After hearing about pastys from friends and our server from another restaurant, my family swung by to try it out. Unfortunately, I just don't quite understand the hype of the pasty and it's kinda like a shepherd's pie but without any vegetables - just meat, potatoes, and onions. I would recommend getting the gravy because without it, it's quite dry. The pasty is large and it could be split between 2-3 people depending on how hungry people are. Was interesting to try local cuisine, but ultimately not for me as a non-local. From an outsider perspective, I do wish sweet pastys were offered. When I first heard about it, I thought it was adjacent to pastries in general, but there doesn't seem to be such a thing... just a thought! read more

Joe's Pasty Shop - The Pasty w/ Gravy - American Near Me - Butte, Montana

Okay, I'm going to keep it real. This is old people's food. I feel sooo bad for saying but it is. The establishment is wonderful, the service was so kind and sweet but I'm sorry but these need lots of seasoning. This is what my mom loves to eat. Unfortunately, bland foods. We are traveling thru America so we've seen some awesome food but also a lot of mediocre foods. This is one of them. I could see it being comfort food but this just wasn't for our family of 5. Unfortunately we all agreed it was extremely bland. But the people are Super Nice !! read more

Place is small but has a few tables to sit at. Talked with the owner and he was friendly and attentive. We tried the pasties. Crust is very different than the types of crusts of Michigan pasties. Pasties were heavy on potatoes like those around Mackinaw city (tourists). I also felt that the pasties were a little light on onions. There were no other vegetables inside. That surprised me. I also felt that the pasties were a little bland. We ordered the pasties with gravy. The gravy was good. Place was clean and well lighted with views of the outside world. But we ate there anyway. pasties weren't bad but I probably would not return. read more

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Great little spot with amazing pasties, and even better customer service! Will most certainly be back!

Everything on the menu is made with care and is delicious. The price on the food is spot on.The service is alway with a smile which is another reason I stop here. Keep up the great work! read more

Very good food, very unique and interesting, the chili pasty is delicious And the lady at the front was very nice read more

the burger was so exquisite it made my mouth do 20 back flips into the kitchen where i personally kissed the chef and dishwasher, before giving them 30 bucks and giving one more kiss gud food i like pastys read more

The pasties were good! The service was too. The ambiance is lacking...but it's a pasty shop so I don't expect great ambience. I am interested in the food only, and Joe's met my expectations. I'll be back! read more

Very credible pasty. Get the gravy - the crust is crusty-in a good way- and the gravy is a good partner. The filling has a generous ratio of meat to potato. I'm from Michigan and pasties are a staple there in the Upper Peninsula. Joe's quality stands right among those I'm familiar with back home. Get some slaw on the side and enjoy. Give Joe a visit - keep this place in business. This country doesn't need more chains. Mark D read more

Joe's Pasty Shop - Pasty with gravy. Slaw. - American Near Me - Butte, Montana

Nice little restaurant we saw while on the trolley tour of Butte. We went back after the tour for lunch. The Pasties are huge & delicious! We took home a dozen of the small ones. Excellent service! read more

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Cheeseburger was so good and I got an egg on it and they even asked me how runny I wanted my egg. Fries were fantastic and perfectly crispy. Service was amazing, kindest people. Very small town vibe/ambiance. The very sweet waitress even gave me a free cookie to go. 10/10 experience. read more

Joe's Pasty Shop - American Near Me - Butte, Montana

Great miner's pasties, classic, delicious. Great friendly service. Basic eat in area, but perfect to-go food.

Came here because of Man Vs. Food. Ordered the beef pasty with gravy. My wife had the same but without gravy. Trust me go with the gravy option, if not it's just as good. Place is clean. Price is fair and the food is tasty. If I had to explain how it tasted...reminds me of a Filipino empanada without the raisins and gravy. read more

Great pastys...they were great this time, just like the time I had them about ten years ago. Nice plate of pasty with gravy. It was hot and tasty. It's a pasty...not a steak. They are quite good for what they are. It hit the spot for certain. This is an iconic spot in Butte, and well worth the stop. Great service, great people, and be sure to talk to the guy making them if you show up in the morning. They are still using some of the original equipment back there in the kitchen that you can see. Fun stop for sure! read more

