I scored a Groupon to Sugar Cafe a while ago and finally made it around to travel (that's what people from the North Hills call driving to the South Hills) to Dormont and give it a try.
My husband and I went on Memorial Day for lunch and a pastry. The service at Sugar was really very sweet (ha ha ha) and the process of using the Groupon was easy. We got two sandwiches, and both picked the Roasted Turkey on Ciabatta. This sandwich was really great because they slipped all sorts of interesting things into it, mainly avacado and bacon. For a side we both got side salads, which were also filled with nice things like croutons, tomatoes, greens, and a delicious mystery dressing. The dressing was seriously my favorite part and I am kicking myself for not asking what it was. I even started dunking my sammie into it, and when I didn't have any left I grabbed my husbands leftover dressing and used his. Yep, that good.
For dessert I got a lavender cupcake. It was BEAUTIFUL and made my mouth just as BEAUTIFUL. Really intense purple iciing here. I'm admittedly not a huge cupcake fan (weird I know), but what I can tell you is that Sugar's cupcakes are among the best I've had in Pittsburgh. They are not dry or cakey at all and the iciing was much denser and less sweet than others I've had. These happened to be things I like in a cupcake so I was into it. I loved the fresh lavender that topped it too.. very nice touch.
All in all a great little place that not only got me to "travel" but it made me want to come back and stroll the streets of Dormont and discover what else I'm missing in the area. Highly recommended!