I am on a quest to find the best in the SW suburbs and so far I have done that. As far as bakeries and sweet treats are concerned, I believe I have found a major winner here, They have a great variety here and the staff is very friendly, helpful, and patient. I could not make up my mind at all, however I am sure whatever I got would have been amazing. The prices are very reasonable for the price you pay. Next time I need my fix I will be back again. read more

Purchased a dozen doughnuts for my cousin's graduation from here. It was about $14 bucks. Every penny was worth it. Doughnuts here were aaaammmazing. The chocolate sprinkled doughnuts in particular tasted as if I were eating a high quality cake. We called the order before hand and they were so helpful. Can't wait to come here again. read more

I've been going here since I was little my family and I would always go after church and get some amazing donuts! This place is a gem in illinois and everyone should know about it! read more

I used to work here back in High School & can truly say it was a fun experience. They have such a high standard of quality & cleanliness you wouldn't believe it! Their strict code of conduct & discipline in the workplace stays with me to this day. To say that this is a family business is an understatement. It is truly their passion! Sons Ray & Ross have gone all out to keep their family's business up to date & thriving while maintaining the high level of quality that their founding parents, Bob & Joan, built their business upon in 1978. It was no surprise to me that they were expanding their bakery while other competitors in nearby Tinley Park & New Lenox were closing their doors for good. I think it goes without saying that their products are the best and with being made fresh, the same day, with no artificial preservatives..... Well, the early bird gets the worm. Those who do find themselves up early will be rewarded with a great selection of pastries & sweets. If there's something you really want, then I suggest placing an order a day or two ahead of time so you don't have to rush in there at the crack of dawn. If you need a specialty cake, don't hesitate. There's almost nothing they won't do, (in good taste). I hear that they're going to be opening up a new location in downtown New Lenox, near the train station, which makes it a great location to grab a coffee & doughnut before catching the train. My only hope is that people won't loose their appetite from the foul stench of the sewage treatment plant less than a block away! read more

I thought this place was a little pricey but once I got the cake I realized that you do get what you pay for. I went to Fleckenstien's a week prior to my son's birthday and gave them a generic picture of what I was looking for. They were great to work with and added so much more detail then I expected. I would recommend this bakery to anyone. If you think it is a little more expensive then other places you have searched please know that you do get what you pay for. They went above and beyond what I expected! read more

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Hands down the absolute BEST cake donuts on 5 continents!!! I have never been to Asia or Africa. You will never want donuts anywhere else!! Simply the best tasting yummy donuts even 2 days later. YUMMERS!! read more

We chose individual cheesecakes for our wedding instead of a traditional cake. They were such a hit!! Everyone loved them! The turtle was my favorite, but they were all so delicious. read more

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First off, everyone reading this, ignore Dakota's review. They are miserable, wretched, and b*tch about everything. Read Dakota's other reviews, you'll see. Been coming here for years, always good pastries. And if you're a salesman type, and bring in donuts to the shop/office people you sell to, DO NOT, EVER, bring in those blessed Dunkin' Donuts. Stop at a REAL bakery, OK? Ugh, I swear the next salesman that drops off three boxes of DD to our shop WILL GET BOUNCED. Stop here if you're in the Lincolnway area. The Danishes wrock! read more

Holy crap! What a find in the south burbs!!! Was in need of a new bakery for the holidays and started looking east as my area is lacking in anything that resembles a legitimate bakery (sorry, grocery chains don't count) This bakery caught my eye and I placed an order for a cheesecake and a chocolate creme pie. Service was casual and professional and they did a great job managing the crowd on 12/24. Also picked up some cannolis as I couldn't resist the urge. Everything was top notch! From the cheesecake to the chocolate creme pie and to the cannolis (unbelievable!) Prices for the most part were affordable as the 8'' inch cheesecake and chocolate creme pie came to $27. My only minor gripe were that they didn't display the prices behind the glass counter and the cannolis were pricier than what I'm used to at $3 & $3.59 for one dipped in chocolate. read more

