The Great Pie Debate:
Who Has the Best in Springdale?
The holidays are filled with goodies and sweet and more pie and cake than most of us probably eat the rest of the year. This recently prompted the question "who has the best pie in Springdale". Pie usually goes hand in hand with places that serve plate lunches and house rousing breakfast and lunch conversations about all things happening in and around town.
Obvious places come to mind. Is it the iconic pink building heading North on 71B? Neal's Café' has been serving up delicious homemade food for seven decades. Every day except Monday, when they're closed, you can find a table of coffee drinkers in the morning and around town experts for about 2 hours at lunch keeping you up on the latest news. You'll also find fan favorites like coconut cream pie, chocolate pie, apple pie and lemon pie. Hard to go wrong no matter what you choose in my humble opinion.
Back to the West you find the unassuming Susan's sitting across the street from the new Dairy Queen and only open for breakfast and lunch. When you stay as busy as Susan's you don't have to be there until the late hours of the night. Much like their friends to the North they have their group of breakfast and lunch regulars. Depending on who you ask you may try the upside-down apple pie, strawberry icebox, or an of the meringue pies that include lemon, coconut or chocolate. Any of these will send you on your way with a pleasant remembrance of Susan's.
If you head Downtown jut before you reach city hall you will find the Spring Street Grill. A staple of Downtown Springdale for over 3 decades, Spring Street is also one of those places you better visit at breakfast or lunch lest you find they're not around for dinner. There has been a long running debate among many in town about who has better pies and as many as any other joint will tell you they are found here. The back of the restaurant will be filled almost any day with Pecan Pie, Apple Pie, Cherry Pie or the always popular Coconut Cream Pies. This stop is one you won't regret and definitely one you will want to return to in the future.

I hope we've given you something to consider and a desire to get out and try some of the places if you've never had a chance to eat their delicious desserts. You'll find they've all been doing it for decades and have their own special ways of preparing them, but much like anything else you'll find favorites you prefer. Enjoy time with your family and friends this holiday season and have some pie before we all get to those dreaded New Year's resolutions!