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| - This bakery was everything the Yelpers said it would be and then some. Honestly, after eating there once, I wouldn't have cared if it was in the middle of Homewood, open only in the middle of the night, the pastries were amazing! An added bonus was that their coffee was also delectable.
Twice in our visit to Pittsburgh we visited, both times with rather large pastry orders, to try and sample the widest variety of pastries possible. I don't really have a sweet tooth, but I have a soft spot for well-made pastry and this place hit the nail on the head. I haven't been to France, so I cannot attest to it's authenticity, but it is the sort of stuff I dream of visiting if I were to ever go to France.
All of their prices were extremely reasonable, especially given that their goods are baked fresh daily--I was a little shocked actually, at how cheap they were. While I didn't purchase any, their prices on whole cakes and pastries to take home were also extremely reasonable. The service was quick, efficient and pleasant. All of the pastries were not overly sweet, nor did they give you the sort of sugar shock you associate with cheap pastries. (I also purchased a giant box of pastries before leaving town and they traveled remarkably well in the car for eight hours, not getting soggy or melting.)
The chocolate eclair, lemon tart, raspberry tart, croissant, almond filled croissant, chocolate filled croissant, chouquette and cinnamon roll were all to die for delicious. The only pastry I had that I wasn't overly excited about was the raisin pastry, but it was just a little dry and I'm not overly fond of raisins.
You must, must, must visit if you are in the market for high quality pastries.
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