Excellent pastries and baked goods. Prices are very reasonable and service is excellent. Hours are…read morevery accommodating. Welcoming atmosphere. Recommend Oak Park Bakery!

Stopped in on a whim after a protest a few weeks ago to pick up some goodies. I got a few…read morepastries/donuts and slices of cheesecake. I'm super picky with my cheesecake but theirs was AMAZING! The strawberry one is 15/10 easily lol While in there I saw a few people pick up their cakes and they looked great! Will definitely be trying for our next birthday.

I have been looking for the perfect key lime pie for like ten years and I think I've found it. The…read morewhipped cream and key lime filling were SUPER light and melts in your mouth. The crust was delicious in consistency, texture, taste, EVERYTHING. I will be getting this pie for every holiday and birthday!!

A cute cafe with friendly staff!…read more I ordered an iced horchata matcha latte with oat milk and a Waldorf chicken salad sandwich. The matcha latte was delightful. Perfectly sweet and refreshing, and the horchata syrup had a good but not overwhelming amount of cinnamon. I also enjoyed the chicken salad sandwich. The chicken salad was tasty. It was a good combination of sweet and savory flavors with pieces of chicken, red grapes, walnuts, diced celery, and the cafe's homemade dressing. However, I wasn't as keen on the croissant that the sandwich was served on. It was a tad dry and not as buttery as I would have liked. But I would definitely come back for the matcha lattes!

Excellent food, coffee, and service! Macarons are delicious and the cheesecake was too.read more

Just had the BEST spinach quiche ever from here! It was still warm from the oven - so fresh! The…read morecrust was light, buttery and flaky and the eggs were well seasoned & cooked perfectly. 10/10!

WOW everything we tried was amazing with cool, unpretentious service. The inside is small but very…read moreclean and the line moves quickly. We had about 10 different items and all are recommended though my fav was simply the biscuit with jelly and butter. It IS a bit pricey, but well worth it. Don't second guess it, just go.

Was visiting Oak Park and this bakery looked super cute and exactly like what I wanted for…read morebreakfast. There was a line but it went quickly. I got the espresso cardamom bun because of how delicious it looked! I also got the olive oil cake because it seemed highly recommended based off reviews. The bun was super soft and definitely tasted fresh, but personally I didn't really like the flavor and wish I got something else. I liked the olive oil cake and the texture was perfectly moist with a crispy crust. The coffee was also delicious. I ordered a lavender mocha iced, and it came with a creamy foam on top. I would definitely want to get their cookies if I'm ever in the area again because it seemed like almost everyone there was ordering one.

Reviewing their "Courageous Cones" ice-cream: one of the most delicious soft-serve ice creams I…read morehave ever had. You pick a waffle cone (vanilla/chocolate), an ice cream flavour (vanilla/chocolate/non-dairy coconut) and a fruit (strawberry, blueberry, plantain etc.). They blend the actual fresh fruit with the ice cream to produce an incredibly delectable, flavourful soft-serve. I got a vanilla waffle cone with chocolate ice cream blended with strawberries. It took maybe three or four minutes to serve because all of the blends are freshly made, and I had to wait in line for about twenty minutes, but the wait was worth it. It was nice to take the ice-cream cone and sit on a bench at the park nearby. The shop/window is attached to Courageous Cafe, but the operating hours are not the same as the cafe's, and one has to wait in line outside rather than indoors. The shop is about five minutes from the Oak Park Green Line CTA station. Highly, highly recommend this place to those visiting Oak Park! I might even make a trip all the way from the city for this ice-cream - it was that good!

There's a certain point where a bakery stops being a bakery and becomes a gravitational force, and…read morethis place crossed that line the moment I tried the pastries. Everything I've had so far has been spot‑on -- flaky, buttery, and made by people who clearly understand that "good enough" is not an acceptable standard for laminated dough. And then there are the cupcakes. The pink velvet and vanilla bean have basically derailed any attempt at exploring the rest of the menu. They're that good -- tender crumb, real flavor, none of that cloying sugar‑bomb nonsense. They even offer gluten‑free and vegan versions of some, which somehow manage to taste like actual cupcakes instead of punishment for dietary restrictions. There is a full breakfast menu, and it looks legitimately appealing... but I keep getting ambushed by the pastry case before I make it that far. One day I'll branch out. Today is not that day. If you're in Oak Park and want a bakery where the classics are done right and the cupcakes are dangerously habit‑forming, this is the one.

i ordered the cookie cupcakes, coconut, lemon coconut, key lime and caramel. They where all…read morefabulous, not to sweet, perfectly balanced creaminess of the filling/frosting and the specific flavor of the cookie. I will be back to try more and get at least a dozen more cookie cupcakes to share with family on father's day!

