San Diego Chicken Pie Shop at 2633 El Cajon Blvd holds the distinction of being the fourth-oldest restaurant in San Diego, baking pot pies from the same recipe since its 1938 founding. Fellow scratch bakers on the El Cajon Blvd corridor include Donut Factory on 30th St, where early risers pick up fresh crullers and bear claws. Every pie — chicken-and-turkey filled, sealed in flaky crust, and smothered in house gravy — is assembled by hand each morning alongside cinnamon rolls, dinner rolls, and a rotating dessert pie selection that includes coconut cream, rhubarb, and cherry. Comfort-food seekers exploring El Cajon Blvd can round out a North Park crawl at Grand Ole BBQ Y Asado on 32nd St for Central Texas-style smoked brisket. The dining room seats approximately 186 guests and processes roughly three hundred transactions per day, making it one of the highest-throughput independent restaurants on El Cajon Blvd.