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Two things carry this shop
A pie case and a tray of biscuits. That is the argument at Bang Bang Pie & Biscuits in Logan Square, where the shop also trades as Bang Bang Pie Shop. Sweet pie is the headline, but savoury pie is given equal billing rather than treated as a side note, and the biscuits have a following of their own. What results is a tight comfort-food counter built on crust, filling, butter and coffee, with nothing else asking for attention.
Ordering happens in person at the front counter and you find your own seat afterwards, which gives the room a self-directed café flow rather than table-service formality.
The Buffalo chicken pot pie and the biscuit sandwiches
The savoury pie to know is the Buffalo chicken pot pie, its top crust drenched in a housemade vinegar-based hot sauce and finished with tangy blue cheese. It is the item that makes the case for savoury baking here rather than politely gesturing at it.
The biscuits come out golden brown and craggy topped, with the layers from the butter in the dough visible at the edges. They also carry full sandwiches: maple glazed ham with Dijon chive butter, or a housemade ginger sage sausage patty under melted cheddar and blueberry jam. Either one is a meal rather than a pastry, and both are better arguments for the biscuit than eating it plain.
A neighbourhood coffee-shop rhythm
The room reads as a café rather than a restaurant. Coffee is roasted in house, which gives the counter a second reason to exist beyond the pie case, and the patio takes over when the Chicago weather allows it. Indoor seating handles the rest of the year. Nothing about the format asks for ceremony: people come in for a slice, a biscuit sandwich and a cup, sit down with them, and leave.
Order for the full rhythm rather than one item. Something from the pie case, a biscuit sandwich, and house-roasted coffee beside it is the complete version of the shop. Sweet pie is the obvious close, but the savoury side is where the kitchen is showing off, so give it the first slot.
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Frequently asked questions
What should you order at Bang Bang Pie & Biscuits?
Order the Buffalo chicken pot pie if you want the kitchen at its most distinctive: the top crust arrives drenched in housemade vinegar-based hot sauce with tangy blue cheese. Otherwise take a biscuit sandwich, either the maple glazed ham with Dijon chive butter or the ginger sage sausage patty with melted cheddar and blueberry jam.
Does Bang Bang Pie & Biscuits roast its own coffee?
Yes. Coffee is roasted in house and served alongside the pie case and the biscuit sandwiches, which gives the counter a café rhythm rather than a bakery-only one. Orders are placed at the front counter and carried to a table, with indoor seating year round and a patio when the Chicago weather allows it.
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