Pticek’s & Son Bakery

I passed by this neighborhood gem a few days ago and I decided to give it a try. And I must say I'm beyond amazed. The croissants were very delicious, buttery and fresh baked, the raspberry donuts were omg so good. I will definitely get my birthday cake here and recommend this bakery to anyone in the area. Can't wait to try more delicious goods.

Made a 5am run for the family from deep in the ‘burbs and will be doing so again soon! Nothing compares in the burbs ugh! Everything was fresh and delicious. The flavors reminded me of yesteryear. Other local bakeries I’ve patronized have lost what this place has, and the gals behind the counter were a hoot!

I can’t say enough about this bakery, I have lived in the area for a little over three years and discovered this little jem. First let me just say the baked goods are beyond incredible. They are made with care and the taste is out of this world. I have not had anything that has been less then spatular here. The staff is what really sells me on this place they are humble, down to earth and wants every Customer to feel special and like a part of the family. They will forever have a life long customer

Best bakery in the neighborhood. I always get my cakes here. My only complaint is I wish they’d switched their vacation dates to different days every other year. I always have to get my birthday cake 2/3 weeks early due to them being closed in July during the same time every year.

The cheesecake is really good. It's soft and silky smooth. I paid $10.17 w/ tax on a 9 inch cheesecake. A lot of choices to choose from (donuts looked enticing) and a family friendly staff!

Fast service. Friendly and welcoming staff. Amazing amazing pastries! Woah! My husband is a firefighter next door a year ago and he used to bring me sticky buns from this amazing place. We live far now but I took the trip to get some today and maaaaan... i forgot hpw good the sticky buns were! Whether you eat it room temp or warmed up, it's the best coffee pair. So so good. If I lived closer, I would be coming every other day at least.

Such a great neighborhood bakery and the goodies are sooo good. I have to bring ny daughter their cookies next week. She loves their chocolate chip.

Like omg have seriously been coming here for years !!!! Absolutely the best cakes in Chicago. The rainbow 🌈 with buttercreme filling is absolutely delicious !!!!! And they make all kinds of cakes. One year, we had a giant Winnie The Pooh sitting in a pumpkin, The Marshmellow Man from Ghostbusters, even a massive Grave Digger cake. I love this place. It sincerely has a special place in my family's hearts because this is where we get all of our children's birthday cakes for 20 years now. Highly recommend this establishment, give them all of your money!!! A true hidden Chicago gem 💎!

I just ordered a cake, a layer of chocolate and a layer of yellow with fresh strawberries and whipped cream and it was excellent. Great job. Hall recommend their whip cream cakes.

Best bakery in the area. My go to place. Old school and still backing like when I was a kid.

Everything I have tried there is delicious. Their cakes are so light and amazing. Always treated pleasantly and very accommodating. This place is extremely clean and cheerful. Can't say enough good things about it

Awesome bakery! Wish I lived closer. Always get extra when I'm am there. The rye bread is awesome.

They are the best Bakery in the neighborhood! They are so Amazing the lady that took care of us even remembered my daughter when we came to pick up her cake , made her so happy ! They are the best ! Great cakes and pocket cheesecakes! You have to get there early though to get the goodies because they will be gone

I grew up with Eastern European people. They specialize in this in some of their bakery .The best kolacky in the city , a coffee cake called a potica made with walnuts and honey is great with a cup of coffee .Their bacon/onion buns are also the best in the city .The banana cream pie - you can't stop at one slice . You won't be disappointed.

Picked up a cheese pocket for a friend who loves this bakery. Only problem was the girl told me they didn't make just plain cheese ones any more only fruit. But friendly service &yummy baked goods

This is a charming little storefront bakery filled with Polish sweets. We've had some of their doughnuts in the past and they are delish. They also specialize in birthday cakes and the like, customized to your needs. Good kolachke too. During Fat Tuesday celebrations they have Paczki, but once past Tuesday you must order ahead. Either they don't sell enough or they just don't have the room but order ahead to not be disappointed. We haven't tried their Paczki yet, but will order ahead and revisit. Small store, not as big a selection as some, old fashioned bakery that can make anything you order ahead. Since they open at 4:30 am, go early because they will run out of some offerings. Closed Sunday and Monday. Give this place a try.

This is my favorite bakery in Chicago! My dad had gone there for years and we fell in love with all their pastries but specifically their cheese pockets and chocolate chip coffee. They are the best! The entire staff is wonderful. I have since moved to CA and I always have to bring back my favorite pastries. Can't say enough good things about this bakery and it's staff.

