Showboat's Drive By Pie in Colorado

​Pie Time in Granby, CO

There's not a whole lot to do in the little town of Granby, but you can eat pie!

In fact you don't even have to get out of your car, to buy and eat your pie!

Reaching Granby

First we had to get to Granby.

With Denver traffic, it took 2 hours to reach the town that sits right on US Highway 80. We sailed right past the Trail Riders Motel, which was in fact our destination. We had to reach Showboat's before it closed at 5:30.

​Signs
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It should have been easy. Granby is small. There are only about 1,500 people in town. 

There were even little signs that pointed us in the right direction.

​We still got a bit lost.

Down the Alley
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​The little white building with red trim, was just .1 miles from our motel, so we could have walked. 

But who wants to walk up, to a drive in window to buy pie? That's like sitting in a lawn chair at a drive-in movie. Cheating. Plus, we were racing the clock and we ended up driving around the block before we realizing we needed to drive down the alley. 

The Green Window
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​We hoped they hadn't closed early, since we saw no other cars. We pulled in and drove past the red window and the sign that listed pie choices and an old fashioned bell. 

We stopped beside the green order window, but we didn't get to clang the bell. Sherry was at the ready, in the window.

Sherry greeted us with a "Happy Summer!" We glanced at the pie menu and decided we probably didn't need a whole pie, for 28 to 45 dollars. Luckily we didn't want cream pie. "All Cream Pies - $500" I guess Sherry doesn't make cream pies.

Sherry chatted up a storm as she readied our 2 slices for $10.00. She asked if we'd be needing any raisin bread. She offered some dining suggestions for Granby. She told us about her catering work and how she works for some very famous people.  

I was a little surprised that Sherry suddenly became shy when I asked to take her picture, as she handed the pie through the window. 
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"No, but thanks for asking." she said. "I'll let someone else enjoy my 15 minutes of fame."
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Evening Pie in the Motel

I have no photos of Sherry, the Famous Pie Maker of Granby.

But I do have photos of her slices of Killer Apple and Wild Maine Blueberry,  before we ate them in our room. They were good, but they would have been better if we'd warmed them in an oven and served them on vintage china. Or maybe if we'd eaten them on a pie picnic! A drive-by pie experience needs to be completed in a festive way! I'll think that through, before our next visit.