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For four star American, try Tupelo Junction Cafe in Santa Barbara. Here's a place to get good food. It's known for its fusion. This restaurant is inexpensive. This restaurant features breakfast and brunch. This restaurant is good for groups. Try the french. The service is good.
5.0 of 5 stars.
Fresh squeezed OJ! French toast with raspberries and whip cream is great. Pumpkin waffles are awesome, really sweet.
yelp.com - user review - 10/12/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Loved this little joint for breakfast. It was busy but we didn't have any trouble getting a table, and our waitress was very on top of things. All three of us enjoyed our meal. I have yet to find a...
yelp.com - user review - 10/01/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
wild mushroom and asparagus scramble was excellent. crabcake, so-so. great service. free 75 min parking on the other side of the block. i am a fan now.
yelp.com - user review - 09/07/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Went here while visiting some local friends on a weekday. I consider myself a rather experienced brunch-er and definitely enjoy different combinations of foods - i.e. not looking for the basic...
yelp.com - user review - 09/03/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Decent breakfast place, casual cafe ambiance, pretty good service.Tried the beignets, which were a little too heavy and dense but the sauce was good.The salmon bagel was pretty good. Place was packed...
yelp.com - user review - 08/28/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Great little restaurant with a lot of unique dishes. Try the mac & cheese (flavored with smoked ham) and the collard greens - very tasty!
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Hands down, the best breakfast in town! At the suggestion of our fellow yelpers, we tried Cajun Kitchen, the so-called "best breakfast in town" the first day and struggled to find the "best" part....
yelp.com - user review - 08/18/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Our tour guide, Logan, told us that we had to, had to, HAD TO come to Tupelo Junction Cafe for breakfast. Claimed it was the best breakfast ever! Since he hadn't steered us wrong with the cupcakes,...
yelp.com - user review - 07/27/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
ok, I know this is Santa Barbaraand the place isn't supposed to be cheapbut this place was a bit ridiculous.$50 got us a messy bagel sandwich, a decent chicken wrap, a 'fruit plate' a three year old...
yelp.com - user review - 07/19/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
You have to order the crab bloody mary. I don't care what you eat, but if you pass up on the crab bloody mary then you might as well not go!I remember when Tupelo Junction was originally in a tiny...
yelp.com - user review - 07/17/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Stopped here on a road trip for brunch. Had the fried green tomatoes and a scramble. Fantastic! Definitely not for people who are counting calories!
yelp.com - user review - 07/09/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
As a staunch supporter of expensive breakfast foods, I really wanted to like this place, but was left unimpressed.The staff lacked energy and the food lacked inspiration. I came in for a late brunch...
yelp.com - user review - 07/09/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
3 1/2 starsMenu is original and lively but execution is poor. Some of the dishes were very well-done such as truffled eggs but the hush puppies were thick and soggy. Some of our plates were slammed...
yelp.com - user review - 07/08/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Great menu, great food great service. We very much enjoyed breakfast and if we had not been our way out of town, we would have gone back for lunch. Highly recommend the French Toast and the Chicken...
yelp.com - user review - 07/07/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
This place is really easily passed over if you aren't looking for it. Hidden next door to a large theater, we had a little bit of trouble finding it as we drove down state street... but i'm sure...
yelp.com - user review - 07/05/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I really love this place. I've been here twice and go for the sweet stuff, so I can only attest that the french toast and pumpkin waffle are fantastic, but my sister loved her wild mushroom black...
yelp.com - user review - 07/04/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Stopped here for breakfast this morning on our way to SoCal. The s/o and I both ordered their "Dungeness Crab Cake & Potato Hash w/Avocado Salsa, Poached Eggs & Lemon Butter Sauce" as I'm a big fool...
yelp.com - user review - 07/03/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This was by far one of the best breakfasts I had on my road trip! I'm so glad we stopped here!The ambiance of the restaurant was cheery and inviting. (Perfect for breakfast!) I started off with...
yelp.com - user review - 06/29/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I had the best brunch here. My husband and I were in town for an extended weekend and on our last day we were looking for a lunch stop that was healthy and different. It was a hike down the length...
