this is a small little bakery that sits in the more Hispanic dominated area of Bolingbrook near the Walmart supercenter in the little it is more of a Hispanic area now.. Yet it was Paczki day the 25th of Feb. also fat Tuesday 2020. and I knew the bakeries around me it was going to be forever to wait but I happen to be cruising over after having a couple quick sliders to the drive-thru at White Castle caught the corner of my eye Gigante bakery known as the giant. well here on this day I decided originally well it's too late I don't feel like waiting in line for hours and hours but as I walked up to this I saw this little sign on the door Paczki here. there was a proximately about a good six or seven flavors for Hispanic bakery that's really cool..apparently this place is known for its tres leche cake the 3milk cake which is a Spanish like Mexican Hispanic traditional dessert. and that's mainly their clientele but as I walked in I was pleasantly surprised I was greeted in a very friendly manner...told the woman I'm just going to kind of take a look around here and look at a few different things and then I saw the Paczki that were being brought out. they sure looks like the traditional she said yeah they take a little bit of time but the fact that this is the Chicago area in general and they're proud to be Chicagoans proud to take part in the ethnicities that makes us such a great multicultural City.. this is a very small bakery they serve a lot of gigantic and type of bread and small pastries they have a nice selection for a small as it is a nice awards on the wall..seems like they have a pretty steady clientele for specialty cakes and much more but I just wanted some Paczki. and I had success I left with two strawberry one blueberry and an apricot for my mom. the best part it wasn't hours and hours waiting in line like some of the classic traditional European bakeries this is just a little Hispanic bakery and they tasted great.. well I don't really buy a lot of baking stuff most of the time that's my dad that does it just a fact that it was there and was able to pick it up was very cool and the quality was great keep up the good work..well I don't live in the area my truck just get parked there it's still worked out all for the good. funny part was there were a couple of what seemed to be Europeans from the area passing through either on work or business that bought a few Paczki and were quite satisfied with no wait to say walked out the door with smiles on their face..sure you could have went into town closer to the city or the European and got the monster ones in bakeries with varieties of 50 flavors or more for the traditional day.. but to be able to get in there and get a traditional one for the most part which was really delicious which is fine. read more

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El peor pan mexicano que he comido. El pan dulce estaba duro, no era del día y el sabor terrible. No vale la pena! The worst Mexican pan dulce I have ever had. The bread was stale, seemed days old, and the flavor was terrible. It was very disappointing!! read more

Delicious! Had the Rosca and it was the most fresh bread I have ever had! Will definitely be coming back. The service was great and the place looked clean and everything looked delicious. read more

Gigante Bakery - Rosca - Bakeries Near Me - Bolingbrook, Illinois

I ordered 4 dozen pastries 3 days in a row for a corporate event and they were perfect. They were ready each day for me to pick up at 7am, the prices were great and the service was impeccable. I just placed a new order for another corporate event next week because my co-workers requested that we get the same items for this event!! read more

The owner was very friendly. My husband and I love the bread there! So fresh and tasty!! 7 pieces of bread for 12$ read more

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WHAT I ORDERED VS. WHAT I GOT‼‼‼ The worse thing ever is when you can't deliver what you promise to a client...The fact that this was not my first time using Gigante Bakery Gigante Bakery but this was my first time receiving such horrible service....I reached out multiple times and have been to the bakery twice to have them refund my client for her entire order but keep getting the run around...I always want happy clients so I've refunded my client but I will never use this bakery again Swipe to see this horrible job...the cake had been sitting out cause it was sweating...I ordered a 2 tier instead of the 3 tier but with 2 teddy bears not whatever was sitting on top of that cake...some of the balls were falling off the cake and missing...the cookies were the absolute WORSE they looked like preschoolers made them nothing like the picture...the cake pops were all cracked and falling off the sticks and half not even round... just a rushed job that was threw together prior to me picking up the order...what a horrible memory for a 1st time mother...oh and I was offered a $42 credit read more

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Horrible! I ordered a Birthday cake from Gigante Bakery 140 South Bolingbrook Drive on this past Saturday for my Nieces Birthday. The cake looked good on the outside but when we went to eat it, it was horrible. Everyone was very disappointed. I called them this Morning to see if I could get a credit or something and was told that the buttercream sometimes link into the cake but I should just scrub it off and eat around it or I should have brought the entire cake back for a refund,this is so unacceptable and I'm so hurt that we have this establishment in Bolingbrook. Do Not Go To Gigante Bakery Unless you want the cake from Hell.... read more

Gigante Bakery - Bakeries Near Me - Bolingbrook, Illinois

Love love love their cakes!! Try their tres laches cakes vanilla and chocolate cakes. Best location as it's near Walmart and dominos and dollar store. read more