Joe's Pasty Shop - Pasty with gravy - American Near Me - Butte, Montana

On the way back to Minnesota from Seattle I stopped in Butte and always love looking around the town and the wonderful classic buildings and a bit of a ghost town feel with the mines pretty much shut down. Butte also has a unique ethnic and cultural mix and the Finnish miners were part of this and pasties while from Cornwall they were adopted by these miners especially in Michigan's UP. And that is where I have eaten pasties many times over the years I have also had in Butte too when passing thru Went to Joe's and new young owner and got two and also the new ones he mentioned that had jalapeños and a combo I had never seen before Got a bag of those and tried them all when home Have to say that I was a bit disappointed in that while ok there was no wow about any of them The lack of seasoning and lack of onions and rutabaga made for a rather bland pasty The jalapeño ones too were most lacking in flavor and while a bit of a kick from the peppers there was nothing to me that was something I would want to buy them again The new young owner seems eager and I hope he can fine tune the recipe to come up with a pasty that makes one want to return again and again To me the mother lode of pasties happens to be a shop of the same name in Ironwood Michigan Pasties here are fantastic and would be nice if this Joe's Pasty could replicate the ones from Ironwood My ex father in law who was Italian and from Ironwood-Bessemer always had to get a bag of frozen ones when visiting Joe's in Ironwood This restaurant in Butte has nice easy parking and a great location and neat and clean inside I wish him well but the present pasty does need work Jim at Maplelag in Minnesota read more

I had a very disappointing experience at Joe's Pasty Shop earlier today - unfortunately not a very Montana-like experience at all. My girlfriend and I walked in, and as we began approaching the counter, I heard a female employee say to her co-worker "Hey, you've got two homies just walked in..." My girlfriend is Black and I am of South Asian descent. I guess that made this individual feel we should be referred to as "homies." I considered walking out, but this is America - we have a right to eat wherever we want. The co-worker who took our order and made our food was extremely courteous and informative - basically, he was what I've come to expect from Montanans - he was a kind-hearted, fair individual that gave us the basic dignity and respect that any human deserves. We didn't interact with the female employee during the rest of our visit. I do wonder why she would make such an unnecessary comment about us, though - we had never crossed her path before today. And why the word "homies"? I thought about asking her these questions, but once I noticed that she was not engaging us directly with more racist comments, I decided not to say anything. After all, even though this is my 4th visit to this wonderful state (and my 2nd visit to Butte) in the past 5 years, we were visitors to Joe's. Who knows how that exchange might have turned out, and I wasn't willing to risk my and my girlfriend's safety. It seems that the lady working at Joe's today possibly didn't intend for us to hear her comment. But we did. And it was unkind, to say the least. I give Joe's 1 star, because this kind of treatment - racism - is completely unacceptable. It cuts at the fabric of what our society should be. I specifically sought out Joe's Pasty Shop, as I had read that they were the place to go for the Butte staple. It's too bad that my experience was soured :/ I am more than happy to have a longer conversation with the owner, if he or she would like. Either way, I hope the matter will be addressed, so that customers in the future don't have similarly unpleasant experiences. I should also note that it would be unfair for my experience at Joe's to taint my overall opinion of Butte or my love for Montana. In fact, I simply won't allow it! Any history buff will find Butte to be a remarkable place, and I still do as well. It took me 32 years to make my way to Big Sky Country, and I will continue to enjoy it for years to come :) read more

Surprised by the number of eateries featuring Pasties in Butte, we selected Joe's based upon Yelp reviews. This Irish favorite came west with the miners and was referred to as a "letter from home" by homesick Irish immigrants. These meat pies are stuffed with favorably seasoned beef, onions and potatoes. Joe's executes a perfect rendition of this time tested classic. The menu includes serving options for gravy or chili toppings. Since we were getting ours for the drive home, I stuck with the unadorned version. Delicious! My son, enjoying the passenger's benefit of two free hands, opted for chili with his. He liked his pasty. But, he was unimpressed by the canned chili that accompanied it. We will forego the chili in the future. But, there will definitely be future visits! read more

Some of the best pasties in Montana. Makes for a hearty "miner -like" meal. No wonder they were so popular. Love the chili cheese pasty. read more

Joe's Pasty Shop - Traditional pasty smothered in gravy just like the miners used to eat - American Near Me - Butte, Montana

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Been coming to Joe's for years and years and finally thought I should give it a review. Best Montana and of course Butte Pastys!! Staff is super friendly and helpful as I wanted frozen Pastys to go. read more

Updating my previous review. It honestly looked like the business was closed forever, not just early for the day. Sorry we missed them. Hopefully the business will sell and we'll get a chance to try this place on our next drive to Bozeman. read more

First time in Butte so I wanted some local grub. I ordered the chili pasty and the pasty with gravy but that was way too much for one person because the pasty is pretty big! The crust is flaky and the meat is tender with the potato that have such mild flavor, I definitely will order them again the next time I am in town. I have to say that it tasted better with some sauce on it because it is a bit on the dry side without any sauce. read more

