Lou’s Red Oak BBQ Grill is known for rotisserie roasted tri-tip, whole chicken, sausage, pork, turkey and BBQ ribs. It’s been in Huntington Beach since 1992.As soon as you are seated, a plate ...

Tri-tips are a cut from the sirloin sub-primal, ... This would also be good in burritos, quesadillas or tacos, I thought. Both ways were good, one not superior to the other.

RECIPE: SeaSalt’s Santa Maria-style Tri-tip. Yield: 8 servings. 1 tri-tip, 1 1/2 to 2 pounds. 2 tablespoons kosher salt. 2 tablespoons garlic salt. 1 tablespoon freshly ground black peppercorns.

Quesadillas are all too easy to burn, which inevitably happens as soon as I stop paying attention. While quesadillas are ripe for improvising, sometimes a recipe is just the inspiration you need.

Tri-tip was the answer (although, ironically, it still hasn’t shown up in their online store). A cut popular in California, it comes from the bottom sirloin.