This review was of U.P. Pasties in Plymouth, Michigan, which has since closed. The new business was purchased in 2022. Please see comments for info. A new review will be coming shortly.
U.P. Pasties isn’t a place to go out of your way for (and it’s not easy to get to), found in downtown Plymouth. It’s just south of M-14 and west of I-275, which is west of Livonia. Not a great location unless you want to veer about 10 minutes off the highway to a small town that’s busy on the weekends.
U.P. Pasties is a general store with a bit of local flair. The main draw is clearly the pasties, hence the name, but ice cream and home decor are also available. Pasties and ice cream seem to be a popular combo the more I explore Michigan pasty shops.
This shop is nice and welcoming and also sells potpies and pasty mini bites. There are three pasty options with top sirloin beef, chicken breast and vegetarian/vegan. I’m not sure if there is a vegetarian and a vegan option or if they are the same, but that’s what the menu says. At the least, they have fresh and frozen available.
They haven’t been around too long, which means there’s still time to improve. On the outside, these pasties look legit. It’s a full pound and the crust looks like a crust. And then I took a bite.
U.P. Pasties should take a trip on The Pasty Trail and then revise their recipe. The pasty lacked flavor and didn’t seem to use any salt. The crust looked great and had some flake, but the flavor wasn’t there.
The same could be said of the insides with the meat on the bottom and veggies on the top, separated completely. I’m not sure if there’s an advantage to not mixing up the two things and this was the first time I encountered that. The ‘top sirloin’ tasted like I cooked it up in a frying pan and didn’t throw any seasoning on it. There were some visible pepper flakes in the mix, but that was it. There was also a ton of carrots, probably more than Main Donut Shop.
To earn the name of U.P. Pasties, 
there’s no doubt they should improve their recipe because I have never tasted a pasty in the Upper Peninsula that tasted as bland as this one. I’m only laying the truth. This pasty can be good (and needs to be for $8), it just needs a little salt and a little love.
Taste: 1.5 (out of 5)
Crust: 2 (out of 5)
Pasty Presentation: 2 (out of 5)
The Shop: 3 (out of 3)
Would I come back for Pasties?: 0 (out of 2)
Total Pasty Rating: 8.5 (of 20 points)
(Reviewed Spring 2018)
Do you ship frozen Pasties to Arizona
I write reviews, you’ll have to contact the pasty shop for that information.
Agreed with your review of UP Pasties.uld not believe a hamburger on the bottom and vegies piled on top made a pasty. But stumbling on to your page made me look them up. They seem to be permanently closed, so I guess you and I aren’t the only ones who wondered. BTW, next time in Houghton try the Griffin Cafe in the Jutila Bldg. That’s the high rise near the Portage. Your Dad probably knew it as Soumi Nursing School and Houghton Hospital.
The name UP Pasties was bought by someone else and now they sell a different recipe at the Eastern Market in Detroit. As for the Griffin Cafe, it’s now on the list, thank you. Saw they were at Pasty Fest this year.
Good morning, I am one of the owners of U.P. Pasties, my sister’s and I purchased the business in August, 2022.
Our kitchen is located at 42010 Koppernick Road, Suite 105, Canton, Mi 48187.
We do sell our products direct out of our kitchen, but we mainly work out of farmers markets. Eastern Market in Detroit, is our main hub, we are there every Saturday from 7-4, year-round.
Beginning every May, we work out of many other farmers markets. We can also be found at craft shows in the Metro Detroit Area, all year long and at The State Capital, in Lansing, once a month in July, August and September.
You can locate all this information and much more on our Facebook page.
Our products are hand made, with lots of love.
We offer ground Top Sirloin, Sautéed Chicken and vegetable pasties which are vegetarian/vegan. All of our Pasties include diced potatoes, carrots and rutabaga.
We also offer mini Ground Top Sirloin Pasties and Chicken Pot Pies, which include potatoes, carrots, peas and a creamy Chicken sauce.
Our pasty recipe has been enhanced, since purchasing the business in 2022, and you will be pleasantly surprised.
Our crust is flaky and flavorful, as is the filling of all our Products.
You can go to our Facebook page at U.P. Pasties and message us to place an order
Call us at 586-899-7315.
E-mail us at jgirlspasties@gmail.com.
You can also stop by the kitchen and purchase product or we hope to see you at one of our farmers markets or craft shows.
Thank you for the info. I updated this page and will be making a new review once I have them!
We tried these again recently (2023) from a farmers market and they were still extremely bland. Like… threw the others away they we purchased. Hope to try other ones because that was my first one ever. Hope you can give them a try so I can see if it’s worth a retry since the farmers market is so local.
Yes, I’ve been meaning to try the new ones. A separate review will be written whenever I try them!