I've learned of this place from my realtor, of all people. When she brought a box of donuts from Morkes, we knew the place had to have solid mission and pride for their products. My wife and I had always wanted to visit them ever since then and we finally did after about 10 months. The place was small and charming with lots of neeat chocolate creations, as one would expect. We sampled a couple different chocolate pieces and as far as I can tell, they were good. I say that only because I'm not a huge chocolate person, and I don't have a huge gauge on what's good vs great. Since our main purpose of the visit was for donuts, we went ahead and orderes half dozen "premium" donuts. Turns out, the box that was gifted to us was a custom mix of their premium selections, which are fancier donut creations that require a bit more finesse and efforts for them to create. Apparently, you need to order ahead if you want to have a good mix of a dozen, which we didn't know. So we ended up picking from the available ones. They were still a good variety. I don't actively seek out donuts, but if I craved one, I'd definitely seek out Morkes. read more

Stopped by Morkes this morning to pick up a couple of donuts. Here are my thots: --Surprised by the selection of donuts, probably a dozen to 15 different kinds to choose from. --They also have a mammoth selection of chocolates, but we stuck with the donuts today. --I ordered the apple cider donut, dipped in cinnamon sugar. I thought it was good, not great. --There are three or four little tables inside where you can sit and eat your donuts or chocolate and have a cup of coffee. Recommended. read more

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Found this gem while visiting my parents in the northwest suburbs. I was looking for a donut and didn't expect to find one so tasty. The chocolate (fudge) frosting on the donuts is delicious. Both cake and yeast donuts are great choices. The Bavarian cream is a welcome treat and there is a rotating donut flavor of the week. It's actually a chocolate shop and the chocolate didn't disappoint. There is a wide variety and both the fillings and chocolates themselves are creamy and flavorful. I've gone back multiple times. The service is also very friendly. While you pay a bit of a premium, it's worth it for the quality. read more

Cleanliness is unbeatable and so is customer service! Chocolate is wonderful with a wonderful assortment, Coconut Haystacks are my favorite. Their doughnuts are my new favorite, a true quality cake donut! Thanks Morkes! A stable of the Community! read more

Was there the other day buying a small box for someone of 4 chocolates the tiniest I've ever seen for 7.00 ridiculous won't be back!

Amazing chocolate. The staff is always super friendly and helpful. They even give you a sample. I've had their donuts and muffins - both the best around. And their chocolates are made on site and and amazing. A visit is definitely worth the trip. And, they have a lovely wine garden for the evening. read more

The chocolate here is world class!!!! For Fat Tuesday, we had to get the Packis!! The flavor and variety of the Packis is on point! I love the chocolate banana!!! Soooo good!!! read more

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Delicious assortments of chocolates, donuts, and even ice cream by the pint! I drove past this hidden gem for years before finally popping in. If you want specialty chocolate items for any occasion, this is the place. read more

Morkes Chocolates - Desserts Near Me - Palatine, Illinois

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One of the better donut places. We love to do the chocolate fondue. #iraeats #iraeats1 read more

Morkes Chocolates - Desserts Near Me - Palatine, Illinois

I went unexpected on a rainy work day. It looked like a cute candy shop inside. The staff were friendly and helped me right away. The cider donuts were delicious, and the chocolate donuts were good although cakey. The coffee was decent but I wished there were more options. I will for sure come back. read more

We didn't want the item shipped, so we called the store to confirm it was in stock. After being told it was available, we drove there the next morning and arrived right at the 7 a.m. opening. Unfortunately, the information we were given was incorrect, the item was not in stock. The salesperson told us we could either order it for shipping, which we were trying to avoid, or that the person on the phone should have advised us to reserve one. She wasn't able to offer any other solutions. We asked to speak with a manager, who offered to have the item made and gave us coffee while we waited. We ended up waiting 45 minutes for the item after an hour-long drive. While the manager did her best to assist us, both sales associates appeared poorly trained, one provided incorrect information, and the other was unable to problem-solve. read more

great chocolate they make themselves. doughnuts are also great. People are nice, don't think you can go wrong stopping in and getting some food. Love Morkes. read more

WOW . Delicious quality doughnuts . Stopped in today , had a craving for a peanut butter and jelly doughnut. They were out , but the lady behind the counter was so sweet and made me some fresh ones . She made my day ! Thank you read more

I was in the store today and I was waiting my turn while the two workers were helping others with large orders. A man walked in while I was waiting, grabbed a bag of day old donuts, stood up and the worker who had just finished welcomed him and asked how he could help him. What happened to helping those who waited the longest? I was very disappointed. read more

WOW! I haven't been here in 20 years and I don't know why because today I got the best donut that I have ever had! So fresh! So delicious! So amazing! The employees are so nice and really helpful. They have cute outdoor, wine garden that I can't wait to try! Love this place! read more

Morkes is best known for their chocolates, but I think their donuts are out of this world! Mmm... My all time favorite! Best Flavor Ever! BANANA DONUT week is the best! read more

Morkes Chocolates - Mmm.... My all time favorite! Best Flavor Ever! BANANA DONUT week is the best! - Desserts Near Me - Palatine, Illinois

Great donuts! Need to go back and try them again. Very kind people working there. So many, many chocolate items and candies for different occasions can be found here. read more

Amazing donuts and chocolates. Customer Service is great! Been a customer for years and it never disappoints. read more

Literally the BEST donuts I have EVER had in my LIFE! They taste like none other but in an EXCELLENT way!

