In the last few years, La Mesa has gotten new coffee shops, an artisanal cheese shop, and even an outpost of the number one restaurant of 2020 (according to Yelp). Now, the quaint East County hamlet is getting even more delicious with its very own Stella Jean’s and Pop Pie Co., which will open side-by-side this summer.
Located at 8247 La Mesa Blvd. (Pop Pie Co.) and 8243 La Mesa Blvd. (Stella Jean’s), the two spaces span approximately 1,300 square feet each, replacing Village Pet Salon and Act II, which moved a few blocks down the street in 2024. Real estate brokerage firm Location Matters handled the deal, which will be Stella Jean’s ninth location and Pop Pie’s seventh.
Founder and CEO Steven Torres says both locations will offer the same ice cream and pie menus as its other locations, as well as a full coffee bar in Pop Pie…