Little Susie’s is known for its hand-pies, which are like small pasties, single serving, sweet or savoy filled pies with a closed crust. I tried the Point Breeze location, which is walk-up to-go only, with service through a window on the side of the store. Little Susie’s launched in 2019 in the Port Richmond neighborhood, with a second location that opened in 2022 in Old City and the Point Breeze location opened in 2024. In addition to hand-pies, they sell  La Colombe coffee, bagels and dog treats made out of pie crust. Little Susie’s is open 7am to 3pm, but they commonly sell out before closing time.

The Pies. The hand-pie menu is divided into sweet (Apple, Blueberry Lemon, Glazed Cherry and Pumpkin) and savory (Sausage Egg and Cheese, Pork Roll and Cheese, Cheese Steak, Chicken, Mushroom and Swiss, and Potato and Cheddar). I tried the mushroom and Swiss hand-pie, which is filled with sliced portobello mushroom, that had been cooked in butter and spices, and Pennsylvania Swiss cheese. The pie crust was studded with large grain, pretzel style salt crystals. This pie was amazing, a total savory, cheesy mushroom, umami bomb. Normally I try a variety of offerings from a spot before I write a review, but realistically when I go back to Little Susie’s I am going to get the Mushroom and Swiss pie again.

The Location: I tried the location in Point Breeze (S. Philly) which is on the corner of South Chadwick and Moore. This a pretty interesting area to walk around and is near a cluster of really good Indonesian restaurants.