Fleckensteins is the best bakery in the area. We have recently found the specialty cupcakes a treat for birthdays instead of cake. There are many different flavors. A nice option is that you can preorder something if you want so you can be sure it doesn't sell out. Just walking in there and looking in the cases puts your sweet senses in overload! I want to taste everything. As a side note, we bought our wedding cake from Fleckensteins 23 years ago. Business was much smaller then but still great items. I love that they are family owned. read more

Boston donuts tasted burnt and the milk in the cooler was out of date. Brought it to the cashier and she got me a different one

Went to the NEW LENOX open! Love the staff and its beautiful and big! Full of everything - something for everyone. Their GF bundts are fabulous. This store carries a banana nut as well as chocolate and blueberry! read more

I haven't been to the actual store (my waistline is happy about that) but I've ordered by phone and had someone pick up: cookies, and cupcakes. OMGGG the cupcakes are out of this world. Perfectly soft with not-too-rich frosting. You can get them filled or not (fill fill!). Such cool flavors. The pina colada ones have a cherry on top and a little palm tree decoration!! The tea cookies were no different than other polish bakeries on archer imho. Scour the website, and be prepared to be quick when you order by phone. They are busy people, so not mean, just rushed... They also have hamburger and hot dogs buns. Better than the grocery store of course, but not my favorite. They are nicely fluffed and packaged tho. read more

I've been going here for years and everything is fresh and wonderful! If you are looking for anything sweet, this is the place to go!! I've never been disappointed. Love the donuts, croissants ( and so excited they started making chocolate :) Thanks!!), sweet rolls, coffee cakes, cakes... The earlier you go, the better selection, so go early if you are looking for anything in particular. Prices are a bit high, but you get what you pay for, and I totally think it's worth it. Enjoy!! read more

My family and I have been going to Fleckenstein's Bakery in Mokena for years now. We think they have the BEST bakery cookies that we have had anywhere! The cookies are sooo moist, light and extremely delicious tasting. They are not hard or old tasting or flavorless. If this was just a cookie store I would give them a 5 plus rating but as a complete bakery with donuts, cakes, breads, candy, drinks and etc, I can only give them 4 stars. So if you are ever heading out on I-80 in the Orland Park, Frankfort, Mokena area you have to stop at Fleckenstein's bakery for some out of this world cookies. I guarantee it will be worth the trip! read more

Solid neighborhood bakery, the kind that is all too rare these days, most of them having gone the way of the dodo. My favorites are probably the donuts, fresh and moist, and to be had for a fair price. Get there early because they close fairly early in the afternoon. (The parking lot is full and there can be a long line on Sundays at 7:30am-ish, which tells you just how popular this place is.) read more

Best bakery in the suburbs!! We order pure thanksgiving pies here: cranberry blueberry pecan!! So good!! Cakes and cookies are amazing!! read more

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We've been long time customers of Fleckenstein's. Ordering bakery from Fleckenstein's is a tradition my mom passed down to us and has become a part of almost all of our catered/special events, most recently for our Easter celebration. Our baked goods were easy to order, ready for us at pick up, and SO yummy. They stayed fresh well beyond Easter, too! The chocolate chip coffee cake and butter cookies are always a huge hit in my Italian family! read more

Went to pick up a pre ordered pie, what a joke, 25 numbers ahead of us and only a couple of people serving customers on a holiday.. I was at Orland bakery to pick up thier cookies and they had 25 employees behind the counter serving people. I know where they want the business. Fleckstiens, I'll never be back. read more

LOVE Fleckensteins! Beautiful and delicious cakes, cupcakes, and cookies. They even helped me out when I called last minute!!!

