Best!! Thai street food in town .. skewers bbq pork and beef jerky add sticky rices.. with hot sauces yum .. Thai food is every good with cold beer .. read more

Can I just say the fresh coconut water alone is worth stopping here! So good!! We also ordered the shrimp skewers & fried chicken. Although the skewers were average, the fried chicken was tender and perfectly crisp, but the sauce that comes with it is the kicker! read more

Great food, specially the bahn mi and they have a vegan/vegetarian option! Only place is SB that has good bahn mi. I would recommend for sure! The cashier seems apathetic. read more

We ordered the chicken satay and the beef skewers, along with their beef special. Be forewarned the beef special is spicy. Everything was wonderful and tasted great. read more

The best Chicken Banh Mi sandwich I have ever had in my life. Excellent and fresh ingredients. Perfect roll and the taste was amazing! Loved it all including the savory shrimp White chips. read more

Amazing food! Great price point. Box #2 and Thai coffee is a perfect combo. Highly recommend. Fun place to have lunch! read more

Three Monkeys - Box #2 - Thai Near Me - Santa Barbara, California

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Another successful concept by the owners of Empty Bowl Noodle Bar in the Public Market. The food is absolutely delicious and extremely well priced. Everything was flavorful and unique to the experience of street cuisine. My favorite were the Pork Skewers and the sauces provided were phenomenal. read more

Three Monkeys - Sticky Rice - Khao Niew, Three Monkeys Beef Jerky, Thai-Style Grilled Pork Skewers - Moo Ping - Thai Near Me - Santa Barbara, California

I was scared to try this place because Banh Mi in Santa Barbara usually disappoints me, but I was pleasantly surprised. The meat was tender and juice and bread was super soft and fresh. Best banh mi in SB i've had so far. read more

Excellent food, with a side of Attitude. Wood definitely go back, although the young woman that took our order, wasn't very friendly, at all. read more

Yes. That's the answer. Yes, the chicken skewers were awesome! The meat was well cooked and the peanut sauce was beyond delicious. The cucumber salad was also really good. Yes, the chicken Bahn Mi was excellent! The bread was fresh and well toasted, the chicken was moist and flavorful. Cilantro and jalapeños were the perfect addition. Service was great, very friendly. Yes, this place is a great addition to the Public Market. Yes, you should try it! read more

I was really excited to try & support this new kitchen located in the SB public market! I ordered the Hungry Box with chicken skewers and a Thai tea. Starting with the Thai tea, I was pleasantly surprised with the flavor! Really creamy and well balanced with the black tea. Santa Barbara is lacking good milk tea and I would definitely come back here just for the tea! Now for the hungry box, the bbq chicken skewers were delicious! Perfectly charred and paired with the 3 monkey sauce it was even more flavorful! The sauce is sweet but with a punch of spice. The salad was simple, yet refreshing. The sticky rice was a let down and the reason I did not give 5 stars.. it was undercooked and served in a plastic bag? Also I think it was pretty pricy for what you get. It was $25 for this plate and tea. Overall, I would recommend! read more

Three Monkeys - Hungry Box - chicken skewers - Thai Near Me - Santa Barbara, California

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Very tasty food stall at the sbpm! My dad and I tried the crispy chicken box combo 2 and grilled meat sticks box combo 1 and were equally impressed and pleased with the flavor of the foods. Will definitely come back :) read more

This place was really good, loved their sauces. The shrimp was perfect, the peanut sauce, everything. Fast service. Wish they were more central in the public market, rather than in the back corner but no big deal. read more

This awesome little Thai grill has become somewhat of an obsession for me lately. Either picking up at the always vibrant Public Market or getting delivery through Restaurant Connection, the food is really unique and a crowdpleaser. The pork skewers are delicious with just the right amount of char and a nice sauce. The "beef jerky" is another favorite made with very tender strips of beef. The Chicken satay was perfectly cooked and they serve a really nice fried chicken (I remove the shallots which can be a bit much), and the salads. My friends who have had them rave about the bah Minh sandwiches. I personally also like the Three Monkey Salad with chicken added. All in all you'll be glad you got Three Monkeys! read more

Great food, location and was quick. Glad I checked out the whole Public Market because this gem in the back did not disappoint! Had Bahn Mi and the Hungry (combo) 3 skewers, rice and salad. Delicious!! Looking forward to going back! read more

My chicken Banh Mi doesn't quite look like the ones in the pictures. Mine seems a bi smaller and with less vegetables and meat. read more

Three Monkeys - Chicken banh Mi - Thai Near Me - Santa Barbara, California

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The food was absolutely amazing, 10/10 all the skewers were better than I could even imagined, and the service from Fernanda was incredible.

The Banh Mi sandwich was delicious! I had the chicken one. I have been looking for a good Bahn Mi in Santa Barbara and this is it. The only thing is it is so big wish it was cut in half. read more

My favorite spot in Santa Barbara for some good authentic Asian Thai/Lao food! The beef bahn mi is amazing and has so much flavor. I love getting the sticky rice and beef jerkey also. Definitely recommend if you need that authentic fix! read more

The pork Banh Mi sandwich is perfection! Must try, so good! The shrimp skewers are tasty, but hard to get off the stick and small portion. But the Banh Mi! 5 starts just for the pork Banh mi read more

Where have these fried chicken thighs been all my life? Dark meat lovers rise up and check this place out! They're tucked at the back of the public market, so I'm hopeful word gets out about this place. Beef skewers and bahn mi are also delish! read more

One of my new favorite places to eat in Public Market. All of the skewers were delicious and the salad was fantastic.

Delicious and well priced. We had been wanting to try "that monkey place" at the back of the Public Market and last night we had our chance. We both had their Rainbow Salad, mine with chicken and his with tofu. They were delicious with just the right amount of heat. We ate at their small bar, which is quieter than the main part of the market. We grabbed some wine from the place next door - I hadn't heard of the winery and took a chance, which was a fail. But the food made up for the disappointing wine. read more

Bahn Mi on French bread?? Maybe passable if the rest was outstanding. Not so sorry to say

Best Banh Mi in town. Stopped in the Santa Barbara Public Market and found Three Monkeys. I had the Pork Bahn Mi and my wife had a hungry box with chicken skewers. Both items were excellent. Would highly recommend. read more

This was fantastic. Best Bahn mi I've had in a long time. Beef skewers were awesome too! Spicy dipping sauce was great. Good side salad too! read more

Three Monkeys - Bahn mi - Thai Near Me - Santa Barbara, California

Great tasting food and great service. The chicken is out of this world. Fernanda helped me out and supplied me with some of the best service ive ever had. Must have if visiting Santa Barbara. read more

This little gem is located in the back corner of the Public Market, but it's worth the walk past the other places to get this great food. The prices were also very reasonable considering the taste, portion size, and location of the establishment. I also thought the service was friendly and accommodating. I never had this type of food before (Asian street food), but I'm glad I did because it was delicious. The counter staff helped explain the dishes and steered me in the right direction with the Hungry Box #2. I'll be back again! read more

I've tried everything on their menu. It's all very good. My wife and I like take out and split two choices. The meal box and a Bon mi sandwich is one of our favorite combinations for dinner! It can be spicy but they will accommodate if you like less spice. That's important to us. Go Three Monkeys. read more

Got the chicken Bahn Mi. It was very good. Only thing keeping it from 5 star is the chicken was sparse. It comes on a long roll and there was enough chicken to pretty much fill out half of it. Lots of bread with not much chicken. The flavor and texture was great though. I will try it again but I hope they get a little more generous with the meats. read more