Great selection of delicious baked goods and fast service. Would return, would recommend.read more

Old school bakery featuring everything from cakes to cookies. My favorite is the chocolate eclairs…read more Please give this place a try !

The bakery staff is super friendly and helpful. Cakes, donuts cookies, this place has many options…read moreto feed your sweet tooth. I tried a carrot cake cupcake and it was outstanding! My tip is to purchase multiple items, you will not be disappointed.

This bakery is outstanding! Our recent favorite is the chiffon lemon cake. I highly recommend the…read morekolaches and cherry and apple slices. Highly recommend!!!

If you haven't been to Pticek & Son Bakery, I'm going to assume you've been spending your life…read moremaking questionable decisions. This place is one of the last true old-school bakeries still standing -- the kind where you walk in and immediately feel like you just time-traveled to a better era. The smells alone should be bottled and sold as a life improvement product. But let's get to the main event... THE HOTDOGS IN THE BUN. Calling these "hotdogs" feels disrespectful. These are legendary, mythical, blink-and-they're-gone bakery treasures. Soft, pillowy, slightly sweet bread wrapped around a perfectly baked hotdog like it's being tucked in for the greatest nap of its life. And here's the thing -- you don't just casually show up and grab these. NO. You need a plan. You need strategy. You need to order ahead like you're securing concert tickets. Because if you stroll in thinking, "Yeah I'll just grab a couple..." -- congratulations, you played yourself. They will be gone. Vanished. Spoken about only in whispers by the lucky few who got there in time. Now here's what really makes this place special -- the grandkids working there keeping the family tradition alive. And I'm convinced these kids aren't just employees... they're being trained like it's some kind of secret bakery academy. I watched one of them wrap a hotdog bun with the precision of a brain surgeon. Another was moving boxes like they were in the finals of a competitive baking Olympics. Meanwhile I'm just standing there thinking, "These kids have more skill before noon than I've had my entire life." You can tell this isn't just a job to them -- this is family legacy in motion. Somewhere in the back, I'm pretty sure there's an invisible scoreboard keeping track of who made the most perfect buns of the day. Every bite is pure nostalgia -- like your childhood got an upgrade and decided to show off a little. You don't eat these... you respect them. Between the old-school charm, the unreal baked goods, and a new generation absolutely crushing it, this isn't just a bakery -- it's a Garfield Ridge institution. Pro tip: Order the hotdogs in advance, guard them with your life, and if you see the grandkids working... just know you're witnessing the future of greatness.

I ordered the 10inch rainbow cake with Butter cream frosting for my aunts birthday and it was…read moreamazing! When you walk into the place your greeted with a warm smile and a hello, then your hit with the amazing aroma of fresh pastries. Highly recommend this place for all your pastry and cake needs.

For sure it's hard to not like a bakery. It also feels good to support a local business that's…read morefamily owned and smells freaking good. Nova Bakery is one of several in Blue Island. Has lots to choose from. They have more of a Mexican influence but they can make many types of pastries. Came here in the morning and got stuff that was freshly baked. It's kind of a small place that has a counter. They take a lot of custom orders. A popular place around here to get cakes. Popular whether for things like birthdays or weddings, they'll make it for you. A lot of amazing examples. They also have a lot simpler items like breads and cookies you can just pop in and get. It's about $6 to get a big loaf that's freshly baked. The pastries include cannoli and other classics as well as classic Mexican ones like panaderia and that kind of stuff. Great stuff especially when it's fresh. It's closed Sundays. This is among the several bakeries on Western.

Bread is delicious and the service is friendly. I would go back in a heartbeat. Excellent pastries…read moreand fresh French loaves!

We really wanted to like this place because everything looks great online and it does smell good…read morewhen you walk in. Today my fiancé and I tried the confetti cupcake, and we honestly really did not like it at all. The buttercream tasted like super strong shortening or strictly butter taste. Nothing like any other buttercreams I've tried at other bakeries. It was not good. We also tried the strawberries and cream cupcake, and that was better than the confetti cupcake, but tasted unfortunately very artificial tasting, and neither of us were a fan of that either. The bakery has really nice cakes, everyone is friendly, but we just did not like the cupcakes, unfortunately. Cupcakes are around $3 each.

This is the second custom cake I've ordered in the last year, and it won't be the last! I made the…read moreorder over email, sending an example and color pallet I wanted, and it turned out better than the example picture I sent! The communication was quick and easy. The cake not only looked PERFECT it was delicious as well! Chocolate cake w cannoli filling and butter cream. As a joke we brought home the yarn balls for my dad, and he cut them open, we were super surprised there was rice crispies in the center and very tasty as well! I cannot recommend Creative cakes enough! And thank you to them for going above and beyond w this one! My mom & everyone, loved it!

A really large variety of baked goods and coffee and services was friendly and helpful. The parfait…read morecake cups, donuts, cupcakes, and slice of Tres leches cake were all very good. Would recommend.

This is a great find in Summit. This bakery has been here for a while and has a wide variety of…read moredifferent types of pastries--doughnuts, flan, cookies, turnovers, cannoli, cupcakes, etc. My favorites include the iced sugar cookies and doughnuts. They also have lots of options to customize your cup of coffee. They have many pastries available in their cases, but can also order ahead for specialized or large orders. Service was very friendly and helpful. Everything is to-go; there is no seating inside the bakery.

First time here, the place is nice and neat with a few places to sit. I had the pistachio…read morecheesecake and it is amazingly good. Not only are they generous on the pistachios the cheesecake itself is very good. I live in the area so I will soon return to try something else but I think I found my favorite thing already

Stopped by Cake and Bake today, and the initial impression was top-notch! The atmosphere is…read morefantastic, the shop is beautifully designed, and the service was warm and attentive from the moment I walked in. ​The desserts look absolutely stunning--the presentation and attention to detail are incredible. However, taste-wise, the flavor and texture didn't quite match the amazing visual appeal. They weren't bad, but given how incredible they look, I was hoping for a bit richer flavor. Overall, a great spot for the ambiance and friendliness, and I hope the flavors are elevated to match the gorgeous presentation!"

I've been a long-time customer (25 years). The family is super nice, and I always found their…read moreteleras to be second to none. However, I quality is deteriorating. The last two purchases of fresh teleras did not make it fresh to my house. I mentioned it to the owner, and she claimed it was attributed to warm teleras' exposure to cold weather. That is incorrect. It is attributed to not using enough "levadura." I know businesses are impacted by inflation the same way consumers are. Except the added cost to businesses is passed down to the consumer. I just can't buy an inferior product period, much less for more money.

This is only a review for the ordering process. I live in Iowa but wanted to surprise my cousin…read morewith a cake for her birthday. I called at least 3 bakeries in her neighborhood, even ones in grocery stores and none would take a cake order over the phone and allow me to pay with a credit card. I was about to give up but I did one more search on here for bakeries in her zip code that accepted credit cards and found a gem! I called aroung 9am and explained what I wanted. They were friendly and easy to work with. They explained my options for cake flavors and decor and colors. I chose what I thought she would like and placed the order. They even took a photo of the receipt and sent me the photo via text message. Easy breezy! Based on other reviews I read about this place, I think my cousin will enjoy her tres leches cake and if I ever want to do this again, I will make sure to call this place.