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    Sanabel Bakery

    4.3 (62 reviews)
    InexpensiveBakeries, Imported Food
    Open 9:00 am - 7:00 pm
    Updated over 3 months ago

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    Linda B.

    I love middle eastern and often do a Mezza table at my Parties. Sanabel is my main source of interesting and delicious middle eastern specialties. They make many kinds of fresh baked breads, so if you have a particular favorite, they likely have it: Pita (white and whole wheat), samoon, Taboun and more. Also Pies (zatar, cheese, spinach and ground beef). the Taboun bread sells out quickly. I also buy romanian and turkish feta here. You will see their Pita bread in local supermarkets. Staff is very friendly and will answer questions and help with selecting items.

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    Mike K.

    Horrible all around rude guy at the register is so busy chatting w his friends making it a hang out . The manager or who ever he is emad is nasty rude and has no idea what he's doing . Horrible run place so dirty inside I don't know how the city lets this place stay open

    Freshly ground lamb and chewy dough.
    Abram H.

    Sanabel Bakery is a must stop shop if you are in the area and want some fresh baked Middle Eastern goods, sweets, or something to grill. Their pitas are baked daily and shipped to a ton of stores and restaurants in the Chicagoland area. The za'atar bread, spinach and cheese and meat pies, minced lamb breads, homemade hummus and baba ganoush, a variety of baclava are all fresh and made in house. They also have imported olives, oils, chocolate, spices in bulk, cheeses you can't find anywhere else, and a bunch of teas. They even have kitchen equipment, fancy tea sets, hookahs, tobacco, and engraved knives for sale. If you are looking for lunch they have chicken, beef, and lamb kabobs to go and all the freshly baked goods as well. On this strip of Kimball parking is a bitch, but no worries they have their own private parking lot adjacent to the store.

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    Adriane P.

    Sanabel, what the hell? Let's ring the bel (s). 12 fresh baked pitas for a buck! Lots of cool Medi treats so what the fck! Well for one thing. I don't know what some of those bitchin treats & spreads are since the employees are lackadaisical at best and there's a language barrier. Not a huge issue but I'd like to be able to know or be directed. Second. The smoking. Yes. The staff openly smokes in the store. That's not cool IMHO. If I'm not allowed have a ciggy at Jewel or even in a ~bar~ why can employees at a grocery/bakery puff away in everyone's faces? Getting back to the language barrier, blasé attitudes, and not giving-giving-a-sht-itis of the place I had been informed by various staff different things regarding bringing my yorkie George inside. From it being ok. To grunting and pointing at the door (does that mean take him outside or tying him to the handle?). The last time an old guy puffing away and a young dude got in a fight over him and where he should be. I don't need the drama, I recap soap operas. I like pitas, I like mom and pop joints, but I don't like PITAs. George already grunts and growls. Maybe I'll teach him to smoke and then he will be welcome and maybe even hired as future "Employee of the Year."

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    Got some coconut cookies, I'm a coconut freak. THEY WERE DELIIIIIICIOUS! $1 WARM FRESH PITA. Mmmmmmmm :) I'm a happy camper!

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    Hmmm... I like their fresh pita. Just wanna commend this place for their customer rapport. The price is not that high...clean too...

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    Best bread ever! Worth driving far to get the freshest Arabic bread.

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    Jennivee’s Bakery - Ube dark chocolate cake

    Jennivee’s Bakery

    4.4(715 reviews)
    3.4 miLakeview
    $$

    I've been to Jennivee's twice now and I also got my college graduation cake from here last year for…read morepick-up! They did a beautiful job. For my graduation cake, I chose the tres leches and it was so creamy, moist, and delicious. I basically ate half of the cake by myself lol. This most recent time, I needed a snack and wanted something sweet. Everything here looks amazing and I'm sure tastes amazing too, so it's hard to choose. I chose to get the berry chantilly cake slice since it was a hot day, and it was the perfect refreshing treat! It was soooo good.

