and beans took a really long time to come out and they forgot one of the rice and bean orders...there was an order sitting under the heater for over 20 minutes and we felt bad asking for it because the runner was standing there and we kept thinking she would see the food and bring it over but never did. Finally, we asked and she brought it over. I loved the rice and beans side here, it was a bit pricey, but the flavors were good. I ordered the same two tacos the second time I came but they were a bit more greasy this time. Specifically, the carnitas tacos where really greasy which I thought was odd, the birria taco I excepted to be a bit greasy but it was definitely different than the first time I had them. The flavor was still excellent. My cousins ordered burritos and it took an extra 30ish minutes after we got our tacos for their burritos to come out... I do appreciate that they bring out the food when it is ready, but just be aware somethings take extra long to make. Hopefully, they will quicken up the process as they get their footing. The price here is a bit high for tacos, but it is on state street and the prices are comparable to other food places in the area. Overall, I would recommend this spot, but don't come when you are hungry and/or want a quick meal, because things can take a while to come out. read more

Casa Comal - Birria and carnitas taco - Mexican Near Me - Santa Barbara, California

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Best tacos in Santa Barbara. Service 10/10 highly recommend the al pastor and if Diego is your server trust his recommendations!!

Not great, especially considering all the incredible Mexican food spots SB has to offer. That staff was really nice. The sopes was decent. Everything else was just not great, felt very touristy. We won't be going back, I wouldn't recommend going here. read more

Came here last Thursday evening, as we were bar hopping and needed to carb up. The guys there were great. The place is under new ownership. We ordered the veggie taco, asada y chorizo, pastor,y nopal I believe is what we got. I didn't realize they were handmade Tortillas! They were all delicious! He also served us some chips and difft salsas, I loved the red one as it had a kick to it. The green was very mild for us, but all flavorful. Overall great service by gentlemen and food was delish and that wasn't the alcohol talking as we hadn't drunk too much lol. Come check them out! read more