Driving alongside Lake Superior on Highway 61 is a treat in itself, but when that scenic route takes you to the mouthwatering castle of pies, Betty’s Pies, you and your tastebuds are in for a perfect pit stop in food haven!
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Serving up a “slice of heaven” since 1956!
– Betty’s Pies
Even on a late Friday morning in the off-season, this iconic establishment was hustling and bustling, and after we took our first bites of our food and chosen pie slices, it’s not hard to see why so many travel far and wide to get in on this experience. And if the pie options and classic atmosphere weren’t enough, you can look out the window and raise your fork full of goodness up to Lake Superior; the view is fantastic!
On a girl’s trip up to Grand Marais our little troop of gals stopped by Betty’s Pies for a bite to eat before the big trek up Scenic Highway 61. Although the wait was unexpected (worth it!), the fantastic flavors of food and pie lived up to their Northwoods hype.
We were seated in what the hostess referred to as ‘the best seats in the house‘; the back part of the restaurant which is a separate room overlooking Lake Superior. There was a pleasant lake house vibe that wrapped us up in the warm natural light of the room while we sipped on our coffee and visited as our orders were being whipped up. Betty’s Pies has a wonderful classic diner atmosphere with friendly service and that Northwoods charm we know and love.
If you’ve been wanting to have a Dawdling Adventure Up North in this area but weren’t sure where to eat in Two Harbors or Two Harbors MN attractions, this is a fabulous place to start your on Lake Superior journey!
Where is Betty’s Pies
Betty’s Pies is a scrumptious joint you can’t miss when cruising along Scenic Highway 61! Whether you’re traveling from afar into Two Harbors or you’re a local with a pie hankering, it’s a beautiful drive on Lake Superior to get to this Up North staple.
Craving some more places to eat in Two Harbors? Check out our visit to Madeira Bistro in downtown Two Harbors!
Betty’s Pies Address
2019, 1633 MN-61, Two Harbors, MN 55616
Betty’s Pies Hours
Monday – Friday: 9 AM – 5 PM
Saturday: 9 AM – 8 PM
Sunday: 9 AM – 5 PM
A Slice of Betty’s Pies History
Would you believe that Betty’s Pies was actually a Fish Shack at first? The humble beginnings of this Up North tradition began in the year 1957 with the vision, created by Betty’s Father Aleck, of providing a quaint place to grab a bite to eat for fishermen and women near the Stewart River.
Working with her Father, Betty put her magical cuisine in the bellies of anglers, and soon what started as a simple Fish Shack pit spot for donuts and coffee grew into a larger menu of food and delicious pies. By 1958 the shack was transformed into Betty’s Cafe and would one day blossom into the iconic Betty’s Pies we know and love.
It’s beautiful to see how far one family’s dream and vision can go and the evolutions it takes on the way. For now, since Betty and her Father Aleck took a chance on their Fish Shack idea, so many of us folks who love being on Lake Superior can make memories with full stomachs at Betty’s Pies.
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Betty’s Pies Menu
Betty’s Pies Breakfast Menu
Breakfast is served daily until 11:30 a.m.
Eggs
Shore potatoes are seasoned cubed potatoes with Cheddar cheese.
No. 1 — $7.50
One egg with your choice of ham, one bacon strip or one sausage link, plus hash browns or shore potatoes. Served with your choice of toast.
No. 2 — $11.50
Two eggs with your choice of ham, two bacon strips or two sausage links, plus hash browns or shore potatoes. Served with your choice of toast.
No. 3 — $7.75
Two eggs with your choice of hash browns or shore potatoes. Served with your choice of toast.
No. 4 — $8.75
Two eggs with your choice of ham, two bacon strips or two sausage links. Served with your choice of toast.
Breakfast Platters
Cinnamon Fritter French Toast — $13.25
Two slices of cinnamon fritter French toast served with two eggs and your choice of ham, two bacon strips or two sausage links.
Add roasted cinnamon apples for $1.25.
Bumbleberry Pancake Platter — $13.25
Betty’s bumbleberry sauce—made with blueberries, blackberries, strawberries and raspberries—served over two pancakes. Includes two eggs and your choice of ham, two bacon strips or two sausage links.
