ABC is 3 blocks from Barbareno so i’m always doing that 
how was riverbench? looked really big and watered down place to me so we skipped.
If you don’t enjoy traffic and dealing with parking, skip renting a car and take the Metro supplemented with Lyft.
Jun Won for Korean.
Luv2Eat or Jitlada for Thai.
My two cents based on your planned itinerary.
For Korean (aside from the typical Korean BBQ that you can find in spades in MIdtown Manhattan’s K-Town)
- Chung Kiwa
- Byul Gobchang
- Soot Bull Jeep
- Jeon Ju
- Yu Chun
For Mexican
- Broken Spanish
- Tire Shop Taqueria
- Babita
- Sonoratown
For Thai
- Night & Market Song
- Same Same
- Sri
For Chinese
- Newport Seafood
- Sea Harbour
- Stroll up and down Valley Blvd between New Ave. and Del Mar
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Sea Harbour
Isn’t that a gas station? 
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I ate well at Night+Market Song though I’d go to Luv2Eat first.
I was disappointed in Sea Harbour.
Tip:
Take the city bus (DASH) to the Griffith Observatory at Sunset/Vermont Red Line Station for only 50 cents!!
Go see Marty and Elayne at The Dresden.
Someone mentioned Ricky’s Fish Tacos check his Twitter…
https://mobile.twitter.com/rickysfishtacos?lang=en
Also during the day if your near the science center be sure to try out Mariscos Jaliscos food truck and also Carnitas el momo food truck. El momo is usually in the area, and mariscos jaliscos is just east.
^^^^^ Wednesday’s only^^^^^
Momo is at different spots thru the week.
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Ricky’s is going on my compilation list, as is Mariscos Jaliscos and every other food truck mentioned here. Thanks for the 50 cent tip.
Thanks Nemroz, which tasting rooms do you like in Los Olivos?
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Thanks, I see there are two Newport Seafood locations with the SGV location much favored over the Beverly Hills one.
Seems like a “typical Korean BBQ” to me.
Charcoal grills are rare in Manhattan K-Town
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Got it.
Tell me (us) more…never heard of it…what’s good (other than the beer selection)?
We did the Riverbench tasting room in Santa Barbara. It wasn’t big at all. We got there right when it opened at 11 and it was us (party of 7) and another couple. Another twosome came in about 10 minutes later. Our friends who planned the trip had been to Riverbench before and liked their wines so it was their suggestion. They did the red tasting and bought 3 bottles of the Mesa Pinot Noir. I did the Sparkling/Bubbly tasting, which was good, but nothing I wanted to buy. I did buy wine at some of the other places we tasted at (Happy Canyon/Piocho, Margerum, Au Bon Climat) and also picked up a bottle of Amaro from Margerum.
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I would like to chime in here for the Jun Won suggestion. It’s been my favorite Korean spot for years.
Las Tunas location in San Gabriel is our favorite. Been to the ones in Rowland Heights and Beverly Hills too. Rowland Heights was so-so based on lobster prep. Beverly Hills was pretty good on most counts, but the atmosphere, limited live seafood options, no visible tanks and customers in general don’t give one the feel of Asian-ness like the other two.
If the BH location is closer, if you’re pressed for time, and the house special lobster is all you’re after, then go there.
None of the food is traditional, nor all that spectacular to be honest. And while the adult beverage selection is interesting, maybe even a bit eclectic, again like the food it isn’t all that.
But like Zan and Jayna (aka the Wonder Twins), when you combine the food (preferably the shrimp omelet, or the pork belly, with or without the Chinese broccoli) and wash it all down with a glass of dry txakolinas, something magical happens. It’s kind of like eating Thai street food Basque-style.
Or as Zan and Jayna would say …
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Byron, Dragonette, Foxen, Demetria
but your’e advised to go to Lompoc if you like Pinot