Moffett's Family Restaurant & Chicken Pie Shoppe

Jeremy Rose

I grew up a couple of blocks from this place and even make occasional trips from Santa Monica specifically to get some fresh mixed pies to take home. These pies are so beloved, they used to be one of the Thursday night carb up meals for the Temple City High School football team. Unfortunately, I hope TCHS has stopped feeding these pies to their kids because something has clearly changed. The taste has all but gone away and my partner and I have had two miserable post-pie experiences. This past weekend, I wanted to give them a final chance. Nothing has improved. The tops of the pies were haphazardly slapped on to the top of the pies (I've never had so much excess crust, to the point where I had enough dough to make repairs on the top). What a disappointing chapter in the decline of my home town. And to the owner directly... When a customer had their hand out for their debit card, refrain from tossing it down like your cooks with the pie tops and kindly hand it to them.

Kathryn Le Veque

Arcadia has a plethora of old restaurants - ie, restaurants that have been around for many years. The Derby is one, Rod's is another, and then there's Moffett's. I can remember going there in high school with my folks and my dad always had to have their chicken pot pie. This is such a special place, like a place your grandparents would go to, and it has a great family atmosphere. Pricing is reasonable. Give yourself a treat and go - and take grandma with you!

Malek Pallie

I don’t understand all the positive reviews for this place! We got a chicken pot pie dinner and the southern fried chicken dinner, and they were both bland and tasteless. The green beans were so pale and bland as well. And I will be very surprised if the mashed potatoes were not from a box (they had the texture and aftertaste of the traditional dehydrated mashed potatoes many of us grew up on). We would not have been surprised if Gordon Ramsey popped out of one of the booths and took off his disguise to announce this restaurant was on one of his makeover shows. Considering the other amazing food in this same neighborhood, I really don’t understand why this place is so highly rated.

Poly Gone

This is a hidden gem in Arcadia selling meat pies. Got the Lunch special $8.60 + one beef pie. It was delicious but tasted just slightly better than KFC. They also sell fruit pies and side dishes at the bakery counter. Service was excellent though and the food was served in less than 5 minutes. Definitely worth checking out.