yelp.com - user review - 06/23/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Great bacon, spinach, onion scramble. Great avocado salsa on dungenous crab cakes. We stopped on our way back to SF. They don't have pancakes, so, if you are craving them - don't go here. But. The...
yelp.com - user review - 06/13/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Sometimes we all choose poorly. I suspect I should've gotten something other than the crab cake potato hash with poached eggs, avocado salsa, and lemon butter. Even if it hadn't been for the piece...
yelp.com - user review - 06/01/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
...and it smells like fish. Is this why it cost 12 bucks?
yelp.com - user review - 05/30/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This place has fantastic food. I have been there for breakfast on two separate occasions and the Vanilla French Toast in particular was amazing. The atmosphere is country-style, unassuming and casual...
yelp.com - user review - 05/26/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Wow, what a great place. The food was amazing to say the least. Went here for brunch/lunch. People in my party got both...... I had the blackened salmon, which was to die for. The fiance got an...
yelp.com - user review - 05/23/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I had, by far, the best breakfast here that I've had in a long time. Hubby and I were in the area on vacation and we stopped in mid-week. While their menu isn't particularly lengthy, we both had...
yelp.com - user review - 05/21/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Thank you yelpers! You really came through while I was in santa barbara last weekend. This was one of the first places to come up on my "breakfast & brunch" search, and the reviews were so amazing we...
yelp.com - user review - 05/06/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Fantastic place for breakfast or brunch. Loved the spicy bloody mary with a crab claw. I am still dreaming of the crabcakes with lemon cream sauce & poached eggs. My better half had a scramble with...
yelp.com - user review - 04/30/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Came here recently for breakfast for our vacation, we were pleasantly surprised. Based on Molly K.'s review, I decided to try the pumpkin oatmeal waffles. She was right, they are amazing! I would have...
yelp.com - user review - 04/22/2009
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1.0 of 5 stars.
The food here is generally tasty but that is because it is very fatty. The atmosphere suggests a natural product but they do use a huge amount of butter. The service is absolutely atrocious. I have...
yelp.com - user review - 04/21/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Tupelo Junction.... I've only been there once when I visited SB a few months ago. Still to this day, I get little cravings. The was so good. A little pricey, I suppose, for a breakfast, but totally...
yelp.com - user review - 04/21/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Tupelo Junction has the best breakfast ever. The pumpkin oatmeal waffles with caramelized bananas and pecans are amazing. Each ingredient works flawlessly together to cure even the meanest hangover....
yelp.com - user review - 04/14/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
We were looking for a good breakfast to start out our day and the descriptions and pictures of the beignets helped me choose Tupelo. Thank goodness those were as good as advertised (perfect taste,...
yelp.com - user review - 04/09/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This is probably 2nd favorite spot for a great breakfast, ah heck I love it for lunch and dinner too. This is one of the first few restaurants I went to upon moving to Santa Barbara and the food has...
yelp.com - user review - 03/23/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Best, breakfast, ever... no, really, ever!In our three days in SB my lady friend and i stopped here twice, TWICE! The first stop was after the drive in from LA, we were jones'n for a quick cafe lunch...
yelp.com - user review - 02/17/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I have always loved this place - it is really cute and quaint.The fried chicken salad is to die for. Oh, and the little biscuits that they bring to your table are just as delicious and each one has...
yelp.com - user review - 02/15/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Upon entering I couldn't help but notice a few business diners on their lunch break, several MILF's with her tea sipping friends, and AARP patrons all dining here. It's just your typical Santa Barbara...
yelp.com - user review - 01/21/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Limited brunch menu (lots of sweet stuff)OverpricedGreasy foodLame service (servers seem like they are space cadets, rather they are probably just poorly trained college kids)
yelp.com - user review - 01/07/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
We met our friend B here for BF during our Santa Barbara turnaround, and when I suggested it for breakfast her voice dropped an octave and she whispered, "OK, but it is soo bad." Like in a good way....
yelp.com - user review - 12/22/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
M wanted to show me around Santa Barbara as she had attended UCSB. So I decided to look for a good place to eat on Yelp and settled on this.Usually, I get yelled at by M as I'll order an "adult"...
