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Rusty's Pizza, Santa Barbara, CA

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Rusty's Pizza

Rusty's Pizza is a place to eat or drink in Santa Barbara, CA, part of the Los Angeles guide. Cost: under $25.

232 W Carrillo St, Santa Barbara, CA 93101 · Santa Barbara, CA

Why you should go…

Rusty's Pizza Parlor is a family owned pizza restaurant founded in 1969 near UC Santa Barbara in Isla Vista. The dough is made fresh daily and the menu includes pizza, wings, salads and garlic cheese bread along with local beer and wine. The chain now has multiple locations from Goleta to Carpinteria, including a downtown spot on West Carrillo Street.

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