Locals Can’t Get Enough Of The Scratch-Made Pies At Hoosier Mama Pie Company In Illinois

You’re in the Land of Lincoln, and you want pie. What do you do? Well, the answer to that puzzler is easy: You head straight to Hoosier Mama Pie Company - which has locations in Chicago and Evanston - and order up some of the best pie in Illinois.

Hoosier Mama Pie Company has been serving up some of the best pie in Illinois for more than a decade.

With two main shops, as well as a seasonal pie stand at Green City Market, Hoosier Mama has become a Chicagoland institution.

The restaurant offers an ever-changing daily selection of sweet and savory pies.

So, yes, you can have pie for breakfast, lunch, and dessert.

On a typical day, you'll find more than a dozen sweet pie options - and nearly the same number of savory choices.

Savory pies take the forms of quiche and filled-crust dishes, like the lamb curry pie.

It also offers smaller savory bites like hand pies and galettes.

The sweet pie options range from rich and decadent, like Hoosier sugar cream or gingerbread chess pies, to "lighter" fruit pie options.

We love anything with rhubarb!

Whether you're after sweet or savory, you can order it by the slice or the whole pie.

Whole pies are not always available on a walk-in basis, so it's best to order ahead to be sure Hoosier Mama has what you're looking for.

Along those same lines, be prepared to take your pie to go or wait for a place to sit. Hoosier Mama can be busy it at times.

And that's a testament to just how tasty its pie is.

To learn what pies are available on any given day, call the location you wish to visit, or check out Hoosier Mama Pie Company's website for the daily menu - or to place an online order.

Illinois is home to so many superlative pie places you could plan a road trip around them. Have you tried Hoosier Mama's pie? Where do you go for your favorite pie in the Land of Lincoln?