Pea Soup Andersen's - Buellton, California
N 34° 36.830 W 120° 11.578
10S E 757380 N 3833803
"Be one with the soup" in this cutout of their logo at Pea Soup Anderson's.
Waymark Code: WM4A5M
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 07/28/2008
Views: 126
As you travel the highways of California you will see billboards for Pea Soup Anderson's for miles. If you Goggle their website you will find a complete history, but here are just a few highlights...
It all began on Friday, June 13th, 1924, when Anton Andersen, born in Denmark purchased a piece of the Golden State, California. Anton and Juliette Andersen purchased a small parcel of land and building from William Budd and opened a restaurant. Anton, who was trained in exclusive restaurants in Europe and New York, put his tuxedo in mothballs and donned a bib apron, soon to become his personal trademark. He and his charming wife, Juliette, opened a tiny restaurant and named it "Andersen's Electric Cafe," in honor of their prized possession, a new electric stove. Juliette was from the east of France and an expert cook, so she prepared many of the recipes she had brought with her; the most popular with the customers was her split pea soup. Many special dishes now appear on the large Andersen menu, but still the most popular specialty of all and the one which finally changed the name of the restaurant is Juliette's tasty and nourishing split pea soup. Son Robert returned to the family business after graduating from Stanford in the 1930's. Robert was by all accounts a very forward-looking man. When he returned to Buellton, Robert established the billboards for which the restaurant became known. Robert commissioned Disney-trained artist Milt Neil to draw the two cartoon chefs to use for promotion and they became Pea Soup Andersen's trademark. The big fellow is shown having all the fun and the easy side of the work, as the little one holds the chisel, looking sad and a bit frightened, always in danger of the big mallet. A contest was held and from thousands of entries the names Hap-pea and Pea-Wee were chosen.
And there you have it.
There is a hotel, restaurant, bakery and gift shop located at Pea Soup Anderson's at 376 Avenue of the Flags, Buellton, California, 93427 and their phone number is (805)688-5581.
Open 365 days a year, 7am to 10pm. Enjoy your visit!
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