Cant believe I never reviewed this place. I think some of these reviews get removed over time. Anyway, great little bakery ! Nice coffee cakes & donuts. Good selection of butter cookie flavors. Service is always kind & pleasant. Prices on the high side but well worth it. This place is an institution and has been here for ages. Easy access off of I-80. Parking a little tight. A must visit read more

So plus side is that their donuts are good. A coworker usually brings these in to our office once a month. She couldn't do it the last so I did. And I got the most miserable lady to wait on me. When I said something to my coworker she said " oh you got her, she's always like that". Would rather go somewhere else with better service. read more

Not only was our cake absolutely beautiful, it was beyond delicious!!!! I met with Mr. Fleckenstein, the wedding cake expert, and he was able to create the exact cake I had imagined. It was a buttercream frosting with chocolate cake and raspberry filling. read more

Fleckenstein's Bakery - a white wedding cake - Bakeries Near Me - Mokena, Illinois

Always the best in town for pies and cakes and for any special occasion! Thank you for being reliable and delicious

Was there today . Came in asked the kid at the counter how much are the mini cheese cakes . He said like .79 cents . So I say oh ok give me 2 of these and these . Cupcakes 2.49 ok 2 of those . I get up to the counter he goes 23.92 . I was like but that just does not add up . I said you said they were this much . He states yeah my bad they are 2.75. What ?? That would have changed my order . I was just frustrated and left bought nothing. Yeah I could have bought it not a money issue . He just had a oh well sucks for you I was wrong way about him . Went to Jewel and spent my 20. Know your prices . Sell the customer on the product . I am not there to bother you. I am the customer . read more

I was on the hunt for a delicious king cake in Illinois and Fleckenstein's did not disappoint! I chose their traditional style cinnamon king cake and it was a light sweet bread with a nice amount of cinnamon flavor. Reminiscent of a cinnamon roll, but with the customary king cake sugar crunch. Delicious and highly recommended! I also sampled four different flavors of their cupcakes and they were all delicious. My favorites were the German chocolate cupcake and the turtle cupcake. I also enjoyed their decorated sugar cookie. It was my first visit, but I will definitely be back! I am adding an update to this review: I made it to four bakeries in Illinois for king cake this year and Fleckenstein's king cake was my favorite! If you are looking for a king cake to celebrate Mardi Gras, I highly recommend Fleckenstein's Bakery. read more

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You know you are visiting a scrumptious place when you see people sitting in their car eating their goodies. Yes! The items are so enticing you will want a bite before you get home. The line was long but moved impressively quick and smooth. The staff was helpful answering questions and recommending alternates for sold out items. We opted for the carrot cake birthday cake, cupcake samples, cookies, brownies, and kolaches. The only disappointing item was the mint brownies. Every other item was delicious, moist, and fresh. read more

Fleckenstein's Bakery - Birthday, German choc, strawberry surprise - Bakeries Near Me - Mokena, Illinois

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Such a disappointing experience today... went to the new Lenox store to order a small tiered cake and iced cookies for a bridal shower... was told I could not order tiered cakes at that location.. had to go to Mokena.... Drove to that store yo be told they are not taking orders... even 3+ weeks away... not even small ones... they don't have the help... I could see if it were a shorter time but 3 weeks.. and I had to drive to the second store to be told no orders.. the first store should of told me and or should be on their website... I get no help.. I guess... but more communication would be nice.. who would of thought I had to call ahead and specifically ask that question.., I needed to do in person to bring on the invitation to match colors.... I have used them for years.. a dedicated customer...Frustrating and disappointing. read more

Holy smokes! Delicious donuts and the best red velvet cupcake I have ever eaten!!! Yum! If I am in Frankfort again I will definitely be back. read more

Just got an Atomic for my wife's birthday it was great next time will have to try and change flavors of cake

It was my sister's birthday last month and this is one of her favorite bakeries, so it's only fitting I got her cake here. I got a vanilla cake with buttercream filling and whipped topping. The cake was delicious. Everyone in my family loved it. The staff here is also very courteous and professional. When I went to go pick up the cake, I also tried the red velvet cupcake. It was decent, but nothing compared to the scrumptious birthday cake. read more

Fleckenstein's Bakery - Vanilla Cake with butter cream filling and whipped cream topping! - Bakeries Near Me - Mokena, Illinois

everything is delicious, they were my first fruitcake experience and will be my gold standard

Fleckenstein's always does an amazing job for all of our family events ! Check out this custom designed atomic cake that matched our party invitation and hand designed surf board cookies for our Dad's 60th birthday party! You will never be disappointed if you order from here ! read more

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I have never ordered a cake from here. I have the donuts and cup cakes and they are amazing. I drive pretty far to come here. The staff is always great. Sometimes funny. They make their stuff fresh. I've been there a couple times where they ran out of my favorite donut. That's ok though. At least they've never given me something old. I'm just impressed with this place. My wife is having German chocolate cupcakes. She said they were good. Try this place. read more

My wife say's, "What is it about donuts that you love so much?". Well they have sugar and they make me happy. This place is pretty good. Everything is fresh, can't beat fresh. I know my wife has bought a few of their cakes, but I come here for the donuts. Give me coffee and donuts, it'll be happy. read more

Wonderful danish on a weekly basis, but our Easter lamb cake was kind of dry.

