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PoweredbyMSG said:
It’s the same. Supposedly there was a dispute between the family so they split up. But the menu and everything else remained the same. But I still prefer the Alameda location, it’s a better setup imo.
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Alameda is better
But San Leandro location still good
The crab enchiladas is :pimp:
 
PoweredbyMSG said:
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Mild

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Spicy. You could kinda see the little jalepeno flakes

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Was really curious about the new sandwich from Popeye’s so I got a mild and spicy sandwich and asked them to go light on the sauce. It didn’t take 15 min to make and i got it within 5 min.

Maybe my expectations was too high but I don’t think it’s something to rave about. It was decent and meaty but the mild version was kinda bland. The spicy version was a little better but not by much. The buns were too soft and the bottom bun was too thin.

The peanut butter banana pie was ok but not great too. The cream wasn’t very smooth and the pie crust had the grainy texture instead of it being crunchy like graham crackers.

If I go back I would rather get their original chicken or chicken tenders instead.
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Get the banana pudding next time
:pimp:
 
nawghtyhare said:
Alameda is better
But San Leandro location still good
The crab enchiladas is :pimp:
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Yea they’re both good, I just like the setup in Alameda and the surrounding. The one in SL area is too industrial. Didn’t even see that they have crab enchiladas. Will try it next time.

nawghtyhare said:
Get the banana pudding next time
:pimp:
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The one I went to didn’t have banana pudding, so I opted for the peanut butter banana pie.
 
PoweredbyMSG said:
Yea they’re both good, I just like the setup in Alameda and the surrounding. The one in SL area is too industrial. Didn’t even see that they have crab enchiladas. Will try it next time.


The one I went to didn’t have banana pudding, so I opted for the peanut butter banana pie.
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One in alameda too hot tryna get out and avoid cops
Especially after u been drinking DRINKING
One in San Leandro u just hop on the freeway :lol:
 
nawghtyhare said:
One in alameda too hot tryna get out and avoid cops
Especially after u been drinking DRINKING
One in San Leandro u just hop on the freeway :lol:
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The cops in Alameda is anal AF. I get it though...it’s a small town, they need to make money. But 880 isnt too far from it.
 
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dcallamerican said:
I have a few folks I buy from.

1. A former co-worker's husband makes them. ( Nation Dude )

2. Pie Man of DC. Article is Below

3. I just called Bean Pie Man, and he said he will ship to wherever. He said just go to the website and fill out the form
The Pie Man of DC http://www.thepiemanofdc.com/


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Pie Man of D.C. sells pies made with ‘godly creativity’ at Metro
gwhatchet.com/2017/09/18/pie-man-of-d-c-sells-pies-made-with-godly-creativity-at-metro
September 17, 2017
Media Credit: Elizabeth Rickert | Staff Photographer

Carvelas Mohannad, who runs the company The Pie Man of D.C., is known for his small stand that offers about 100 small, personal-sized pies outside the Foggy Bottom Metro station every Friday.

Culture
By John Glasfeld Sep 18, 2017 3:09 AM
Hundreds of pies sit on a fold-out table outside of the Foggy Bottom Metro station every Friday. The man behind the table is known as the Pie Man of D.C. – but he’s even more well-known for his sales method.

“You need pie in your life lady, you need pie in your life,” he shouts as people shuffle in and out of the metro escalators. “Donald Trump got you stressed lady, you need pie in your life.”

Carvelas Mohannad, 56, stands outside the Metro station, surrounded by more passive souvenir, flower and hot dog vendors every Friday afternoon. The approach he’s used since the stand opened about three years ago has worked in his favor because even if people don’t stop for a taste, they still flash him a smile as they walk by, which he said is a reward in itself.

His small stand has about 100 small, personal-sized pies, each with about a six inch circumference, spread over the table in short piles. His stand, which only takes cash, specializes in plain navy bean pies ($4) and pies with various fruit fillings underneath navy bean custard ($5).

Mohannad is tall and can easily stretch out over the tables to hand people free samples, which he gives out regularly. His gloved hands are covered with custard and crumbs, which sometimes fall onto his Black Lives Matter hoodie.

His business, which employs three others in a bakery in Hydesville, Md., sends pies to shelves in about 86 local gas stations, restaurants and stores in Maryland and the District, he said.

“That’s nothing,” Mohannad said. “I tell the young brothers that work for me, the baby isn’t born until we get 500 stores.”

