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Pepe's Mexican Food
254 Orange Ave, Goleta
Phone: (805) 967-0313
- Category: Mexican
- Hours: Mon-Sat 11am-9pm, Sun 9am-9pm
- Price: < $10
- Serving: Lunch, & Dinner
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Reviews by the General Public
Just good food!, 4/21/2010
Reviewer: Amanda
from Santa Barbara, CA
Pepe's is the type of place where the food doesn't have to look pretty. The garnish on the plate is just a slice of tomato on a tiny hand full of lettuce, but the food itself is just plain GOOD. The salsa is my favorite in town! Seriously, the chips are great too, but they're merely vessels for me to get that delicious salsa to my mouth. I love their basic cheese enchiladas and ground beef tacos. Simple and delicious! They also have great nachos and burritos, but I always stick with my taco and enchilada combo. Yummy!
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A classic Goleta place, 4/19/2010
Reviewer: Kris
from Santa Barbara, CA
Pepe's has been around a long time...ground beef tacos are awesome. Very classic Santa Barbara County version of Mexican food from the fifties, and my family and I love the place. Pepe Quervo margaritas make it even better. Eat in the Cantina and you think you are in a movie set. It's all good!
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I eat here often, 4/19/2010
Reviewer: Gay Marie
from Santa Barbara, CA
I've read the reviews so maybe it depends on what you order and want, but I am always happy with their tacos and I call in advance with my order so no wait...I would recommend it.
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Solid Eatery, 11/8/2009
Reviewer: Erik
from Santa Barbara, CA
Went to Pepe's for their Sunday Brunch. Good Food for a solid price! Would go back any time to try their regular menu items.
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in a word: salty , 10/10/2009
Reviewer: Nora
from Santa Barbara, CA
Do you like your Mexican food salty and yet bland? If so, this is the place for you. Very nice ambiance and great prices. Too bad about the food, though.
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Goleta's BEST
Reviewer: Joy
from Buellton CA
I have been eating at Pepe's for many years and have always enjoyed my meals. Whenever I have out of town visitors Pepe's is one of the places we go. The food has always been wonderful and the service is the BEST. Maria and Rafael are always there to greet us, we also make sure one of them is our server .... they take exceptional care of us and we appreciate it. That's why we go so much because of the FANTASTIC service (food is great too!).
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Ugh
Reviewer: Mike
from Santa Barbara, CA
Just because a restaurant has been around for years doesn't necessarily translate into a good dining experience. Simple food prepared badly. The rice was crunchy and hard, while the other items on the plate seemed to be reheated and were not good. It just came out way too fast to have been prepared fresh. The fact that we had to flag down the server for more refills to wash down what little we ate, didn't help matters. Way too many restaurants in town that serve better food will keep me from recommending this place or ever returning.
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Pepe's is a good place to eat
Reviewer: Jeff
from Goleta, CA
I am a Goleta native, since the early 60's. Our family has been going to Pepe's over the years. I think it is better now than it ever has been. I really enjoy the buffets - prepare to potentially bust a gut because the food is excellent and there is an unlimited quantity of it. Really it's great and I don't say that lightly as I am a big mexican food lover and consider bad mexican food a personal affront :-). I don't know about ordering from the menu, I have not done that for years because the buffet is so good I see no need. Enjoy.
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Great Family Great Food
Reviewer: Dave Lopez
from Santa Barbara, CA
Our son graduated from UCSB, had our celebration at Pepe's, great service, great food for a group of 26.
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Good food, have a lot of all you can eat buffets
Reviewer: Glenn
from Buellton
The food I had was really good(shrimp quesadillas). The Servers are Ok and they are a bit disorganized with their phone setup(they can't put you on hold). They have an all you can eat buffet Tues and Fri for dinner for a little over $10 and Tues dinner is free for kids! They also have all you can eat lunch buffets most everyday and a Sunday Brunch. Buffet food pretty standard stuff but you'll probably find something you like. They have a full bar in a separate room also.
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Skip Pepes, period.
