We’re almost as surprised as you are that so many of the world’s best foods can be found in Arkansas. But after having a bite of the world’s best pizza, biscuits, or steak, there’s no denying that Arkansans just know how to make great food. Ms. Lena’s Pie Shop may be hiding in the tiny town of De Valls Bluff but it’s well worth the drive to taste the world’s best pies. Let’s head to the delta for a downright delicious experience.

You can find the best pies in the world right here in Arkansas at Ms. Lena’s Pie Shop.

YouTube/Kim and Vivian Barnhill - Ms. Lena’s Pie Shop They’re located at 2885 Highway 33 S. in De Valls Bluff.

Ms. Lena’s pies come from humble beginnings.

Facebook/Ms Lenas Pie Shop Ms. Lena found her true calling around age 75. In the early nineties, she created a recipe for fried pies and began serving them from an added-on kitchen at her house.

Unfortunately, Ms. Lena is no longer with us but the shop continues to serve the best pies under her daughter and granddaughter’s management.

Facebook/Ms Lenas Pie Shop Ms. Lena passed away in 2005 from cancer but her last request was for her daughter and granddaughter to keep running the shop, “I got everything perfect, all you have to do is do it.”

The recipe nor method hasn’t changed for three generations.

Facebook/Ms Lenas Pie Shop Nothing for the pies come from a can or box. Everything is made on the stove in the same little kitchenette Ms. Lena originally used.

The pies were a hidden Delta treasure until Chuck Dovish from AETN’s Exploring Arkansas came in for a visit.

Facebook/Ms Lenas Pie Shop After his declaration that Ms. Lena’s were, “The best fried pies I put in my mouth,” business boomed. All sorts of foodie groups have shared their love of Ms. Lena’s since then. Southern Foodways included the shop as part of their pie documentary and RoadFood has declared the pies as “legendary.”

No matter who’s endorsing them, Ms. Lena’s pies are downright delicious.

Facebook/Ms Lenas Pie Shop They always have the five classics; chocolate, coconut, apple, peach, and apricot available and rotate out their other 30 flavors.

Fried pies are off the menu for now, but don’t let that deter you from trying their perfectly classic pies.

Facebook/Ms Lenas Pie Shop Their non-fried pies are a perfect balance of Enjoy a slice (or three) of whatever flavor is on the menu that day. You can also order your favorite any day of the week, just call ahead.

Hurry up and get in line for a taste of the best pies in Arkansas.

Facebook/Ms Lenas Pie Shop They’re open Thurs-Sat 9 AM - 6 PM.

To keep up with what flavors are currently available (and if the fried pies have made a triumph return yet), just follow the Ms. Lena Pie Shop Facebook Page.

YouTube/Kim and Vivian Barnhill - Ms. Lena’s Pie Shop

They’re located at 2885 Highway 33 S. in De Valls Bluff.

Facebook/Ms Lenas Pie Shop

Ms. Lena found her true calling around age 75. In the early nineties, she created a recipe for fried pies and began serving them from an added-on kitchen at her house.

Ms. Lena passed away in 2005 from cancer but her last request was for her daughter and granddaughter to keep running the shop, “I got everything perfect, all you have to do is do it.”

Nothing for the pies come from a can or box. Everything is made on the stove in the same little kitchenette Ms. Lena originally used.

After his declaration that Ms. Lena’s were, “The best fried pies I put in my mouth,” business boomed. All sorts of foodie groups have shared their love of Ms. Lena’s since then. Southern Foodways included the shop as part of their pie documentary and RoadFood has declared the pies as “legendary.”

They always have the five classics; chocolate, coconut, apple, peach, and apricot available and rotate out their other 30 flavors.

Their non-fried pies are a perfect balance of Enjoy a slice (or three) of whatever flavor is on the menu that day. You can also order your favorite any day of the week, just call ahead.

They’re open Thurs-Sat 9 AM - 6 PM.

If you’d like to hear Kim & Vivian’s interview with Southern Foods, you can listen right here: 

 

Have you had the honor of tasting one of the best pies in the world from Ms. Lena’s? Share your divine experience with us in the comments below!

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