We definitely recommend Fleckenstein's for a wedding cake! Very professional from the beginning. I was able to show pictures of inspiration, and he designed and quoted us there at the initial consultation. The cake turned out beautifully, and we couldn't have been happier! read more

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After having their donuts, I cannot have anything else! Their cake donuts are absolutely delicious. And their apple fritters are out of this world! Gotta get there early tho, they are the first to go! read more

Owner was very rude towards us on when we told him we did not want fondant for our wedding cake and we wanted whip cream. He had us go though his sample pictures of the cakes and have us pick what we like and he will tell us if it's fondant or whip cream, the cake we picked was whip cream. He seem upset we didn't pick fondant. He kept pushing us on how his fondant is the best. My wedding was fall colors and when I got to my wedding I wanted to cry when I saw neon colors instead of fall colors. I did not put any pictures of my cake in my wedding album Very disappointing Go to Orland bakery for your wedding cake instead. read more

It takes forever for them To answer the phone They put you on hold for 10-20 mins. Was faster to drive there so I did and when I got there they were out of what we needed . Aggravating..I was still on hold 25 mins later Walked in and still on hold..very rude. read more

Always the best! Delicious donuts and the best cake in the area, hands down. The employees respect Covid regulations/requirements and move very quickly! read more

Great cakes and pastries! We always order for birthday's and don't go anywhere else. The atomic cake is where it's at!!

Overpriced for an uncreative, ho hum menu. So many better choices a short distance away, e.g., Cupcake Bakery, Bundt Cakes.

Remember Ice Cream Cakes? Fleckenstein's is the best place in the south burbs to get one. We had one for our daughter's birthday party and it was a huge hit with everyone. It brought back so many memories for so many people. Great job!! Can't wait for the next birthday. Then again, I'd like to always have ice cream cake in my freezer... read more

Best donuts and bakery in the Joliet/New Lenox/Lockport area bar none. Visit the place yourself, taste the product yourself. You won't be disappointed. Tons of TROLLS on the internet who do not value a good business/product. One of a kind if you are in the area. read more

Fleckenstein's has the best quality baked goods. They went out of their way to make a pecan pie before the season started.

If you love fresh donuts. These are pretty amazing. You must go early. Usually by 9am they are sold out! I will try the cake and bread one day. I k ow this is the only bakery in the southwest suburbs that has a certified baker! read more

This bakery is not bad and certainly seems to have its loyal followers but we were not impressed. We have tried custard donuts, cookies, atomic cake and even had a custom cookie order filled when we were in the area for a few days. After getting pastries at Orland Park bakery, fleckinsteins could not come close to matching our expectations. Some issues we had. Donuts not filled very much with filling, cookies tasted stale. Selection small. The atomic cake was ok but nothing like Orland Park bakery or creative cakes in Tinley. I would have given 2 stars but customer service was ok and the prices were ok. read more

The cheesecake cups are great and so are the doughnuts. I'm not even crazy about doughnuts but the custard bismarks from here are amazing. I live in the city so by the time I make it to the bakery, there's not much left to buy. I took away one star because it is kind of pricey. read more

Best bakery around. If their normal menue is great. You ought to try their seasonal goodies. Sorry, a few calories might slip through, but the are so worth it. read more

We moved out here from West Loop Chicago surrounded by AMAZING donut shops. We were worried we wouldn't be able to find anything as good at the city's greats, but ohhh not true. Fleckenstein's is hands down the best donut I've ever had. Not greasy at all, absolutely incredible. I'm not a donut lover, but it's my husbands favorite - my goal has been to find the very best so we can both truly enjoy. This one takes the cake...donut read more

I constantly have issue with this business on overpromising and underdelivering and it ends up screwing up my plans for parties. This time, I had called and asked if a certain cupcake was made in a mini size and received confirmation that it was and when I called to place the order (3 days before the party) I was told that the owner said that they cannot do it. That's about as bad of customer service that you can get. Extremely unreliable and puts its customers in a bad spot when they tell them they can make something when they really can't. read more

One of my favorite things about my birthday is that I get to celebrate it with a cake from Fleckenstein's! I switch it up from year to year, but I generally prefer a chocolate cake with either strawberries or chocolate in the middle. I always have the whip cream frosting. It is light and not too sweet. Perfection! Fleckenstein's also has superb cupcakes - mostly of the filled variety. The butter cookies are melt in your mouth delicious and if you get up early enough, make sure you get a donut. The chocolate with chocolate frosting is my number one. It seems impossible, but I do still have some menu items to try. They have every bakery item you could ever want all at reasonable prices. It makes it very hard to travel north on LaGrange road and not stop in. read more

