San Diego Chicken Pot Pie Shop

   Sailingcat36 - 11/07/2009

I first became acquainted with the "Chicken Pot Pie Shop" (as locals know it) in 1979 when their location was in the Hillcrest neighborhood of San Diego. After my first visit, it became a weekly ritual for my family to have lunch or dinner there and on occasion I would take clients there for lunch after inquiring if they would like a good home cooked meal. This ritual continued until 1997 when I retired and moved to lake and hill country of East Texas.

Recently we returned to San Diego to visit children and grandchildren. Topping our list of restaurants to visit was the Chicken Pot Pie Shop. It was our first visit to their El Cajon Boulevard location and I must say, without reservation, nothing had changed. The food was exactly as I remembered it and the portions more than adequate. You cannot beat the price of $6.50 for the quality and portions.

I have eaten at many 5 star restaurants around the world with break the bank prices. Nonetheless, for pure homemade comfort food I highly recommend the San Diego Chicken Pot Pie Shop and for pure comfort food give it a 5 star rating.

Miles Broxton
Longview, Texas

ONE OF THE OLDEST CUSTOMERS?

   AMyers1272 - 07/25/2008

MY NEIGHBOR AND I GO TO THE CHICKEN PIE SHOP FOR LUNCH VERY OFTEN. WE LIVE IN YUMA ARIZONA AND TRAVEL TO SAN DIEGO AT LEAST ONCE A MONTH.
MY NEIGHBOR HAS BEEN GOING TO THE SHOP SINCE THE EARLY 1940'S.
THE FOOD IS GREAT BUT THEY ARE TOO STRICT ON ANY SUBSTITUTIONS AND STINGY ON REFILL'S.
THE FRUIT PIES ARE VERY GOOD, MISS THE BLUE BERRY!

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   YNCSSSUSN - 07/24/2008

IF YOU ENJOY NOISE AND SUB SUB SUB STANDARD SERVICE YOUR AT THE RIGHT PLACE. OUR PARTY ARRIVED AT 6:15 AND WERE SEATED WITHIN A FEW MINUTES, HOWEVER FROM THAT POINT ON IT WAS A MOST UNPLEASANT TIME. WE WATCHED THREE OTHER PARTIES ARRIVE AND BE SEATED ADJACENT TO OUR TABLE. THEIR ORDERS WERE TAKEN AND THEIR FOOD SERVED BEFORE THE WAITRESS EVER ACKNOWLEDGED US OR CAME TO OUR TABLE TO TAKE OUR ORDER. WE MENTIONED THAT WE HAD BEEN SEATED PRIOR TO THOSE 3 PARTIES AND 45 MINUTES HAD PASSED PRIOR TO HER COMING TO OUR TABLE. HER CURT REPLY "I'M VERY BUSY" DID NOT SIT WELL WITH US, HOWEVER WE PLACED OUR ORDER. ANOTHER 17 MINUTES PASSED WHEN SHE RETURNED TO INFORM US "THE LADIES ORDERS CANNOT BE FILLED BECAUSE WE ARE OUT OF THEIR REQUESTED ORDERS". AS IT THEREFORE WAS APPARENT IT WOULD BE ANOTHER LONG PERIOD OF WAIT UNTIL WE WOULD RECEIVE ANY TYPE OF FOOD WE LEFT AND WENT ACROSS THE STREET TO COCO'S WHERE THE SERVICE WAS OUTSTANDING, THE FOOD EXCELLANT AND THE WAITRESS AND MANAGER WERE TRULY PROFESSIONAL IN THEIR "CUSTOMER SERVICE". TRULY AN AWFUL EVENING NOT TO BE REPEATED AND CERTAINLY NOT RECOMMENDED TO ANYONE.

   Mvo415 - 07/05/2008

nice!

   cichlidlover858 - 05/20/2008

very delicious OG spot in nutty park for chicken pies yo!