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Tuesday dinner, August 14.
[|The Taj Cafe], an Indian restaurant in downtown Santa Barbara. > After 0.5 miles on W. Carillo St. turn right onto State St. The Taj is directly across from a Borders store. 15 minutes from Kohn Hall.
 * Location:** 905 State St., across from Borders. Map: [[file:The Taj Cafe Indian Cuisine.pdf]].
 * Transportation:**
 * By car: US-101 South until Exit 98 for Carillo St. towards downtown. [[file:Directions.pdf]]
 * By bus: Route 24x (express, 20 min) or Route 11 (local, about 1 hour) to downtown Santa Barbara. Get off at the last stop, Transit Center. Bus schedules and maps can be found [|here].
 * Time:** We plan to be at the restaurant at 19:00. Two cars (Matthew and Jeroen) will depart from Kohn Hall around 18:30.

Tuesday dinner, August 21.
[|Palapa] restaurant, a mexican restaurant with outdoor seating halfway to downtown.
 * Location:** 4123 State St, Santa Barbara, CA(805) 683-3074
 * Transportation:** by car, take 101 South until the "State Street" exit about 2 miles after merging into the 101 coming on 217 from UCSB.At the end of the off-ramp, turn left onto State Street. The restaurant will be on the right almost immediately.
 * Time:** Let's meet at the entrance to Kohn hall (the one close to the garage, CNSI, and cafe) at 6:00 to put people into cars.

Tuesday dinner, August 28.
[|Ahi Sushi]. A popular Japanese restaurant at State St. near Las Positas. Send an email to Oleg by 1 pm. If you have a car please indicate so.
 * Location:** 3631 State St, Santa Barbara, CA 93105. Tel. (805) 687-6942. [|Google map].
 * Transportation**:
 * By car, take US 101 South to La Cumbre Rd exit. Turn left onto S La Cumbre Rd, then right onto State St. The restaurant is about 0.6 miles from there on your right. You may use parking lots at Hacienda Motel or Ontare Plaza.
 * By bus, take Line 11 to State and Ontare. About 35 min from Kohn Hall, 15 min from Transit Center in downtown. Bus [|schedules and maps].
 * Time**: 6:30 p.m. at the restaurant or 6:00 p.m. in front of Kohn Hall.

Tuesday dinner, September 4.
[|Your Choice], a Thai restaurant on State St. near Las Positas. Send an email to Oleg by 1:30 pm. If you have a car please indicate so.
 * Location:** 3404 State St, Santa Barbara. Tel. (805) 569-3730. [|Google map].
 * Transportation**:
 * By car, take US 101 South to La Cumbre Rd exit. Turn left onto S La Cumbre Rd, then right onto State St. The restaurant is about 0.8 miles from there on your left.
 * By bus, take Line 11 to State and Broadmoor Plaza (just before the intersection with Las Positas). About 35 min from Kohn Hall, 15 min from Transit Center in downtown. Bus [|schedules and maps].
 * Time**: 6:30 p.m. at the restaurant or 6:00 p.m. in front of Kohn Hall.

Tuesday dinner, September 18.
[|Spice Avenue], an Indian restaurant on State St. Send an email to Shinsei. If you have a car please indicate so.
 * Location:** 1027 State St, Santa Barbara. Tel. (805) 965-6004. [|Google Map].
 * Transportation**:
 * By car: US-101 South until Exit 98 for Carillo St. towards downtown. After 0.5 miles on W. Carillo St., the restaurant is close to the intersection between Carillo and State Sts. 15 minutes from Kohn Hall. For parking info, see [|this page] and get a pdf file there.
 * By bus: Route 24x (express, 20 min) or Route 11 (local, about 1 hour) to downtown Santa Barbara. Get off at the last stop, Transit Center. Bus schedules and maps can be found [|here].
 * Time**: 6:30 p.m. at the restaurant or 6:00 p.m. in front of Kohn Hall (the entrance facing to the parking structure).

Tuesday dinner, October 30.
[|Your Choice], a Thai restaurant on State St. near Las Positas. Send an email to Oleg and indicate whether you need or can provide a ride.
 * Location:** 3404 State St, Santa Barbara. Tel. (805) 569-3730. [|Google map].
 * Transportation**:
 * By car, take US 101 South to Las Positas Rd exit. Turn left onto Las Positas Rd, then left onto State St. The restaurant is almost immediately on your right.
 * By bus, take Line 11 to State and Broadmoor Plaza (just before the intersection with Las Positas). About 35 min from Kohn Hall, 15 min from Transit Center in downtown. Bus [|schedules and maps].
 * Time**: 6:30 p.m. at the restaurant or 6:00 p.m. in front of Kohn Hall.

Tuesday dinner, November 6.
Location is to be determined. Send an email to Oleg and indicate whether you need or can provide a ride.
 * Time**: 6:30 p.m. at the restaurant or 6:00 p.m. in front of Kohn Hall.