This place is unmissable. It's very much a giant pink box. I got a taro cake from here for my friend's birthday. The saleswoman was very nice, and she came around from behind the counter to help me pick out a cake. Our interaction went like this: Me: I need a cake for 6 people, what size would you recommend? Her: Do you like cake? Because you can split the 6", but if you like cake you should maybe get the 8" I did in fact get the 8", because it was the only size they had available for the taro flavor. I suspect they don't ready-make taro in the 6" size? Sneaky Apparently we don't like cake because the 8" was way to much for my group of 6. Nevertheless we very much enjoyed this cake, and the leftovers the next day were equally delicious. I like very rich and sweet frosting, so I was skeptical when I saw other reviews describing the frosting as "not too sweet". However, the taro mixed into to the frosting made it very flavorful Their cakes are a little on the pricey side, 8" rang up to $39 read more

Pink Box Bakery Cafe - 8" Taro cake, a little big 6 people, but very good! - Bakeries Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

The savory buns are a dream. Chicken sausage puff pasty heated is amazing. My girlfriend always gets the pork sung bun. The customer service is usually good, when enter you are greeted by a warm "hello" and conversation when you pay at the register. read more

My friend brought over some desserts from Pink Box for post dinner treat! :) The egg tart was really good (actually the first egg tart Ive had in Pittsburgh) and their berry cake was perfect- not too sweet or too dry. They both made great wine pairings. I cAnt wait to try out some of their other pastries!! read more

Pink Box Bakery Cafe - Egg tart, cake - Bakeries Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Ordered a birthday cake here and it was delicious!!! We got the 8" taro cake ($35). The taste was well balanced and the cream and icing wasn't overly sweet (which is how we preferred it). The cake itself was soft and spongy. Perfect At first we were skeptical that we would even be able to find a taro cake in Pittsburgh but this is the place to go!! Loved loved loved the cake! They also sell individual slices for those who are curious about taro cake! I've tried their baked goods and those are good too! read more

Pink Box Bakery Cafe - 8" taro cake - Bakeries Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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Can't ever taste one thing at a bakery. We got a Taiwanese egg tart, red beam moon cake, vanilla cupcake bun, slice of red velvet cake, and a slice of vanilla cake with strawberry filling. So here goes: Egg tart - excellent, tastes like a custard Moon cake - not really any taste, outside is l believe phyllo dough, not sure about the inside, carob maybe? Cupcake bun - reminds me of an Easter bread because of the sweetness of it. Both cakes - delicious & nicely wrapped read more

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A very unique bakery! I actually came in for coffee and a pastry, as coffee was advertised outside on the window. I asked for coffee and they said they don't make any but will start to sometime soon. I ended up ordering a jasmine green tea and assumed it would be hot, but was actually basically a cold bubble tea. It was one of the best I have ever had, even though I didn't know I wanted it! I have tried several pastries here. I had their moon cakes but I didn't know they had lard in them. I also tried two mochi pastries, one red bean and one taro. I liked the red bean much better than the taro. Very bizarre indeed! I've really never eaten pastries like this before. The second time I came in, I ordered matcha cookies which are like biscuits. I liked them. Not very sweet but would be great with a hot, sweet drink. I think they need to label the pastries that have lard/meat in them and I think they need to bring their prices down a little. Some things are a little overpriced. I recommend their tea! And their very sweet pastries. Anything else is up to your personal taste. read more

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I'm a big fan of desserts, especially cakes. So, I really don't mind paying a pretty penny to satisfy my sweet tooth. Unfortunately, the flavors here weren't living up to price tags. They were decent but nothing to yell home about. My +1 also pre-ordered a cake from here, and when he came to pick it, it wasn't ready (still needed lettering). The hazelnut mousse cake was pretty underwhelming in flavor. read more

Delicious pastries, love their curry puff and hazelnut mousse, best bakery store in Pittsburgh! read more

