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The Tri-Tipery

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At The Tri-Tipery, we're proud to offer a unique dining experience in the heart of Ballico. Our rustic picnic-style setting provides a charming ambiance, perfect for outdoor gatherings and everyday meals alike. Our menu features comfort food with a focus on slow-cooked tri-tip, p...

The Tri-Tipery

American · Ballico

4.6 · 857 reviews Google

The Tri-Tipery Opening Hours

Monday 12:00–23:00
Tuesday 12:00–23:00
Wednesday 12:00–23:00
Thursday 12:00–23:00
Friday 12:00–23:30
Saturday 12:00–23:30
Sunday 12:00–22:00
tritipery.com
Yelp 4.0 (203) TripAdvisor 4.6 (7)

About The Tri-Tipery

At The Tri-Tipery, we're proud to offer a unique dining experience in the heart of Ballico. Our rustic picnic-style setting provides a charming ambiance, perfect for outdoor gatherings and everyday meals alike. Our menu features comfort food with a focus on slow-cooked tri-tip, paired with a variety...

At The Tri-Tipery, we're proud to offer a unique dining experience in the heart of Ballico. Our rustic picnic-style setting provides a charming ambiance, perfect for outdoor gatherings and everyday meals alike. Our menu features comfort food with a focus on slow-cooked tri-tip, paired with a variety of small plates, vegetarian options, and a selection of craft beers and coffee. Whether you're in the mood for our famous wagon wheel or just need a quick bite, we've got you covered. With outdoor seating, takeout, and dine-in options available, there's never been a better time to try The Tri-Tipery. Our friendly staff and welcoming atmosphere make us the perfect spot to satisfy your hunger and leave feeling full and content.

What Customers Say About The Tri-Tipery

The Tri-Tipery is a hidden gem known for its delicious tri-tip sandwiches, especially the popular Wagon Wheel. Customers rave about the great food, friendly staff, live music, and outdoor seating. Some find it pricey or mention issues with flies.

Popular Dishes

Wagon Wheel (5) Fifty Fifty tri tip burger loaded fries Texan

Best For

Families Groups Casual Locals

Tip: Visit on Friday for $1 beers and live music. Be aware that seating is outdoors only.

Features

🌳 Outdoor 🅿️ Parking Accessible 🍽️ Lunch 🌙 Dinner 🥗 Vegetarian Coffee
👨‍👩‍👧 Family

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Frequently asked questions about The Tri-Tipery

The Tri-Tipery is located at 11359 Newport Rd, Ballico, CA 95303, Ballico.
The Tri-Tipery offers american cuisine.
The Tri-Tipery has regular opening hours. Check their profile for updated schedules.
The Tri-Tipery offers the following services: dine-in, takeaway.
The most recommended dishes at The Tri-Tipery based on customer reviews are: Wagon Wheel, Fifty Fifty, tri tip burger, loaded fries, Texan.
The Tri-Tipery is ideal for families, groups, casual dining, locals.
The Tri-Tipery is a hidden gem known for its delicious tri-tip sandwiches, especially the popular Wagon Wheel. Customers rave about the great food, friendly staff, live music, and outdoor seating. Some find it pricey or mention issues with flies.
Visit on Friday for $1 beers and live music. Be aware that seating is outdoors only.
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Matt Schafer

I've always loved coming in The fact is I was close by and saw a sign for them and stopped and had to eat here Their food is amazing and the service is out of this world. If we get a chance you have to come by and try them. It is a must 100%

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Adam Blankenship

I thoroughly enjoyed eating here. I left feeling very satisfied. Very clean place to eat. My sandwich was delicious!

Ali Alaujari
Ali Alaujari

I deliver to them couple times and I want to thank them for their help, great staff. Thank you 🙏

SE WALSH
SE WALSH

The Tri-tipery is a wonderful outdoor restaurant in Ballico (just a block or so off of Santa Fe). The staff were courteous and friendly. The tables were clean. And the food! Wow! The food was delicious and freshly prepared. We had salads with tri-tip meat and cheese added and they were scrumptious. We cleaned our plates. Highly recommended.

Roberta Machado
Roberta Machado

Found this little gem while I was in ballico today. It's a rustic place with only seating outside they have a lot of seating. Outdoor bathroom was clean. The tri-tip sandwich was very delicious. Very tender almost melt in your mouth it has a little more salt than I like. But probably just right for the average person. Definitely will return there eat again.

J M
J M

If you want anything that will crave your hunger, look no further. I missed this spot after 3 years of living near the Sacramento area. And I haven't found a place that matches what this small spot has to offer.

Gillian P
Gillian P

Stopped by for lunch as this is one of the only spots in town. Service was quick since you order at the window and there is a nice outdoor seating area. I got the wagon wheel and esquites and both were delicious! I will stop by again when I’m in the area.

