I usually drive on Mount Acadia Boulevard maybe 5 times a week. It's the easiest way to get to Genesee and Balboa for me. Recently, there's been some major construction going on along the 3500 block of Mount Acadia.
More than two-thirds of the parking lot is being taken up by the construction. It looks like a Senior Living Facility called the Pavilion is being constructed here. It's going to be interesting since Mount Acadia is only a two lane side street. Anyway, I was wondering if the Tri-Tiperia was doing ok; or even if it was still in business since you can't even see it from the road anymore. It had been a while since I last visited so I thought I'd check them out. Which proved to be much harder than I thought. First off, the shop is now only open from Monday to Friday. The hours seem much more limited the sign says open from 1130 to 230pm and dropped by at around 130 on a weekday and the place was closed.
I tried to return at noon a couple of days later and they were open….but weren't making any sandwiches because they hadn't gotten their bread delivery. Well, at least they were still open, right? I waited a couple of weeks and returned at noon and the third time was a charm.
They're doing soft serve nowadays as well as the heat and eat meal kits, salads, and tri-tip sandwiches. The guy was busy working on a couple of items so I didn't have a chance to ask how business was doing, but it looked pretty good on this day.
As with my previous visits, I went with the "O.G.", which is now $10.25, it was $9 in May of 2021, and $8 "BC" (Before Covid). As usual, it came with a cookie which this time was almost the width of the sandwich!
The sandwich had more meat than I recalled.
The tri-tip was pretty tender, though mild in terms of smokiness. It's nicely seasoned with a good amount of black pepper, though I'm going to ask them to go easy on the lemon-garlic mayo. Which, while it adds rich-creaminess and a mild acidity, was too much of a good thing this time around. I really like the use of Gouda on this sandwich, you can actually taste it.
And while the ciabatta isn't heavily toasted, it holds up well.
Not the biggest sandwich mind you, but enough for me.
And I'm glad they are still making a go of it, in spite of the pandemic, location, and construction.
The Tri Tiperia (Sweet and Savory Gourmet)
3574 Mount Acadia Blvd
San Diego, CA 92111