Pancake Platter — $11.25
Two fluffy golden pancakes served with two eggs and your choice of ham, two bacon strips or two sausage links.
Add blueberries, chocolate chips or roasted cinnamon apples for $1.25.
Betty’s Skillets
Betty’s Skillet — $10.50
Shore potatoes, ham, onion, green peppers and cheese topped with two eggs. Served with one slice of your choice of toast.
Eggs Benedict Skillet — $12.50
Two eggs served on a toasted English muffin with sliced ham, placed on a bed of hash browns and covered with hollandaise sauce.
Veggie Benedict Skillet — $12.50
Two eggs served on a toasted English muffin with spinach, tomatoes and mushrooms, placed on a bed of hash browns and covered with hollandaise sauce.
Vegetarian.
Breakfast Specialties
Biscuits and Gravy — $10.75
Two tender, flaky biscuits smothered in gravy and served with two eggs on the side.
Red Flannel Hash — $11.50
Grilled corned-beef hash served on a toasted English muffin with two eggs and American cheese.
Breakfast Waffle Sandwich — $8.50
Bacon, egg and American cheese served on a mini waffle.
Omelets
Three-egg omelets are served with your choice of hash browns or shore potatoes and your choice of toast.
Ham or Sausage and Cheese Omelet — $10.50
Mushroom and Cheese Omelet — $10.50
Vegetarian.
Denver Omelet — $12.50
Ham, onions, green peppers and Cheddar cheese.
Veggie Omelet — $12.75
Spinach, Provolone cheese, mushrooms, tomatoes, onions and green peppers.
Vegetarian.
Everything Omelet — $13.50
Ham, sausage, mushrooms, onions, green peppers, tomatoes, banana peppers and Cheddar cheese.
Choice of Toast
Toast is served with Betty’s homemade strawberry-rhubarb jam.
- Homemade rye bread
- Cranberry wild-rice bread
- White bread
- Wheat bread
- English muffin
Betty’s Pies Lunch Menu
Burgers
Fresh-ground beef patties are served with kettle chips and a pickle.
Add lettuce and tomato for $0.50.
Substitute French fries or onion rings for $2.75.
Substitute a gluten-free bun for $1.50.
Agate Cheeseburger — $13.50
A classic burger with American cheese, lettuce and tomato on the side.
Add bacon for $1.75.
Whiskey Row Burger — $13.50
Mushrooms and Swiss cheese.
Beargrease Burger — $13.50
Pepper Jack cheese, grilled onions and chipotle mayo.
Flood Bay Burger — $14.99
Bacon, jalapeños and Pepper Jack cheese.
Big Oredocker Burger — $14.50
Two beef patties, shredded lettuce, American and Swiss cheese, pickle and special sauce.
Tofte Melt — $13.50
A beef patty served on homemade grilled rye bread with grilled onions and Swiss and American cheeses.
Backpacker Meatless Burger — $13.99
A homemade meatless wild-rice-and-Cheddar patty topped with Swiss cheese, grilled onions and a side of chipotle mayo on a hamburger bun.
Substitute a gluten-free bun at no charge.
Vegetarian.
Sandwiches
Sandwiches are served with kettle chips and a pickle.
Substitute French fries or onion rings for $2.75.
Substitute gluten-free bread or a gluten-free bun for $1.50.
Baptism River BLT — $12.50
A classic BLT served on Parmesan-crusted grilled white bread.
Campfire Grilled Cheese — $12.50
Provolone cheese, pesto, spinach and tomato served on grilled white bread.
Vegetarian.
Hawk Ridge Reuben — $13.99
Corned beef, sauerkraut, Swiss cheese and Thousand Island dressing served on homemade rye bread.
White Cap Walleye — $18.99
A battered walleye fillet topped with lettuce and tomato on a hoagie roll. Served with tartar sauce, lemon and kettle chips.
Cascade Spicy Chicken — $13.25
Grilled chicken breast with lettuce, tomato, Provolone cheese and spicy peach sauce on ciabatta bread.
