In the early '40s, Marie Callender was baking pies for her neighbors. Her tasty dessert grew in fame, and gradually she added on coffee and snacks to complement the 200 pies she made daily. By the end of the '60s, the little pie and coffee shop had turned into Marie Callender's, a full-service American eatery now serving its famous pies throughout the country.

Chefs cook up everything from comfort food such as homestyle meatloaf and chicken pot pie to burgers so smothered in chili and cheese it requires a knife and fork to consume. They even have a full menu of healthy options, with rosemary chicken, fresh avocado and shrimp, and Cajun Atlantic salmon with broccoli all clocking in at under 600 calories. Like a clown's makeover, no meal is complete without a pie, so the bakers craft classics such as key lime as well as sour cream apple and seasonal fruit varieties.