Joe's Pasty Shop - Chili Pasty with cheese slices and fresh onion - American Near Me - Butte, Montana

Great Butte Pasty's! They take credit card as well vs. cash only like a few other pasty shops in Butte. Good meat to potato portion and crust...huge portions too. read more

I love these special treats. Born & raised in Butte & visiting throughout the years, this is a place you do not want to pass up. My parents picked these up on a regular basis and our family always looked forward to sinking our teeth into the luscious crust, meat & potatoes. We used a canned gravy but I have eaten these cold also with no gravy and they are a treat to the pallet. Debbie M O'Donnell read more

A favorite childhood memory of Butte is Joe's Pasty.....It never disappoints Butte is known as the pasty capital of the world. My sweety and I had lunch at Joe's. There are several restaurants that specializes in making pasty. But Joe's does them best The hard Rock miners used to call them letters from home. They are delicious served hot or cold. Joe's only makes so many per day and when they're gone....They are gone, So hurry! Our server was the perfect waitress. She was attentive to detail but did not hover. read more

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I'm giving 2 stars here because I love the idea and was looking forward to dining here because the menu looked to be tasty and different. However I did not dine here because as we pulled up to go in (a little after noon local time) an employee was standing at the back door that was propped open smoking and darting his head in and out of the door (not front door kitchen door) at that point being a non smoker and not okay with people smoking around the food I consume I was turned off and opted for another local establishment in town. Typically I would have offered a one star review here but I like the authentic local factor of the establishments menu specialty and would like to sometime try. read more

Joe's Pasty Shop is a true Montanan delight. This is the real deal. For around seven dollars you get an enormous handmade beef pasty with gravy and a cup of refillable coffee. It's all served on a real plates and real cups. Real coffee cream is served with coffee. You can grab a shot of liquor. You can gamble on an old keno machine. The whole experience is awesome, gritty, and authentic. Don't pass this up while it's here. read more

Hit another Man vs Food spot. The previous Yelper wasn't quite correct, Joe's is definitely open, what they probably saw was the sign. The owners are retiring soon and the business is for sale. But for now still open and as good as ever!!! I just hope new owners can come in and keep this recipe and business going. read more

Great little hole in the wall place, the pasty was tasty! read more

Joe's Pasty Shop - American Near Me - Butte, Montana

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Fantastic! The pasty chef is a wonderfully sweet lady who is the best pasty chef this side of Cornwall.

I took Adam Richman's suggestion and had the pasty with chili, onions, and cheese. A stand alone pasty is a little dry, so this helped. It's not a greatly filling meal, but it'll stop your hunger. Small little diner like setting. If you're stopping through, well worth a stop. read more

Worst pasty I've ever had! Crust was heavy and took away from the flavor of the filling. Filling was steak, hamburger, onions and potato and it was bland. Steak was cut too thick and hard to chew. I had to have them microwave mine because it was barely warm. On the plus side was the Brown gravy which was really good. All in all, not memorable and TOO heavy. read more

Pasty is simple home grown comfort food. I recommend gravy on the side with a beer. We did not like the coleslaw, it did taste a little strange, and my childs tuna melt was cold. The reaon for the 4 stars is the pasty. read more

I want to fly back to Montana just to grab a pasty here. Nothing fancy, but the best pasties I have EVER had...an Irish treat!! I canny find a place in Atlanta that serves them proper. read more

Nothing bad here! Traditional beef, potato, and onion with light as air pastry. OMG delicious

Stop in twice for lunch. Both times food and service were great. Waitress was prompt and friendly food was served hot !! A pleasure.

Potato Pasty ?. Ordered two pasties to go. My wife's was good....mine had hardly any meat, as we discovered 80 miles later. If you want loyal customers, consistency is critical (especially for take out). We won't be. This rating would easily been a 3 1/2 to 4 if my pasty had been prepared with any attention to quality. read more

This a great place to get REAL Butte food. The "pasty" has origins in mining culture about as deeply rooted as the mines themselves. The people who work here are family and friends and everyone that darkens their door becomes one of Joe's family too! This isn't a "chain" and not fast food...everything is made fresh and orders may take a minute to arrive because they actually cook your food as you order it. If you want to hear history from and about the local people stop in here and enjoy a meal while you are treated to stories of Butte's past. read more

Good Pastys, I like my food really really hot and the Pastys were just warm . Other than that they were yummy and the service was good. read more

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Delicious simple and flavorful pasties. Friendly service and great prices...I thoroughly recommend

we We purchased two pasties from a local outlet, in fact so fresh they were still warm. We had one for dinner last night, and have never had a pasty with whole chunks of tough steak, a crust that was so hard, and without the gravy, it would have been tasteless. read more