Dave’s Terrace Bakery

The local bakery for South Baldwin and Whitehall sits conveniently next to the new Aldi supermarket. Dave’s Terrace has a good selection of freshly baked bread. I usually stop for bread, but their chocolate drop cookies are great and their oatmeal raisin cookies are fantastic. Their cakes, pastries and donuts are decent. Cash only and open until 6PM.

Note: CASH ONLY! An ATM is near the front door.
I’d known for years that were was a bakery inside this shopping plaza in Baldwin Borough, but it wasn’t until a recent trip into the South Hills that I convinced Kay to take on a «side-​mission» as the gamers say.
First of all, I found nothing to be «hard as a rock» or «completely tasteless» as another reviewer stated. Instead the chocolate log cake I bought had a plush, moist body and a smooth, pale buttercream icing that was neither overly rich nor bland.
The same basically goes for the cornmeal muffin-​like chocolate chip cookies I took home. Now a day later, the cookies did become somewhat tougher (10 seconds in the microwave can remedy that), but upon tearing open the bag that day, each yellow puck was as soft as lard and was well-​loaded with chocolate morsels, hints of salt making every bite all the sweeter.
Also indulged in were spongy macaroons and Easter-​themed «gobs» that were coated with a fudgy ganache and stuffed with that same buttercream and chocolate cake.
I spoke with the proprietor as I was settling up and was told that Dave’s has been in the area for over 17 years. That’s an awful long time for a delicious little secret like this to stay hidden, Dave’s Terrace Bakery being yet another uncovered jewel within Pittsburgh’s suburbs. Come on out. Buy yourselves some sweets. You know you want to.

My birthday cake from Dave’s Terrace Bakery was so good. Can’t wait to get another cake from there.

I don’t understand the other reviews. I’ve been using Dave’s as my go-​to bakery for several years. Their bread is fresh and delicious and their pastries are all perfectly made. They are more than happy to take special orders on even minor things. Their doughnuts are everything you could ask for. Please give them a try.

My grandfather enjoys this place so I have tried a variety of things. Everything was so gross! The cookies are hard as a rock and completely tasteless. The cake icing is terrible. It’s not even sweet. I definitely would never recommend anyone coming here for anything.