Sugaree Baking Co

Good news: I don’t plan on having another wedding.
Bad news: I don’t plan on having another wedding.
I love this place. Seriously, the baked goods are so, so good. It’s so cute and fun and the décor is just perfect. Sadly, if you aren’t a bride you won’t get much time to enjoy it — their perfect desserts are only for sale two days a week. As I type this, I will continue to wait for Sugaree to open a full-​time café so that I might have an excuse to linger in its beauty with a few friends or my better half over an espresso and dessert. Either way, see you this weekend, Sugaree! You’ve got quite a winner here.

Nice little neighborhood stop. Cookies, cheese danish, other sweet concoctions are all ok. Croissants are in the mushy midwestern/​Starbucks style that I can’t stand. I haven’t tried the quiche, but it looks good.
The kind of bakery your aunt who loves to cook might start — after your uncle dies in a mysterious accident and leaves a big wad of dough.

Most of the time, I say no thank you to commercially made cake. Truthfully, it’s because I’m not all that fond of cake itself. I like good frosting and it HAS to contain butter. This is not negotiable, ok? The majority of commercial bakeries use gross made-​elsewhere, no-​butter having frosting. Thus the source of my opposition.
When we got married, I was determined to serve the best cake (frosting) I could find. This was it! Nothing else compared. Even the cakes we tried were actually good. This was the highest quote we got but as someone who does a fair amount of baking, I know that baking, filling, building and decorating a layer cake is a seriously time-​consuming process. When you also factor in the quality of the ingredients used here the price is completely justified. Working with Pat was so much fun!
Even though I like to bake, I really don’t care for pie making. So every Thanksgiving, usually at Christmas and often for the husband’s birthday we order pies from here. Sign up for their e-​mails so you’ll know when holiday order deadlines and pick up times are. You will want to pre-​order your items! This place is BUSY around the holidays and they only make so much product for the walk-​in crowd. You’ll also get alerted when they’re closing up for the occasional, well-​deserved vacation.
Their pumpkin is better than any I’ve ever had and the caramel apple crumble is insane. I’m meh about apple pie on the whole but this one is great! I love seeing Pat every year and how this place has grown over the years without ever becoming some big, average bakery. They’ve done a bang-​up job of expanding operations without sacrificing the quality of the products!

I’m in love with this bakery! The quiche is my favorite. Well, maybe my favorite is the pot pie. Oh heck — there are so many great things at this adorable little corner shop I can’t decide what my favorite thing is. I love it all! Order ahead so they have the items you want ready for you when you get there.

The Christmas cookies here are killer, especially love the rugalauch (?spelling?) cherry crumb pie killer. I’ve had birthday cake and wedding cake from pat and never had a bad desert.

My husband is the connoisseur of chocolate pie. I have picked up French silk or chocolate pie from Jennys, Pie oh My, Olivette Diner, Four Seasons and the pie place in Rolla among others. Hands down, this is his favorite. Their chocolate is so thick, rich, soft and moist. It isn’t runny like others.
I’m a carrot cake fan. While Hanks still is preferred over theirs, this is a close second and would be good for someone that doesn’t like a lot of frosting.
Limited hours, cash only but worth it.

Went here for the first time-​amazing! Best pies I’ve had in St Louis. I had the 6“Apple and «6“caramel apple crumb. I am a pie connoisseur and these are outstanding-can’t wait to try more!! charming bakery open Fri & Sat only 11:00−6,cash or checks only.

The two pies were good, however the service was lacking. I felt unwelcome even though I had placed an order ahead of time and brought cash on the appropriate day to pick it up. I was the only person there (it was during a downpour) and it seemed as if I was seen as a hassle. Perhaps the owner was simply having a bad day, but it didn’t make a good first impression.

We bought a chocolate crème pie for our dinner party last evening. Wow! I’ve never seen guests inhale desert that quickly. Total hit! I would recommend Sugaree for an easy and delicious desert for hosting a party to take to a party.

Delicious key lime pie mini cheesecakes. Their key lime pie was also good (I believe you have to order that ahead of time). I also bought a sugar cookie but was not that impressed with it. Cash (or check, but honestly who still writes checks…) only.

We first tasted sugaree pies at Quincy Street Bistro, the apple caramel ala mode. A crunchy brown sweet crumb crust on a slightly tart sugary apple filling. Tho is the pie u eat if u have a true sweet tooth. Perfect blend of sweet with slightly tart apples. flaky crunchy crust, this pie is a non brainer. Warning: its hard to eat one slice

We had Sugaree Baking Co make our daughter’s first birthday cake and smash cake. They turned out cuter than I ever imagined they would! On top of that, the cake was delicious. We had white cake with raspberry filling, it was so moist and yummy!

