The Good Pie Company (Davie)
* The Good Pie Company, 5665 South Uiversity Drive, Davie, Florida 33328, (954) 562-4760.
Let me start by saying that–Jeff Eats is flying blind here…
Yesterday, I heard about a “start-up” retail/wholesale business-The Good Pie Company that “apparently” bakes amazing sweet and savory pies. So you “know”–sweet would be like- apple, pumpkin etc., savory would be chicken pot pie, zucchini etc. (so now you guys can be bakers).
Following-up on a friend’s call-about incredible apple, boston cream and chicken pot pies—Jeff Eats did some GOOGLING, BINGING, YAHOOING–and came-up with an interesting “picture” about a 50ish married couple who started The Good Pie Company after driving round trip–Florida to California studying/tasting all kinds of pies along the way. If I got this right, this Good Pie deal- is their first pro-outing in the bakery business. The joint which opened on November 5, 2013 is basically a “working-kitchen” located in a Davie strip center. When you walk in, there are no retail counters/displays–you are in a kitchen. From what I gather, the space formerly housed a pizza joint-and has enough room to allow a retail outlet to be built-out.
At this stage of this story–check Good Pie’s website www.thegoodpiecompany.net for products/and other stuff.
As I mentioned 23 seconds ago-most of the info-I have on The Good Pie Company came from the “internets” (you do know that Jeff Eats is a computer illiterate)… there are a number of stories on the company and a really cool YouTube Video about the Florida-California sojourn.
Now, nothing for nothing, Jeff Eats has no personal knowledge of what “these” pies taste like or what the bakery/store really looks like. What I got, is a gut feeling that owners Marti and Frank Reich–in addition to making delicious pies, may have a business that if “backed” by the right folks-could be HUGE.
By the way, on January 25, 2014 The Good Pie Company is going to have its official “Grand Opening.”
Jeff Eats is definitely going to- personally check this joint out…
We’ll talk about this one-again, real soon!
From: Marti reich
Subject: http://www.thegoodpiecompany.net
Message Body:
Want your email to invite you to our grand opening. we are a pie company tha has
opened in davie fl. We traveled the country this summer blogging our trip
checking out how everyone does pie. We traveled from Miami to San Fran and
everywhere inbetween. We offer Sweet and savory pie. We have a great story and
great pie…
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Jeff, looked at the site and the video. the pies look amazing. really cool Woodstock like story.
Definitely going to try them out.
The pies look delicious.
Have to give them a shot.
Jeff, this is a very limited concept. don’t see what you see. too hard for a mall.
Sun Sentinel just did a huge story on them. Cover of Showtime.
ZED:
Just had a chance to read your comments.
Like you, I read the Sun Sentinel article…very nice positive story.
Just so you and others know, Jeff Eats a few weeks ago “tried” the apple and reuben pies and thought that both were delicious.
The physical layout of the store is basically a working bakery without a retail area. From what I saw, for a small investment a retail setup could easily be built.
For right now, The Good Pie Company is strictly a “mom & pop” operation.
We’ll just have to wait and see “how” this concept plays out.
Thanks for reading…
Jeff, I also saw the article. this could be a good business as they make a good product. problem I see here is that owners are like Woodstock hippies. they need real business people to take them to the next level.
Jeff,
I have eaten several different pies from this joint. All of them were delicious. As you and others have mentioned this is strictly a mom & pop deal. The wife runs the whole business and the husband is sort of like there for background noise. I have to agree with you that in the right hands this could be an interesting business but for right now its strictly a rookie operation with very little professional style to it.
From: Marti Reich
Subject: good Pies
Message
Body:
Hi Jeff,
You did an article awhile back on us and I wanted you to check
us out now. We’ve built a retail front and are slowly moving into the wholesale.
Looking to grow into other communities because we found a real demand for us.
Come by to see us would love to chat…
Best,
Marti
Out of business.