"The Central Coast is home to California’s own variety of Santa Maria–style barbecue, defined by its use of coastal live oak trees to fuel the open-pit grill. At The Swiss, the tri-tip sandwich (a cut often used outside of the region for ground beef rather than steak) is served with pinquito beans and salsa, two traditional sides that date back to when local rancheros first dug barbecue pits in the nineteenth century." - Vox Creative