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"I'm being told Pop Pie Co. is expanding to Pacific Beach, taking a 1,100-square-foot space on Garnet Avenue (previously Bird Rock Coffee Roasters) and will share the storefront with Stella Jean’s Ice Cream. The pie shop specializes in hand pies as well as whole pies, coffee, and cookies, and currently operates side-by-side with Stella Jean’s in University Heights and Costa Mesa; the Pacific Beach location will mirror the shared setup they opened in Point Loma. Co-founder Steven Torres says the beach outpost should open by the end of February, and the shop is part of the founders' Sweet and Savory Collective, which has secured a Mission Valley headquarters as it prepares further expansion including a Pop Pie planned for South Park on 30th Street and additional sites in North County and Orange County." - Candice Woo