    If you have a sweet tooth, you've got to treat yourself to a cupcake from Jennivee's! A friend and…read moreI came here for an afternoon pick-me-up and it did not disappoint. We got two cupcakes to share -- the purple velvet and the main squeeze. The purple velvet is ube butter cake, ube mousse, and ube cake crumbs. The ube flavor is both sweet and nutty and the mousse topping was light and delicious. The main squeeze is lemon cake filled with lemon curd, cream cheese frosting, and a buttercream lemon on top. Both were incredible, but my favorite was the lemon! I loved that the lemon flavor was light, and the cream cheese frosting balanced it out really nicely. The space is so cute inside! It's also a lot larger than I was expecting. We grabbed a seat at one of the tables inside to enjoy our treats. I will definitely be back with my toddler for a cupcake date soon!

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    Kasama - Lumpia Shanghai

    Kasama

    4.5(1.4k reviews)
    4.3 miWest Town, Ukrainian Village
    $$

    Believe the hype. Such a cool place with great Filipino food & pastries…read more We usually get there around 8am or so. They open at 9. The line starts around then or earlier. I get the egg,cheese,& hash brown sandwich. The fluffy egg is magic. Potato bun is soft. Hash brown is crispy. The Ube latte is delicious hot or iced. But the star of the show is the pastries. That huckleberry basque is my favorite. Fast, friendly service. The outdoor patio is adorable. They bring your food out to you. Oh yeah, they stop some of the breakfast items at noon though. Go early.

    Had to try this place when I was in town. Heard about crazy wait times to eat there in person, so I…read moreordered online for pick up as soon as they opened at 9am. By the time I completed my order, the pickup time was 12:15pm. However, it's nice to order from wherever you are and know what time to swing by for your pickup. When I got there, the line wasn't as crazy as I've seen photos of, but it was still long. You get to walk inside past the line for online pick up. There's a sign on the counter. They make any drinks you order fresh when you get there, and it's really quick too! Service was very friendly and fast inside! The ube latte was one of the best ube flavors I've had in an ube latte before. Highly recommend! I had it iced. The pork belly adobo (only available on weekends I think) was a little disappointing. It's very possible it wasn't that great because it might've been sitting a few minutes before I picked it up and then it was 15-20 minutes uber back to my hotel to eat it. Food is always better when eaten fresh, so I don't fault them for it. The egg was perfectly cooked. I thought the pork belly would be cut in bigger chunks like their photos online, but they were cut very small. I want to try the breakfast sandwich next time I'm in town. The chocolate chip cookie with dark and white chocolate was big, soft, and yummy. I also got the banana tart which was SO good. It was not what I expected, but the flavors and textures were spot on. They have some benches on the side of their restaurant so if you do online order for pickup, I'd recommend trying to grab a spot there and eat the food fresh. I would recommend the baked goods and ube latte, not sure about the hot food until I can go back and try more menu items.

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    Kasama - Breakfast sandwich: soufflé egg, longanisa, cheese, hash brown

    Breakfast sandwich: soufflé egg, longanisa, cheese, hash brown

    Kasama - Breakfast Sandwich: longanisa, egg, and cheese | $12

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    Goddess and the Baker, 33 S Wabash-Millennium Park - Cinnamon Roll (~$7)

    Goddess and the Baker, 33 S Wabash-Millennium Park

    4.0(1.8k reviews)
    6.8 miThe Loop
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    Ordered: Turkey Bacon & Egg Croissant (~$11) w Avocado…read more(~$2): scrambled eggs, turkey bacon, smoked gouda and sambal aioli on a flaky croissant Cinnamon Roll (~$7) Iced Banana Cream Cloud Latte (~$6): creamy banana milk topped with light espresso cold foam sweetened with date syrup Iced Banana Fosters Latte (~$6): blend of espresso, creamy banana, and sweet caramel Aya's take: First stop on my recent Chicago trip and we decided to try a Chicago classic. This is a fast casual spot so service was pretty fast. There is a decent amount of seating, most of which was surprisingly taken around 11am on a Thursday. For starters, they no longer have their rainbow cake! I was surprised to hear that considering how popular it's supposed to be. We got both banana lattes which were extremely sweet. It's basically dessert with a hint or caffeine. I'm a big fan of banana, so I actually liked this but I would've preferred half the sweetness. The Turkey Bacon & Egg Croissant was so good! A solid breakfast sandwich - the eggs were cooked perfectly, the turkey bacon was insanely crispy, and that sambal aioli was just what this needed. I highly recommend adding Avocado like I did for some freshness & creaminess since it's a heavy sandwich as is. The Cinnamon Roll was soft, moist, and not overly sweet. Overall, I really enjoyed this breakfast!

