A strip mall parking lot is not where anyone expects to find a family recipe that started in Kentucky coal country. Yet one quick lunch stop in central Mississippi turned into a table covered with golden half-moon pies, some filled with peaches and others stuffed with beef and cheddar.
Picking just one felt impossible, and nobody at our table really tried. For families hunting an affordable outing with real flavor and a real story, this little counter delivers.
A Strip Mall Pie Counter Off US 49 In Rankin County
Traffic hums steadily along US 49 in Rankin County, and the storefront you are looking for sits in a modest strip mall at 1201 US 49 in Richland. Nothing about the building shouts for attention.
Inside, though, a small team is folding dough around fillings and frying hand-held pies to order all afternoon…