Family Pie Shop - DeValls Bluff, AR

The Pie Shop is an annex of Mary Thomas's home, built out of a former bicycle shed, now filled with tools of the baker's art. Mrs. Thomas starts making pies in the morning, and by lunchtime there might be half a dozen varieties available, the favorites including pineapple, apple, lemon, cream, coconut, and sweet potato, all laid out in gorgeous golden brown crusts that rise up like fragile pastry haloes around their fillings.

87% Approval Rating (8 votes)

Overall: Worth driving from anyplace

Must Eats

Pie and Nothing But Pie (N/A)

Written Reviews

Michael Stern

"The Pie Shop is not really a restaurant. It is more an annex of Mary Thomas's home, built out of a former bicycle shed, now filled with tools of the baker's art. Mrs. Thomas starts making pies in the morning, and by lunchtime there might be half a dozen varieties ..." [Read More].

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Map & Directions

Route 70, DeValls Bluff, AR
870-998-2279

Hours & Policies

Seasons:	Open Year Round
Meals Served:	Dessert
Operational Hours:	Always Call Ahead!
Credit Cards Accepted:	No
Alcohol Served:	No
Outdoor Seating:	No
Reservations Accepted:	No
Delivery Available:	No
Takeout Counters:	Yes

"Fried pie is especially popular in Arkansas. There are none better than Mary's. No fork required: you can break it in two and eat it out of hand."
Michael Stern

"Mary Thomas, Pie Queen of Arkansas. Directly behind her are some hot fried pies. On the shelf below are full-size pies as well as pies-for-two ... or for one."
Michael Stern

"Some sweet potato pies cool on the counter."
buffetbuster

"Light-as-air meringue, with incredibly dense fudgy filling; this is world-class pie!"
buffetbuster

"This "small" sweet potato pie was actually two slices worth, or a 1/4-pie. "
buffetbuster

"Here's an individual lemon meringue pie. It's enough for two modest appetites or one Roadfood appetite."
Michael Stern

"Roadfood history: this is a picture of Mary Thomas and her daughter and a table of pies we took in 1982, just five years after the Family Pie Shop opened."
Michael Stern

"Here, inscribed on a piece of butcher paper, was the list of pies Mary Thomas was making when we stopped in early in 2004."
Michael Stern

"Formally named the Family Pie Shop, this humble roadside bakery is known to fans as Mary's."
Michael Stern