Reviewer: Ashlee
from Santa Barbara, CA
My friend and I went to Pepe's to have dinner. My experience there was dreadful. Even though the place was not full, we received the worse service. The waiter would never come, the food took forever, too many tables for the size kitchen it seems. I ordered steak tacos. They were boring and tasteless. The place is dirty, the menus were dirty.
It seems like Pepe's best hook is that they have been open forever and that's how they attract people. Also it is the only big Mexican restaurant in Old Town Goleta, they have no competition of that sort, so they have no reason to become better.
On the good side, my friend's steak Chile Relleno combo was tasty, and the margaritas were excellent.
Yet, I would not recommend this place to anyone.
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Love it here!
Reviewer: Ash
from Santa Barbara, CA
My co-workers and I come here atleast 2 or 3 times a month. Service is friendly, food is YUM, and they have great lunch specials prices! $5.75 for a beef taco, cheese enchilada, rice and beans - can't beat it :)
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gut buster buffet
Reviewer: lemonjelly
from santa barbara, ca
My feelings for Pepe's goes through peaks and troughs and spans many many years. As a child I loved Pepe's because a simple bean and cheese tostada was bland enough for my sensitive little palate. During my surly angst years I shunned Pepe's. Now I'm of the mindset: if you want ridiculously massive quantities of food, hey go for it, man. About $10 gives you a plate and the cornucopia of the buffet, which includes salad bar and a tortilla soup bar. For those, like me, with smaller stomachs, the lunch combination menu is in the $6-7 range, of two simple items - like a cheese enchilada and chicken tostada - plus rice and beans. And a pile of complimentary warm crunchy chips. Definitely filling enough and served in a kitschy Mexican atmosphere that you just know your visiting midwest relatives will find wildly exotic. This is the best place to also go trawling for Yardi people, because it's about 300 feet from their office.
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Awesome Place
Reviewer: Mike Osiris
from Santa Barbara, CA
Oh my god. This place is a slice of heaven. The food is to die for and everyone there has a big smile. It is a great place to take the family and if you are looking for a treat for the wife or girlfriend, try there amazing Margeritas and there scrumptious Jalapaneo poppers. Pepe's is the perfect place. Enjoy.
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Waited All Night for Our Food
Reviewer: Barbara
from Santa Barbara, CA
This outing to Pepe's had been our third and last visit to Pepe's. Our first visit was pleasant; the buffet was fine. For our second visit, we ordered from the menu. The food was fine and the service was adequate. This latest visit was far from anything we had previously experienced, not in a good way. When we first arrived, we seated ourselves and the bus boy and assistant waiter gave us chips, salsa, and waters. However, the problems began with our waiter not giving us our menus in a timely manner. We had to ask the assistant waiter for the menus. Then, our waiter did not take our order until we asked the bus boy to find him and we also had to flag him down. Our friends who were dining at another table ordered around the same time as us. They received their food about 25 minutes before we got our food. We asked the assistant waiter about the status of our dinner and he assured us it was coming. It wasn't until our friends at the other table inquired about our food that we received our food ten minutes later. We firmly believe that we would have received our food even later if our friends did not assist us. When our food arrived, it was lukewarm. My enchilada was probably only hot because cheese keeps its heat better than other foods. Each time the bus boy passed us, he would give us an empathetic smile or shrug. When we needed boxes for our meal, it was him who promptly gave us our boxes and took our plates for us. After our table had been thoroughly cleaned up, it was still not enough of a hint for our waiter to give us our check. In fear that we would have to stay even longer, we flagged him down and requested our check. We had expected better service than received because of our previous dining experiences. We are very thankful for the bus boy's kindness.
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Favorite Mex Place in all of Goleta!
Reviewer: Juanita
from Santa Barbara, CA
Lot's of parking, excellent food, fast service with a smile, clean, excellent chips and salsas. Menu and prices excellent also.
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best mexican resturant in California
Reviewer: VALERIE
from hollister, ca
i've been eating at Pepe's for 11 years i moved away from goleta but whenever im in town visting family we make sure to eat at my family and i favorite mexican resturant, Pepe's...awesome!
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