Strack & Van Til - Hammond

GREAT EXPERIENCE! DELICIOUS CONCHAS!…read more When my usual bakery changed its hours, I found myself searching for a new spot at 5AM, and I'm so glad I came across Santa Maria Bakery! I took a chance, and it absolutely paid off. The conchas (and other treats) were incredible. Everything was fresh and exactly what I needed for my work event. The service was accommodating, friendly, and efficient, which made what could have been a crazy morning better. This is officially my new go-to bakery. I'm already looking forward to trying more of their pastries and the coffee shop next time. Highly recommend!

By seeing the exterior of this spot, I felt I had to try it. That's exactly what I did…read more My significant other and I walked inside. It wasn't too big, but there certainly was a variety of items. I grabbed tongs and a tray by the entrance. I ended up getting a Pineapple pastry. It had a slightly hard surface. I also got a Vainilla pastry. That one had a soft surface and scattered colors on it. I was excited to get home and try the items. I almost wanted to slam them down during the drive home, but I ended up being patient and waiting. The Pineapple pastry was pretty good, but I think it would have been better with more filling. The Vainilla pastry was soft and flavorful. I enjoyed it more than the Pineapple pastry. The service was good. The employee checked me out fast. Overall, it was a cool spot to try out. I might go again if I'm in the area. Date of visit: 03-Dec-2024

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Oh My God Pastries

4.9(18 reviews)

3.4 mi

Amazing little spot that also serves breakfast sandwiches as well as mini quiches and a ton of…read moreother options. If you have not visited, you are missing out on a very special place in Munster.

The parking was easy and the staff were all very efficient and friendly. The establishment is very…read moreclean and cute inside. Prices were very fair. We ordered a coffee cake type item to bring to a get together and a small box of cookies that we picked out ourselves. We enjoyed everything we ordered. Highly recommend if you're in the area.

Huge selection of cookies

Tons of choices

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Fr the outside

Tasty Treats Bakery

4.8(4 reviews)

0.8 mi

The best cupcakes I ever had in my entire life! :D It is beyond words delicious. So many great…read moreoptions everyday. They open from 10am till 4pm. But sometimes close by 1pm and usually let their customers know through their Facebook page. I definitely recommend giving this place a shot. They also do cakes on order and are super yum. You can check out and get more info from their FB page: https://www.facebook.com/TastyTreatBakery

Hard to locate while on Indianapolis blvd. Cupcakes only. Wide variety. Had about a dozen choices…read more I chose the red velvet and the chocolate cheesecake. Red velvet was very light, nice flavor but slightly dry. The chocolate cheesecake was moist, fluffy and excellent. I did not taste any cheesecake flavor however. Both had a light buttercreme frosting. Didn't seem to be cheesecake frosting. Service was excellent. Girl was very pleasant and price was fair. $2.50 a cake. Nice little shop.

Delicious cake from Tasty Treats

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Chocolate Cheesecake for only $20. Completely worth every penny.

Calumet Bakery

3.4(287 reviews)

5.2 mi

The cake was absolutely wonderful, with a rich, moist texture and perfectly balanced sweetness. My…read morehusband especially loved his cake, noting its decadent flavor and smooth frosting. The location is inviting, featuring a cozy indoor space with tasteful decor and large windows that let in natural light. The aroma inside was delightful, reminiscent of freshly baked bread and vanilla, creating a heavenly atmosphere. The staff were exceptionally helpful and knowledgeable, readily providing detailed recommendations and attentive service throughout our visit.

For the past ten years or so, we have ordered cakes for every occasion At Calumet Bakery. What I…read morelove about them is that they can create whatever you want your cake to look like. They have made so many of our special requests with Perfection. I'm going to add photos of the cakes they have done with our inspiration cakes next to them so that you can be the judge! They taste great too! We love this bakery and will continue to get our cakes here! My sister is always looking for a reason to get a cake here lol!

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Custom Stitch cake Strawberry Short Cake

Cakes by Karen

4.2(88 reviews)

2.3 mi

Beautiful and delicious! I ordered an atomic cake and not only was it delicious but it was…read moredecorated beautifully.