Stormy Weather Stacker — $12.50
Roast turkey with grilled onions served on ciabatta bread with Pepper Jack cheese and chipotle mayo.
Isle Royale Chicken Pesto — $13.99
Grilled chicken breast, banana peppers, tomato, feta cheese and pesto aioli served on ciabatta bread.
Kayak Clubhouse — $13.99
Oven-roasted sliced turkey and ham with American and Swiss cheeses, lettuce, tomato, bacon and mayo on homemade toasted rye bread.
Specialties
Betty’s Special — $12.99
A cup of soup of the day, half of a chicken-salad or tuna-salad sandwich on cranberry wild-rice bread and a slice of pie.
One-Piece Broasted Special — $13.50
One broasted chicken breast, mashed potatoes, coleslaw, a biscuit and a slice of pie.
Split Rock Fish and Chips — $14.50
Breaded pollock fish fillets served with French fries, tartar sauce, coleslaw and a lemon wedge.
Hungry Jack Hot Beef — $12.99
Homemade roast beef piled high on toasted white bread and served with mashed potatoes, gravy and coleslaw.
Gunflint Hot Turkey — $12.99
Homemade roast turkey piled high on toasted white bread and served with mashed potatoes, gravy and coleslaw.
Breakwall Broasted Chicken — $16.50
A four-piece chicken dinner including a biscuit and your choice of French fries, onion rings or mashed potatoes.
No substitutions.
Split a dinner and add an extra potato, coleslaw and biscuit for $2.50.
Salads
Available dressings include:
- Ranch
- French
- Bleu cheese
- Italian
- Thousand Island
- Blueberry-pomegranate vinaigrette
Great Lakes Blueberry Salad — $13.99
Blueberries, diced apples, walnuts, feta cheese and lettuce blend. Served with blueberry-pomegranate vinaigrette.
Chef Salad — $13.99
Lettuce blend, shredded Cheddar, tomato, cucumber, turkey, ham, hard-boiled egg and croutons. Served with your choice of dressing.
House Salad — $4.99
Lettuce blend, cucumber, tomato and croutons with your choice of dressing.
Add crispy or grilled chicken for $2.75.
Cup of Soup — $3.99
Bowl of Soup — $7.50
Kids’ Menu
Little Minnows — $6.99
Choose one:
- Chicken strips
- Mac and cheese
- Grilled cheese
- Cheeseburger
- Corn dog bites
- Peanut butter and jelly waffle sandwich
Served with French fries or applesauce and a juice box.
Other beverages are available for an additional charge.
Betty’s Pies Desserts
Polar Pie Shake — $8.25
Choose a slice of pie and have it blended into a vanilla shake. The entire slice is placed into the blender.
Rough Seas Root Beer Float — $7.25
Betty’s Pies Pie Prices
Whole Pies
Starting at $22
Pie Slices
Starting at $5.25
Gluten-Free Pie
Ask your server about availability.
- Slice: $7.50
- Whole pie: $28
Beverage Menu
Beverages are $2.75 each.
- Coffee or decaf
- Hot tea
- Hot chocolate
- Iced tea, sweetened or unsweetened
- Raspberry iced tea
- Regular or chocolate milk
- Orange, apple or grape juice
- Root beer
- Coke
- Diet Coke
- Cherry Coke
- Fanta Orange
- Sprite
- Mello Yello
- Lemonade
Group and Payment Information
An 18% gratuity is added for groups of eight or more.
A 2.5% processing fee is added to credit- and debit-card purchases.
Items marked with an asterisk may be served raw or undercooked. Consuming raw or undercooked meats may increase the risk of foodborne illness, especially for people with certain medical conditions.
The History of Betty’s Pies
1956
Betty’s father, Aleck, built a fish shack along the Stewart River on Highway 61. Betty served the fishermen donuts and coffee.
1958
Customers did not enjoy looking at dead fish while eating, so Betty’s Cafe was born, serving lunch, dinner and pie.
1974
As the restaurant’s popularity grew, so did its pie menu. Betty changed the name to Betty’s Pies, and it became a traveler hotspot.
