We LOVE Sweet Reserve! It's such a lovely spot to step out of the hot (or cold!) and enjoy a coffee…read moreor tea. They have a great variety for everyone and even have a selection of fresh pastries and cakes. I go here often and the baristas are always so kind. The shelves of art and jewelry made by local artists is always fun to look at and I love the support for the local community! Highly recommend Sweet Reserve in Skokie!

Ambiance - casual, spacious, great place for coffee & dessert…read more Service - only 1 person taking orders/making drinks on Sat night, service slightly backed up Food - hot chocolate + biscoff topping was slightly on the sweeter side

Thank you to the staff who was able to place my graduation cake order. I thought l had to reserve…read moreit 24 hr in advance. We got the 8" chocolate marble cake and boy was it delicious and not super sweet ! Thank you again !

Awesome service! Needed a last minute cake for a graduation and called same day to ask if they…read morecould hold a cake but the staff who answered the call said they had plenty to choose from so we stopped in on the way to graduation to select and personalize a cake (chocolate marble cake) and paid for it to pick up a few hours later. After graduation we picked it up and headed home to celebrate our grad and when we opened the box we were all so excited and delighted to not only see the nice lettering but also that they had adorned the cake with a grad cap...what a nice touch! AND it gets even better...the taste of the cake was delicious!

So this coworker brought in a tray of tantalizing European desserts sliced into finger-sized…read moreservings. Since they were in small slices, we were able to try all the different varieties-- tiramisu, chocolate, cherry, coconut. I don't know what all the flavors were-- I only know that they were light and flavorful and delicious. I think this was absolutely brilliant. We made him tell us where he got it -- and he divulged it was from Maria's Bakery. I'm coming for you, Maria's Bakery! I'll be there soon! (No pictures -- sorry -- we demolished it all!)

I've been shopping from Maria's Bakery for a few years eventually when im too busy to cook and I…read morehave the crave of Romanian traditional langos or same european cakes . I have bought one time egg plant salad and the taste was Soo bad I can't eat. The prices are going high and high on everything and not only that but in few occasions I've been told one price but in my bank statement it show different that I expected,, $20, $10, more. I suggest for customers to ask for receipt and make sure you check everything you pay for ! The value of any business is the satisfaction of each customer !

This review is long overdue, but I got time today. Tracy was very accommodating as I wanted my…read moreson's cookies to look a specific way and she delivered, she made them exactly how I wanted them, she was responsive, when she realized that I was in close proximity to her bakery she offered to deliver my product for free, she even jazzed the cookies up with beautiful ribbon! Our guest went on and on about how yummy the cookies we're. Thank you Tracy for your professionalism! Can't wait to try some of your other yummy creations!!

I've been going to Tracy for years now. She never disappoints. When you let her take full control,…read moreshe gets so creative and thinks completely out of the box. She goes above and beyond your expectations. I am a forever client now! Love YumSquared! HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!

Hi, my name is Sonny and I'm a Chocoholic. I'm constantly…read morelooking for the best, moistest chocolate cake. And ever since I don't work downtown anymore, I needed to search the northwest burbs for the best chocolate cake. There was always this franchise (Portillo's) that served their famous chocolate cakes by the slice. It was moist and really good. And they remained the best one for such a long time since I really couldn't find any worthy competitors around the northwest burbs, until I saw this tiny shop along Waukegan road-Ganache Bakery. I had to go inside and see what they havd to offer. The word Ganache alone was enough for me to seek em out. Lo and behold, they had Chocolate Cake with ganache icing inside! It was soft and moist and melted in your mouth! I was in heaven! Finally, a place I knew would supply me with the best chocolate cake worthy of any grand celebration. Unfortunately, after the third and fourth purchase, I noticed that it didn't taste the same as the first time we had it. It wasn't as light as the initial experience. It was actually a bit heavier, more dense. It was still moist but, it just wasn't the same anymore. Oh well, the search is back on.

I originally wrote a review over a year ago, but since then I've had two more really excellent…read moreexperiences at Ganache buying things for group events, so I wanted to provide an update. The first was for a St. Patrick's Day party, where I had ordered a tray with 2 pounds of cookies. When I arrived, I noticed that the tray didn't have St. Patrick's Day cookies, just regular cookies. The owner was the one waiting on me, and when I mentioned this to him he apologized immediately, said there must've been a miscommunication, and asked me if I could wait five or 10 minutes and they'd make a brand new tray for me. It probably would've been okay if I took the original tray, but I knew our group really wanted St. Patrick's Day themed desserts for this party of about 40 people. So I said sure I could wait, and the tray they put together was absolutely beautiful. Besides the cookies, it also included some little plastic St. Patrick's Day themed rings and other decorations. Fast forward to last week, when I was tasked with bringing the dessert for a monthly board meeting. I called and again spoke with the owner, and explained what I needed. I thought it would be fun to bring some holiday-themed items, and I had seen a picture of their Yule logs on their website, so I inquired about those. We chatted about it, he asked me the type of cake and filling, I also ordered a 1 pound box of cookies and a gluten-free cupcake for one of our members, and I picked them up before the meeting two days later. Everything was absolutely perfect. Their Yule logs are beautiful - mine looked exactly like the picture on their website - and again there were little rings and other decorations on it. One of the other board members was so impressed with it that she immediately said she was ordering her own for the holidays and took several pictures of it, and everyone asked me what bakery I used. Oh, and the cookies and cupcake were great, too! I have a feeling they'll be getting some more business from our group from this for sure, as they should!

I've had lolo's for my daughters birthday cake a few times now and I must say it's absolutely…read moredelicious. Her customer service is top tier, she's quick to respond and is willing to make adjustments if need be. Thank you so much, I can't wait to order again.

From the owner: I offer custom cakes and cupcakes for many different events as well as custom decorator cookies…read more My bakery is home-based. I work a full time job as well, so a lot of my work is done in the evening and on weekends.

We were given a chocolate cream pie from here and it was absolutely delicious! My daughter couldn't…read morestop talking about it. Since her birthday was coming up, I called 2 days before to order the pie but unfortunately they need a 4 day notice on that pie. So, if you really want it call WAY in ADVANCE otherwise they don't accommodate. It was delicious but unfortunately my first one was my last one

Good doughnuts they held up their freshness even late in the day. Probably the best old fashioned…read morei have had. Even day old the 2nd one was still more moist than a fresh dunkin. staff was great , and exactly the set up you would expect at a bakery. The parking was limited but that is a small thing to consider.

My girlfriend ordered a cake for me for my birthday from this bakery and it was AMAZING!!! She…read moreknows I'm a dinosaur nerd and that I love disco stuff so she told them that I wanted a dinosaur disco cake and this place made the most impressive birthday cake I've literally ever seen in real life. And it tasted incredible too. The cake was yellow cake with vanilla buttercream and strawberries and I highly recommend it. Definitely order a custom cake from this place or even just order a standard cake because it tastes so good. Thank you for the best birthday cake ever :)

The cake turned out so amazing. The decoration was simple but gorgeous! I'm not typically a cake…read moreperson but these cakes are so delicious so moist and just the right amount of sugar! Loved it must try!!!