Delightful Pastries

I can’t rate their pastries because I sit in front of this place right now and apparently they closed 20 minutes ago even though Unilocal says they are open until 6. There is someone inside cleaning and she is telling me they are closed. Too bad I drove pretty far to try their stuff and they won’t sell to me. I won’t be driving back.

I have bought tiramisu today and it was perfect. I have not had such a good tiramisu in a long time. I love all of their pasteries, also the pear birthday cake is awsome. I love this place and i have been going there for many years, what is important to me is that their products have just the right amount of sugar.

I have to agree with Irine. I ordered a plum pazckei and being that there were only several left I asked if they were fresh. There were 2 girls working. As the girl waiting on us did not know, she asked the other and she said yes. After taking one bite I can guarantee you that was a big fat lie as it was totally stale. The cookies I bought were mediocre. I’ve bought there in the past and found that some things are fresh and tasty and some things are not. This was this first time something tasted stale. I would recommend selling your however many day old pastries as that… Day old pastries! When a customer asks if it’s fresh don’t tell a lie or give an answer when you don’t really know. Come on…

I recently tasted from a mini pastry tray and every thing was wonderful. Also the French almond macaroons were some of the best. I guess every bakery should be given another try. The Easter cheese cake is en point.

Not what I expected. We went on the 14^th near closing time. I know near closing time there is not going to be everything available but there was so little left it was hardly worth keeping the store open. I had a small pink cook with sprinkles — at almost $ 1.50. It was terrible — I took one bite and said forget it. (I am a sweets girl — I never say no)
I bought a jar of plum jelly — I loved it. Very good.
The blond girl with spikey hair behind the counter was really nice.

I went on Fat Tuesday for paczki. The paczki sucked! Hard, dry, and not fresh at all! 12 dollars for six, outrageous! Never again for me! I’ll stick to Oven Fresh on Harlem/​Foster, the paczki are fresh and delicious, and prices are good!

I got a Canoli, it was good. Not too sweet. Just right. I also got 3 Paczki, strawberry whipped cream, the best. Vodka Custard, there was no cream in it. So disappointed. Lemon Moshie, not sure if I spelled it right, and it was pretty good too.

Buyer Beware!!! The manager, Maggie, does not care if your order is correct or if you get what you pay for. I ordered the mixed berry torte for a birthday party. I had purchased this cake in the past and was excited to volunteer to bring it for a birthday party. The picture is posted on the website and is absolutely beautiful. When I arrived to pick up my order on Saturday, they brought me a cake with chocolate covered strawberries on it… clearly not what I ordered. In addition, it was basically an ugly brown and white cake. The manager was not at the bakery on Saturday so I could not seek resolution at the time. The bakery clerk clearly had no idea how to make a customer happy as his response was, «they did that to all the cakes… I don’t know what to tell you.» I purchased the cake because they left me in a bind with no other options. The clerk finally told me he would take it in back and they would fix it. Less than 30 seconds later he arrived up front and they had tossed some raspberries/​blackberries between the strawberries. Seriously??? I could have done that at home. I would have been better off going to Mariano’s or Jewel. I was told that the manager would be in on Monday and could stop by to speak with her. When I arrived I explained that I was hoping she could help me with a situation that occurred on Saturday. She said she already knew about it and could offer me a free tart for the road… REALLY!!! I explained that as a consumer I expect to get what I pay for and asked her to adjust the price accordingly. She said the baker had been there since 12am and ran out of fruit and she couldn’t stay any longer. She said the price cannot be adjusted because it is set at $ 42. I told her that the business sets their prices just like any other business and I was not «buying» her excuse. I wasn’t even asking for a refund, just some consideration for being stuck with a cake I did not order. In hindsight I should have refused to purchase it and should have gone to Mariano’s or Jewel last minute. I will NEVER return to this bakery again and I suggest you find a better one as well.

Went there yesterday for a dozen paczki based on a recommendation from TimeOut Chicago. Boy were they wrong! First, Delightful Pastries is an Italian bakery, not Polish. The price for a dozen was $ 24.54 or $ 2.05 each! That’s more than double the price of $.79 each at Ideal Bakery on Milwaukee by Lawrence which has the authentic recipe.

Tlusty czwartek– paczki Day
I have heard about this bakery from friends before, good stuff
The I also heard about them on WBEZ Public Radio Chicago.
I also saw them on fresh market always overpriced!!!
But yesterday I thought I will try they paczki they on the radio wow, must be delishis
WRONG THE WORST PACZKI (donuts) I HAVE EVER HAD IN MY LIFE JUST SIMPLY OLD AND OVERPRICED !!
Will never go there again and will tell everybody I know not to make that mistake.
Just stick with a $ 1.19 per paczek at my local bakery.

OVERPRICED & UNDERWHELMING. The donuts are good, but hard to come by, and $ 2 for one paczki — really? Even at some of the best bakeries (like Jarosz in Elk Grove) the refrigerated custard bismarck’s are just $ 1.35 — and they are delicious. House of Cakes on Canfield sells a superior custard bismark for $ 1. the custard paczki I bought tasted awful — stale and the custard was turning. Won’t be back.

