{"id":7490,"date":"2026-06-18T04:05:31","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T04:05:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/18\/pasty-shack-returns-74-year-old-east-sacramento-staple-reopens\/"},"modified":"2026-06-18T04:05:31","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T04:05:31","slug":"pasty-shack-returns-74-year-old-east-sacramento-staple-reopens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/18\/pasty-shack-returns-74-year-old-east-sacramento-staple-reopens\/","title":{"rendered":"Pasty Shack returns: 74-year-old East Sacramento \u2018staple\u2019 reopens"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><!-- --><!-- --><!-- WPS-5038 -- removed the script from WPS and added the placeholder for trinity player --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- CONTENT --><!--[--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The long-time Sacramento restaurant, Pasty Shack, has reopened under new management after closing in April, almost ending its 74-year-long run.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/18\/calpers-prepares-to-drop-united-healthcare-over-high-premiums-opts-for-sutter-health\/\">CalPERS prepares to drop United Healthcare over high premiums, opts for Sutter Health<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The shack on 4746 J St. is now owned by long-term employee, Paula Gutierrez, who has worked at the business on and off since 2003. In an interview with The Sacramento Bee, Gutierrez said she signed a new lease in late April, saving the beloved mom-and-pop shop.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am very happy,\u201d Gutierrez said. \u201cI feel like it\u2019s such an East Sacramento staple.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>With its fresh coat of paint, Pasty Shack officially reopened June 13, according to the business\u2019s social media.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Pasties are traditional British savory meat hand pies. Pasty Shack serves a variety of flavors in theirs, including the classic Cornish pasty with diced beef, potatoes and onions, a vegetarian option with mushrooms instead of meat, and a Mexican pasty with refried beans, chili con carne, jalapenos and ground beer with green chillies, according to the shack\u2019s menu.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/17\/stuck-on-what-to-do-for-fathers-day-in-sacramento-here-are-some-ideas\/\">Stuck on what to do for Father\u2019s Day in Sacramento? Here are some ideas<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Gutierrez said she has worked every role at the shack in addition to working directly with the former owner, William Mier, who died of cancer in 2016. When she wasn\u2019t full-time at Pasty Shack, she was on-call to fill in for Mier while he was sick, she said.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>In 2022, she took over as a Pasty Shack baker after the original baker retired.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>As what workers believed to be Pasty Shack\u2019s end loomed, Gutierrez asked Bobbie Mier, William\u2019s wife, if she could take over the restaurant.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI didn\u2019t even think about it, like my mind didn\u2019t even process,\u201d Gutierrez said. \u201cI didn\u2019t want this place to close. This is like my home.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The shop is open from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays. 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