Sandra “Sandy” Mills
Sandra “Sandy” Mills

Great food, great live music, friendly staff and patrons. Good vibe all around.

Drew Santiago
Drew Santiago

Off a road on Santa Fe, this place has a dish called the wagon wheel, which is pictured, which is the perfect meal for a hungry individual like myself. Great service, great food, great place to eat. On Fridays is 1$ beers for the 21+ crowd.

richard wingfield
richard wingfield

Great food and great service. Definitely worth the drive from Modesto to come to this place. Plus they had $1 beers today!!!

Charles Pereira
Charles Pereira

I absolutely love the Wagon wheel and the fifty fifty. The sweet potato fries are most excellent as well. Great service as well. I am the UPS driver in Ballico so I eat there more than most people do.

nancy holland
nancy holland

Food was amazing plus we happened to be there one of the nights they had live music and that made it an even more enjoyable experience. Definitely will go again!

Heather
Heather

Hidden gem! I didn't have high expectations for this place but they blew me away! Its a cute rustic picnic type setting (covered outdoor seating only) with great vibes and delicious food. I ordered the wagon wheel sandwich and loaded fries. The tri tip was cooked PERFECTLY, and the serving size was very generous. $12 for the fries and $15 for the wagon wheel meal. Definitely my new favorite!

B Fontaine
B Fontaine

Finally stopped by after passing countless times and boy I am glad I did! Really good tritip sandwich. I had the wagon wheel (which the menu says is the most popular and it was as at least 10 other people ordered the same). I will be back to try the 50/50 ( half tritip half pulled pork) and a burger at some point. Not cheap but worth it if I say so myself.

Gina Pugliese
Gina Pugliese

I've driven past The Tri-Tipery several times going on my way to and from Turlock and this evening was the first time I've taken the time to give them a try. They have really good bbq - I had the tri tip burger with a side of mac &cheese. They also have live music on Friday nights and cornhole to play as well. I'll definitely go back to try more things on the menu.

Ray Hickman
Ray Hickman

This place never fails. A great place to take a drive and enjoy some great food with some games and live music most of the time. This place is very pet friendly.

Stephanie Martin-Ward
Stephanie Martin-Ward

Food is great. Wish they had potato salad as a side, and did a second side instead of a piece of fruit. Would also be nice if they had tri-tip plates because not everybody likes sandwiches. I got the Texan because it had avocado and then they put less than a tablespoon of avocado on it, so they skimped a little there where they really shouldn't have. Great atmosphere with live music and drink specials on Friday nights. The only thing keeping me from giving them 5 stars is the flies. I live out here, so I get that flies are bad because we're in an ag area. However, they can mitigate this by having some fans in the dining areas as well as cleaning up their dirty dishes and wiping down the dirty tables more frequently. I also feel like it's maybe a little pricey from Merced County.

Matthew Perez
Matthew Perez

The Tri-Tipery has a really cool setup and cool vibe. I enjoyed the Fifty Fifty, half tri tip half pork belly. As a Chef, I'm always looking for ways to improve foods. Would I do a few things differently, yes of course. But I thoroughly enjoyed it. The fries were bomb 💣 😋 All in all, good food, cool hangout spot. 😎

Marshall Bain
Marshall Bain

Great steak sandwiches and burgers, everything we ordered was very good. It was not very busy when we arrived, but shortly afterwards became crowded. We got our meals promptly and also enjoyed the corn hole game area. Fun for all ages.

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Lynn Meshew

I have had everything on their menu, and honestly, I didn't enjoy any of it. I question the tri-tip being tri-tip. It tastes more like round roast. Burger was very undercooked. The other items on the menu are just "ok". Nothing that really stood out to me when it comes to their food! The outside sitting is awesome, though!!

Chai C
Chai C

Food looks great but not to my taste. Maybe my taste buds were not in place.... Price is fair for a small business. $1 beer on Fridays.

M P
M P

We paid $66 for 3 meals which all had hard stale bread. As soon as we sat down to eat we were swarmed by hundreds of flies. We eventually had to toss the meals and leave.

Jackie Brown
Jackie Brown

Food was alright, looked and smelled good but I honestly could have done better at home. Way way way over priced for small plate. And don't get the philly, ground tri-tip is weird and not very flavorful also on the menue it says philly is "covered in cheese" can you tell me where the cheese is..? Heard alot of good about this place but it wasn't all that. Won't return..

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🍽️ Lunch
🍾 Dinner
Coffee
🍰 Desserts
🥗 Vegetarian Options
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🕐 Hours Today
12:00, 23:00
Rating
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💬 Reviews
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💰 Price Level
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⚠️ Status
discovery.Temporarily Closed
📞 Phone
+1 209-634-8849
🌐 Website
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Wheelchair Accessible
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