The navy bean filling is a sweet, spongy custard that melts like cream in your mouth. Its taste and texture is like that of a dense flan, and the crust is made of stone-ground wheat, which is flaky but sturdy enough to prevent the pie from falling apart as you eat it.

D’Juan Jeffery, 28, is his business partner who began handling the administrative side of the Pie Man of D.C. last year so Mohannad could focus on baking and selling the pies.

“From my first time meeting him I loved his energy,” Jeffery said. “I love what he brought to the table, his ideas, his drive.”

Mohannad said he learned the recipe for navy bean pie about three years ago from a friend, who’s since moved from D.C. to Chicago. Although the recipe was passed down to him, Mohannad said he’s put his own twist on the recipe since acquiring it.

“But with my creativity, my godly creativity,” he said. “I started adding stuff.”

Using his friend’s recipe for navy bean pie, Mohannad makes 22 flavors like blueberry, pumpkin, coconut and peach. Caramel apple is Mohannad’s personal favorite, though his most popular flavor is pecan, he said.

Despite the wide variety of flavors, each of Mohannad’s pies requires only about nine different ingredients, he said. All of his pies are “all natural,” and that’s what sets him apart from his dessert competitors, he added.

“That baby boy said ‘pie,’ ma’am,” he said, speaking to a woman walking by with her child. “He wants pie in his life, can he have a piece of pie?”

This isn’t the first time that Mohannad has operated his own business, nor is this the first time that he’s worked outside of the Foggy Bottom Metro station.

For 21 years, Mohannad ran a business selling used books at more than 30 locations around the District, including outside of the Metro. Mohannad said he stayed in this job until he had to take time off to care for his aging mother for nearly two years.

“I was called the D.C. Book Man,” he said.

After his mother passed away, Mohannad said he entered the market again about five years ago but found himself at a disadvantage.

“When I left selling books, the gadgets were coming out. Y’know, all the gadgets,” he said as he mimed using a Kindle.

Mohannad said he’s always been an entrepreneur and every time he learned a new trade, he started his own business with that serve. In addition to making pies and selling used books, Mohannad has had businesses fixing copy machines and painting nails, which he said has helped him stay independent.

“Independence is freedom from restrictions of a job,” he said. “You ain’t never gonna get rich working anyone else’s job.”

Mohannad said aside from being able to be independent, the best thing about his job is “the people.” He said he enjoys making people happy with the product he makes and takes pride in. Even if they don’t stop to buy a slice, it’s clear from watching the people pass by that he’s made an impression.

“Don’t be shy,” he shouts. “Taste the pie.”

This article appeared in the September 18, 2017 issue of the Hatchet.
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There’s a guy that sells pie at the Farmers Market in Old Oakland every Fridays. Some damn good sweet potato pies but it’s all mini versions. I would imagine yours is similar or better.
 
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nawghtyhare said:
One in alameda too hot tryna get out and avoid cops
Especially after u been drinking DRINKING
One in San Leandro u just hop on the freeway :lol:
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Trying to get on 880 from the High Street exit when the cops bust a sideshow.... :sick::smh:

PoweredbyMSG said:
The cops in Alameda is anal AF. I get it though...it’s a small town, they need to make money. But 880 isnt too far from it.
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I'm surprised I never ever got pulled over by the cops there from going 5-10 mph over the speed limit :rofl:
 
slaughterx said:
Made loaded baked potato soup in the pressure cooker for the first time.

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Turned out pretty good I think.

Also finally tried one of those chicken sandwiches from Popeye's for lunch, it's as fire as everyone says.

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Bro my favorite soup is baked potato soup. That soup looks bangin! What kind of potatoes did you use? Yukon gold?
 
dcallamerican said:
I have a few folks I buy from.

1. A former co-worker's husband makes them. ( Nation Dude )

2. Pie Man of DC. Article is Below

3. I just called Bean Pie Man, and he said he will ship to wherever. He said just go to the website and fill out the form
The Pie Man of DC http://www.thepiemanofdc.com/


PieMan3_ER-1000x670.jpg





Pie Man of D.C. sells pies made with ‘godly creativity’ at Metro
gwhatchet.com/2017/09/18/pie-man-of-d-c-sells-pies-made-with-godly-creativity-at-metro
September 17, 2017
Media Credit: Elizabeth Rickert | Staff Photographer

Carvelas Mohannad, who runs the company The Pie Man of D.C., is known for his small stand that offers about 100 small, personal-sized pies outside the Foggy Bottom Metro station every Friday.

