I’ve been a fan of Steve’s Key Lime Pies since forever. He used to sell them out of his cool 1930’s truck on Seventh Avenue. You never knew when you might find him. I had the feeling he was delivering pies to neighborhood restaurants and would sell them if he had some extras. He always gave customers a key lime – to prove that there’s real lime in there, I guess.

You can get the pies at the Food Coop (one of the truly great reasons to be a member) and I assume you can now get them at the Red Hook Fairway and at Steve’s Key Lime Pie in Red Hook. But Brooklyn Record and the Gothamist bring news of a new Steve’s creation and I am just floored and so excited. Hello Steve’s Piesicals.

The streets of Red Hook, Brooklyn are practically bustling these days. The massive new Fairway Supermarket has opened its doors, traffic can seen bumping along the once desolate cobblestones, and yellow cabs (including mine) cruise the streets with increasing frequency.

So if the smell of salt water and the breeze off New York harbor isn’t reason enough for a journey under the Gowanus Expressway to Red Hook, maybe a piesicle is. Steve’s Authentic Key Lime Pies can be found in a civil war era warehouse on the waterfront just beyond a sign that reads “Pies Here.” Their specialty is, naturally, fresh made key lime pies.

But they don’t sell pie by the slice, so during the sticky summer days to come, the thing to order is the chocolate-dipped piesicle. This unique delicacy is served out of the freezer as a whole miniature pie, complete with a round crust of Graham crumbs and smooth key lime filling. And it isn’t rock hard like that Frozefruit bar the vendors sell in the park. On a hot day, this tasty, tart treat coated in a crunchy frozen chocolate shell could be more refreshing than a snow cone or an Italian ice

Steve’s Authentic Key Lime Pie, Pier 41 Red Hook Brooklyn 888-450-5463