This is my first time getting my birthday cake from this establishment. I ordered a dairy free…read moreyellow raspberry cake. Placing the order was easy and accommodating. They did let me know that the icing will taste different cause it is dairy free and I have a choice to do lactose free whipped cream or vegan cream. They had an assortment of options I was surprised by that. I told them I wanted my cake to be purple and decorated with cute flowers. They said they can only do white frosting and purple flowers. Usually places will fulfill your request but I guess they want their cakes to taste like actual whipped cream and not like food coloring. The flavor of my cake was pretty good pretty fresh. The raspberry filling flavoring was a bit too much for me I was expecting a smaller than a layer. I wish I would've said something. The decoration of the cake was not the best at all but the taste of it makes up for it. So if you're looking for a beautifully decorated cake definitely send them a picture for reference. If not let my cake be a testament to what they do when they freestyle. All in all I will come back again to try some of their other desserts.

Lemon & raspberry mousse cake

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La Central Bakery

4.3(7 reviews)

2.8 mi

BEEN GOING HERE SINCE I WAS JUS A BABBYY…read more THEY MADE MY BIRTHDAY CAKES GROWING UP AND ALWAYS MADE THE BEST PASTRIES AND BASED GOODS. NOT BIASED AT ALL BUT IM SAYIN IM FOREVER A CUSTOMER. The people who check you out are always the kindest. I got to know how hard working the employees and manager are and the place is usually very quiet since everyone respects its quiet atmosphere, of course there would be traditional music playing occasionally but it usually set low!!

Always fresh and amazing, love the bolias with cheese and jalapeño!!! Best in town. It's a must…read moretry!

Their tres leches is the best I've had in NW Indiana/Chicagoland area! Only $2 a slice!

People buy trays! Get there early before they sell out.

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Pastel de tres leches $20

Cal City Bakery

3.5(45 reviews)

4.1 mi

great cakes and pastries louis vuitton purse cake…read more great cakes and pastries louis vuitton purse cake

TOO MUCH FROSTING seems a 10 inch cake was made into a 12…read moreinch with frosting. Tasted great and was a beautiful cake.

Carrot Cake - Cream cheese frosting with Easter decorations.

The uneven horrible $300 cake from Calcity bakery!! They blamed this on the customer SMDH

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Easter Lamb Cake - Chocolate cake option with chocolate mousse frosting option.

Almira's Pastry & Wedding Cake Shop

4.1(14 reviews)

0.0 mi

I'm hoping this is the correct location! I can't find much on this bakery and all I know is that…read moreit's in a Strack & Van Til. My boss lives in Indiana and brought a dozen cupcakes for my birthday. Half were chocolate and half were vanilla. Grocery store cupcakes bring back memories of dense, chewy cake and frosting that tastes like chemicals, so I was skeptical until first bite. These were nothing like that! The cake was moist and flavorful and the frosting was light, fluffy and sweet. For simple cupcakes, these were pretty amazing. I need these again, but there won't be any more birthdays in my department until the summer! :(

I always love ordering cakes and cupcakes from Almira's. The cakes are reasonably priced, and that…read morebuttercream frosting is simply delightful. They also have fresh-baked bread, rolls, and daily specials that are truly delicious. I'm happy to keep supporting this wonderful business. The staff are always friendly and courteous, making every visit a pleasure.

Beautiful, moist, and most importantly delicious Birthday cake!

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Butterfingers

3.7(61 reviews)

2.9 mi

Staff was very friendly. Food was delicious, now I'm obsessed with the chicken salad croissant, and…read moretried some of the deserts and love it too. Love the ambience, I would definitely come back.

The cookies from Butterfingers bakery are a seasonal highlight. I volunteer with an organization…read morethat hosts a holiday appreciation open-house each year featuring THE BEST cookie platter from this family-run bakery. From traditional Christmas cookies to new twists on the classics (sugar cookie with crushed peppermint pieces) these cookies are not overly sweet, crisp, and delectably melt-in-the mouth with the perfect proportion of textured-add ins. I have even been known to take a couple in a plastic bag to savor later. In the last few years, cookie chains have sprung up, bringing with them cult followings for their elaborate, often hubcap-sized tricked out confections and rotating flavors. Against this backdrop, Butterfingers stays true to the classics, turning out quality products, year after year, that stir nostalgia and evoke positive emotions, much like you-know-who's madeleines. (Sorry...I swore I could make it through a cookie discussion without mentioning Proust, but I couldn't.)