Sugaree’s pies are OUTSTANDING! Blueberry and raspberry are both delicious!

Having a slice of the chocolate ecstasy cake is a religious experience.

this place is fantastic! I had several different pies & cookies from here. my favorite is the lemon ice box with blueberry pie. in fact I will stop by there this weekend and pick one up. the down fall is that they are only open on Fridays and Saturdays but open till 6 each day. for my waist line this might not be such a down fall. if you get on their mailing list they will email once a week with the listings of their treats for the week.
the people are very friendly and knowledgeable about the desserts they have. they also make quiche & that is as tasty. the pies can be a little expensive compared to one from shop n save or any other local grocery market but these are home baked and are million years away from the taste of those pies. well worth the extra money. I will return again and again!

I’ve had various cookies from this place on multiple occasions, but they have all been a little below average.

I’m glad I finally checked this place out! Waited in line for quite a while so I knew it had to be good. I tried the Momo tart, the chocolate seduction pie, the black/​white cookie, and the cherry cobbler.
The chocolate seduction pie was probably my favorite, and it is totally intensely chocolate-​y. The seduction is real.
The rest of it was good but insanely sweet. I’ve always thought of myself has having a crazy sweet tooth but it was hard for me to eat more than a bite or two of the rest without needing water. Luckily, I shared with friends and they all loved it!

My family once had a coconut roulade cake at a now closed restaurant in dogtown that was so good we each — all four of us — got a second slice. Then my dad asked where they got their pastries. The answer: Sugaree. The manager explained that it was a small dogtown bakery that only did wedding cakes and work for a few restaurants. Undeterred, my dad got their contact info and a long, beautiful relationship began.
First off, Pat still makes her coconut roulade cake. If you love coconut, go in on one of the days she’s open for the pie business and ask about it. She has made them for us for birthdays in the past — my parent’s shipped me one when I was in college. Their carrot cake is another favorite of my family, it is absolutely divine and the only way I will eat carrots to this day.
We also got a wedding cake for a family friend from here — the cake was delicious (not to mention gorgeous) and the friend loved getting to sit down with pat and try all different types of cakes and icing.
When she told us she was going to start doing pies a few years ago, my mom went nuts. Pie is her favorite. I love baking and usually make pies from scratch (including crust) and this bakery is the only place I would ever buy one. Every single one my family has tried is fantastic. When you go in, even if its your first time, get on the mailing list! That way you can order ahead and make sure to get what you want — a lot of them sell out fast, especially around the holidays.
Pat and her husband are great people who run an absolutely amazing business. This place is truly a hidden gem.

I stopped by on a whim. The smells that hit you are wonderful! I knew I was in the right place for fresh, baked goods.
Their display cases were full of a variety of pies and cakes and treats. My problem was trying to figure out what to get. Once I did that then I noticed a cooler! Wow! Cheescake and other products!
I ended up taking a sampling home. The cheesecake, raspberry cheesecake, Apply Crumb pie, Blackberry Cobbler, and one other thing I don’t recall. All were wonderful.
The cheesecakes were heavy, NY style. Very filling and rich. The Crumb pie was great when slightly warmed up with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. The Cobbler was also good when warmed up.
I will have to go back and get the name of the small pie-​like pastry! It was the one enjoyed by the family the most!

