Dangerously Delicious Pies is once again serving their sweet and savory pies in the city of Detroit. The rock and roll pie shop had a soft opening in the newly redeveloped Strathmore Apartments building this past Saturday, March 4. It will remain open with regular hours, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., seven days a week.
It's been over six months since the pie shop was open in Detroit. They first served their pies out of the now-demolished Comet Bar. Dangerously Delicious Pies then operated out of the kitchen of Third Street Bar for several years before closing up shop there in the summer of 2016.
In the months leading up to the end of that relationship, Midtown Detroit, Inc. reached out to the pie shop and offered to help Dangerously Delicious Pies find a space of their own. The neighborhood group didn't want to see the pie shop leave the area and ended up financing part of the build-out of the new space.
Don Duprie, co-owner of Dangerously Delicious Pies and also a River Rouge fireman and accomplished songwriter and musician, says the company is thankful for the help. The new storefront has an old school vibe that includes subway tiles and a checkerboard floor. He hopes the new pie shop will be a place that's comfortable for everyone.
"I think it's great," says Duprie. "It's between the Magic Stick and the Old Miami. It's near Woodward. There's a lot of history down there."
In addition to pies, Duprie and his team are planning on hosting live music once a week. A small one- or two-person stage has been constructed. A planned grand opening party, perhaps in partnership with new neighbors Pure Detroit, should occur in early April and feature live performances from Duprie and friends.
Last year, Dangerously Delicious Pies
opened a bakery in River Rouge and storefront in Wyandotte, which will remain open.
Dangerously Delicious Pies is located at 70 W. Alexandrine St. in Detroit.
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