You'd hardly expect to find an old-timey neighborhood confectionery along this nondescript stretch of Rand Rd., but Morkes (appropriately pronounced "more-kiss") is a delightful Willie Wonka-ish kind of place. The retail store overflows with not only chocolates but also donuts, muffins and dipped apples. There are multiple gift items and a large selection of sugar-free chocolates. A few days before Valentine's Day, they were making chocolate-dipped strawberries and heart-shaped chocolates. All of this is deliciously decadent. And, that's only half the fun. The other half takes place in the back room, which is set up for private parties, special events, and chocolate-making parties. I have twice attended the latter. For $18 per person, you don an apron, roll up your sleeves, and spend up to 1 1/2 hours decorating a chocolate "pizza," making molded chocolate pieces, and dipping pretzels (btw, sugar-free chocolate is available for participants, but you should request this in advance). Best of all, you box up and take home your creations, including any leftover chocolate! read more

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Yesssss delicious coffee drink. Tasted like the most decadent chocolate milk shake. I bought a taffy apple here , looks good. I'm trying to wean off of Kilwins dark chocolate Carmel pecan apple . Bought my sweet 23 year old cake pop and some doughnuts. read more

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We did the touch, taste, temper & take away party. It was very reasonably priced at $20 per person but you need to get 10 people to do it with you to get that rate or pay for the additional spots. It's nice because it's a private party and you can decide the date and time. It would be nice if they also had public classes people could sign up for. They could do it through third party sites such as dabble or eventbrite. As it's hard to get 10 people to commit to a date. Or if they created a newsletter and advertised this to subscribers. The class had us Temper two types of chocolates. We dipped almonds, marshmallows, and strawberries. We also had plenty of dip to bring home to use again later. It was a lot harder than I thought to do a perfectly hand dipped Marshmallow but it was delicious! The instructor was very nice and taught us a lot of interesting things! read more

Great and chocolate toffee. I would give 5 star for taste but 3 star for price. If I can give a half star, I would say 4.5 stars. I haven't had better tasting toffee. All the flavors are great. read more

Awesome Donuts. Super friendly and helpful staff. A bit pricey compare to others but the quality is the best.

I received a box of assorted liquor filled chocolates as a gift. It was shipped from this store. The outside of the packaging wasn't damaged but the box inside was wet. I opened the box and it was very sticky. The candy inside was wet and had holes in some of them. Very sticky too. All of them. I was afraid to eat any because they looked tampered with. Very expensive gift to be that damaged read more

No reason to give this review anything less than 5 stars. I liked this small store alot. The aromas are incredible. Sweet donut smells mixed with all of those chocolate smells. I'm hoping my heaven smells just like this. I was impressed with the variety of gift chocolates. Happy Birthday, Happy Graduation, Happy Anniversary, etc. If I wanted to bring a little something to a friend, I would stop in here and pick something up. They have chocolate covered Cracker Jacks, lots of different non pariels and too many other chocolates to name. Tip: We bought 2 packages of their 'Fresh Yesterday Donuts'. Each package had, I think, 4 different donuts. Each package was only $1.29. OMG, they tasted fantastic still. No way we could tell these were 'Fresh Yesterday'. It's a great value. read more

I've been going here for a very very long time and had not one thing negative to say about them .... Till this one time ... their chocolate is delicious, the sugar free is great, and their donuts, can't say enough wonderful things about them ! I usually get a cake pop when I leave, this time was no different. I got in the car , opened up my cake pop goodness, started to drive away, and took my first bite... it smelled kinda funny so I waited till I got to a red light and looked closer... THERE WAS MOLD!!!! I was so grossed out , I ate a piece of it already !!! I went back , there were only two younger girls working, one was the manager , but neither were as grossed out as I was or over apologetic or embarrassed?!? They said to take a new one!! I did , took chocolate this time . Before I drove away I checked it out first, MOLD! Come ON?!? Went right back in and inspected the others and there was literally mold growing on the outside of a few of them. I demanded my money back and told them, maybe ya should take these off the counter??? Again , an "I'm sorry " but if that were me , I'd offer something else to the customer for having to come back twice . I would have definitely been grossed out and threw them away the second I was told the first time about the mold . She did tell me , we forget when they were made !! WHAT? I can't w that ! I started to feel sick on my way home so either it was my head telling myself ew you are mold when hopefully mold wasn't in my bite OR ... yeah I ate mold! Sad to say this puts a little damper on going back for .. anything ! :( read more