Pink Box Bakery Cafe - Hazelnut mousse, soooo good! - Bakeries Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Stopped by to pick up a birthday cake since GE's cakes looked crappy. It's a smaller store with lots of bread, pastries and sweets. The bigger items are behind the glass. I chose a chocolate cake ($35) and they offered to write "Happy birthday" on it for me. It took about ten minutes for them to write on it, wrap it and check out, but I didn't mind because everything looked so well done. They definitely put their all in their products. The cake was a hit and was enough for ten slices plus a few left over. It was so light yet satisfying. Nothing about it was too sweet or heavy (which was great after a big meal). The icing was more of a whipped cream-type rather than buttercream. read more

Pink Box Bakery Cafe - Cake in the middle from Pink Box. - Bakeries Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Smell is so good,and good mode There are many breads and babble tea! In the babble tea, there are many Tapioka!! read more

Pink Box Bakery Cafe - Cooking cakes!! - Bakeries Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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Yum. That is all I can say about the Pink Box Bakery Cafe. Yum. I mean I can and will say a lot more but yum is probably the best word to convey how great this place is. Picture this, a nice Saturday morning and brunch plans were made. We wanted some toast or bread to go with our food and on my way to my friends house I decided to stop here to see what treats they had. I, and my brunch friends, were not disappointed. I will say that I did order more than I normally would because they did have a $10 minimum to use a card. I usually hate these restrictions but...when the option was more pastries I really was not complaining. Bread: Coconut bread. Let me tell you this stuff was great. I loved that it had little flecks of coconut cream or something baked into the bread. Sometimes shops just mix it in the batter or just have it on the top, not this, the cream was just nice and subtle but added that much more to the bread experience. It was nice and thick and toasted perfectly. Yum. Buns: Ok, I admit. I had to try a few of these. I know we were going to have brunch but.... they just looked so good and fresh that I had to get a few! Pork Sung Green Onion Bun: Um... how was this so good. I ate this the next morning heated up in the microwave and it was PERFECT. The pork was so thin and shredded perfectly and the green onions added just enough to the bun to make it perfect. I could not believe it heated up as well as it did. I would get this again for sure. Chocolate Custard Bun: Yes, this was a perfect little treat to eat while we were still cooking brunch. I could not believe the amount of custard that was actually in this bun. I was very surprised, pleasantly of course. The custard was not overly sweet an went perfectly with the slightly sweetened dough. Yummmy! I got two more but I left those for my friends to eat for lunch. I am really looking forward to coming back here. I loved the buns and want to bring them to more events and that bread, I will be dreaming about it until we meet again. I think that everyone should try out the Pink Box Bakery because it was a real treat. There were so many things in the shop that I wanted but had to stop myself from getting. The next time, I hope I have the same restraint! read more

Finally now that things are open again we've been able to make it into pink box. Though this the first review I've left for pink box I've been in here many times. This most recent did not disappoint. I'm not sure her name but I had a nice long talk with the owner about the new flavors and toppings of bubble teas they just got in. Definitely try the new creme brûlée topping on the milk tea! Also picked up some green onion buns of course. Always stoked to get pink box, and you should be too! read more

This Chinese bakery is a great addition to the area as I don't think there's any other place like it in Pittsburgh. They have a nice range of authentic sweet and savory pastries. I particularly like the red bean pastries and the savory ones with green onion and meat. I also really like the Portuguese tarts as well. But some of the items are a bit pricier than expected compared to similar Chinese bakeries in other larger cities. read more

Stopped in here for a quick treat. Had the chocolate filled pastry. It did not disappoint. I have never been to a Chinese bakery before and would definitely come back. read more

Exactly like the bakeries in Taiwan! The breads were very moist and the bakery is super cute!!

