The Battle of the Diner Pies at Remedy Diner | Eater NY
"Claimed the champion pie purveyor in my reporting, I found the modernist Remedy Diner on the Lower East Side channels a 1960s vibe throughout its sprawling interior and expands the traditional diner menu with items like goat cheese and beet salad, Baja fish tacos, and a salmon BLT alongside the usual fare. The restaurant serves seven types of pie, and I ordered all of them—astonishing the waiter and prompting the manager to verify I was serious. At $5.50 a slice, the pies were edible but not outstanding (few pies survive long entombment in the refrigerator); apple was my top pick because firm apples withstand refrigeration and rescue an otherwise mediocre, almost cakey crust; cherry felt seasonal with a wobbly, likely canned filling that nonetheless retained a tartness and was visually the prettiest; blueberry kept vivid color and a subtle, less tart flavor with small, huckleberry-like berries; the apple crumble suffered from a sodden topping and bland filling; banana cream was diminished—the icebox filling had shrunk and offered almost no banana; pecan had mushy nuts, a heavy corn-syrup base and an unexpected hint of orange rind; and key lime looked right but had a cheesecake-like texture with no lime flavor. My takeaway: if you must have diner pie here, order apple or a berry." - Robert Sietsema
