Homemade Ice Cream and Pie Kitchen

http://www.piekitchen.com/

Referred to as the Homemade Pie Kitchen or Homemade Pie and Ice Cream Kitchen, this local chain of dessert shops features an array of pies, cakes, desserts, and ice cream flavors, as well as sandwiches, soups, and salads. Featured on NPR's The Splendid Table in March of 2000, the restaurant has really prospered and now features nine locations with the original one located at Taylorsville Road and Bardstown Road.

In middle school, I would wait with my parents in a line extending far out the door on a Saturday night just to get my beloved cinnamon ice cream (since I've found better at Mollie's cupcakes in Chicago). In high school I ventured in to get the frozen Reese's ice cream cake, which is enough for two and usually frozen solid. However, these days I just order whatever strikes my interest.

In high school I heard from a friend working at the kitchen that in fact the pies and ice cream are not homemade... what? The business' very name-sake is thrown out the window and dislodged from the constellations that hold all other good restaurant names together. This is disturbing!

After waiting with much excitement to eat the birthday cake and strawberry shortcake flavored ice creams, I decided that the pie and ice cream kitchen could do a little better and use fresher ingredients. Both were laking in flavor and were just kind of a sugary mess that honestly didn't even taste that good.

Now last night I went there with a couple - to the one on Shelbyville Road - and split a Reese's Cupcake the size of the sun with someone. It only cost $1.60, but was a taste sensation. The icing was sweet and gooey, the cupcake itself was a yellow cake batter. On top there were reeses cups melted and sprinkled - and even some inside! My other friend ordered a chocolate chip ice cream that looked delectable. Be sure to try their Kentucky pies - shaker sugar, bourbon, and chess - as well as their popular apple pie with caramel icing on top. Yum!

If you're looking for a new place to dine for dessert that frankly tops them all and tastes homemade and wonnnnnderful, check out comfy cow in Westport Village!