Always been happy with the options here. Friendly staff and good vibes. Heads up, there's a $10 minimum for card transactions

The pineapple bread was mediocre (not much flavor and a little bit dry). However, the store's interior is very cute. [**employee is not at the store anymore** The employee at the cash register did not have a good demeanor when we were checking out.] read more

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Recently, I've been shirking my duties as the resident Bakery Queen of PGH. I decided to pick up the slack on Sun. by stopping into Pink Box at around 12:45pm to grab a few pastries. I'd dropped by before, but hadn't picked anything up, and regretted it. This time, I didn't make that mistake, and was able to satiate my sweet tooth! Based on the reviews of others and the staff's recommendations, I got a pineapple bun ($1.75), a green tea red bean bun ($2.25), and a chocolate fruit tart ($4.99). All of them were good, but I agree with other reviewers that they seem a bit overpriced. In terms of flavor, I'd describe them as "just sweet enough," so if you don't like overly sweet baked goods, you'll probably enjoy them. I was a bit disappointed that I didn't see any goods made with pandan, but this encouraged me to try some novel sweets. Despite having visited Hong Kong, I'd never had a pineapple bun, so I didn't realize that they didn't include pineapple filling, but are named based on their shape, which resembles a pineapple (see photo). The green tea red bean bun, on the other hand, was filled with red bean paste, which was delightful, reminding me of desserts I've sampled in Singapore. As for the chocolate fruit tart, I felt that its name was a bit deceitful, given that the filling was regular vanilla egg custard--the only chocolate on it was drizzled on top, and it wasn't even that chocolatey. Having said that, the tart was aesthetically pleasing and delicious due to the generous assortment of fruit that it contained--though the crust was rather pedestrian. Overall, I was pleased with the baked goods and service I received from Pink Box, but I wish they'd lower their prices a bit. Given that they're currently the only East Asian bakery in PGH, though, I doubt that will happen unless they receive some competition. Nevertheless, I'd recommend giving it a try to sample some novel and delicious baked goods from that part of the world, esp. if you've never tried them before! read more

Pink Box Bakery Cafe - Pineapple bun - Bakeries Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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Pittsburgh has a fruit tart shortage. I do not understand why because fruit tarts are what heaven is made of. So after a desperate search one night, I discovered Pink Box has Asian and European baked goods! Score! The blueberry fruit tart ($3) was PACKED with blueberries. More than I have ever received on a fruit tart, and they were perfectly ripe. The custard in the tart was the perfect amount of sweetness, and they used graham cracker crust for the tart, my favorite! This fruit tart was awesome. But I spent less on pastries when I lived in NYC than here, which makes me cringe. The staff was super super super friendly and made recommendations and explained things, which was awesome. I really need to get back here and test out the Asian and other desserts! read more

Pink Box Bakery Cafe - Blueberry Fruit Tart... $3 - Bakeries Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Really happy with this place! My hometown is in Los Angeles, CA where these kinds of bakeries abound. Buying their goodies was nostalgic of exactly the treats I could find back home, or at any other Chinatown in LA. A large assortment of traditional flavors: custard, this "dried custard paste" which is rich/savory/salty/sweet (you just have to try it, it's a bit difficult to fully describe), taro, red bean, dried pulled pork, the list just goes on! The style is certainly different than European or American based pastries. Overall, all of the buns have a slightly sweet, yeasty aroma that creates an incredibly light, fluffy puff of airy dough. However, the fillings can be more evenly distributed - you will find yourself with large bites of bun, and then the next bite is all filling. Still, a bakery fairly representative of Chinese pastries. Give it a try, I certainly will be back! read more

Highly not recommended. The price is VERY misleading because next to this box, the price tag says $2.50. However, actually EACH egg tart is $2.50. This tiny box of three egg tarts is $7.50!!! I don't think anyone would buy these if $7.50 is written on the price tag. Sadly, the flavor does not even worth that price. read more

Pink Box Bakery Cafe - Portuguese Egg Tart - Bakeries Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

