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2.8 (149 reviews)
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Moderate noise
Casual
Outdoor seating
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Meghan W.

I'm traveling into Santa maria for a wedding. I google Santa maria tri tip restaurants. This one is open and I didn't have time or reception to look at reviews. I'm a short amount of time, I called my order over the phone so that it could be ready by 12pm. The restaurant is in an older strip mall in the corner. There's plenty of seating in side. My food was ready. I got take out so I can't really say if service is good or not but the guy that gave us our order was nice. We know that Santa Maria is known for their tri tip. We ordered the tri tip sandwich lunch plate. It came with a choice of 2 sides. The tri tip sandwich was a huge disappointment. It was tiny and the slices of tri tip were dry and flat. The bbq sauce that came with it was OK but it tastes like something you buy at the store. The garlic bread was cold! The salad looked wilted. It was just a salad. Looking over the menu, this place has so many choices. They have Asian food as well. We got the fried rice for my mom in law. She liked it. I didn't try it. I feel like maybe this place should stick to Asian food.

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Rose G.

Great hold in the wall BBQ place. Saw the reviews and decided to try. They did not disappoint. Cashier was friendly and told us that she had been working there for years, worked with the father and now the son, so family owed! Highly recommend if you are looking for a BBQ spot

Aaron W.

We were passing through Santa Maria and wanted to try their famous Santa Maria Tri Tip steak so we ordered a tri tip sandwich, salad , and chicken fried rice. The rice dish was good. The salad was just lettuce but the dressing was great. The tri tip steak sandwich was fantastic, but the portion was on the smaller size. The service was friendly. The inside was nicely decorated. Give them a try for great tasting Santa Maria tri tip.

2 quarter chickens, rice, beans and macaroni.
Ron Y.

I been coming here for many years mainly for their chicken combos. I usually get a half chicken, rice, beans and macaroni salad. Well tonight I tried to get one but they didn't have any half chickens ready not for an hour but they had quarter chickens so I ordered that. Thigh and leg was great, but the chili beans weren't the same, I normally mix the beans and beans and it taste great but I started to mix but couldn't get that taste so I dumped that idea and just put soy sauce in the rice. The macaroni salad was decent, it has been better. Customer service is great, they are smiling and being attentive. All I can say is work on those chili beans.

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Bruce H.

This place is a solid 3.5 star. I had the tri-tip sandwich with a side of coleslaw and potato salad. My tri-tip was good, it had a good smoke flavor. The potato salad was good, coleslaw was so so. wanted authentic Santa Maria tri-tip, it was good, I would like to try a few other places. I will continue my search!

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It was okay , the food was not cooked in a stove !!! I enjoyed the meal at the restaurant

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Worse trip tip sandwich I've ever had. Dam shame. 2 thin slices of meat. No good here.

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They are open again! Yes!! Really like this place. Great place to eat. Really like their ribs. Great sauce.

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Delicious!! All the food was fresh and tasty! I come every year with my family and it never fails me

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Woody's Butcher Block

Woody's Butcher Block

4.3
(285 reviews)
2.0 mi
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Woody's Butcher Block absolutely lived up to the hype. I ordered the single-patty burger, pulled…read morepork taco, brisket taco, coleslaw, and potato salad, and every single item was outstanding. The burger was juicy and flavorful, the tacos were packed with delicious smoked meat, and the sides were fresh and complemented the meal perfectly. As someone who visits this area often, this will definitely become a regular stop. Highly recommend!

We pulled into Woody's based on a desire to eat Central Coast BBQ but to do it fast because we had…read morean appointment in L.A. and needed sandwiches. All 4 of us ordered the Tri Tip sandwiches. The tri tip was very flavorful! probably the best tri tip I had ever had. TH=here was some good smoke flavor in that meat. Sliced very thin, it was so easy to eat. No fighting the meat. Bread was buttered. BBQ on the side was Sweet Baby Ray's. I found that the BBQ sauce took away from the sammich, so I did very little dipping. If I come again, which I hope I do, I will order that sammich, but prepared in the same manner in which they prepare the roast beef sandwich. We took some chile verde sausages home to try, and those have a strong and memorable chile taste. For people who do not like spicy, beware. For the rest of us it is a satisfying burn. It is a pork sausage. Wife denied the purchase of the blackberry habanero sausage, so I will be left wondering about those. We also grabbed their pesto mayo. We will be trying that this week. I think I would have liked it on my tri tip sammich. I love pesto on anything. Place ain't cheap, but what is?

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Classic tri-tip sandwich, absolutely out of this world worth the stop
Classic tri-tip sandwich, absolutely out of this world worth the stop
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The Swiss Restaurant & Bar

The Swiss Restaurant & Bar

4.0
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WOW. I was in town visiting family today and stopped here for lunch. I grew up in Orcutt, so I've…read moreknown the Swiss for years, but today's meal reminded me exactly why it's such a local institution. The oak grilled open faced rib-eye sandwich was absolutely incredible. I'm not exaggerating when I say it had more flavor than Wolfgang Puck's CUT. The rib-eye was perfectly cooked to the medium temperature I requested, tender enough to bite through without a knife, and seasoned exactly the way Santa Maria style beef should be. So many places are too conservative with the seasoning these days, but they got it just right. Even the bread underneath the steak was perfect. It didn't even need salsa, but of course I tried it both ways. Honestly? I couldn't decide which I liked better because the sandwich was outstanding on its own. We also ordered the linguiça appetizer with garlic bread. The linguiça had that slight char from the grill that gives it so much flavor, and the mustard served alongside it was the perfect pairing. My mom ordered the prime rib sandwich with grilled onions and chose the 50/50 fries and grilled onions. The only minor criticism I have is that it wasn't quite a true 50/50 and could have used a few more grilled onions. Other than that, it was delicious. The pinquito beans have a little kick, so if you're sensitive to spice, keep that in mind. Personally, I wouldn't change a thing. The whole meal took me right back to growing up in the Santa Maria Valley cruising Broadway on Saturday while the entire town smelled like oak fired Santa Maria barbecue. We cook a lot at home, and we're pretty serious about our beef, so eating steak at restaurants is usually disappointing because very few places compare. That's why I was so impressed today. This wasn't just a good sandwich.. it was one of the best rib-eye sandwiches I've ever had. To whoever was running the grill today: outstanding job. You absolutely nailed it. I'll be thinking about that sandwich for a long time.

We usually go to The Hitching Post or Jockos, but had heard good things about Swiss and decided to…read moretry it. We were there early on a Saturday evening. Two couples. We each ordered a filet mignon with a side plate. I ordered the chicken noodle soup for starters. It was delicious. I was off to a good start. However, my companions all ordered salads with blue cheese dressing. They each reported the salad was wilted and the dressing was terrible. Then the main course came with our sides, a little pot of salsa and a little pot of beans. The filets were very tender, it not well seasoned. Baked potatoes were fine, but the mixed veggies were tasteless. There may have been some kind of bread, but I don't remember. Service was fine. But waitress really made out. She didn't mention that the tip was already included in the bill. She readily accepted a substantial tip in addition to what was already on the bill. Bad food. Rip off spot!

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Dinning area
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