There are several types of bakeries in Pittsburgh- specialty shops like the Pie Place, bread bakeries such as Mancini's, candy and confection stores like the Chocolate Moose, and traditional bakeries like Prantl's.
Kriebel's in Brookline is a traditional-style bakery, assuming you can still call it that.
With older bakeries, you have to expect a few things: their pastries aren't going to look as modern as something you might see on Cake Boss, their store is probably going to be old with a few cracks and dents here and there, and the taste of the pastries might not be as sweet as you are used to. These traditional bakeries tend to do things the same way they did them 50 years ago. The tastes are a little different from home, but they are often the original flavors you would find in a bakery.
Kriebel's went a little beyond the expectation of a traditional-style, older bakery. For starters, the lights in the front of the shop weren't on. The doors of the shop are plastered with advertisements that they sell lottery tickets. When asked what their best-selling items were or what people seem to buy the most, they didn't have much to say, but after a little prodding, they offered the lady lock, the pineapple upside down cake, a napoleon and an apple nest.
You lose the excitement and anticipation you have about eating anywhere when the service or experience isn't quite up to par. Kriebel's doesn't instill the excitement about their baked goods in their store appearance. The feeling that they are mostly a lottery ticket stand and not a bakery lingers still.
Kriebel's Bakery Lady Lock on the Sugar Love Scale:
Taste ♥♥
Texture ♥ ♥
Appearance ♥ ♥ ♥
Overall ♥ ♥
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