yelp.com - user review - 12/02/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
The food was about 3.5-4 stars. The service was about a 3. Our waitress was sweet but kind of absent minded and forgot a couple of things that we had asked for. I ordered the crabcakes and it was...
yelp.com - user review - 12/01/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
My sister and her boyfriend ate breakfast hear and i have been hearing the raving since, so a few weekends ago, the two couples met for a double date. Overall dinner was good, but I just felt like...
yelp.com - user review - 11/22/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
My boy and I came here for breakfast to cap off our weekend in Santa Barbara. This place is awesome and so homey. I love it. I'm a huge breakfast fan, so if there are any places that get creative with...
yelp.com - user review - 11/16/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
** THIS REVIEW IS FOR THE SERVICE AND RESERVATIONS FOR LARGE GROUPS, NOT FOR THE FOOD.Food is good (4 stars), no complaints, but Tupelo gets 2 stars because I had issues with a large group reservation...
yelp.com - user review - 10/30/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
The food here is fabulous. My favorite would be for Sunday brunch. They make amazing pumpkin waffles which is like pumpkin pie only as a waffle. Also very good is the gigantic french toast and Gouda...
yelp.com - user review - 10/27/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
My absolute favorite place for breakfast.You get fresh squeezed orange juice in a huge mason jar, their mimisas are amazing too.I've always gotten the french toast covered in a cream and berry sauce...
yelp.com - user review - 10/22/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
My cycling companion Raul and I went to Tupelo Junction Cafe for breakfast this morning off of a friend's recommendation, and we were very pleased.All the items on the menu sounded amazing, but in the...
yelp.com - user review - 10/20/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Damn good brunch. End of story.Ordered the chicken, andouille, corn hash extraordinnaire plate. Excellent.Also ordered the pumpkin pecan waffle. Excellent.Service and waitstaff. Friendly and...
yelp.com - user review - 10/05/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Just came back from a beautiful weekend in SB and this was one of the highlights I was looking forward to. Unfortunately by the time we got here I had little room for a ginormous meal that I had hoped...
yelp.com - user review - 10/01/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I consider many places "my favorite", but Tupelo has to be one of my top 5. Watching this place go from a little place on Chapala, to the right side of Granada and now it's more appropriate and...
yelp.com - user review - 09/02/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Honest opinion: WAY TOO MUCH GREASE!!! My husband and I came here based on the great reviews this place got and were pretty disappointed that we came away feeling like we paid $17 each for a...
yelp.com - user review - 08/26/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
My boyfriend is an ex-Cajun so he's been chomping at the bit to try this place but at the same time was apprehensive to try Santa Barbara's spin on Southern cuisine. I myself wasn't really in a big...
yelp.com - user review - 08/17/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
This place has good food, but its kinda pricey for breakfast and lunch. I like the servers and atmosphere but $20 for lunch is to high for what you are getting. Other than that is some good eats.
yelp.com - user review - 07/30/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
My wife and I had a great time here. It was our brunch before leaving for LA, and we got the beignets and I got the country fried chicken steak. The food was good, the service was good. They serve...
yelp.com - user review - 07/29/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Service could use improvement. My husband and I walked in and stood at the front area for a good few minutes and not a server or employee in sight to say "be right with you". We had to walk out...An...
yelp.com - user review - 07/22/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
i wish we had places like this in SF. the chicken fried steak was run of the mill, decent and what i expected. however she had the pumpkin waffles. those were very unique and made this place just...
yelp.com - user review - 07/11/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
AMAZING! I started off the morning with the Spicy Smoked Chipotle & Crab Bloody Mary. Yummy!! Then I couldn't decide between sweet or savory for breakfast., so I got both. The waitress saw the...
yelp.com - user review - 07/09/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Hands down, as some know, the best food for breakfast. I have toured the circuit of breakfast places in S.B. for the past year and I must admit that when I am comparing places THIS is the place they...
yelp.com - user review - 06/23/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I am a bit of an insider at Tupelo so I know the menu well and have pretty much tried everything. I am gonna focus on my favorite dishes first:Crab cake benedict...oh yeah. Great invention.Gouda mac...
yelp.com - user review - 06/15/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Comfort breakfast food with a twist - for example, apple beignets with creme anglaise, pumpkin oatmeal waffles with carmalized banans (wow), wild mushroom eggs with black truffle. Granted I had only...