I've been going here for many years- have been addicted to their red bean toast all this time. The last two times I went, there were eggshell bits baked into the bread. When I brought back the first bad loaf, I was asked to come back later when the manager would be avail. When I said no, the nervous cashier gave me a new loaf. That one ALSO had eggshell in it. I have purchased/consumed around 100 loaves over the years, this was the first time I had anything other than bakery perfection and it happened TWICE in a row. I reached out via their website and never received a response. I would love to go back (still addicted), but I'm nervous and disappointed. On a prior visit, I had asked for a receipt (I always do) and was told that I had to wait for the owner who was speaking with a friend. She kept me waiting for at least 10 min. I was just left standing there while she finished ?gossiping. I was disappointed, but again, addicted to that red bean toast. Again, 100 loaves, 100 receipts, this was weird. read more

Wow, what a bakery! This is a quick in and out bakery where you can just pull a variety of prepackaged rolls or breads right off the shelf. The prices are fair, service is food, and everything tastes so fresh and authentic. This is easily one of my favorite bakeries in Pittsburgh, and I absolutely would recommend it to anyone! read more

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Moldy food... I ordered 4 red bean pies vía Fantuan, and they are packaged in the same box, so the other 3 were contanimated as well. I threw them and forgot to take pics for all the pies, so only got refunded for one red bean pie. read more

Pink Box Bakery Cafe - Moldy red bean pie. - Bakeries Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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I do enjoy the baked good from this place, especially the coconut bread. I have also tried their cake slices. They use a lot of whipped cream, even the writing on the cakes is done with whipped cream. They always seem to be busy. Would try their other baked items but not a bakery I would run to. read more

I stopped by Pink Box for the asian buns. I liked the variety that they offered (particularly the "mochi" rice flour filled and matcha red bean buns) but I found the delivery to be somewhat lackluster. The bread seemed maybe a little bit too bland? And lacked the fluffiness that I crave. The staff was nice though and the whole place seemed really cute. I really appreciate their efforts and ability to stay in business as an asian focused bakery (considering the lack of asian population in the Pittsburgh area) but I just found the delivery to fall a little bit flat. I would come again for the specialty buns and egg tarts but would just stick to the asian grocery store for any other bun. read more

The bread is so delicious and really authentic. If you like Asian bakery store, you definitely have to go there. Especially for the bubble tea, milk cream bread and moon cake! The server and cashier are very friendly! I wish they have a in store dining area for us to sit down and relax. That would be the best! read more

Pink Box Bakery Cafe - He is drinking bubble tea, very happy - Bakeries Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

my favorite milk tea spot! so delicious! Bakery items are always fresh and so good as well! read more

Pink Box Bakery Cafe - Black Milk Tea with tapioca - Bakeries Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Hands down my favorite bakery in the area, so my only desire is that I lived closer to it! I stop in every chance I get, which sometimes includes making a special 40-minute trip to and from the bakery just to satisfy my cravings. I especially love the green tea pineapple buns, which I could eat by the dozen if not for my mother warning me as a child not to "fill up on bread." But as an adult, I may or may not have indulged in these pineapple buns as a full meal at times. They also have delicious curry buns/puffs, and matcha cookies that go well with tea. I love their strawberry cake so much that I am going to request it for my birthday this year! All of their desserts are refreshing, balanced, and perfectly sweet, without being overly/sickeningly sweet like a lot of American desserts or bakeries that go overboard on cheap icing. The strawberry cake in particular is light and clean with a delicious whipped cream icing and fresh strawberry slices. I look forward to my next visit always! read more

Pink Box Bakery Cafe - the best - green tea pineapple buns! - Bakeries Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

