Listen, I’ve eaten my way through every corner of Florida hunting for the perfect Key lime pie, and let me tell you something wild: the best one isn’t hiding in some touristy Key West joint charging you twenty bucks for mediocrity.
It’s tucked away in Coconut Grove at a spot called Fookem’s Fabulous, and trust me when I say this place will ruin every other Key lime pie for you forever. Get ready to meet your new obsession.
The Pandemic Hustle That Started It All
Where most people spent 2020 baking sad sourdough and crying into their sweatpants, Joshua Abril decided to turn his furlough into a full-blown pie empire. This whole operation started right in his driveway, selling slices to neighbors who couldn’t resist the smell wafting through Coconut Grove.
Fookem’s Fabulous was born from pure determination and a refusal to let a pandemic kill his dreams. What began as a side hustle became the talk of Miami faster than you could say graham cracker crust. That scrappy, bootstrap energy still lives in every single slice today.
That Legendary Sea Salt Graham Cracker Crust
This crust situation is absolutely unhinged in the best possible way. Imagine buttery graham crackers meeting flaky sea salt in a flavor collision that makes your taste buds do backflips…