About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. A few years ago, every morning around dawn, an old van would pull up outside Mehaffies Pies. A delivery driver would jump out, grab a box of freshly baked pies, and disappear into the nearby park. No one knew why or where he went until one day, someone spotted him feeding pigeons with pie filling. Soon enough, word spread that if you stood quietly in the park at dawn, you might catch a glimpse of him. One morning, a regular noticed something curious—every time the man fed the birds, they’d line up like schoolchildren for their slice of pie! Turns out, it wasn’t just any pie—it was cherry turnover. From then on, people started calling him ‘Mr. Cherry Turnover,’ and everyone agreed it was better than any urban legend could ever be.
2. One day, a little girl visiting her grandparents noticed something odd. Every afternoon, just as the sun dipped below the horizon, a stray cat would appear on the steps of Mehaffies Pies, waiting patiently for the door to open. Finally, one evening, the girl’s grandfather decided to follow the feline friend. He discovered that every day, after closing time, an anonymous neighbor brought fresh pies to the cat, who seemed to be its loyal guardian. The next morning, when asked where he got such delicious treats, the neighbor simply smiled and said, ‘Just doing my duty, sir.’
3. A neighbor passing by Mehaffies Pies one autumn morning stumbled upon something peculiar—a small wooden box tucked discreetly behind the bakery’s trash can. Inside was a single handwritten note: ‘Take one pie for free—our oven is on fire!’ A delivery driver read it aloud, causing everyone to burst into laughter. The neighbor shook his head and said, ‘Looks like old Mehaffies forgot to turn off the oven again.’
4. At sunrise, when most bakeries were quiet, a delivery driver noticed something unusual outside Mehaffies Pies. Each morning, right before opening, a mysterious figure in a long coat would appear and whisper something into the window. Finally curious, one day the delivery driver pretended not to see anyone but left a pie on the doorstep anyway. To everyone’s surprise, the next morning an anonymous note appeared: 'Thank you for your kindness—enjoy our pies!' Since then, customers started calling it ‘the pie of gratitude.’