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COASTAL • HIGH-Pie
Dining: Coastal
THE OSIDER JULY / AUGUST 2022
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THE FAMOUS HIGH-Pie
WORDS: AARON SCHMIDT PHOTOS: ZACH CORDNER
TRAY SEIDLER
Located at the famous Top Gun House, HIGHPie is a delicious hand pie shop. Originally built in the 1880s as the historic Graves House, the building took on new life when it was featured in the 1986 blockbuster movie Top Gun as the oceanfront home of Charlotte “Charlie” Blackwood (played by actress Kelly McGillis)—Lieutenant Pete “Maverick” Mitchell’s (Tom Cruise) onscreen love interest. The hit movie made the little blue house famous on many levels—they even have a Kawasaki Ninja motorcycle like the one Maverick rode parked out front for photo ops. Nestled in the Mission Pacific Hotel and the Seabird Resort complex, the 500-square foot Top Gun house was relocated from it original location two years ago to where it sits now. Created by F10 Creative (a catering and events company from Palm Springs) founder Tara Lazar, HIGH-Pie serves mini hand pies that come in either all fruit filling or a la mode, which has ice cream in the middle and served on a stick. The “Two Dollar Dips” include Charlie’s Chocolate, Sea Salt Caramel, and Lemon Curd flavors that are to-die-for. HIGH-Pie in a box comes with three, twelve, or 24 mini hand pies, and will have you coming back for more.
“We wanted to match the very all American Top Gun persona with a snack that was equally all American—pie! And it needed to be beach friendly, tasty, and loved by all ages. HIGH-pie kind of checks all those boxes,” said Lazar. They also serve quality beverages like the Cup O’ Joe, Buzz The Tower NOLA styled iced coffee, apple kombucha, and cherry cider. HIGH-Pie serves pies like apple and cherry with the Carlsbad Strawberry Rhubarb being the fan favorite—second place being the traditional apple pie. HIGH-Pie also offers gluten-free options, as well.
When it comes to the future of HIGH-Pie, Lazar had this to say: “We need to figure out a way to make more pies! We sell out everyday, which is a nice problem to have, but hand making these little pies is tough! Hopefully, our next move is being able to ship them, so you don’t have to come to California to taste these little delights!” The Famous HIGH-Pie 250 North Pacific Street famoushighpie.com @thefamoushighpie
