"While its Southern California contemporaries have gone on to critical acclaim, corporate controversy and billboard flame wars, a Santa Barbara hamburger stand has quietly stayed true to its roots by delivering a cheap, fast and delicious California hamburger that, for generations, has won over locals and made believers out of first-time visitors."
"Tucked deep in the heart of the upper State Street corridor, Chubbies occupies a Spanish-style building next to a coffee shop that was once an original Taco Bell location. Far from the oceanside bustle of lower State Street, it can be found in a mostly residential neighborhood known for its easy freeway access, birthing the Egg McMuffin and a mid-century mall, part of which is slated to be repurposed as housing."
"Celebrating its 40-year anniversary this year, Chubbies has, even for owner and restaurateur Richard McGillivray, always seemingly played second fiddle."
Chubbies Hamburgers operates from a Spanish-style building on the upper State Street corridor, next to a coffee shop that once housed an original Taco Bell. The stand focuses on cheap, fast, classic California hamburgers that have attracted loyal locals and converted first-time visitors. The business celebrates a 40-year history while remaining largely unheralded and absent from recent press profiles. One original State Street location closed decades ago while the De La Vina Street site persisted as the lone remaining Chubbies. The surrounding neighborhood is mostly residential, offers easy freeway access, and includes a mid-century mall slated for partial housing redevelopment.
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