Alana M.
Yelp
We love Magpies Softserve Pies!! If you haven't tried them yet, you should!
Our usual location to visit is in Silverlake, off of Griffith Park Blvd. That is their original location. We had never been to this location, so we thought we'd check it out. I'm so happy we did!
Parking can be a challenge. Seems to be all metered. There are lots of businesses along this stretch of York Blvd in Highland Park. We found a spot and walked to the the shop. It is open and airy. The tables are bright yellow and everything else is black & white. I was really happy to see there were a couple of tables inside. I didn't really want to eat my ice cream outside. There are some patio tables & chairs outside for those who do.
The lady behind the counter was helpful and we briefly chatted before ordering. It wasn't very busy, maybe only a customer or two at a time. She had our order out in no time.
We took a good look at the menu boards to see what we wanted. We settled on a slice of the Strawberry Softserve Pie. It is a Strawberry Rhubarb softserve layered with housemade rhubarb jam, brown sugar coffee cake, whipped cream, brown sugar crumble in a graham cracker crust. OMGosh, it is out of this world! You can buy a slice for $10.95 or the whole pie for $49.95 whole pie. I probably could have polished off the entire pie (over time) with no regrets! We only bought a slice and shared it. We have tried other pies, but my favorite is their Original Fried Softserve Pie. I love the honeycomb pieces throughout!
Hubby equally enjoys the pies, however, he really loves soft-serve. We got the Egg Nog & Graham Cracker Swirl for $6.25. The Graham Cracker Swirl overpowered the Egg Nog, so we didn't think it was a very good flavor combination.
You can get the soft-serve swirled with 2 flavors that are indicated with a squiggly line connecting the flavors or 2 separate flavors, or just one flavor. They have weekly flavors. You can buy Pints to take home, too! They also have toppings which are housemade! Like I said, I love their honeycomb! There are some unique toppings like Butterscotch Rice Krispies and Brown Sugar Oats.
The next time we go to Magpies, I'm going to suggest we only come here. The distance is practically the same (far!), but it's worth it to me to be able to enjoy my ice cream inside the shop.