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The new pie guys on South Lamar
(At Pie Slice bakery on South Lamar Boulevard, which opened just this past Friday, you can buy apple pie whole or by the slice, made from scratch by chef-owners Vicente Jaramillo, left, and Martin Abundis. Their repertoire includes chocolate coffee pie and tres leches cake with coconut. Photos by Mike Sutter.)
Over by the Horseshoe Lounge on South Lamar Boulevard, the parking-lot sign for the brand-new Pie Slice bakery fights for attention. At night, the backlighted mobile marquee doesn’t have to fight too hard. “Pies, cakes, soup & salads,” it shouts, along with “breakfast tacos 99 cents.”
Pie Slice — owned and operated by Chez Zee restaurant and bakery alumni Martin Abundis and Vicente Jaramillo — opened Dec. 12 in the building where Amelia’s Retro Vogue used to be.
By morning (and that means starting at 6:30 a.m. most days), the shop is a grab-and-go place for coffee and 99-cent breakfast tacos on homemade flour tortillas. The rest of the day (until 10 p.m. most days), Pie Slice is a takeout-only bistro-bakery, with pie and cake by the slice and a select menu of salads, pizzas and pastas.
There’s a counter and a few chairs, but those appear to be more for waiting than for eating, an observation reinforced by the fact that they didn’t have a plate for the cake and pie slices we photographed.
Pies — including apple, coconut, key lime and chocolate coffee — run about $4.25 a slice. Among the cakes ($4.95 a slice on average) in the display case on Monday night were a coconut tres leches (drenched, densely crumbed and decadent), carrot New York cheesecake and raspberry chocolate polkadot cheesecake. Muffins, brownies and cookies fill out the bakery menu.
For the bistro side, Abundis said prices will range from $6.95 to $9.95 for items like Maytag blue cheese pizza, raspberry balsamic salad and veggie alfredo pasta.
Coffee to go is $1.35 for small, $1.75 for large. For who-knows-how-long, buy either size and get a free cookie. The snappy-crisp oatmeal raisin is a good introduction to what we can expect from the piemen of South Lamar.
(Pie Slice, 2024 S. Lamar Blvd. 444-6644. 6:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday-Friday, 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday.)
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By Jodi
December 17, 2008 9:00 AM | Link to this
Intriguing…I’ve been curious about this place. Thanks for checking it out, Mike!
By Sal Olivas
December 18, 2008 11:57 AM | Link to this
Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse 107 West 6th St. will be open Christmas Eve. The Lounge will open at 4:00p.m. with $5.00 martini’s and half price appetizers. The dinning room opens from 5:15 to 9:00. Reservations are recommended. 512-477-7884 for reservations.
By Jessica
December 19, 2008 5:39 PM | Link to this
WOW! I never thought that my dad Martin Abundis would be his own boss WAY TO DADDY ! ! ! and ever since you opened it been such a success because all of my teachers told me that they enjoyed their food and that they will be back shorty for more! well thats it I LOVE YOU DADDY!! senceraly, Jessica Abundis
By Stephen Taylor
December 19, 2008 8:42 PM | Link to this
My wife and I have been to Pie Slice twice since it opened. It is excellent! I especially enjoyed the chocolate-coffee pie, and they have an excellent Reuben with potato salad.
By Justin
December 21, 2008 10:05 AM | Link to this
on saturday morning on my way to work I drove by a pie place on S.Lamar pie slice bakery on the sign it said .99 cent tacos stopped to get one and ended up getting a muffin,coffe,cookie,(free with a coffee)and a taco. boy I should of got 2 tacos homemade flour tortilla and an orange color salsa well worth the .99cents on the way back home stopped and got a troys chocolate cake for my wife loved it.
By Sara Sonia Abundis
December 22, 2008 12:14 AM | Link to this
I´m proud of both of you, Mabel & Martin since you made the wedding cakes for my daughter I pay special attention to the excellent opinions from our guests, they wanted to know where I bought those beautiful and even delicious cakes, I said sorry my brother and sister came from Austin and did them by themselves. I do not want to remember the end of that movie, but remember everyone gets his own reward, soon or later, and yous will be the success of your new shop. God bless you, Sara.
By emily
February 5, 2009 6:08 PM | Link to this
I love this place! I just tried it last night and it was great. We had a slice of pie and a cookie - delicious! Also, super friendly service.
By AV
March 2, 2009 9:36 AM | Link to this
hola….
Martin….
SE VEN MUY RICOS TUS CAKES, FELICIDADES…..
EXITO…..
SALUDOS,
By Sheryll
July 7, 2009 3:15 PM | Link to this
Consistently awesome food, friendly staff, and amazing service. A couple of months ago I called in a panic because I needed two quiche for an impromptu gathering—they got them ready in an hour and a half! on a Saturday! I hope the entire community supports The Pie Slice and that 20 years from now I’m dropping by for a quick lunch, great pies and a welcoming atmosphere.
The Pie Slice rocks!