--Donut review only-- I bought a dozen, mixed up the best I could manage. The donuts are tasty and better than average and same so for a bakery, but by my standards of a really good donut, nothing outstanding. The dough on the cake donuts are okay. Not too sweet, (in fact just sweet enough,) a wee bit of a crust. The chocolate buttermilk is firm, had has a deeper, rich flavor to it. The yeast donuts are same on sweetness and are more on the dense side. The fillings (tried cherry and apricot,) are sugar overloads. There's no kind way I can put it. The sweetness overpowers the rest of the donut. The custard is rich and thick, with a creaminess that makes you want to eat it with a spoon. In a donut, just a little bit too much. Fleckenstein's has their frosting down well. Its a little on the grittier side, but the flavors are smooth and they're not overwhelmingly sweet. On the donuts, they tend to weigh in more on the flavor than the donut itself. Glazes are just as good and showcase the donut a little bit better than a frosting. The craftmanship (if you can use that word for baking,) comes through consistently bite after bite. Big points for that. read more

This is a place I've been going to for years total birthday cakes for my kids my grandkids my wife I stopped in there this morning because my son is getting married the day after Thanksgiving and I said I wanted to order a small wedding cake because it will just be 13 members of my family at the wedding the gentleman who I talk to said I needed to make an appointment I said OK when does the first appointment he says wait here I'll go see goes in the back comes back out and says Bob can see you nowSo Bob comes out and I explain to them what I need a small wedding cake for my son and my future daughter-in-law for the day after Thanksgiving is it oh no no no no will be closed I said well can I pick it up on Wednesday he says I don't think so I don't think we're gonna make any cakes and he goes in the back and then comes out and he says no no no no we can't make any cakes then I said really I said it's a long way off it's a whole month and this is no no no no I can't make any cakes I will never go back to this place again they have lost my business and everybodyI talked to Spizzico's and they're right down the street from my store read more

Fabulous Cherry Pie, great coffee cakes (raspberry is my favorite), very nice staff and very giving (back) to the community. I buy here every time I'm in Mokena. read more

Every time I come here I discover something new. The cookies are INSANE and I can't go get donuts without grabbing some cookies for later. ;-) The plain old fashioned donut is my favorite. It's so nice and crunchy on the outside, perfect with coffee. I haven't tried the cakes here yet but I expect them to be great like everything else. Chocolate frosted cake donuts are top notch. Tip: Get in before 9 am on weekends to take advantage of more donut flavor options. read more

The cake was delicious and the bakery really worked with us to use a cake topper that my mother had bought in Italy and wanted to use. It was very delicate and hard to stabilize. The cake was absolutely perfect and they were very accommodating considering we completely revamped our cake design at our meeting a month out. My only issue, and the reason for 4 stars (I wavered giving 3 since it really was a pretty big mistake), is they really screwed up the color of our flowers on the cake. My mother-in-law gave them a color swab of the primary purple color for our wedding so they could match the flowers. Although the cake was stunning and absolutely nummy, the flowers were such a dark purple they looked black. This was not the color of our dresses and really ruined the overall affect of our cake. Other than that, we were very pleased! read more

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Its terrible,goods are expensive, dry and tasteless. Go to Orland bakery its top notch.

This is the best bakery around. I give it one star because if you don't get there by 7am the are out of most popular products. This was happening before covid. I hope this will change!!! read more

One word, YUM. The best place in the area... always try to stop on my way home from work. Moving soon, and I will miss this place! Been going here since I was a child read more

Can't go wrong with this bakery. I've tried their cupcakes, cookies, doughnuts, pies, cakes, and other treats and nothing has been less than delicious. Their doughnuts are honestly the best doughnuts in the area. Customer service is typically very good here but as with all places, there are always a few crab apples. My family ordered a cake from here last summer for a large event and they made the selection and ordering process simple. Overall, I recommend this place to anyone with a sweet tooth. read more

We always order our cakes from Fleckenstein's Bakery. Their cakes always taste great and are decorated beautifully. Thank you Fleckenstein's! read more

We ordered a German Chocolate cake for a birthday celebration. It was moist, rich, without being "sugary" tasting. The icing was great and an overall good experience. Lots of positive feedback from the birthday girl and celebrants! read more

