Sumi's Cakery

Fluffiest bingsu of my life. Add strawberries to the matcha flavored. You won't be sorry.

Got try their shave ice , it is the best.... So delicious , the portion is big enough to share.

I've gotten a strawberry cake here for my friend ($30) and multiple shaved ice dishes ($10-12) here. I'm always satisfied.

The cake was light and filling, had a lot of frosting and whole strawberries in the middle layer. The bingsoo is always too large for me and my friends to finish. It's definitely a summer treat that'll cool you down real fast. It's shaved ice in a large bowl topped with ice cream, rice mochi, fruit, sometimes red bean or corn flakes. I've tried the green tea one and that one has all of the above except for fruit with green tea ice cream. The mango one only has mango as its topping. They're also covered in condensed milk as well to give the ice some flavor.

I suggest coming here with an empty stomach and a serious sweet tooth. Whether it's cake or shaved ice or bubble tea or baked goods, you're bound to find something you like.

We went to Squirrel Hill specifically to go to Sumi Cakery but boy were we disappointed.

The selection was varied and nice, so we picked out 3 pastries, and also ordered a fruit shaved ice at the counter. $16 for an order of shaved ice is pretty steep and more than we are used to paying, but we figured it was because there weren't many Korean pastry shops around here. Our entire purchase came to $31. Whoa. But we looked forward to enjoying some good eats.

As the gal was ringing up my purchase, she started to put on gloves and took my money with her gloved hand. Maybe gloves were to protect her hands from my germy money? (Hey, to each her own). But I realized afterwards that it was to make our shaved ice. Clearly, she wasn't trained well in terms of food safety. But I didn't complain, partly to keep my family from hearing it and losing their appetite.

We found a table to sit at and it had crumbs from the previous people, so my husband wiped it down. But it wasn't just crumbs that came up on the napkins, but dirt. The white napkins he used turned black! It seems they hadn't wiped down or cleaned their tables in a long while. Gross.

While we were eating, we were bombarded by gnats and fruit flies. We know that happens, but this was an inordinate number of pesky bugs, which definitely detracted from our experience.

Unfortunately, the taste of the pastries didn't make up for the dirty environment. The mocha bread was not only stale, but the bread was a stale plain white loaf, and not the light, airy, buttery Korean pastry we were expecting. The soboro with cream was the best of the 3 we got.

The shaved ice was not great and definitely not worth the $16. The mochi was hard/stale. The green grapes were not fresh and all the brown spots were very visible. The strawberries and mangoes were fine.

Overall, pretty disappointing, given previous yelp reviews. As a fellow Korean and lover of Korean pastries, I wish them well, but hope this will help them improve, particularly in cleanliness and training in food safety/handling.

The strawberry cake was so delicious I had to get a whole cake. It's unique to any other cake in all of Pittsburgh; in that, it's not so overwhelmingly sweet. It's so delicate and refreshing, you'll never want to go to Oakmont bakery ever again.

If you are looking for genuine Korean style breads, this is the place to go. They have fluffiest cake too. They use fresh mango for mango cake so it's fruity and airy. I'll be sure to go back

Taking a stroll around squirrel hill and wanted to try out this Korean bakery since we traveled to South Korea last year. Unfortunately there was nothing familiar from our trip that we could find. We decided on the red bean donut though, knowing that we enjoy the taste of red bean, and it was delicious. The man working was kind enough to warm it for us as well, which made it even more tasty, I'm sure. The establishment was clean and nice. We discovered also that it is probably best to go in the morning rather than the late afternoon because it was slim pickings on baked goods.

Their shaved ice hit the spot on a hot day. It's made with frozen shaved milk and topped with condensed milk, and there were a ton of yummy surprises inside as well. Their coffee was also the best I've had in a while; their organic milk is what made it. I'll definitely be back here!

Seriously. You have got to try their Shaved Ice , especially the Mango one.
We ordered it and waited for 5 minutes and I thought why is it taking so long for the Shaved Ice which shouldn't take too much time. When the dish came out, wow, it was the actual real MANGO on top of the shaved ice! It was totally worth the money and the taste, especially in the summer, you've got to try this.

I'm going to write the honest truth. I don't care if it's libellious. If you don't like it, feel free to Sumi.

What to get: Bubble Tea... the amazing black milk tea and the perfect honeydew.
What not to get: Sued
I thought you said you didn't mind getting sued: I changed my mind. So Sumi.

Let's start with the mediocre elements of this Korean bakery. I'm not as impressed as others by the cakes, or the expensive Korean ice.

My experience with Sumi was at first a one-star-type-thing. The young girl (not the owner) was so put off that I came in 15 min before closing. She didn't want to make the shaved ice, and was complaining in Korean to another young employee. She made the ice but wouldn't give it to me because she had no box to put it in (what? I can't even). She begrudingly gave my money back. Said yes to makign me bubble tea instead, but then no because she had no tapioca. Wtf.

I shouldn't have gone back, but I did. I'm glad I did.

I got the chance to try the ice on my second visit. It's bizarre, indescribable Korean shaved ice, which will set you back $10 but it's the size of a house so it's worth it... maybe. Except I don't really like it. Can't they make it in a smaller size? It's a lot like Taiwanese shaved ice, or a Halo Halo in some ways (from the Philippines). It's an experience, for sure. Not one that I will repeat on a regular basis, but it's well worth a try just to say that you had it. I can't really describe what's in it, it's a little of everything from fruit and ice to syrup and jelly to sweetcorn and bean paste. Bizarre.

While the dessert is just ok, the Bubble Tea is so good I went back for a Honeydew which was also excellent. The Black Milk tea is phenomenal. Tastes like heaven. Very good job. Right up there at the top of Pitt ones. It takes a lot for me to really enjoy a bubble tea, and while Pitt doesn't have the best selection, for me to put this on a level with the excellent teas at I Tea Cafe really shows how highly I regard it. I'm obsessed with bubble teas, and Sumi's has one of the best, if not the best, I've had in Pennslvania. So if you love bubble teas, give these a try.

And if they sold footwear, they'd be Shoe-me Bakery. If they were a cow-milking farm, they'd be Moo-me Bakery. If they were a public restroom, they'd be Loo-me Bakery (or Poo-me I suppose. Ew). If they were a plastic surgery centre, they'd be New-me Bakery. And if they were a singles/hook-up bar, they'd be Do-me Bakery. And I'd visit even more often.