Anton Andersen was born in Denmark and had received training in the restaurant business in Europe and New York City.

[3] After three months in business, pea soup was added to the menu, which was made from a recipe handed down through Juliette's family.

With Buellton located along Highway 101, it made Pea Soup Andersen's a convenient stop for travelers heading between Los Angeles and the San Francisco Bay.

He also acquired the rights to a cartoon called "Little Known Occupations", which showed comical chefs splitting peas with a hammer and chisel, and turned them into the restaurant's mascots, "Hap-pea" and "Pea-wee".

[3] In the early 1950s animator and future Gumby creator Art Clokey produced stop motion commercials for Pea Soup Andersen's.

[citation needed] He developed a miniature train, aviary, and even a small wild animal park on the property, but they were demolished in 1970 to make room for a Danish-themed motel.

[5] The property included a restaurant, gift shop, hotel, and gas station, all branded with the Andersen's name.

[3] Throughout all of the years the restaurant has been in business the menu has offered an option of all-you-can-eat pea soup, now called the "Traveller's Special".