Del Pueblo Cafe in Goleta is easy to miss. Tucked away in a large shopping center, the cafe features a handful of tables and chairs on a patio and some nondescript signage on the earth tone facade outside. But once one steps through the threshold, it’s a whole different world.
Visitors sit at two or four tops or vinyl booths, and conversations overlap one another as regulars greet each other with a wave and a smile before the chips and waters drop.
But this cozy atmosphere masks the current threats to the cafe, a staple in the community for almost 30 years and a go-to for locals in the know. And it may take more than a miracle to remain open…