[Pazuzu]

My wife is from Cali, so I know tri-tip. Also, you could get it at Chuy's, which is a Cali/AZ broiler joint (not the Chuy's here in Houston).
We're recently seeing it more here in Houston, but only at the good grocers. We've learned that the butchers only get a few, so tell them to put you on a list.

We've also seen "Santa Maria Cuts", which *looks* like tri-tip, and are priced like it was a few years ago, but the flavor isn't quite right. Dunno if they're just "select" grade or if there's something different in where the meat comes from, but it's not as good.


Oh...if you can't grill a tri-tip then you need to give up your tongs.
Grill like steak.
Drink beer.
Grill more.
Drink more beer.
Quickly temp-probe meat
Grill more
Drink more beer.
End up with a single piece of meat that caters to everyone (some like raw, some like medium, some like crusty, all in one slab!)