I think all the other reviews sum it up quite nicely. This is a great bakery to get real desserts ( not the junk from the grocery store). Everything is fresh and it is PACKED in the morning so give your self some time. The staff moves everyone as fast as possible but there is a limit to everything. Just close your eyes and point. You will probably be happy with your selection. read more

We used Fleckenstein's for our wedding in August 2020 and couldn't be happier. Mr. Fleckenstein was so easy to work with and accommodated our changing guest count due to COVID-19 social distancing/max occupancy requirements for our reception seamlessly. He also worked very closely with our florist which allowed us to include real flowers on our cake in a safe and beautiful way! We had four different types of cake - three within our standard wedding cakes (white cake with vanilla buttercream, yellow cake with raspberry filling, and marble cake with chocolate fudge - yum!) and one in our groom's cake (chocolate cake with Oreo buttercream - a chocolate lover's and kids' favorite). All four cakes were covered in vanilla buttercream which we received many compliments on from our guests! The cakes themselves were also beautiful and exactly what we envisioned. My husband, a huge University of Florida fan, loved his cake. We also stated to Fleckenstein's that we did not want the groom's cake to have fondant, and they abided by that and still delivered a perfect looking Gator head! The delivery process was also seamless as Mr. Fleckenstein's staff arrived to our reception venue promptly without complications. I would highly recommend Fleckenstein's for large events such as weddings as well as birthdays or just for a weekday treat. Their birthday cake cupcake and donuts are also good choices! read more

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Product is a better representation than the counter staff. Very rude prior to Christmas....will not be back.

The best cup cake I had in a long time. German chocolate with a filled middle. Decadent.

Wow really good bakery had the cinnamon roll and a blueberry kelache wow I will be stopping here again. Service was very good nice energetic and eager to sell. read more

I have the rare gift of having a now six-year-old brother with whom I more or less share a birthday. They're technically two days apart, but they're always celebrated on the same day, so for all intents and purposes, we share a birthday. The LB and I also share a mutual love for Star Wars so when it came time to pick a cake for us, Fleckenstein's was the perfect place in the southwest burbs. We got an awesome layered, half chocolate half yellow cake with banana filling. It was decorated, of course, with a picture of Vader (his favorite) and Yoda (mine). Their ability to decorate is really second to none around there. If you want a fancy looking cake, look no further. But in the end, who care about how it looks, how does it taste? Delicious. Fluffy, moist cake, frosting that didn't have that overly sweet fake taste to it, and the banana filling was... well banana filling but it complimented everything else well. Orland Bakery is closer to my parents and also makes a pretty great cake, but Fleckenstein's is just phenomenal. I haven't tasted a better cake anywhere. For an occasional treat, it's an absolute delight. read more

Wow, What a find! We were out on Saturday and ran across this place. Fantastic! Tried some of the cookies - unbelievably good!. I wish we lived closer - we would make this "our bakery". read more

The first time I tried a cake from Fleckenstein's Bakery was at the bridal shower my sister hosted for me last June. She served a white cake with buttercream frosting and a strawberry filling. Wow. What a delicious cake! It was memorable enough for me to consider driving all the way from Chicago to Mokena this past weekend to pick up a sugar-free white cake with sugar-free buttercream frosting and filling. I needed to find one for my in-law's 30th wedding anniversary since my FIL is diabetic. Based on a random Google search for bakeries that offered SF cakes, I found Fleckenstein's menu. I was nervous that the cake wouldn't taste very good and have a weird after taste that most sugar substitutes have, but I can confirm this cake was was worth the drive. The guests and my in-laws really enjoyed it! read more

This place is amazing. I work in a bakery myself and I am impressed with the quality and love of the product they put out here. I drove an hour for their doughnuts. An hour! It was worth it. Don't pass up the chocolate bismarcks; they're balanced doughnut perfection. A lot of fillings tend to be too syrupy, sweet, over-processed, or fake; I can tell the ones they use here are very high quality. I very rarely give a business 5 stars, so when I give this rating, I truly mean it. read more