Elleson’s Bakery

I work in Dekalb, we bring in these doughnuts at least 2 times a month. Whenever the big white box of awesomeness walks through the door, my body follows it around like a rescued puppy dog following its master. Cannot speak highly enough of these doughnuts, I’ve had the long johns, glazed, chocolate caked, they are all exceptional.

Out of 15 reviews I’m wondering why no one mentioned that this is CASH ONLY!!!
My friend and I walked in and there was only one customer and we were not greeted. Does it really take that much effort?
I paid $ 4.39 for two cupcakes (red velvet and white) and two cookies (white chocolate macadamia). Really good pricing here but the taste and quality were really comparable to something from Jewel or Walmart.
They have pies, cakes, cake rolls, cannolis, cookies thumbprint cookies, etc.

Traveling through downtown Sycamore on a fine Sunday morning we noticed a steady stream of customers flocking to Elleson’s Bakery.
All I could say is if you ever wondered what it might be like to be a mannequin in a small town store front window, this is an opportunity of a lifetime. You can have a «Twilight Zone» moment while sippin’ your coffee and enjoying a donut too!

Good bakery items and good service, prices are reasonable. Good place to go and sit and relax and watch people go by from the window seats.

One Saturday morning I decided to do some pre-​dawn exploring. Sycamore has a really nice downtown area and I thought while the streets were empty I would drive around on my motorbike and make a list of places to check out later. To my surprise and delight I found Elleson’s Bakery and they were open. Not only that, but they actually had seating available inside and out. I treated myself to a cream filled chocolate long john and a frosted sugar cookie. While I’m frequently disappointed with bakery sugar cookies I am always tempted to try them (perhaps it’s just the images on them), but the one I had from Elleson’s is probably the best I’ve had. I’m a big fan of trying to support smaller local business, so I can definitely see myself getting doughnuts from Elleson’s in the future. They also offer other pastries and breads. Will be back for sure.

I had the privilege of living across the street from this bakery while attending NIU. I totally took advantage of the day-​old pastries that really were just as good as the day-​of pastries.
I wish I had a place like this where I live now.

This is a great family bakery. We always go there for donuts. They are excellent. Some people have commented about the staff but I have always found them to be very pleasant and I am not a regular. We have never been disappointed with anything we have gotten here.

We got a lot from this bakery, and thought most of it was pretty darn good! We let one of the bakers pick out bakery for us and tell us what was good. I think the cinnamon bread is a must if you go there. It was AMAZING! I could definitely see how it would be good as french toast. I enjoyed the donuts we got there. Definitely not a dunkin donuts! Better… haha. Also tried an éclair, which was really good. All of their stuff was well balanced, in terms of cream, chocolate, dough… nothing I ate was too anything. Maybe too sweet for people that don’t like really sweet things, but that is not me, so I enjoyed it.
I would definitely recommend this place and go there again.

On a recent visit, I followed the recommendation of the staff and got an éclair, cinnamon bread, and a chocolate long john. The long john was filled with sweet buttercream (may be too sweet for some) and the dough had a good bite and flavor. The éclair was filled with custard and had a slightly different bite to it than the doughnut. There was a perfect balance of the thick schmear of chocolate frosting, cream, and dough. Now, for the world famous cinnamon bread: I’ve had similar, but it is definitely not something I’ve had before. Once again, Elleson’s hit the nail on the head with a good balance of flavors: cinnamon, granulated sugar, and baked bread. Not too anything (i.e. salty, sweet, etc.); just very good. I can see why some local diners use this bread for French toast. Overall, I was pleasantly surprised to find such a great bakery in Sycamore. It’s worth dropping by if you are in the NIU/​Dekalb area. Recommended.

I keep promising myself I will bike there from DeKalb and earn myself a doughnut. Someday… meanwhile, I will continue to enjoy my unearned doughnuts from this great hometown bakery where they really know the word «quality.» My favorite item is the cinnamon bread: it’s a spiral log of cinnamon sugary sweetbread that makes a great treat for co-​workers. Another one of those yet-​to-​be-​fulfilled promises to self: make French toast with the cinnamon bread.

the best in the area !! love the people here , they are open early for early birds like me, i have friends that ask me to bring them doughnuts from here to dekalb … sycamore is glad to have them we all are !!!

I work up the road from here and I love stopping by on my way to work. Their donuts are awesome! The employees are always making great suggestions.

The quality of the bakery items here is quite good, but the employees have always been somewhat unfriendly and impatient.

This is a great home town bakery. All pastries that I have had are wonderful.

If you’re not a regular, the service can be unbearably slow. The location is great, being in downtown Sycamore, but if you want incredible sweets, go to Sweet Dream Desserts instead.

I love Elleson’s. This is where I go for doughnuts in Sycamore. It’s your fairly standard traditional doughnut but you can sit in the window and look out onto downtown.