Yummy huge white chocolate covered strawberries!

Amazing Oatmeal Raisin Cookies!

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Raspberry pound cake

Munster Donut

4.4(269 reviews)

3.0 mi

Donuts were fresh and delicious. Not too sweet. Service was fast and friendly. I'm not from…read moreIndiana, but I make a point of stopping there whenever I'm in the area

This is a cute little place and I love the window where you can watch them making donuts. Prices…read moreare reasonable. I liked the honey dip donut, chocolate frosted, Boston cream, and the lemon donut. I did not like the filling in the jelly donut or the cream cheese donut. The maple frosted was a bit over-spiced for me.

Munsters Donut

Part of the donuts

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Donuts

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John H.

6 years ago

they're racist. some workers smell like weed at this location. a meat worker smelled horrible of it. his name was cruz but we havent seen him since last yr. hopefully they fired him. the store smells like rotten stink seafood most of the time. a few people including my wife and i overheard a cashier saying that management hasn't fixed the ladies workers bathroom downstairs in their breakroom to a customer. it was last week. she said it's been months now and its still not fixed. we think it's very poor treatment of the workers there. she was a tall blonde woman with glasses. my wife thinks her name was crystal. we dont know if thats is her name. a girl who used to work there said management calls shoppers cuss words behind their backs on facebook. they talk bad things of customers with other workers on there. her name was lindsey we think. we may stick to a diff store if these issues dont get fixed. read more

Barbara M.

13 years ago

my favorite grocery store just love it friendly employees and very very helpful

Strack & Van Til - Hammond - grocery - Updated November 2026

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This location has a lot of use for me. Somehow, my draft of it disappeared. I went here at least 3…read moretimes. See, this is where my daughter swims for Illinois state swim competitions (high five if anyone else has a swimmer kid on a Michael Phelps diet), but I digress. There's certainly some humor of "but it's not in Illinois". But that's not why we come here. That's not why it gets real in the whole foods parking lot. Anyway, this a great location, everyone is helpful, and notably there is (of course as matters to me) a decent salad bar and a good amount of vegan options. Otherwise, I would not be coming. One thing of note though that I have needed many times is caffeine. They have a cold brew concentrate that uses a teaspoon or so for a cup of coffee! So read those words carefully: concentrate. That means, don't drink that whole bottle or you'll die, yo. That would be like a Futurama fry 100 cups of coffee moment. Or a Panera lemonade moment. There are some fun food options not at whole foods but in this area, and the pizza place nearby is also pretty epic. But you can't go wrong with whole foods, generally.

They have a great produce selection. I do come here as a first option for fresh organic vegetables…read moreand fruit fruits. Their meats in the butchery are good quality as well. For the price that you get. Wanna come to their pantry items be sure to search on your phone for competitive pricing. I came here to buy coconut milk and they only had one in stock for seven dollars. I knew nearby grocery store sold it for less. I tried their viral ice cream sandwiches and they were pretty good. They're about three dollars per mini ice cream sandwich. Expensive! I only come here when I need things that my first choice grocery stores don't have. The ambience here is nicely organized. The service of this location is not good ever. They are very mean here from Amazon to the regular Whole Foods workers everyone has an attitude. Very rare you will have a worker that is willing to help you at this location.

Town & Country Market

3.3

(26 reviews)

I ordered 25 pieces of chicken, a half tray of Mac and cheese, and two and a half pounds of…read moreboneless wings. It was ready when I scheduled it, everything was fresh, and Amanda who took my order was very pleasant on the phone. Next time, I definitely need more boneless wings. They are fantastic and always the first thing to go. Thank you, Amanda, and the person who did my order.