Gigante Bakery - Bakeries Near Me - Bolingbrook, Illinois

Attention to detail here they lacked ability To perform simple details!!!! I purchased a three tier wedding cake and it tasted great! But I was was very very disappointed once I picked up my cake and saw how terrible it looked yes they did do what I asked for but it was very poorly executed and felt like it ruined my day read more

Gigante Bakery - Clearly poorly done ugly wedding cake so disappointed I spent 152$ on this turd of a wedding cake! Luckily it tasted fine! - Bakeries Near Me - Bolingbrook, Illinois

Ordered a cake for a wedding and it was amazing - we had a three layer cake delivered with various flavors. For the price nothing could beat it. Highly recommend! read more

Gigante Bakery - Amazing wedding cake! - Bakeries Near Me - Bolingbrook, Illinois

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We bought a 3 leches cake & a flan it was very bad. the flan had no flavor & the cake as well. Dont buy any cakes from the bakery. read more

This is a great bakery. I stopped here to visit my brother in the area, and come in based on reviews, and they hold up. You get a WIDE selection of options just when you step through the door. You can grab a platter and pick anything and everything you want, and the person behind the counter will box/bag it up for you. We left with a wide selection for a large family get together, and everyone complimented how good the pastries / desserts were. Awesome! read more

Horrible stale doughnuts. Owners need to throw out their window full of doughnuts. Not stale from the morning, but stale from earlier in the week. Also place can use a re-do in decor. Should also get rid of the display cakes with an inch of dust on them. Move on. read more

The work at this bakery is unbelievable! The cake was beautiful and we were able to have different flavors on each layer. The cake was delicious! read more

Gigante Bakery - Bakeries Near Me - Bolingbrook, Illinois

Transplant from El Paso, TX and for the last 17 years I've lived here, I've been trying my best to find a good quality, Mexican bakery that was consistent, delicious and authentic. I'm pleased to say that I've finally found that in El Gigante. The key, like any good bakery, is to find out the times they put out their different breads and cookies at their freshest. The times vary, but it seems like your best option is to go after 1130am or later in the day. Nothing is really very fresh when they open, but they bake throughout the day and put more and more fresh baked breads out during that time. Personally, I like to show up after I get out of work at 330 or later The conchas, maranitos, empanadas, and all the other various pan and pasteles are wonderful from top to bottom. They even have things I've never seen before, tried and loved. And as every Mexican restaurant should do, their prices are rock bottom. So long as you arrive in the afternoon or later when breads are at their most fresh, this Mexican bakery is an absolute oasis. read more

Okay... on my first visit (via my cool Daddio) this past Sunday, I was going to give Gigante 4 stars because the (so called) cheese danish I had gotten tasted lemony (or something) and I NO LIKE fruit in my cheese pastries or desserts... but upon my second trip this morning for a goodbye treat for a fave co-worker of mine who was (oh-so-sadly) being let go at work... but God bless her for getting a rockin' replacement job just in time, I saw that the note by what I thought was a cheese Danish actually read "Pineapple". In that case, it was pretty damn good. I rectified the cheese situation today by grabbing a real cheese danish that was light and fluffy with ooey, gooey cheese filling... apology accepted, Gigante... but please don't try to feed me fruit in the guise of cheese again. On the first trip with my Dad, we had gotten a shit ton stuff for less than $4... my Dad looked at me like there was a register error but I told him, no sir.... Mexican bakeries are not only delicious but dirt cheap. My second visit this morning consisted of me going on a cake, cupcake, cinnamon bun, watermelon cookie, doughnut, and croissant crusade... I got 2 huge serving platters of baked goods for $25... score! I guess if I had to pick one, I'd go to Panaderia Coral over Gigante but Gigante is just so conveniently located and dare I say... even more nominally priced than Panaderia Coral... that I... just can't quit you. read more

There's something about a panaderia that I cannot resist. It could be the self-serve format (grab a tray, some tongs, and go!), and it could also be that they are always ridiculously inexpensive for what you get. Gigante isn't flashy; you're greeted by no one, there is a bread & sweets case on each wall, and the girl will ring up your order and send you on your way. There are also some beverages (Pepsi, Frappucino, milk) in a cooler, just in case you aren't going to make it home. The cheese danish and the tri-color cookie were so good, I considered pulling off of I-55 the other day just stop in here and get more. The danishes and cookies are the size of a human face. Skip the donuts. I don't know what I was thinking, but the dough was very dry but dense, not at all what a donut should be. What the heck? NO EMPANADAS? No me gusta. These types of pastries dry out quickly, so plan to eat them the day of purchase or the next morning. Any longer than that, and they will be stale. Everything is right around $1/each. So Gigante isn't as cheap as others, but it's still inexpensive compared to the fancy cupcake bakeries. read more

