Pea Soup Andersen

I have not lived in California for some time now, but I do remember when my friends and I would take a drive to L.A., We would stop in Santa Neila, about 2.5 hours outside Sacramento to a place called Pea Soup Andersen. I was against it the very first time. I assumed that they were over priced and the food would be terrible. I was right about one thing, they are insanely overpriced, however they have the most amazing Pea Soup I have ever had. I hate pea soup, it was never my favorite, but this soup was different. It's color was that of a mental hospital's walls, and it had the texture of very thin custard, but the taste was out of this world. The most amazing thing about this place is that they will bring you as much soup as you like, all for one kinda low price. The rest of the menu is where they got you. I just recenty found the recipe online and I am going to attempt to make this soup for myself. If it is half as good as I remember, I will be on cloud nine. The recipe is remarkably simple, as most good things are. I will post again as to the outcome of this adventure, and also post the recipe, with any revisions that I have made to get it exactly the way I remember it. Here's to fond memories of a time long ago when life was grand, and the possibilties were as far reaching as the toilet after the pea soup worked it's way down!