{"id":250504,"date":"2026-04-03T20:20:07","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T20:20:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/250504\/"},"modified":"2026-04-03T20:20:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T20:20:07","slug":"pasty-shack-to-close-after-74-years-in-east-sacramento","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/250504\/","title":{"rendered":"Pasty Shack to close after 74 years in East Sacramento"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"responsive-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Pasty-Shack.jpg\"   width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" title=\"The Pasty Shack is closing on April 24 after serving Sacramento for 74 years, the business announced on social media Thursday. The mom and pop shop sells a variety of savory pasties.\" alt=\"The Pasty Shack is closing on April 24 after serving Sacramento for 74 years, the business announced on social media Thursday. The mom and pop shop sells a variety of savory pasties.\"\/><\/p>\n<p>        The Pasty Shack is closing on April 24 after serving Sacramento for 74 years, the business announced on social media Thursday. The mom and pop shop sells a variety of savory pasties.<\/p>\n<p>            The Pasty Shop<\/p>\n<p>A beloved East Sacramento pasty shop is closing this month, according to an announcement made by the business on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>The Pastry Shack on 4746 J St. will close Friday, April 24, having served Sacramento since 1952, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"Follow nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/the-pasty-shack.webnode.page\/\">its website said.<\/a> The family-owned business sells freshly baked and frozen Cornish, Bavarian and Mexican pasties.<\/p>\n<p>Bobbie Mier, the business\u2019s owner, said the East Sacramento staple is closing due to financial reasons, ending its 74-year-long run.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEverything has gotten so expensive with taxes, everything,\u201d Mier said. \u201cIt\u2019s difficult to keep things going with the increase in everything.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Pasty Shack serves seven types of savory meat pies, including its classic Cornish pasty stuffed with diced beef, potatoes and onions.<\/p>\n<p>Mier and her husband took ownership of the business 35 years ago, she said. She recalls spending her childhood living a few blocks down from Pasty Shack.<\/p>\n<p>After her husband\u2019s passing 10 years ago, Mier now runs the shack. It started as a small business run out of a garage in midtown in the 1950s. It moved to a temporary location next to Corti Brothers on Folsom Boulevard and then to its current home on J Street. The Shack has kept the \u201csame original recipes,\u201d Mier said.<\/p>\n<p>With the sun setting on Pasty Shack, Mier cherishes the business\u2019s customers the most. Over time, they became friends.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe kept seeing people come back year after year,\u201d Mier said. \u201cJust having a unique, small little shop in East Sacramento, where my husband and I both grew up &#8230; it\u2019s home to us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Pasty Shack is open from Monday through Friday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>  Loading\u2026<\/p>\n<p>        Related Stories from  Sacramento Bee<\/p>\n<p>                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sacbee.com\/profile\/281978408\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"author-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/SAC_SN_231129_Emma_116.JPG\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" alt=\"Profile Image of Emma Hall\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n                    <\/a><\/p>\n<p>                <a class=\"author-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sacbee.com\/profile\/281978408\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Emma Hall<\/a><\/p>\n<p>                    The Sacramento Bee<\/p>\n<p>            Emma Hall covers Sacramento County for The Sacramento Bee. 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