I was told by Weber's Bakery repeatedly, because I called several times, if you come in Tuesday you will have your cake by Saturday. I didn't go on the weekend because it was Father's Day weekend and extremely crowded. When I called Tuesday they said all their spots were filled and they couldn't accommodate me. I went down the street to Pticeks and they made the most beautiful cake for my grandson. Thank you so much for saving the day!

Was in Chicago, from New Buffalo, MI seeing a client who offered a slice of Pticek cherry coffee cake (my fave) and a slice of the cheese coffee cake. With one bite of their cheese my knees buckled! NEVER tasted anything like it! I'll be back in Chicago next week and head to Pticek's!

Ruined my daughters 21st birthday, I went to several bakeries but my daughter was dead set on their rainbow cake, we went in this past Wednesday 02/08/2023 showed them pictures of the cake we wanted, heart shaped, teal and pink, piping along the side, strawberry filling, they said they could do it BUT if we got the strawberry filling it would compromise the the structure of the cake, so we agreed to no fruit filling just to make sure the cake would be a perfect heart shape, they said they could do it no problem GREAT! Right.... As requested we emailed images of the pictures of the cake with colors and piping inspiration..... I show up today 02/11/2023 to pick up the cake and was handed a cake that looks like a lopsided something, not a heart shape but something, after explaining that this is what they were able to achieve I could either take it or leave it, I explained that I ordered a cake from them with the expectation that they could deliver on the product I requested just like they said, well I had to walk out with this blob of a cake because it's Saturday and I can't just place an order anywhere else at last minute and all they could say was sorry take it or leave it, I asked if there was any way for them to please just refrost it at least or try to reshape it and they said no, all the bakers were long gone, I walked out in tears and my daughter was so upset and crying she refused to show up to her birthday dinner which by the way required me to book our reservations for 13 people with A CREDIT CARD.... I had to beg another bakery to plse try to salvage the cake, the cake decorator that worked on the cake from another bakery said that under all the frosting they covered the blob with was nothing that resembled a heart.... Don't waste your time going here, clearly they can't deliver on the things they promise, here is the before and after for reference

Very good Bakery with a varied assortment of cakes, cookies, bread. Had a special order made for me. Was traveling to Las Vegas and ordered an Apple Strudel. Staff wrapped it perfectly so that we could put it in our suitcase. Arrived with it in perfect condition and it was delicious. Thank you so much Pticek's

Delicious pastries and such sweet people working inside. Love the cakes, kolaczki, and paczkis!

They have the best cake texture & flavor around, as well as fantastic butter cookies! If the frosting decorating were improved on they would be king with 5 stars! They have awesome pastries!

Great Czech old world baked goods just like my grandmother used to bake by hand when I was a child. Always fresh and delectable.

August 2021, Im sorry but I had the worst experience with my daughters cake this time around. It was the Big 15 and we placed an order for 2 cakes and 24 cupcakes that where suppose to be purple and gold, Well they where pink and yellow. the cupcakes ended up in the garbage because they tasted bad. I spent a good past 6 years ordering my cakes from here, but this last time, i mean the last time, Was the horror of orders. I cannot upload the pictures of the cakes or cupcakes on here, otherwise i would.

Best cakes , cupcakes , cookies etc...... deliciousness!! I get all my families birthday cakes here . Baby shower cakes everything... more then 10 cakes a year.

We have been fans of Atomic cake for over 30 years. So of course we ordered one for my mom's 70th birthday. We usually go to Busy Bee because it's closer. Due to illness they were closed. Pticek's came up in a search. Reviews were great. Our cake wasn't. I spent $52 on a 1/4 sheet cake where 2/3 of it went to the trash. Both the yellow and chocolate cake were dry and crumbly. The cake didn't seem fresh. The banana layer was delicious. It's unfortunate because I drove an hour and a half from St Charles to purchase the cake. I will say that my first experience with Pticek's Bakery will be my only. Request fresh cake if you order a cake from them. The staff was great.

Awesome little bakery. Reminds me of the bakeries my polish grandma would take me to. Everything in here is great, especially the cheesecakes. Workers are super sweet and always kind. I love that they keep the old tradition with the cute uniforms they wear. Definitely brings back memories from the bakeries in the older days.

