Dave the Pie Guy
Sweet Potato Pie
Carrot Cake, Walnuts, Cream Cheese Frosting
Found at 3544 Grand Avenue and apparently letting both website and social media go to seed a while ago, the fact that phones also go unanswered an added chapter to “how to fail at customer service,” it was with parking located nearby that Dave the Pie Guy was approached, a pull of the handle finding doors open though the space seemed uninhabited until a young woman emerged from the back.
Listed as being open at 10:30am on weekdays and 8:30am on weekends, the lights off and doors locked at half-past-ten Saturday necessitating a second attempt on Sunday around 1:30pm, it was only after walking deeper into rustic confines that Dave himself was seen lining tins with dough, the current “selection” of just three pies, one cake and some cookies plus a few “too old to sell” slices leading one to wonder exactly how the place stays afloat.
Debating a quick departure without purchase, Dave’s “famous” French Silk not likely to be ready for three hours and his store a final stop en route to the airport, it was only the fact that Carrot Cake was one of the choices which necessitated an order, the Sweet Potato Pie a last minute $4 addition but not particularly noteworthy in comparison to versions tasted in the past.
Taking the pair to go, a dine-in option actually not even offered as Slices were immediately placed in black Styrofoam, it was only after sitting down at the Gate that Carrot Cake was actually tasted, the thin layer of Cream Cheese Frosting surprisingly quite tangy and well-matched to bold spicing plus a moist sponge that makes one think Dave’s might actually be good when its proprietor decides to show up on time for work.
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