It was a nice experience... I had the key lime pie cookie and the bannana pudding cookie.. it was…read moresmall but helped soothe my sweet tooth.... try it out

I ordered a cake here for my son's birthday and was very pleased with how it turned out. It was…read moreready on time, it tasted great (vegan) and was decorated beautifully.

My boyfriend and I stumbled upon this shop while looking for coffee and a little sweet treat…read more I'm gluten free and he's tree nut free, so picking a place to eat is usually an activity in itself lol. We were greeted right away and everyone was super knowledgeable. But honestly, the best part was feeling included. I know it's a first world problem, but most places don't have many options for people with allergies. Here, it didn't feel like a single random gluten or nut free item tucked into a menu full of things we couldn't have. There was real variety, and that meant a lot to us. Thank you for making our Sunday!

Blackout was so good we visited three times in the span of 24 hours when staying across the street…read morefor a wedding. The Whipped Cinnamon Sugar Iced Coffee was the fave and we got one at every visit. Pumpkin Spice Latte and the Blackout Mocha were also tasty and not overly sweet. The Cinnamon roll is another star of the show- they warm it up for you and it is HEAVENLY. The frosting is layered on thick, but it is so light and fluffy. I didn't get to try any but our kids seemed to love the cookies, which can be purchased individually or in boxes. The small size makes it easy to try multiple flavors! The staff was also really nice and helpful with making menu selections. Highly recommend this spot if you are ever in the area!

My husband and I had been staying at the Carleton Hotel across the street, and a woman at the hotel…read morerecommended Blackout Baking for my morning coffee. We arrived late morning, and the coffee shop wasn't crowded, but had a few patrons. It was a Sunday morning. It was really hot and humid outside, so we appreciated the air conditioning. We chose to sit at a table inside. I looked at the menu. I did feel that the coffee menu wasn't extravagant, as most of the items were pretty basic. My husband chose an iced chai, and I chose an iced coffee with nonfat milk. I appreciate places that carry nonfat milk, as several do not. The bakery menu was quite a bit more extravagant. My husband chose the banana cake, and I chose a parmesan truffle roll. Later, I noticed that they had an Italian Beef roll (a true Chicago specialty), but I had already ordered the parmasean truffle roll. Honestly the pastries were amazing. Service was fast and the coffee and chai were good. We sat inside and had some interesting chats with some of the customers. I think that that though the coffee menu is basic, the products are good. The bakery items are delicious, and it seems to be a real community hub where locals enjoy spending time.

We moved to the area a year ago from the city and have had a seriously difficult time finding…read moredecent food. This by far was the best meal we have had! The food was excellent and the service was wonderful. Shawn was kind and attentive. The restaurant is child-friendly and has a nice ambiance to it. Thank you, Fiore!

Stopped into Francesca's Fiore for dinner on a Friday evening. The inside was quite large to hold…read moregroups of all sizes. I loved that they had a small outdoor patio to enjoy the weather and be connected with the busy downtown. Their menu had starters, pastas, pizzas, and entrees in a curated format. They serve wine and beer regularly but have a rotating specials menu for cocktails and food. Our server let us know that the bruschetta rotates weekly which is cool. For mains, I got the Ricotta Gnocchi. All of that pastas are clearly homemade. The gnocchi was certainly pillowy and paired nicely with the creamy truffle sauce. My husband got the Orecchiette pasta which could have had a more prominent sauce to it. Overall, the pasta was fresh and ingredients tasted of good quality. The portions for price point seemed a little off as dishes didn't come with a bread basket nor side salad. I wish we would have gotten either a bit more pasta or something else to make the price feel of value. Either way, this was a nice spot to enjoy good company at. Our server, Nina, could not have been nicer and more attentive to our group.

Excellent Sweet Potato Pies!!!!! Sweet, buttery crust and baked perfectly! You can buy that sweet…read morepotato pie by the slice or purchase a whole pie. The slices are three dollars. That's what I usually buy. It's so good. I don't buy a whole pie because I'll eat the whole pie in a couple of days. They sell cupcakes and donuts and other things like that, but I always get the sweet potato pie.

The place was busy around 4:15 on a Saturday. I tried various donuts and cupcakes. The cupcake was…read morereally good. It was a lemony vanilla cake with a tie dye frosting that was a lovely light whipped cream style frosting. The Apple pastry was also really good. The staff was efficient and professional.