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| - Well, the USA Today rated this place as the best cupcakes in America, which got me to head there for a taste test.
The reason for four stars instead of five? On some of the cupcakes, towards the end of the day, the cake is a bit dry, and the icing is always fairly heavy.
That said, the red velvet cupcake might be the best cupcake I've ever had. The available cupcakes change daily, and repeat weekly (Monday has the same menu as the next Monday), and that changes once a season. If you find a cupcake dry, ask the employees what they'd recommend instead; I found that I preferred cupcakes made with an oil base instead of a butter base, which is to say, the vegan ones.
The scones are the best I've had, pretty much anywhere. The coffee is excellent, and the specialty coffee drinks beat Starbucks, hands down. The staff is friendly. The hours are great.
That said, the food is best in the morning; it doesn't keep as well through the day. The non-vegan cupcakes are definitely dry, I'd argue too dry.
Go here.
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Update: they changed their hours, to focus more on their Squirrel Hill location.
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