••• Buellton’s Na Na Thai has started lunch service on weekdays (noon to 2 p.m.). Here’s the menu.
••• Golden Line Coffee, which used to pop up at the Villa Wine Bar & Kitchen on weekends, is coming back for two days (September 2 and 3), but this time it’s at Aperitivo.
••• Foxtail Kitchen announced that its last day will be September 4, after which it will morph into Wadi Rum Kitchen.
••• The Cookies & Dreams chain is opening at the former Good Cup space on State Street (Canon Perdido/Carrillo). —The Restaurant Guy
••• Solvang Mexican restaurant Campo del Sol is “indefinitely closed.” It opened in September 2022.
••• Mr. B Restaurant & Cafe, a Middle Eastern restaurant in La Cumbre Plaza, has closed. —Restaurant Guy
••• Two updates from the Kitchenette meal-delivery service: you can now order two-person portions and sides, and the brand has expanded into retail sales at The Eddy.
••• A bunch of Isla Vista news from Restaurant Guy: Checo’s Mexican restaurant has closed; Asia 101 is taking over Pho Bistro’s space; and Maria’s Tacos has opened.
••• “Santa Barbara’s Greek Orthodox Church Is Back with the Annual Gyro Grab-Go […] Greek food will be available to pick up at the St. Barbara Greek Orthodox Church on Saturday and Sunday, August 26 and 27. Order early to get your fill of these traditional, homemade meals—they can be ordered online until August 12 at 11:59 p.m.” —Independent
••• Clear the calendar and charge up the car: one of my favorite New York City restaurants, Atla, now has a branch in Venice Beach. —Eater
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