I could not order a cake ahead for my friend's birthday, but still wanted a custom cake (nothing fancy, just a message write-up), that was not of chocolate or vanilla flavor. I could have picked up some beautiful strawberry or coconut cake or creamy fruit-almond cake like the ones you see in Giant Eagle, or even a non-custom ice-cream cake, but I wouldn't be able to get that little Happy b'day message on it unless it's ordered ahead. Pink Box was pretty much the only bakery where I could place a same-day order. So Kudos to that! I ordered a Mixed fruits cake, 6 inches round. It was very overpriced ($36) given that it was a just a 6 inch cake, but I believed it would at least be tall (a reasonable expectation of 2 cake layers) and worth the price, because they had some pretty good reviews online (not exactly for cake, but for buns and other desserts). The cake seemed okay at first sight, but later when we cut it, it was just a whole lot of whipped cream. Extremely excessive whipped cream. It wasn't even 2 layers of cake. A single 6 inch cake had been leveled into 3 tiny sub-layers, making each layer very, very thin, and then dollops of whipped cream was put between each, so that when you take a bite, it feels like you're biting into cream. No cake to be felt. It didn't taste horrible, but then you're just eating cream. I wished it had lived up to the price. This cake was at best worth $10 - $15, and I really wished I had gone for one of the aforementioned cakes at Giant Eagle. I would personally not recommend ordering full cakes for celebrations from Pink Box. But I believe their other stuff may be great like the other reviews say they are! P.S.: Payment is cash only, for those who would like to know. read more

This place has some of the best black milk bubble tea in the Squirrel Hill area, and I've tried most of the local places since I'm a recent transplant originally from the California Bay Area. I am tragically allergic to most pastries, so I can't review that aspect of this place. (Though it is a bit like torture to look at such beautiful delicious looking desserts I know I can't have.) I have only gotten the black milk tea because why change something great? Last time I was in, the lady working the counter did tell me something about creme brûlée topping for milk tea, so maybe someday I'll venture outside my comfort zone. They only take cash for transactions under $10, so be prepared. The workers speak Mandarin, if that is helpful, and are polite about my occasionally lacking Mandarin vocabulary, which I appreciate. The customers and workers are all vigilant about masks and distancing in my experience. read more

possibly the most haunting costumer service experience I've ever had. the place is a 5/5, from the outside, but as soon as you go inside you enter a world of cognitive dissonance and confusion. the prices are labeled in a very misleading way, such that I expected to spend around 10-15 dollars for pastries but was charged 31. I asked for a receipt and the lady working there said "No." I decided to pick my battles and leave the place, thinking that I was the problem. but after reading the other reviews it seems that other people had similar experiences. The buns and bubble tea were alright, if overpriced, but the balls that were deceptively priced tasted like raw dough. bad vibes in this place read more

My new favorite place for tastyy treats. Love the boba. Love that they had egg tarts. We tried taro moon cakes and I liked it- acquires taste though I think. It reminds me of a fancy hopia (bean bread). This makes for a great dessert stop whenever we have dinner at squirrel hill. Would rcommend that they have an Instagram account and would definitely follow them. The store is just so pretty and cheerful. read more

Every bread I've tried at this place is so fluffy & delicious every time. Simple flavors like onion bread, red bean, & chocolate filled. They have a lot of Taro pastries & my favorite are the taro swirl cookies. They're soft & flaky with a dense taro center. I haven't tried any of their cake slices yet but they are very pretty to look at. read more