My husband and I are relatively new to the area (we moved to the Hi-​Pointe section of the neighborhood in February as transplants from southern IL). I didn’t know much about Dogtown before moving here, and even today I am guilty of forgetting the depth and breadth of this neighborhood. There are so many hidden treasures around here, especially as you travel further south.
Sugaree Baking Company is, to me, one of those hidden treasures. One of my managers at work actually recommended the place to me when my husband and I had found our apartment and were preparing to move. I’d never heard of the place until a little bit before this year, but they have been around almost 20 years (nearly 15 in Dogtown).
It’s weird, because I have never really considered myself a «pie person.» For a majority of my life I’d choose cake over pie without hesitance. But NO MORE.
But pie-​lover, be warned. It takes a bit of self-​direction in order to optimize your Sugaree experience. Your first «must» is to join their email list. They don’t have a pie menu online, but they send an email every week with that weekend’s selection of pies and other pastry offerings. You simply email them back with your order and a couple bits of contact info (and it goes directly to one of the owners herself).
Also, the bakery is only open for pick-​up items and walk-​ins on Friday and Saturday from 11a-​6p. And cash only. Which would typically annoy me since I never carry cash. But for a Sugaree pie, I will walk uphill both ways in the snow to the nearest bank to make an ATM withdrawal.
My strategy is to order three 6″ pies, instead of one 10″ pie. Either will run you $ 15 + tax. Variety is the spice of life after all. I have brought these pies to family dinners and every first-​taste of pie is met with acclaim. Last night we brought a peach-​raspberry, chocolate cream, and pecan pie to my folks’. I thought my dad was going to die over the pecan. It was good enough for him to throw off his entire healthy diet for an evening.
The pecan pie *is*, hands down, the best I’ve ever had and my current favorite from the Sugaree line. And their fruit pies, my god. If I wasn’t a pie-​person before, the last thing I wanted to be was a FRUIT pie-​person. But NO MORE. The peach-​raspberry was straight-​up delicious. We’ve had their berries-​of-​the-​forest pie as well, which is a filling concocted of fresh raspberries, blueberries, and blackberries. The fruit pies are a perfect combination of tart and sweet.
Customer service is top-​notch. If you forget to pick up your advance order, they will call you. They are also pretty forgiving if you decide to cancel your order. I’m a little less willing to forgive you, however.
I went in yesterday, clutching my $ 20 bill, expecting to leave with change. Their display cases are a problem so I am always tempted to order extra items. Their mini desserts are so cute, too. Cute enough to buy and scarf down.
I am also a sucker for their NY crumb loaf. It’s like a pound cake layer with a crumb topping layer of identical thickness. WHAT!
The woman behind the counter rang me up and being $.02 over with the crumb loaf, she was like, «Oh NBD there’s two pennies in the change jar.» God. She made it so easy, and then threw in one of their mini momofuku tarts, on the house for good measure. Might I reiterate just how much I was able to bring home for $ 20.02? I shudder to think how much a similar purchase would cost elsewhere.
(I’ll gladly shell out the $ 2.50 for my next momofuku tart, btw.)
Time for some breakfast. This is making me too hungry for words. Maybe I’ll slice up some crumb loaf!
Cupcakes and cake pops and whatever-​other dessert item trend has had its moment. It’s pie now. Pie now and always.

This place first piqued my interest after I emerged from a Saturday morning yoga class in Dogtown and I noticed that just down the street there was a line out of the door and around the block. Upon further investigation, I see that the genesis of this impressive queue is cake and pie– of course. There are few things I stand in line for willingly: disneyland rides, sample sales, and any type of dessert food. So, I was intrigued and put Sugaree into my mental cache of places to try. A few weeks rolls around and I finally make it back here (note: plan your arrival carefully, as they’re only open on Fridays and Saturdays!). I think my mistake was rolling up to the bakery around 2pm rather than doing the whole «line around the block» thing, as their featured pie was all sold out and I was left with limited options. I ended up getting the key lime mini-​cheesecake (which was DA BOMB, excuse my ’90’s language), boyfriend got the mexican chocolate mini-​cheesecake (also pretty killer), and we split a whoopie pie (tasted like a fancy Hoho). The bakery itself is a tiny little establishment, so go take a walk and find a bench to sit on while you enjoy your sweets. There are a ton of beautiful wedding-​style cakes decorating the store, which was pretty cute.
I have an insatiable sweet tooth so I’ll certainly be back, but I won’t make the mistake of waiting until the afternoon– 11am is certainly the magical hour around here. I’ll be sure to update the review as soon as I get a piece of that pie everyone’s been raving about around here.

YES!!! FINALLY, I have discovered the best pie in the world. I’ve been searching, and I’ve gotten close (mostly in my own kitchen), but this is IT.
I have seen little ads for Sugaree in Sauce, and didn’t think much of it, but then finally I bookmarked it and decided to stop by to check it out. As others have said, it’s only open on Friday and Saturday. I’ve gone both days and have always been helped right away. It’s super easy to get here from 40 and Hampton, or from 44.
They always have many yummy fruit pies, as well as some cream pies and other specialties, like peanut butter pie. The selections change every week, though there are some that tend to be there more often. You can get any pie in the standard size or in a smaller 1 – 2 person serving size. They also have quiche and pot pies sometimes. Whoopie pies, cookies, tarts, cobbler and more have also been spotted.
The apple crumb pie leaves me without words. This is pie nirvana. The thing that takes it above and beyond, besides the delicious crumb topping, is that they must do something like put huge deposits of cinnamon on the crust, because it’s SO good. I’m usually one to leave the crust, but this pie won’t let me leave one morsel on my plate.
I’ve had the cookies and cobbler, which were good, but the pie is really IT. For $ 15 for a standard sized pie, it’s totally worth it.
If you like pie, get some cash and RUN to Sugaree on Friday. You will eat every bite of your crust too, I promise!