Legacy Pie Co.- Wash Park — Attraction in Denver

Michigan is the home of the Montmorency cherry which has a delicious, firm, tart fruit--perfect for pies. "Great grandma" Katherine opened a roadside pie stand in 1929. Her children moved the pie company to Loveland in 1960 as Colorado Cherry Company. The next generation opened shops in Lyons and Estes Park. The great grandchildren expanded to Denver in 2020 as Legacy Pie Co.

The original Montmorency cherry pie is still featured, although the menu has expanded to other fruits, cream, and savory pies plus cookies and scones.

The pies come in Cutie (single serving), Mini (2-3 servings), and 10" sizes plus very generous hand pies.

I'm a frequent flier at the original store on Tennyson Street, but I'd forgotten this location on Alameda Avenue had opened about a year ago until I saw the sign while visiting a neighboring business.

This is a cute space with a large selection of the pies and other baked items. The bakery is in the back and everything is made fresh, from scratch. This business is also noted (in my mind) for delicious, bottled cherry juice. I noticed they have expanded this sideline to a number of varieties of cider.

You can't beat the Montmorency cherry pie, in my view, but the many other offerings are also tasty. I do think these guys have a bit of a heavy hand with the crust--particularly on the fruit pies. The crust is well-made, but I'd prefer a bit thinner, lighter crust.

Unlike Tennyson Street which offers drinks and has quite a bit of seating, this location is takeout only. This is a small shopping strip with only a few stores and a good-sized parking lot which is great since parking in the neighborhood...

Stopped into this location after countless visits in Estes Park and Tennyson street. While the cherry pie remains amazing, as soon as I stepped I felt like I was intruding. The employee was conversing with another customer and as they chatted, he seemed annoyed to stop and help me. I ordered and showed him a reward I earned, he was annoyed and told me he couldn’t apply it. Then, walked away to finish his conversion. Thankfully another employee was able to apply the reward but the experience left a bad taste in my mouth. The key lime pie also wasn’t as spectacular as I remember it being but the cherry was 10 stars. Please ensure every customer has a friendly experience especially as you never know if it’s...

What they have done for pies will go down in history 🙏🏼

No but for real, this place was amazing. I got a bacon and egg hand pie that was perfect. The crust was buttery and flaky, not dry like some hand pies get. Inside, it was almost like they finely chopped everything so you got a perfect bite EVERY BITE.

My fiancée had the chicken pot pie and loved it for similar reasons. She said it was well-seasoned with perfectly crisp crust. I had a few bites myself and agree. Warning: it's big and beautiful!

This was our breakfast before heading home from our trip. We stopped at Washington Park to eat and it was the perfect way to finish out our time in...