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Decorah, Iowa: Viking with Pie

A glum-looking Viking with a large horned helmet holds a piece of pie on a plate. He stands outside, next to a restaurant. His owners call him "Pie-king."

Family Table Restaurant

Address:
817 Mechanic St., Decorah, IA
Directions:
Family Table Restaurant. Southwest side of the city. On the west side of Mechanic St. just north of its intersection with Sanford St.
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The Pieking.

Pieking Statue

The Family Table Restaurant's slogan is "Nothing Fancy, Just Good Food!"And nothing says that more clearly than a Viking holding a piece of pie! Scott Gossling (one of the restaurant owners) says they call this culinary Viking, "Pie-king."

[R Fox, 10/26/2017]

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