Ok here it is Fat Tuesday and we need our paczki fix! Well this is the place. Just bought a dozen assorted and they were fresh and delicious forget the big box stores. This is where you need to be for fresh bakery read more

Gigante Bakery - Bakeries Near Me - Bolingbrook, Illinois

Bought a bread from here expecting it to be filled, when it wasn't. It was hollow and the bread was very stale and hard. The staff is very rude and the prices are outrageous. My mom had her wedding cake made here last year and the inside was NOTHING like what she planned. From the wrong filling to even cake flavor. Very unprofessional. Went in today also to consult about a baby shower cake and the cashier lady was being rude and she seemed very upset. Never coming back !! Don't waste your money !!! Watch out !!! read more

Gigante Bakery - Bakeries Near Me - Bolingbrook, Illinois

Ordered a bridal shower sheet cake with fresh strawberry filling with butter cream frosting. It was excellent! Multiple guests asked where it came from. This bakery was recommended to me by a friend, who is an executive chef at a high end hotel. When messaging them any wording to be written on the cake, however, make sure you only include the exact words you want written on the cake and nothing more. My hubby picked up the cake and thank goodness he called me to ask if I also wanted the cake to read "Thank You, Diane" They had to remove that. hehehe read more

I ordered a two-tiered cake to feed 50 people at my bridal shower and it was a hit! The cake was absolutely beautiful and tasted so delicious! Thank you Gigante Bakery! read more

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GREAT Customer service the girls there are so nice! I was reading some of the comments, and some people are crazy by the things they say it's shocking! Don't be discouraged to try this place it's honestly so delicious, I love their Oreo cheesecake Anyway they've done ALL of my cakes, and I can say I've never had a mistake, and if they did it be like a spelling error but they were so nice, and would fix it right away! I L O V E place ! read more

Gigante Bakery - I ORDERED THIS CAKE AND OMG I WAS SO ASTONISHED BY THE WORK MY BABY SHOWER COULDN'T HAVE BEEN BETTER - Bakeries Near Me - Bolingbrook, Illinois

My dad loves their pan dulce with his coffee. The people here are really nice. They can also make cakes!

Worst service I ordered a cake and the picture looked so pretty but when we got it it was al smudged instead of what the picture looked like but that wasn't the worst part we got home and put it on our table and all the milk fell it went on the floors and some of our guests got dirty and when we cut it, it was full of icing so much it was mostly icing it tasted so bad the colors weren't even right we ordered light colors and they have ya some dark colors worst place ever I don't recommend also they are so rude the lady was almost screaming at us and when we we're about to pay she snatched the money. read more

I went and made an order for a cake for my son who is in the marines he loves dragon ball z and I took a picture of the cake we wanted and they said that they could make it the exact same we wanted the same exact colors that were on the picture and when they gave it to us it was the worst cake we've ever seen the colors were so ugly and dark it didn't look anything the same it looked disgusting so what I would recommend is to never ever go there again and another thing the lady that works there is rude to her customers she is always mad when someone goes in the store. read more

Love their cakes they make such a delicious marble cake with butter cream frosting. I like chocolate mousse filling but the kids love the banana filling,either way everyone loves it . I have not had much other than their cakes so I cannot give an accurate review on those . They look good :) read more

AVOID THIS PLACE LIKE A PLAGUE IF YOU DON'T WANT TO RUIN A BIG DAY ! I HAD TO CALL THE COPS TO GET MY REFUND. Go here if you are okay with their below average cake decoration skills but never expect any customer service. Apart from not making a simple cake order right for my significant other's birthday, they tried to scam me. So I ordered for a simple cake in the shape of 25 and asked for some fancy girly designs on top with a message. Went on the birthday evening to pickup only to have the staff rudely shout at me saying I already cancelled the cake and trying to cheat them. when I have the receipt with me the whole time, they claimed I sent someone with the receipt to cancel the order and got the money. I was also told the cake was sent back since it is cancelled. If I sent someone to cancel the cake why would I be going to pick up the cake. I insisted to talk to the person took my order and when she came I heard a different story. She said I was the one who came earlier to cancel the order and they got everything on cctv. I was like they must be super dumb to allow someone else to come in, cancel some random order and get the money which was paid by a credit card. I didn't bow down so they told I can have the cake but not money back(at that point of time I didn't ask for money). So they brought the cake that they told was sent back and it was awful. The 25 was not in proper shape, literally no designs on top of cake and they wrote the message on the cake board. I was shocked to see the cake and understood why they were creating all the drama. I could no way use that cake for a birthday surprise so asked that my money was refunded. And they told I was trying to cheat them, I can take the cake but cannot enter the business in future. They were not even courteous and told me they would call the cops on me. I lost my patience and being not at fault I called the cops. When the cop arrived and asked for the cctv footage they told him the CCTV is not functioning properly. But without any evidence they kept saying I cheated them. After showing the receipt I had with me and cops intervention they finally gave my refund on my credit card. But we wasted 2 hours in this process which entirely ruined my wife's birthday. And guess what, we never had a cake for my wife's birthday and that was the worst birthday she had in all years. SO PLEASE DO NOT ORDER A CAKE HERE EVEN IF IT IS FREE AND GO ELSEWHERE IF YOU WANT TO BE TREATED AS A CUSTOMER. read more

