Hana Kitchen - Isla Vista – japanese

Half a block from UCSB on Pardall Road, Hana Kitchen feeds Isla Vista the way Isla Vista wants to be fed: fast, generous, cheap. The core is the rice bowl — grilled chicken, thin-sliced beef in house sukiyaki sauce, or soy-based vegan chicken over rice and stir-fried vegetables, all lacquered in a scratch-made teriyaki. Then come the tacos, spicy sweet-and-sour or teriyaki mango on flour tortillas, and a long list of milk teas and slushes. Students keep saying the same two things: the portions outrun the price, and the staff are genuinely kind. A college-town fixture, earned.

Rating: 4/50

Cuisine: japanese

Price range: $

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