$ 25 for a strawberry filled cake for a birthday. Couldn’t even find strawberries… just a smear. I thought I was getting fresh strawberries. I called and complained to no avail. Will never
Waste my money there again!!! By the way this happened a few years ago and I’m still mad about it so here’s my opinion. If you would have done something to compensate me that would have been the business like thing to do.

When this place is good, it’s amazing… but the problem is that it’s so rarely good. The issue is that they don’t make everything fresh daily, and that’s really disappointing. For example, they only make the macaroons every few days. If you get it on day 1, they are the most amazing macaroons I’ve ever had. The problem is that 3 of the 4 times I’ve ordered them, they are at least 3 days old — I know because the one time I got them fresh, they tasted fresher, better, and softer for days than what I’ve gotten other times.
They also have an incredibly limited selection and even if you get there a half hour or hour after opening, they are out. Their ham and cheese croissant is great, but they almost never have it, or the danish, or this, or that. They also mess up the orders pretty badly, forgetting a lot of stuff and giving me doubles of what I didn’t want, even though I’m telling them each thing I want as they fulfill the order.
So disappointing. If this place would just make smaller batches of the things like macaroons and cookies to keep them fresh, and larger batches of the danishes and croissants so they were actually available, this place would be 4 or 5 stars easy.

PACZKIS!
I live around the corner and have walked by this place dozens of times. I’ve always spied the cookies in the displays and wondered how delicious they really were…
Then I woke up on Fat Tuesday and remembered… it’s PACZKI DAY! I got my 3 year old dressed while my dude and littlest dude were asleep and we walked on over. It wasn’t too crazy at 7am which was awesome and we were able to score a strawberry, a strawberry cream, a custard, an apricot, a raspberry and a Jameson chocolate… and I blue teddy bear cookie for my little guy, per his request.
The paczki were amazing. Fresh and delicious. I think my favorites were the apricot and the custard.
Once the weather picks up (someday…), I suspect we’ll walk over regularly to sample more of their deliciousness.

Ordered paczki here for pazcki day this year. In previous years, I’ve picked them up from a bakery in bridgeport near work; this one is closer to home, and always seems to get a write-​up somewhere for paczki day, so I thought I’d try here.
I was pretty disappointed in what I got. They were really expensive – usually I pay about $ 15 – 16 for a dozen paczki (regular flavors plus a couple specialty ones); this order of a dozen cost me $ 33.50. We had ordered some of the «boozy» paczki, and ended up with one fewer than we ordered; I’d hoped to try the vodka and custard but one of the paczki actually had no filing at all. I know that traditional recipes have a lot less filling than many places use today, so I figured I just bit into it on the wrong side, but there was actually no filling in this one.
My first instinct was to go to another bakery, and I probably should have stuck with it. I’d advise anyone who might want to order paczki for the big day to try theirs before hand and see if they’re to your liking. They sell them year round here, so you can taste test before you make your decision.

Beautiful pastries, can’t wait to try more!!! Tried the pazcki’s today: strawberry, lemon moonshine and passion fruit.
Amazing!!! I cannot wait to try more! Very good, highly recommend that neighbor’s try this place out.

Delightful Pastries is a gem to have here on the Northwest Side. If being fat means I get to indulge in their almond croissants, kolackzi, and pierogi whenever I feel like driving up Lawrence, well… it might be worth it.
It’s truly difficult to find a well-​made croissant, but they manage to get the flakiness just right. They are buttery without being greasy, and are generously filled with almond paste or chocolate. The kolackzi are made with a tasty dough that isn’t bland, nor is it too sweet. It’s the perfect vehicle for the cheese or fruit toppings.
The pierogi might be their very best offering, available with: meat, potato and cheese, and sauerkraut and mushroom. Come at the right time, and they’ll still be warm. They’re sold by the pound, so therefore more expensive than buying a frozen pack of Mrs. T’s from Jewel, but definitely worth it. These bad boys freeze very well, or can be kept in the fridge for about 5 days.
As much as I’d love to give them 5 stars, I’ve had some issues with freshness. I’ve been sold bread that was hard enough to be used as a weapon, and purchased cheese flakies and sugar cookies that were crumbly and tasted old. I’m willing to overlook those disappointments, and continue enjoying the things that they do awesomely well.

Stop by early mornings and you will not regret. Fresh and delicious. They make some of the best danish I’ve ever tasted.

Live this place. Place your orders early for pazcki day.. They sell fast. Best in town

OMG!
I picked this particular location randomly because I bought from the Wicker Park Farmer’s market, but oh my! I typically have a calling for a holiday cookie at least once a year. I know, I know, I’m such a kid — but seriously, iced cookies… who doesn’t love ‘em?
So, I purchased a chocolate croissant and a huge halloween pumpkin iced cookie at the farmer’s market yesterday. I just ate a bit of the cookie and it is pure heaven! Seriously — it’s the best holiday cookie EVER.
I can’t wait to try the croissant, though I had to freeze it, but even so, I’m sure it’s amazing!