1984
After making thousands of pies and winning a worldwide fan club, Betty sold the cafe and retired.
1997
The relocation of Highway 61 threatened the cafe’s closure. The restaurant was sold to current owners Carl Erlenz and Martha Sieber.
1998
The pies returned to their original recipes with help from Betty herself.
2000
Betty’s Pies received a fresh start in a new building. Two years later, the old building was torn down.
2015
Betty Lessard passed away on March 19, but Betty’s Pies continues to carry on her tradition.
2020
During the summer, approximately 700 pies were made every day, and Betty’s Pies began shipping pies nationwide.
Betty’s Pies Contact Information
Betty’s Pies
1633 Minnesota Highway 61
Two Harbors, MN
Phone: 218-834-3367
Website: BettysPies.com
What’s on the Menu at Betty’s Pies
Aside from pies, this Two Harbors establishment serves up all sorts of diner classics that’ll have you and your stomach satisfied. Below is a general list of items that are served up at Betty’s, for a more detailed list of menu items, specials, and prices please visit their website.
- Classic Eggs
- Variety of Skillets
- Omelets
- Pancake & French Toast Platters
- Scrumptious Toast Varieties
- Lots of Burger Platters (Including a vegetarian option!)
- A large array of Sandwiches
- Specialties (Including Roast Beef specials, Chicken specials, and more)
- Refreshing Salad options
- Baked Double Crust Pies
- Strawberry Rhubarb
- Bumbleberry (Strawberry, Blueberry, Raspberry, Blackberry)
- Old Fashioned Apple
- Blueberry
- Pecan
- Pumpkin
- Baked Crunch Topping
- Raspberry Rhubarb
- Great Lakes (Rhubarb, Apple, Strawberry, Blueberry, Raspberry)
- Caramel Apple
- Blackberry Peach
- Cream Pies
- Coconut Cream
- Cheese Cake
- Turtle Coconut Cream
- Butterfinger Cream
- Key Lime
- Five-Layer Chocolate
- French Blueberry
- Chocolate banana
- Banana Cream
- Peanut Butter Cup
- French Silk
- Toffee Cream
- Five-layer Butterscotch
- Gluten-free options for Pie are available upon asking!
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The Buzz About Betty’s Pies
We love to hear from locals and travelers what they think of gems along beautiful Lake Superior, so let’s hear it right from the source!
“Picturesque little Cafe; we enjoyed our time there! The staff were friendly and attentive. All of the food was fresh and delicious. The pie was definitely worth it! We had the caramel crunch pie – absolutely superb!”
“Saw a sign making our way up the scenic highway and decided to give it a try. Glad we did! The place was crowded and the line was on the longer side, but it went pretty fast. The selection of pies was was amazing, coffee was flavorful, and the service was friendly and quick. We sat outside on a beautiful late summer day and enjoyed our pie. Food always tastes better when it’s a place you just stumble upon.”
“Plenty of pie and non-pie options if you’re just wanting food. There are also shakes and drinks.
The host/servers are helpful in selecting options. I’d recommend going with traditional flavors/their recommendations.
We got a turtle coconut cream, great lakes, toffee cream, and five layer chocolate.
We liked all of them except for the toffee cream, it was too creamy. The best though is the great lakes, tasted a lot of flavors in that pie. Not too sweet and crunchy.
Highly recommend stopping by.”
“We have driven by plenty of time’s before, but the wait is over. Finally we got to try a World Famous slice of PIE! My wife had French Slik and I had Toffee whipped. They both were really good, but they have a ton more you can try also. Had breakfast also, Sara had an Omelet with hash brown’s and tried the French toast witch was amazing 👏. You can get any meal for the day, so just not breakfast, lunch & dinner I believe 😋. Don’t pass them up! We enjoyed it”
From all of us pie lovers here at On Lake Superior, we hope you enjoyed this delicious trip down sweet tooth lane as we learned more about this iconic staple of Two Harbors and Up North goodness. From the history of its origin story to the delectable treats that are offered, there’s so much to love about Betty’s Pies you’ll have to go and make some memories yourself!
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