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TLDR; Buns are subpar and too expensive for the quality. Specific criticisms below. I recently came here and bought 7 different buns/baked goods to try this place out. I got a pineapple bun, pork sung bun, pork sung bun + green onion roll, flaky pork sung bun, hot dog + green onion bun, egg tart, and lotus + egg yolk moon cake. Overall, it wasn't actively *bad*, but I was not impressed for a few reasons: (1) The buns were more expensive than I'm used to in other cities ($2-$2.25 instead of maybe $1.50 or so). This would be fine if they were amazing buns, but they really weren't. (2) The pineapple bun had a roughly ping pong ball sized lump of pure butter and sugar in the middle (see photos). At first I wondered if it was some kind of creamy filling they intentionally put there so I tried biting into it, but it was absolutely disgusting so I think it was definitely because they failed to mix the dough well. Plus, the bun was awfully dry. (3) Hot dog + green onion buns are my favorite kind of Asian bun, but the one I got here was so boring and plain. When I get them from other bakeries, the green onions are typically embedded in some kind of salty, flavorful, eggy mixture (it's hard to explain). However, at this place they just sprinkle the green onions directly on the dough without the eggy part, so you don't get that extra flavor boost or the contrasting textures. (4) The pork sung buns had too much mayonnaise, to the point that you could visibly see globs of white and I just felt physically gross after eating them. To be fair, they are very generous with pork sung, so they probably need more mayonnaise to glue it on. Still, I think they could stand to use a little less. Also (this isn't a critique, just a general comment): note that this place tends to sell the Taiwanese variations of things. So for instance, the egg tarts are not as gelatinous and eggy as the typical Hong Kong style egg tart you're probably accustomed to. Similarly, the moon cakes are these flaky balls instead of those ornate hockey puck shaped ones. read more

Pink Box Bakery Cafe - My pineapple bun had a nearly ping pong ball sized lump of pure sugar and butter inside it because they didn't mix the dough well. - Bakeries Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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Deceptive prices, every item is $1 or $0.50 more expensive at the register. Then, a box is labeled $2.50 each, but they charge you for each item in the box, which makes the total around $8.00 per box. read more

First if all, the father and dougther who work there are super nice and friendly. They answer your questions patiently and provide good comments. We bought couple of items, chocolate roll, taro bun with almond, taro mochi bun and they were all Great! And they are not expensive unlike many bakeries! read more

Open hours is from 10-10 from the google map. We arrived at 10:20 am today and waited for 10 more minutes but they haven't opened yet and we have to return since we have a flight this afternoon. read more

Yet to have had anything bad here. The quality of the breads vary a little sometimes but it's generally good. Don't hesitate when a fresh batch comes out of the oven. We've ordered quite a few birthday cakes from here now and it's always been well done. Egg tarts are great, roll cakes and soft and creamy, and their bread loafs are something else. read more

SETTING: It's funny how all the Taiwanese bakeries are set up the same: shelves of bread along the walls, a fridge in the corner, an island in the middle with more pastries, and then the see-through glass case with cakes/desserts right next to the register. Is this an official Taiwanese bakery blueprint? No matter, it's comforting to see how things can be kept the same even in a totally different environment. FOOD: For a place this size, they have a decent amount of choices. I saw the usual kids at the playground--Patrick Pineapple Buns, Gary Green Onion Bread with Hotdog, Emily Egg Tarts, Roger Rolls with the swirly cream things in it (that my ah-ma always eats for breakfast). Nostalgia hit me hard and fast like the unforgiving winter wind outside. Then I saw something different, something a bit more fancy pants. Geraldine Green tea bun with Red bean. Drool. I love green tea and I love red bean...but together in a pastry? Let me get at that! I also got the green onion bread with the pork for old times sake...a classic favorite. SERVICE: Close to none, but that's how most of these bakeries are: self-serve. You pick up your own pastries and put them in a basket and they ring you up at the front. I could hear both the workers chatting loudly about their social life, which is fine. It would be nice to acknowledge customers and ask if there was anything we were looking for. Not a huge deal. I hate to say it, but this interaction is pretty normal in pastry shops like these. When I did ask them something, it felt like I was interrupting them. Again, normal, but I don't care much for it. IMPRESSIONS: My trip to Pinkbox was not complete until I took my first bite. My childhood flashed right before my eyes. The tears of nostalgia were short-lived as they rolled down my cheeks and immediately turned into icicles from the subzero weather. Worth it? I'm leaning towards yes. Prices are about a dollar more than I'm accustomed to back in CA, but as far as I know, this is the only Taiwanese bakery in Pittsburgh, so I will be coming back to try their other breads. I'll have to wait until it's a bit warmer outside, so I can blame my tears of happiness on spring allergies. read more