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Stephanie Thaw has announced that she'll close Sweetie's Pie Diner, her all-vegetarian pie restaurant at 1822 Spring Garden (it earned good looks from CP's Trey Popp back in January), this coming Sunday, March 14. The baker says that 10 percent of sales on her finale day will benefit the Wissahickon Charter School; she'll seat folks until 6 p.m.
After the jump, read Thaw's statement touching on the reasons behind the closing. (Here's our previous coverage of the venture.)
This Sunday, March 14, will be the last day for Sweetie's Pie Diner.
Since opening in October we have been fortunate to have really great press, a core group of loyal customers, and a really great and committed staff. For a new business in these times, it has grown nicely. Unfortunately, it has not grown quickly enough to be self-sustaining and we have reached a point where the financial resources have just run dry.
As a small business, committed to a triple bottom line, I am proud of the way we have operated throughout these past few months, even if that meant a smaller profit margin. In keeping with our core values, we will end our run with a final Community Giving Day to benefit Wissahickon Charter School and we will seat people until 6:00 PM. A full 10% of our sales will benefit this great little gem of a school in Germantown and I am confident you will enjoy the artwork done by their students, which has livened up our walls for the past month.
If we are that restaurant that you have been meaning try, now is the time. Although Sunday is our last day, we will have a full menu, plenty of desserts, and lots of cheer, despite the weather forecast. We will also continue to take orders for pies — both sweet and savory — for at least the next month. Motley Fuel is available in a few locations and can be ordered directly from our site.
I have really enjoyed the many people I have met over the course of this venture and I want to thank all of you who made us a part of your routine. Small neighborhood businesses add flavor and character to a place, and they can only do this if the neighborhood supports them in kind. While our run is ending, I hope that you will seek out and patronize them. They are the fabric of your community and it is only as strong as you make it.
I hope to see you this weekend and thanks for your patronage.
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So So sad to hear that you have to close. We had a fabulous experience there with our kids & grandmother (who lives nearby). Our son has Celiac as does my husband and it was so refreshing to get such great eats at the adorably quaint Sweetie Pie's. The service was out of this world too! So so sorry to hear that you are going. We hope to be downtown for the Parade on Sunday so we'll definitely try to stop in one last time.......... :(
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