Worst customer service. Cake was to be done at 3pm was not ready til 6pm. No Picture on cake plain no happy birthday. Told me if I wanted the cake or not. Even though it was payed in full. They knew I needed the cake. Did NOT apologies. They said they didn't have the managers phone number to call. Very disappointed. They deserve no stars but I had to pick 1. If you want a good and well done cake do NOT order at this place. They go by take it or your loss. Awful service and I was not the only customer with a problem read more

I ordered a cake there it was moist and delicious Worked at BHS they donated a cake. Best cake ever. Perhaps I'd you need something written on the cake put it down on paper. They are bilingual so give them a chance the way I see it read more

I bought a chocolate cake with strawberry filling for someone's birthday and absolutely loved it! They did a nice job with the buttercream and the cake wasn't too sweet. We'll definitely be coming back to try their other cakes! read more

Horrible cakes. They may taste okay but they fall apart easily and are not well constructed. They didn't even use fondant on the entire cake and it was over priced. Very disappointed. Would not use again. read more

I ordered my Niece a Birthday cake on this past Saturday for her party Saturday night. The cake was made with red buttercream which bleed inside of the cake that taste horrible. Everyone was so disappointed and kept saying who made this nasty cake? When I spoke with the Manager today she told me there was nothing she can do and that I should have had my guest eat around the icing. Terrible money hungry lacks Customer experience. I will never be back. read more

The service was okay and the people understood what I was asking for and I even gave them a picture of the exact way I wanted the cake to look. When we picked up the cake it looked some what of the way I wanted it to, but not exactly. And the colors were very ugly though I know it's a Mexican bakery and they have really bright and obnoxious colors. It stayed together very nicely and taste great! Cutting it was smooth and easy. If I could redo my order I would change the colors and have the bakers try harder to copy the image of the cake I wanted. Overall not too shabby for the price. read more

Omg the pastel tres léchés is the best anywhere. I've been going here since they opened

Horrible customer service. I just called and asked if they made fruit cakes. The owner asked me how large. I said 4 but was willing to pay for 16.... He immediately hung up. Would not recommend. read more

Best baker in town. We live in Indiana about 3 hours away, and when we're in town, we never miss to stop in and get something. Very creative, and the flavor is mouth watering!! read more

Gigante Bakery - The drive is never a problem to come get these delicious cakes. This one was for my sisters wedding. - Bakeries Near Me - Bolingbrook, Illinois

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The cake taste great. Service is nice. I'm giving them a 3 star because they spelled "Birthday" wrong on the cake. Not sure how can a baker not knowing how to spell birthday?! read more

Ordered a 3 tier (all tiers separated) wedding cake for my son's wedding. Called the day before to be sure of 3 tiers, all tiers would be separated, delivery time, etc. Spoke to young man who 3 times guaranteed that the tiers would be separated and delivery at 2:00pm. When we arrived at the venue; only the top tier was separated on pillars, the other 2 tiers were like a layer cake. Was too late to call or get another cake. So we ended up with NOT what was ordered. Icing good, cake taste good, but NOT what was ordered and it was not cheap. Wedding date July 30, 2017. read more

I am hooked on Gigante's Mexican cheesecake, their pudding cake, tres leches cake and big cookies. Trust me when I tell you that you get "more bang for your buck" when you buy your pastries from Gigante. You know how Panera charges $1.99 for their cookies? Well, Gigante's are $.85. read more

They did our wedding cake and WOW. We did a "partially naked" carrot cake. Partially naked meaning the frosting is just barely put on the outside so the cake shows through - it makes it look almost like a tree trunk. It was very rustic looking and we got tons of compliments! And it was also delicious :) We had our florist give them flowers to add to the top as well and it turned out perfectly! read more