You people who "praise" T and C, MUST have something wrong with you! Especially since the recent…read moretakeover. Their prices are outrageous. Big deal, they run a few products at a sale price. That's just a game they play with us. That makes people think their overall prices are good. They'll run a few good deals to get you into the store and then they hose you on the rest of the items. Remember, you have to bag your own groceries too. They have little price signs everywhere, "supposedly" showing the regular price, versus the "new" price. Are you kidding me? Did you ever look at those tags? Then they show "their" price on the tag. They have raised prices dramatically, since the new company took over. They're making a complete fool of you, if you think they haven't raised them. They're fooling you BIG TIME. Here's a perfect example. They hung a sign from the ceiling in the meat department that said: "Lower prices on thousands of items. Ground beef $7.18 for a pound.....a POUND! Does that sound like a "low" price to you? Plus, it comes in a tube. You have no idea what you're getting, because you can't see the meat. Here's another one. Chuck roast for $9.98 a pound. Does sound like a "bargain" to you? I could go on and on, how they're playing games with us customers. But you're getting railroaded folks. They put in a new floor, dressed some things up and shoppers think they're getting a great deal. Some of you really need to wake up. But that's ok, keep shopping there and fritter your money away. It's only "money," right? SMH.

ALDI

3.8

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Happened to be visiting someone in Crown Point. This was the closest Aldi to Crown Point on our way…read moreback to Chicago. The Spring 2024 apparel line had dropped earlier in the week and I was concerned that all the merchandise would be gone in the city. Begged my husband to give me 5 minutes at this location. He was amazed at all the crap I came out with and slightly disgusted. Lol. Anyhoo Aldi makes my grocery shopping so easy so...I wanna rep them for jokes. Aldi haul included: hat, two tumblers (love them), joggers, windbreaker, socks, key chain (holds a quarter for carts) and fanny pack. Oh plus I got my dog a Aldi hoodie. Only spent $65 bucks. Not bad at all. I regret not getting the Aldi shoes Anyway this store was super clean, plenty of parking. They had self check-out and regular checkout. Additionally plenty of boxes available to put your items in. Staff was friendly and the locals were slightly tickled by all the Aldi crap that I swooped up.

HORRIBLY RUDE CUSTOMERS, late 50s-60-something's, pushy and belligerent women. There are much more…read morepleasant stores to shop at. It's a shame... Schererville is a nice town but this store attracts the worst.

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Things have gotten better at this location. It doesn't smell as bad as it used to. However, the…read moreproduce section is still hit or miss. My favorite here is the El Milagro corn tortillas.

This Aldi store is absolutely amazing. Very clean, very well stocked, and I always find what I'm…read morelooking for whenever I'm home and picking stuff up for my parents. The alcohol selection is phenomenal, and the cashiers are well trained, as I got carded for looking too young. Can't beat the cleanliness or the prices.

La Milpa

3.5

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This is a great little neighborhood store. The produce is fresh and they also sell Mexican pastries…read moreand have a meat counter. The premed chicken fajitas are outstanding.

The different options from different cultures, clean and well organized. Prices are relatively ok…read moreconsidering the products they carry that you cannot find in to many places in Indiana. Overall, my go to spot for Puerto Rican products.

Marianos

3.1

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This location has a Stan's Donuts and coffee inside and a Mariano's gas nearby where you can get…read moregas at about costco gas prices. I love this grocery store. It has freshly prepared meals you can take and eat right away, or reheat at home. It also has a huge assortment of items for you to make your own meals with. I believe this may be the largest grocery store I've been to in the area. It seems larger than Jewel, but I may be wrong. Mariano's has great meat! I love the steak, burgers, and even their sausages. I tried their fresh squeezed orange juice, and honestly- Berkots' is better. Regarding prices, this store seems to have some more upscale items and thus more costly. But some regular items are priced well. My boyfriend commented on how he couldn't find any cheap cereal- he eats the knock offs brands and noted how there were some cereals at Mariano's that were $7 (more than he'd ever pay for cereal). Regardless, I think this is a wonderful store.

The service here was deplorable today. I was told a specific item is here and available. When I…read moreasked about it and if they could please check in the back because the brand themselves told me it would be in stock, I was met with a super rude response. I specifically drove an hour and a half here for it. I really didn't need that today.

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