Dessert lovers, take heed should you end up near one of the following eateries. FMC readers revealed some delicious spots when answering this month’s question:
Where’s a great place to get a piece of pie in your hometown or on the road?
We visited Cedar Key RV Resort in Cedar Key, Florida, a few years ago with another couple. It was a cool weekend, and we towed our Jeep Wrangler with a half top and doors only. We had dinner on the water in Cedar Key. On the 10-mile trip back to the campground, we decided we wanted dessert. As we blasted along in the cool night air, we decided to pass the campground and visit Robinson Seafood Restaurant on State Route 24. We found friendly staff and some of the best Key lime pie we have had. We made quick work of it and wanted more. The next night, after a dinner of stone crabs at the campground, our wives graciously made the trip back up the road and bought an entire pie this time! If you are interested in a great Key lime pie, we recommend a stop at Robinson’s (352-543-5051).
Bill Green, F401236
Longwood, Florida
Over our past 50 years of RV traveling, many of our destinations have been the wonderful national parks. One of our favorites is Utah’s Zion National Park. At the entrance site, in the tiny, well-maintained, attractive village of Springdale, the restaurant at Bumbleberry Inn (435-772-3224) bakes their famous Bumbleberry Pies fresh daily — a delicious combination of berries from a secret recipe. Zion’s Watchman Campground is a short distance away.
Another great pie place is in western New Mexico on U.S. 60 atop the Continental Divide in a rustic village aptly named Pie Town. Here Pie-O-Neer Pies (575-772-2711) bakes an award-winning Chocolate Cream Pie. Nearby the Daily Pie Café (505-772-2700) features their New Mexican Apple Pie. The town’s annual Pie Festival, held in September, encourages everyone to stop by and become a “frequent pie-er.” Enjoy!
Don & Lee Layton, F78701
Lubbock, Texas
If we want a good piece of homemade pie, we go to the Loon’s Nest Restaurant (218-342-3093), in the little town of Vergas, Minnesota — population 300 or so. They make about a dozen different kinds of pies every day, even a buttermilk one. Pie is $1.99; an endless cup of coffee is 90 cents; and a big scoop of ice cream is $1. Go early, because by late afternoon their pies are all gone.
Erv & Iris Ohman, F153399
Pelican Rapids, Minnesota
Future questions:
1. How do you monitor severe weather while you are traveling in the motorhome or parked at a campsite?
2. What is your main motivation for motorhome travel (e.g., snowbirding, visiting family or friends, attending FMCA events, for work, just because)?