Love this place ! Big smiles , delicious treats , and so creative . I picked up a Spider-Man chocolate Lollipop and a kitten valentine chocolate . I'll definitely be back soon for a donut and other goodies ! Thank you read more

I was preparing an Anniversary dinner yesterday and was planning on Chocolate covered strawberries as part of the menu. Low and behold, I could not find any at any store (I just needed a few). Most places I called required a 24 notice to place the order. Poor planning on my part. When I contacted Morkes, she asked when I needed it (today). She said she had to run out to purchase fresh strawberries so she could dip them. Essentially she dropped what she was doing and in about 2 hours, I picked up my order. WOW, now that is responsive customer service. THANK YOU read more

We had my four year old's party at Morke's and it was just fabulous. The activities were perfect, and Christina was good with the kids and generous with ingredients - no skimping on chocolate or toppings! The pizza they ordered for us (on request) from next door was good, right on time, hot, and reasonable. The party room was pretty basic but had a fab throne that the kids loved and accommodated the guests and activities well. Morke's donuts are the stuff dreams are made of! Best cake donut I've ever had, and the cake they made with them was adorable. The even freeze really well! The chocolate we made is delicious. If you're looking for a unique cooking / craft party with a healthy dose of sugar, look no further! read more

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Morkes has such a wide selection of treats that you will be bound to find something for yourself or a nice gift for a family member or friend. In addition to their extensive array of chocolates, they also have some lovely tasting donuts and offer coffee drinks. We were warmly greeted when we entered the store and the person at the counter was very helpful at steering us towards items that we would enjoy, as well as items that would be good gifts for people. They have such cute molds for chocolate and had a chocolate cell phone that would be perfect for a friend. I also took home some soft, coconut covered marshmallows and chocolate covered vanilla raspberry marshmallows, as well as a few gift boxes of assorted sugar free chocolates and a variety of truffles. For ourselves we took advantage of their discounted selections. They had a deal going on where if you buy 3/4 lb. of their surplus chocolates, you could get another bag for free. Great deal! We also picked up some day-old donuts, which were still soft, with just the right amount of sweetness. I appreciated the free samples the person at the counter gave so we could see for ourselves the high quality their product is. She was very friendly and pleasant. This is definitely a place I'll be stopping by again next time I'm in the Chicago area. read more

Morkes Chocolates - These chocolates are so good - Desserts Near Me - Palatine, Illinois

Excellent chocolate and excellent doughnuts. I really liked the irish cream and picante chocolates but they are all very distinctive and clean in their flavors. The donuts were quite a surprise, comparable to what you find at Spunky Dunkers. I really liked the carrot cake donut. Although the store doesn't look huge from the outside, you'll see that they do carry a wide selection once you walk in. read more

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Finally! I have tried Morkes chocolates. The caramel pecan milk chocolate turtles are so delicious. Soft caramel and crisp, fresh pecan bite. Perfection. You must give it a try if you're a Turtle fan. My next thrill ... cherries The Chocolate covered cherries are so good if you have been wanting to find a good old fashioned syrupy sweet chocolate. This is an A+ I will be a frequent customer. My guests loved them TOO! read more

Cute Chocolate items and a variety of delicious treats offered here. The donuts are amazing!! So light and not overly sweet.

This place is a sweet magical bakery and chocolate store, Their donuts are so delicious! Like heaven on earth* read more

I went to Marks chocolates on October 31 Halloween. I picked up a half dozen pumpkin donuts they were so greasy that half of them had to be thrown out and then had a piece of chocolate. It was free because I was a new customer. It was very old. I then had a cookie that was a pumpkin fudge type of cookie. It had a flavor like chemicals. We couldn't even eat it. Please do not visit this place I went there and was waited on by a person that was rude. This is the first and last time I will ever be at this place if you want good food, good treats go somewhere else this is not worth your time I'm not even giving it one star. Since I can't post without giving at least one star, I'm giving it one star, but in reality, this play shouldn't have even one star. read more

Went in to get taffy apples. Wanted one case that is about $58 but you get a $5 discount if you buy the case. I asked if I could get a few small bags I was told that if I wanted some bags I would not get the discount. I was never asked how many bags I wanted. To be realistic I only wanted 3 bags. The sakes person asked either the manager or owner. She came back with I would not get the $5 discount if she gave me bags. Guess bison must be so good that they would loose a $50 sale for 3 bags that probably cost 15 cents. I will not shop there again. I pride myself of being a loyal customer in the past. read more

Ask For A Iced Coffee And There Was Plastic Pieces In The Bottom Of My Cup . First And Last Time I Step In This Business read more

I absolutely love Morkes Chocolates. They have all my dark chocolate desires. Everything there is the highest quality. Go there and you'll love the place as I do. read more

Great tasting stuff but kind of expensive. Great place for a treat . Chocolate is smooth and their peanut butter cups melt in your mouth.