yelp.com - user review - 06/10/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
DELICIOUS MUFFINS. Eat them all...and ask for more. Amazing, buttery southern fare.
yelp.com - user review - 05/10/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Their food so very rich and tasty, but be prepared to pay for it! I only go there for breakfast and rarely do I walk out of there for less than $40, but the decadence is worth it sometimes. Besides...
yelp.com - user review - 05/07/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Mmm.... BeignetsYou can't go wrong starting off your day with a deep fried dough pastry very similar to a donut (but better).The cinnamon apple beignets here are to die for. Make sure you order these...
yelp.com - user review - 05/02/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I wish I had come here for breakfast since the reviews are so high, but instead our timing was for lunch. We came at around 1 p.m. on a Sunday afternoon after a morning of whale watching and bike...
yelp.com - user review - 04/29/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Came in for brunch the other day and had a splendid time. Although there was a little wait for a table (Sunday, 11ish) it was well worth it. We only ended up waiting around 10 minutes. Speaking of...
yelp.com - user review - 04/28/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Man!! I would eat here at least once a week if I lived in Santa Barbara! My wife and I had a wonderful lunch here thanks to all the yelp reviews! Started it off right with a couple of...
yelp.com - user review - 04/12/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Went here for my quarter century birthday brunch. I had the crab cakes with poached eggs and it was delicious! It is super cute inside and our waitress helped us choose from the menu. Make sure to try...
yelp.com - user review - 04/02/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Who had "it"? Julie Christie in "Darling"Watch that movie and you will understand what I'm talking about when I say this place, while having good ingredients, a cordial professional staff, and a...
yelp.com - user review - 03/14/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This place is so cute & yummy! You must try their fried chicken salad w/ cornbread, dried cranberries, pumpkin seeds, herb buttermilk dressing...I could eat this salad everyday. They also have really...
yelp.com - user review - 03/13/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
First off, if you live in San Diego and would like to get away for just a day or two, you can't go wrong with Santa Barbara. It's such a laid back place, I always feel so relaxed when I go there. Now...
yelp.com - user review - 03/04/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Lord help me every time I get down to Santa Barbara and make my friends or family take me here. I come here everytime I visit SB, which happens to be every few months, and seroiusly, this place is...
yelp.com - user review - 02/19/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Thanks to Erin O. (http://www.yelp.com/topic/san-diego-santa-barbara-recommendations#8rqp5IJNP3q5ZZrHQ_ggfQ) for the recommendation. My wife and I had breakfast at Tupelo Junction. Located in the...
yelp.com - user review - 02/18/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
sweet, savory sweet. we went for breakfast--but would go back for lunch, dinner, or dessert! yum.
yelp.com - user review - 02/17/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Holy delicious breakfast. My god, the best mimosas I have ever had! I had a decent buzz after one, and let me tell you, I am no novice when it comes to throwing back the bubbly. We started with the...
yelp.com - user review - 02/14/2008
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Tupelo Junction is ideal for a long Saturday or Sunday morning breakfast (though they also serve lunch). Eat the beignets ?????? you won??????t be disappointed.
citysearch.com - user review - 02/04/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
No wait on a Sunday morning?! Amen! Tasty homemade granola with yogurt, cute decor, friendly staff, and good stiff mimosas.I look forward to their happy hours!
yelp.com - user review - 01/29/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I feel a little unoriginal repeating myself on a different food review site, but it's relevant so here goes.A friend of mine once asked me: what's the difference between a regular breakfast and a...
yelp.com - user review - 01/26/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
my whole plate of food was shiny when i got it, but some things on the menu are greasy (not all). i enjoyed the food, as well as three others that i shared the breakfast with. the thing that...
yelp.com - user review - 11/27/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
A-MAZ-ING.This is one one of the best meals I've ever eaten. Most yelpers here are raving about the breakfast (which I'm sure is amazing too) but we went for dinner.We shared 2 appetizers: fried green...
yelp.com - user review - 11/27/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Used to love this place when it was in the cute cottage off State St. on Chapala. I hadn't been in years and went back recently with some out-of-town friends while I was home and remember liking it so...