    Cute vibey breakfast place conveniently located in walking distance from my hotel. If you Iike…read morediabeetus for breakfast/brunch there are tons of pastries and specialty drinks to get your blood sugar spiking in AM. Avocado toast was great, definitely felt bougie and filling. The "matcha Americano" is just an iced matcha without the sugar or milk which was refreshing and what I wanted.

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    Goddess and the Baker, 33 S Wabash-Millennium Park - Seats are hard to find .. busy spot!

    Seats are hard to find .. busy spot!

    Goddess and the Baker, 33 S Wabash-Millennium Park - Turkey Bacon & Egg Croissant (~$11) w Avocado (~$2)

    Turkey Bacon & Egg Croissant (~$11) w Avocado (~$2)

    Goddess and the Baker, 33 S Wabash-Millennium Park - Iced Banana Fosters Latte (~$6)

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    Sugar Moon Bakery - Espresso cornflake cookie

    Sugar Moon Bakery

    4.8(111 reviews)
    2.1 miLogan Square

    Glorious. One-of-a-kind. Amazing. Definitely some of the best pastries I've had in Chicago…read morerecently. If you haven't made it over to Sugar Moon yet, it's well worth a trek out of the way! We visited around noon on a Sunday, and after reading the reviews here, I wasn't optimistic there would be many pastries left. Maybe I should play the lottery, because luckily there was no line and a pretty good selection of pastries left. The staff were super friendly and there were so many unique flavors of baked goods. We decided to split several and opted for the blueberry cloud cookie, chai cinnamon roll, banana pudding croissant, espresso cornflake cookie, and potato focaccia. The shop was more of a small take-out operation, so we took the pastries to a nearby park to eat. Everything was absolutely divine! The group favorite was the focaccia- the creamy potatoes and cheese brought a rich flavor that was perfectly balanced by the fluffy bread. The chai roll was perfectly soft and delicately spiced, completed with that soft cream cheese frosting and gooey center we all like to see. My personal favorite was the banana pudding croissant- the dough was so crispy that I'm pretty sure others could hear the bite, and there was a generous amount of filling with fresh bananas and visible vanilla beans in the whipped cream. The espresso cookie was super soft- while I couldn't taste the espresso very clearly, I absolutely *loved* the caramel-coated cornflakes topped with sea salt. Super unique and would definitely order again. Despite their decadent appearances, none of the pastries were too sweet. Already plotting a return visit and can't recommend this shop enough!

    There is a reason this place is soooo popular and has a line out the door right when they open. It…read moreis AMAZING! All their pastries are fresh and made with seasonal ingredients so you will always be getting something new. I got there 30 mins after they opened and had to wait outside for around 15 mins but the line does move fast. There is very limited seating inside so plan to just grab and go. I tried their banana pudding croissant and raspberry scone. The croissant melted in my mouth, it was so flakey and buttery. The raspberry scone was soft and sweet enough. Awesome spot in Logan Square! One of my favorite bakeries in Chicago.

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    Sugar Moon Bakery - Inside of Focaccia ($5/slice) - harissa cauliflower, caramelized onion, gouda, cheddar, rosemary. Delicious.

    Inside of Focaccia ($5/slice) - harissa cauliflower, caramelized onion, gouda, cheddar, rosemary. Delicious.

    Sugar Moon Bakery - Inside of Sweet Brioche ($5.50) - cara cara orange & passionfruit filling. It's nice: the dough is rich and chewy.

    Inside of Sweet Brioche ($5.50) - cara cara orange & passionfruit filling. It's nice: the dough is rich and chewy.

    Sugar Moon Bakery - Chai cinnamon roll, espresso cornflake cookie, banana pudding croissant

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