The Mace Boulevard Pie Stop That Delivers
Ikeda's runs the market-and-grill combo that Davis families actually use on a Tuesday night, not just an apple-season detour. The corner lot off Mace Boulevard, right off the freeway, makes it an easy stop coming or going, and the counter setup keeps things moving for anyone who wants a fast plate rather than a sit-down production. Grilled chicken and the hamburger anchor the grill side, straightforward orders built for a family that wants dinner handled without ceremony. Seasonal vegetables round out the plates and tie the market to the produce stand up front, the clearest sign this operation thinks about what's actually in season rather than running one static menu year round.
But the pie program is the real draw. National recognition for the pie has followed the room in recent years, and the pattern in the record is consistent: people come back specifically for a slice or a whole pie, with the only real gripe being that portions could stand to be bigger given the reputation. That's a good problem for a bakery counter to have. Pricing lands in the moderate range, appropriate for a spot that's serving both a quick lunch crowd and families loading up for a weekend gathering.
The room reads as a local standby rather than a novelty stop, the kind of place a Davis household treats as a rotation regular rather than an occasion. Given the farm-stand format and the seasonal produce on the menu, it fits naturally into the region's farm-to-fork identity without needing to announce it. For a market this close to the freeway, it does a good job feeling like a neighborhood fixture instead of a pass-through pit stop, and the pie alone is worth building a stop around.
