keepin' it real at the s.d. chicken pie shop

i was in my home town of san diego this past weekend for my tax appointment (i'll cough, but you can't make me turn my head), and i've been itching to go back to an old s.d. classic for a while now and the parents and i finally made it out to the san diego chicken pie shop for some good old fashioned chicken pot pies. founded in 1935, the s.d. chicken pie shop is older than just about everything i know, and i doubt much has changed in those seventy years, it sure seems like the prices haven't. i got the standard, a chicken pot pie with veggies (today was corn), mashed potatoes, a side of cole slaw, a biscuit, and a slice of pie for something like six bucks. i used my new found awesome abilities as a captain of restaurant finances to also throw in a cup of chicken noodle soup. everything overall was pretty good, the chicken pie was filled with top-quality chunks of chicken, your standard pot pie veggies, all in a delicious, creamy sauce. the soup was a tad salty, but still yummy, in a thicker kind of broth. the mashed potatoes were good, the corn was corn, and the biscuit was better than i thought it'd be, nice a soft and just a little bit sweet. the cole slaw was pretty unimpressive though. i'm new to the whole slaw thing, and it seems that the only ones i like so far are the fancier ones, and when your whole meal can be had for under six bucks, you know the slaw ain't ganna be that fancy. oh, and my slice of apple pie was also pretty decent. overall, pretty much the same as i remember it from ten years ago, definitely worth checking out-


look for this sign for good food at good prices


the busy takeout counter


it's not fancy, but i'll eat here over denny's any day


apple pie with my soup? now we're talking!!


the plate that's kept this place is business for 70 years