Mama Jo's Pies & Sweets

Name: Mama Jo's Pies & Sweets
Address: 922 E Main St, Vega, TX, 79092, US

Restaurant
In Vega, Texas
0.3 mi from Route 66

Mama Jo's Pies & Sweets is a pie and pastry bakery on East Main Street in Vega, TX, run by JoAnn Harwell, who learned her recipes from her grandmother. She came to Vega in 1983 and began baking pies while working at the Midpoint Cafe in Adrian. The shop bakes pies, cobblers and cheesecakes, and sits in a restored historic building with a gift shop. Vega's chamber director recommends the pie.

What is Mama Jo's Pies & Sweets?

A bakery with a small cafe corner in a restored historic building in Wilson's Corner, with a gift shop and a space for art and events. By the shop's own account, pies, cobblers and cheesecakes are baked daily.

History of Mama Jo's Pies & Sweets

JoAnn Harwell moved to Vega in 1983 and baked her first pies while working at the Midpoint Cafe, where she jokingly called them ugly crust pies. She started her own business after retiring.

Visiting Mama Jo's Pies & Sweets: tips

The shop posts weekday hours on its website but shows no live status, so a phone call is the safest check. It is a few blocks off the Vega stretch of Route 66, about 34 miles west of Amarillo.

Practical info

Address: 922 E Main St, Vega, TX 79092
Website: mamajospies.com
Hours: We have no opening hours for this stop yet — check the official site.
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The Adrian, TX, diner that marks the halfway point of Route 66, known for its "ugly crust" pies.

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