yelp.com - user review - 10/09/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
yum yum, this place is great. i got the chicken and sausage hash with bbq sauce and poached eggs. really heavy but oh-so-good. my friend got the veggie scramble with truffle oil which was good too.we...
yelp.com - user review - 10/08/2007
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Best breakfast in Santa Barbara! The staff and the atmosphere we found to be warm and friendly. My Earl Grey tea was brought already steeping in a mini teapot with dark honey on the side. My husband ordered...
citysearch.com - user review - 09/18/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Everything the other Yelpers said it's cracked up to be. The apple beignets were so outstanding we came back the next day to get more. The crab and avocado hash might be the best breakfast I've had...
yelp.com - user review - 09/06/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Oh god, so good. Substantial menu of stick to your ribs food. I always want to branch out, but I can't get enough of their fried chicken salad. It's got fried chicken strips, corn bread "croutons"...
yelp.com - user review - 07/08/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Thanks to Yelp, we tried this place out for lunch and loved it! The lemonade came in cute mason jars, and tasted fresh, with a hint of mint. We had the yummy friend green tomatoes that came with a...
yelp.com - user review - 06/30/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
All this time in SB and didn't know about this place! what an oversight! For being on State Street, this place is pretty decent in terms of food and prices. We had breakfast and this was the first...
yelp.com - user review - 06/26/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
so our third and final food destination on our little excursion to santa barbara was to have breakfast at tupelo junction cafe which YELPERS seemed to agree -- had a tasty breakfast alternative to the...
yelp.com - user review - 06/23/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Came here on a Friday morning on a little sojourn from LA with my momma and sis. Great little selection of brunch treats - couple of good scrambles (I had the one w/ bacon, avo, and carmalized...
yelp.com - user review - 06/06/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Cozy and inviting, Tupelo makes for a great date destination. It's one of the more colorful eateries in SB and the food does not disappoint. I can't recall the exact name, but I recommend the dish...
yelp.com - user review - 05/30/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Ice water in jam jars...how much cuter could you get? This place brings cuteness and good food to State Street.We sat on the little patio they had outside the restaurant and enjoyed the relaxed Santa...
yelp.com - user review - 01/22/2007
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2.0 of 5 stars.
It's so cute I could gag. But not in a good way. In more of that "yummy" "brunchie" "cutesy" stuffed French toast kind of way. The menu looks much better than it is. They claim to do Southern Cuisine,...
yelp.com - user review - 01/22/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This place just makes me miss those days of relaxing in the south on a front porch in the middle of the summertime, sipping a bloody mary. That never actually happened in my life, but I wish it did....
yelp.com - user review - 01/04/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
It has been said that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Given this you would think that there would be more restaurants that served truly great breakfasts. Sadly, this is not the case....
yelp.com - user review - 12/10/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
How do you know a good breakfast restaurant? Because it's packed. But my two friends and I were still able to get a table without waiting, lucky us... Maybe that was because one was a regular....
yelp.com - user review - 11/28/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
We have been to this restaurant for breakfast a couple of times before, and each time, the restaurant has moved to a different location. The food is country / southwestern, and there isn't anything...
yelp.com - user review - 08/04/2006
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My dear friend had her rehearsal dinner at Tupelo Junction Cafe. We had the whole restaurant to ourselves and they catered to all of our needs. The staff was attentive. The food was better than I had ...
judysbook.com - user review - 09/16/2005
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Tupelo Junction Cafe takes classic Southern dishes and fancies them up: Bloody Mary with a blue crab claw, fried chicken salad or apple cinnamon beignets. Overall, it's a little pricey for this nativ...
judysbook.com - user review - 07/28/2005
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southern cuisine with a west coast twist...
cityguide.aol.com - user review
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this listing shows tupelo's old location; it has moved next door to the granada theater on state street, a couple blocks north of carrillo...
cityguide.aol.com - user review
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this well-received cafe pays tribute not only to the south but to its fantastic cuisine as well. the ambience rings of upscale americana, simple and honest, and the food follows suit. pumpkin-oatmeal waffles,...
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Here at Tupelo Junction Cafe we serve American food with a Southern twist. Everything is made from scratch using only the freshest ingredients available.
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