sorry to say that tinned soup is really crummy when compared with the soup they served at their Buellton US101 restaurant.
Too bad. I remember going there in about 1965, during a family vacation. Once in a while I’ll buy a can of Andersen’s split pea soup in the store even now.
Pea soup is one of the last things I have a taste for on a road trip.
Drove past it many times on the way to and from Pismo Beach. All things change.
No way.
I heard rumors and even that it had closed already.
“ it’s a well-known stop much-loved by anyone driving down to Los Angeles who doesn’t feel like stopping at the In-N-Out in Kettleman City again.”
There’s an In n Out in Santa Nella, too. Other side of the freeway from Andersens.
On way to Morro which my oldest son loves
This was a required stop if we were taking the 101.
Story says that they’re planning on building a newer version at the same location, so maybe the tradition can continue.
Harris Ranch is still going strong, and the 5 is faster anyway, so it’ll be steak sandwiches instead of pea soup and bread until Anderson’s is rebuilt.
I have a picture of my folks posing in this. Funny thing is I thought the guy holding the chisel had on bandages from bad hits.
The In-and-Out Burger in Kettleman City is a good stopping point when driving between SF Bay area and LA, especially if you’ve got some place to be and not sightseeing.
been there, they have/had great pea soup
Is that the brand Linda Blair used?
OMG - my family has been stopping there since the 40s - we always stopped there in the 60s b/c the travelers’ special was .99 cents - endless bowls of soup, bread and a drink, including the choice of a milkshake, which came out in one of those tall metal containers. My dad could easily feed all of us kids for little money.
I don’t think the soup is that great - I make a far better split pea soup with a honey baked ham bone...
Use the split peas from the store (get the ones with good color if they are yellowed they are old) and use distilled water.
Ingredients
2 quarts soft water
2 cups Andersen’s Specially Selected Green Split Peas
1 branch celery, coarsely chopped
1 large carrot, chopped
1 onion, chopped
1/4 teaspoon ground dried thyme
1 pinch cayenne
1 bay leaf
Salt and pepper
Directions
Boil hard for 20 minutes, then slowly until peas are tender. Strain through fine sieve and reheat to boiling point.
Oh, MY. Such memories. I used to bicycle down the coast of Kalifornia (when it was California). Somewhere near San Luis Obispo were two amazing places. One was an old Fosters Freeze that turned into a great burrito place (major calories for bicycling). The other was a GIANT warehouse full of chickens. You could smell it far away, and nearby the noise so many chickens made was deafening.
A few miles more was Buellton and Solvang, and then the Hearst Castle. We met one guy who had bicycled across a desert (Vegas or Barstow) and was heading South. He had huge plastic containers of water for the desert part of trip. He was apparently alone. I hoped he did not pass on the idiot gene (procreated) that thought alone in the desert was a good idea.
There are parts of U.S. 101 that are very near the coast, and the bicycle route merges with the 101 highway (just a quarter mile or so). The 101 shoulder is very wide, but I still was extra careful. Those idiotic bikers who believe bicycles should always have the right-of-way are Darwin Award candidates. Many times, if any road did not feel safe, I would just get off the bike and walk. Or I would just wait for all the cars to pass. If you break an arm or a leg, doing anything, it will heal. If you break your head, your dead.