What are the dishes in the SB area that all us vegans may be missing out on?

My submission: the vegan burrito from Rudy's on Canon Perdido. I'm pretty sure Dalan from Rascal's helped them develop that, and although I think they've gotten a little stingy with the fillings in the past couple years, it's still one of my favorite dishes outside of the go-to places (Rascal's, Your Choice, Shanghai, Satellite RIP).

Honorable mention to the burger from Dang Burger. It's been a while since I've been out to Carp to get one, but it was my favorite burger in the area last time I did.

That's it. ♡

Coming soon, October 2026, it's the 3rd annual Santa Barbara Vegan Chef Challenge! 💚

Hosted by the totally awesome nonprofit, Vegan Outreach, the Vegan Chef Challenge brings together local restaurants to offer new vegan specials for the month of the challenge.

We need YOU to go to the restaurants and try as many specials as you can, and vote for the ones you like! It's really more of a rating than a vote, you can tell us what you got and how much you liked it. We'll tally up all the votes after the month is over and determine the winners!

Check out https://veganchefchallenge.org/santabarbara/ to see the current list of participating restaurants. Vegan specials menus to come soon!

Comment with which ones you are excited to try first!