Looking for pie this Pi Day? Here are some spots to check out around Tacoma
Pi Day is upon us. While March 14 celebrates the famous mathematical constant pi, it also gives us a good excuse to eat the dessert of the same name.
Here are some spots in and around Tacoma where you can celebrate accordingly.
Eudora’s Bakery & Cafe
- 4312 6th Ave., Tacoma
- 253-905-1073
- eudorasbakery.com
This bakery on Sixth Ave sells a variety of sweet potato treats, including the classic pie. You can find the sweet potato pies whole and by the slice, along with pecan pies. Eudora’s also offers mini sweet potato pies and a whole apple pie.
Spilled Butter Desserts
- 3856 Center St., Tacoma
- 253-355-7434
- spilledbutterdesserts.com
This micro scratch bakery supplies treats to several different coffee shops around Tacoma but also makes quite a variety of baked goods available for pick-up. All the pies are 9 inches and can serve up to eight people. Flavors include lemon meringue, chocolate cream, peanut butter and jelly, mixed berry and apple rosemary cheddar. Note that the bakery isn’t a retail storefront — you place orders by phone or online and pick them up at the bakery.
Corina Bakery
- 602 Fawcett Ave, Tacoma
- 253-627-5070
- corinabakery.com
This bakery, situated just a few blocks from Wright Park in Tacoma, offers over a dozen different 9-inch pies, including apple, marionberry, pecan, chocolate marsala cream and spiced pumpkin. Corina Bakery also offers gluten-free pies, vegan pies and if that’s not enough, it has pies that are both vegan and gluten-free.
Tacoma Pie
- 4417 6th Ave, Tacoma
- 253-320-8734
- tacomapie.com
If you can’t decide between sweet and savory, look no further than Tacoma Pie. The pizzeria known for its deep dish Detroit-style pizzas will also be serving cottage pie through St. Patrick’s Day, which includes meat, veggies and a mashed potato topping. Tacoma Pie also serves a variety of traditional dessert pies, including key lime, coconut, strawberry and peach cobbler.
Metropolitan Market
Tacoma:
- 2420 N. Proctor St., Tacoma
- 253-761-3663
- metropolitan-market.com
Gig Harbor:
- 5010 Point Fosdick Dr., Gig Harbor
- 253-858-4842
- metropolitan-market.com
Swing by Metropolitan Market to find a variety of pies from bakeries around the Pacific Northwest. The store carries quite a few varieties from Willamette Valley, an Oregon-based bakery, including cherry crunch, marionberry and Dutch caramel apple. You’re also likely to find pie slices from Whidbey Pies, based in Langley, and whole pies from Belle Epicurean, based in Seattle.
Homestead Restaurant & Bakery
- 7837 S. Tacoma Way, Tacoma
- 253-476-9000
- homesteadwa.com
Inside this cozy barn-shaped restaurant, you can treat yourself to a hefty breakfast and end the meal with a slice of pie. You’ll find classic flavors like apple, cherry, coconut cream, chocolate cream and banana cream.
Wren’s Nest Baking Co.
- 5121 N. Pearl St. Suite 101, Ruston
- 253-693-0189
- wrensnestbaking.com
While this gluten-free bakery in Ruston doesn’t normally serve pies, it’ll have mini apple pies as a Pi Day special, served all day Saturday.
Angela’s Kitchen
- 7511 Portland Ave. E., Tacoma
- 253-531-9329
- facebook.com/AngleasRestaurant
This Midland diner is known for its fried chicken but also serves a selection of homemade pies whole and by the slice. Flavors include chocolate cream, lemon cream, blackberry, cherry and chocolate peanut butter.
Antique Sandwich Co.
- 5102 N. Pearl St., Tacoma
- 253-752-4069
- antiquesandwich.com
You can find more than just sandwiches at this restaurant in Tacoma’s North End. Antique Sandwich Co. offers a variety of homemade pies whole and by the slice, but you’ll have to call or visit in person to see the daily selections.
