Grand Traverse Pie Company – Okemos
http://www.gtpie.com
3536 Meridian Crossings, Okemos, MI 48864
Phone: 517-381-7437
Hours: M-Fri 6:30am-8:30pm, Sat 8:00-8:30, Sun 10:00-6:00
Grand Traverse Pie Company – East Lansing
1403 E Grand River Ave, East Lansing, MI 48823
Phone: 517-203-3304
Hours: M-Sat 6:30am-10:00pm, Sun 7:00-7:00
One thing you learn when you move to Michigan is that you must pronounce some town names incorrectly in order to blend in. For instance:
Charlotte is “shar-lot” not “shar-lut” (don’t confuse it with that city in North Carolina!)
Delhi is “dell-high” not “deli” (they have to differentiate themselves, otherwise people might accidently fly half way around the world to India)
Grand Traverse is “grand trav-erse” not “grand truh-verse” (they must have meant to name it “Grand Travis”)
Traverse City is pronounced accordingly
One of the popular vacation spots in Michigan is Traverse City, the epicenter of Cherry production in the state. Every year there is a cherry festival that draws a multitude of tourists. The Grand Traverse bay area also features plenty of beaches and water sports.
A bakery cafe local to Traverse City decided to take their store and make it into a chain. There are two GTPCs around Lansing and several others scattered around the state. The stores are set up similar to Panera, et al. The menu offers an array of sandwiches and salads that are adequate. However, the store shines in its offering of baked goods, all of which are made fresh each morning. The fruit pies are pretty good, but they won’t match your grandma’s (or my wife’s) homemade pies. They just seem a bit too sugary and soft. My favorite dessert there is the peanut butter cup. A cup-shaped peanut butter cookie, the inside filled with peanut butter and chocolate frosting. The fruit-filled turnovers are also delicious.
There’s also free wireless internet and the usual selection of coffee.