Culture
By John Glasfeld Sep 18, 2017 3:09 AM
Hundreds of pies sit on a fold-out table outside of the Foggy Bottom Metro station every Friday. The man behind the table is known as the Pie Man of D.C. – but he’s even more well-known for his sales method.

“You need pie in your life lady, you need pie in your life,” he shouts as people shuffle in and out of the metro escalators. “Donald Trump got you stressed lady, you need pie in your life.”

Carvelas Mohannad, 56, stands outside the Metro station, surrounded by more passive souvenir, flower and hot dog vendors every Friday afternoon. The approach he’s used since the stand opened about three years ago has worked in his favor because even if people don’t stop for a taste, they still flash him a smile as they walk by, which he said is a reward in itself.

His small stand has about 100 small, personal-sized pies, each with about a six inch circumference, spread over the table in short piles. His stand, which only takes cash, specializes in plain navy bean pies ($4) and pies with various fruit fillings underneath navy bean custard ($5).

Mohannad is tall and can easily stretch out over the tables to hand people free samples, which he gives out regularly. His gloved hands are covered with custard and crumbs, which sometimes fall onto his Black Lives Matter hoodie.

His business, which employs three others in a bakery in Hydesville, Md., sends pies to shelves in about 86 local gas stations, restaurants and stores in Maryland and the District, he said.

“That’s nothing,” Mohannad said. “I tell the young brothers that work for me, the baby isn’t born until we get 500 stores.”

The navy bean filling is a sweet, spongy custard that melts like cream in your mouth. Its taste and texture is like that of a dense flan, and the crust is made of stone-ground wheat, which is flaky but sturdy enough to prevent the pie from falling apart as you eat it.

D’Juan Jeffery, 28, is his business partner who began handling the administrative side of the Pie Man of D.C. last year so Mohannad could focus on baking and selling the pies.

“From my first time meeting him I loved his energy,” Jeffery said. “I love what he brought to the table, his ideas, his drive.”

Mohannad said he learned the recipe for navy bean pie about three years ago from a friend, who’s since moved from D.C. to Chicago. Although the recipe was passed down to him, Mohannad said he’s put his own twist on the recipe since acquiring it.

“But with my creativity, my godly creativity,” he said. “I started adding stuff.”

Using his friend’s recipe for navy bean pie, Mohannad makes 22 flavors like blueberry, pumpkin, coconut and peach. Caramel apple is Mohannad’s personal favorite, though his most popular flavor is pecan, he said.

Despite the wide variety of flavors, each of Mohannad’s pies requires only about nine different ingredients, he said. All of his pies are “all natural,” and that’s what sets him apart from his dessert competitors, he added.

“That baby boy said ‘pie,’ ma’am,” he said, speaking to a woman walking by with her child. “He wants pie in his life, can he have a piece of pie?”

This isn’t the first time that Mohannad has operated his own business, nor is this the first time that he’s worked outside of the Foggy Bottom Metro station.

For 21 years, Mohannad ran a business selling used books at more than 30 locations around the District, including outside of the Metro. Mohannad said he stayed in this job until he had to take time off to care for his aging mother for nearly two years.

“I was called the D.C. Book Man,” he said.

After his mother passed away, Mohannad said he entered the market again about five years ago but found himself at a disadvantage.

“When I left selling books, the gadgets were coming out. Y’know, all the gadgets,” he said as he mimed using a Kindle.

Mohannad said he’s always been an entrepreneur and every time he learned a new trade, he started his own business with that serve. In addition to making pies and selling used books, Mohannad has had businesses fixing copy machines and painting nails, which he said has helped him stay independent.

“Independence is freedom from restrictions of a job,” he said. “You ain’t never gonna get rich working anyone else’s job.”

Mohannad said aside from being able to be independent, the best thing about his job is “the people.” He said he enjoys making people happy with the product he makes and takes pride in. Even if they don’t stop to buy a slice, it’s clear from watching the people pass by that he’s made an impression.

“Don’t be shy,” he shouts. “Taste the pie.”

This article appeared in the September 18, 2017 issue of the Hatchet.
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what flavors you recommend?
 
Tried the popeyes spicy sandwich with blackened ranch. Huge piece of chicken but wasn't the slightest bit spicy. Chick fil a spicy sandwich still better imo (with pepper jack and creamy salsa).

Taste was ok...but I have always thought popeyes was overrated anyways. *flame suit on*
 
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