I am updating my review of Fleckenstein's because of how my life had changed and therefore my sugar fix is different here now. I am sure that their glazed donuts are still wonderful but I no longer leave for work between 6 and 6:45 am. This is a huge plus but I haven't seen one of their glazed donuts since I retired from teaching full time. That's OK, I think there should be a reward for early risers who work 5 days a week. That used to be me and sometimes the donuts were what got me out of the house in the morning. Lately, my obsession are their cupcakes. Yes, I know there are boutique cupcake places which are very cute and make delish $4.00 cupcakes. Fleckenstein's is more old school and they make amazing cupcakes for under $2.00. Yes, you read that right. I have brought them to football games. (Hey, cupcake tailgating is the way to go!) I have picked up a selection for when I bring dessert to parties and they are gone in a flash. They have filled ones and non filled ones and those are even cheaper. I recently had a new one there - apple pie with ice cream. It is a cinnamon cupcake with a bit of apple filling and a round ball of frosting which is very light and supposed to look like a scoop of ice cream. It was divine! I also adore their non filled Red Velvet with cream cheese frosting, we have had that for about 6 years in a row for my daughter's bday cake. This past Easter we only had cupcakes from Fleckenstein's for desserts. I bought millions of them and got cupcake boxes for people to bring home a cupcake as a sort of Easter basket. Enough about the cupcakes! They also have great wedding cakes, cookies and birthday cakes! Plus, the dinner rolls are melt in your mouth and make the best bread for a Sloppy Joe sandwich and are small enough so that you will demand seconds. In short, if you like sugar and like it baked into goodies, come here. I would show you the way but then I would be forced to buy more goodies and I have reached my quota for this month! read more

Not wearing a mask in small, family owned business that was just shut down from Pritzker and his "changing rules." You have your right to decide (to fold like a deck chair), as do I, so I'll go elsewhere. read more

The boyfriend got a birthday cake for me last week and he was very pleased. He reports that they are very courteous and helpful, and he was also happy with the price for the size of the cake. They also personalized it (I don't know how much the cake was, but it certainly LOOKED expensive). I thought it was lovely-- chocolate layer cake with white buttercream frosting and sprinkles on the sides. The cake itself was really tasty, but the frosting was sort of meh. It seems that too often, to get the right consistency in frosting to work with it and have it be sturdy, it has to be grainy and kind of gross. So I've been eating just the cake parts and throwing the stiff chunks of frosting straight to the trash. Even so, I would order from them in the future. read more

Very disappointed. Ordered our wedding cake from here ten months ago and called today to go over everything. The owner was extremely rude and was not willing to work with us. I regret even considering this place for a wedding cake. read more

Unfortunately for me you have to get to here early to get the best pickings of their freshly made bakery items. Specifically their-worth the groggy pre-sunrise trip to wait in line-donuts. The only time I see 5am is on my way home from the bar. Being in no shape to enter a bakery, although most likely craving cookies, I wouldn't do that to the people of Fleckenstein's. I remember as a kid being especially good on a Saturday night so my parents could get enough sleep and agree to get Fleckenstein's donuts for breakfast. Waking up to that blue and white box meant a good morning. You could savor them all day too. They stay fresher longer than Dunkin's so you don't have to eat them all when you open the box. If you want to impress the people in your office, get up a bit earlier, spend a few extra bucks and bring everyone a dozen of these puppies. You will be Employee of the Month in no time. I definitely agree with Patricia. If there was a rumor you were going to have Fleckenstein's cake at your birthday, you suddenly trumped the kid-with-the-pool in the grade school social scene. I recently went there to grab a dozen cookies for a gift.... er I mean 8 cookies... by the time I got to my destination. One of these days I will be up early enough to dodge the flying pigs and get my hands on a freshly made donut. read more

There bakery items from party size cakes to donuts or cookies are always delicious. They have been around a long time because of such good pastries read more

Just got my wife's birthday cupcakes here and doubled the amount she said she wanted. 6 cupcakes for 4 people, is she crazy? I got 6 lemon and 6 strawberry and this gave us 3 leftovers. Damn, I should have bought more. Cakes are equally good - the lemon torte is my birthday favorite. Too bad Steven M doesn't know baked goods, not only are they definitely made here but they're great. The plastic, Stevoo, is for the case so you can pick one up if you don't think ahead and preorder. When you preorder and pick them up you will get the all important cardboard box. And taste! And the prices are fair and reasonable, way below anything in the city for much fresher, tastier treats. Not sure how Steven is getting prices through the roof unless he shops at the Hostess factory outlet. My wife has probably been to every bakery in the Chicago area and these cupcakes are her favorites, trust her judgment or my waistline. Fleckentstein's rocks. read more