The best party cakes ever! I love the pink white and green cake with real whipped cream!! They can make any cake in any shape and dimension, Just bring a picture. A year ago we had an Elvis birthday party. They made a cake in three dimensions of a Pink Cadillac that had an open drivers seat for an Elvis doll. They also did a great ducky cake for us one year. I am a huge fan, but be advised that because of the nature of the specialty cakes, you may want to have another person with you or extra boxes so that you can transport the cake safely.

BEWARE IF YOU ORDER A CUSTOM CAKE FROM THIS PLACE!! We discovered this bakery over 35 years ago as it was advertised on a bench. Over the years we have had many form cakes, specialty cakes, ordered here. Always beautiful and delicious. Not anymore! They either have new bakers or something else going on. The cakes are not as fresh but the biggest reason I will NOT ORDER ANOTHER CAKE from this place- they can't seem to get the order correct!! In September I ordered a strawberry filled birthday cake for my Mom. Cutting into it we saw no strawberries- only rotten tasting bananas! We were disappointed. I paid over $50 for a cake we didn't order. The manager said they'd give me a "discount" on my NEXT cake! So I just ordered a chocolate fudge/custard filled birthday cake last week for my husband's birthday. I reminded them about my "discount " and they gave me $10 off the price.When I served it yesterday we were very disappointed to find NO CHOCOLATE dough. We received a yellow cake! This is the 2nd time they can't seem to get the order correct on a custom cake! I'm done with ordering from this place!! BEWARE IF YOU ORDER A CAKE FROM THIS BAKERY!! I don't think I'm the only one this is happening to!!

Honest review: used to always come here for paczki, but they dont taste the same anymore if anyone knows where good paczki is let me know. The other pastries are ok nothing that separates it from any other bakery. The cheese paczki was the best one ordered one of everything was the only one i liked

I've been a loyal Weber's Bakery customer for some time. I always place orders at Webers for holidays and my son's birthday. This year I decided to order at Pticek's and I'm so glad that I did. Price wise it's about the same as Webers but the cakes are yummier. The whipped cream is out of this world delish. My sons love their butter cream cupcakes. They did and amazing Jon with my sons birthday cakes. They put a lot of love into their bakery. I love their atomic cake. Usually when I get cakes with fruit fillings from other bakeries it's a little hard to cut without having the fresh fruit filling fall out. At pticek I don't know how they do it but when I slice their atomic cake all the fruits stay beautifully in the cake. However I had a not so pleasant experience last week. I placed an order ahead for Thanksgiving. An atomic cake some cupcakes and a cheesecake and some Kolaky cookies. Everything was delicious but what left in a sour taste in my mouth was the poor costumer service. The women that work their are such sweethearts I've never had a complaint until now. I was attended by an older Latina with a black and grey shirt hair and glasses. She was very rude she yelled bottom line she gave poor costumer service. There is another Latina with black ponytail and glasses she's a sweetheart she always takes great care of costumes unlike her older coworker with the bad attitude.

Hooked on their rainbow dough! Absolutely in love with this bakery! My Mother-in-Law uses them for most of our special occasions, and from the first spoonful of rainbow cake with whipped cream frosting I have been in love.. They're getting really creative with shapes and types of cakes you can get - for my bridal shower, they made a teapot that not only looked amazing but had the entire party raving about how delicious it was!

I ordered a cake from this bakery for my son's christening. As they are closed on Sunday I picked up the cake Saturday morning at 10 am. Upon picking up the cake my son became seriously ill and we ended up in the emergency room for four days. I called every venue that I had booked for the christening to express what was going on and apologize for any inconvenience caused including the bakery. Upon getting home and organized again I brought the unopened cake that was sitting in my fridge back to the bakery and explain further what had happened. Maybe what I asked was unfair but in my eyes an act of force majeure is always forgivable, and after spending 50 dollars on a cake that will not be used it was my greatest hope they would be willing to make the cake on another day. I had expressed I was willing to take a plain sheet cake minimally decorated to no avail. They wanted me to spend an additional 30 dollars to order the cake again... So a 1/4 cake would end up costing me close to 100 dollars.... To say I am disappointed is an understatement. Had I waited and not picked the cake it would have been donated to the church. After speaking to the ladies there they basically told me I had paid and that was good enough for them.... force majeure

Awesome bakery!!! Really good doughnuts and coffee cakes !!! Will not disappoint! I think it's better than Weber's

We have been very pleased with everything we've purchased at this bakery! It has awesome bread, cookies, coffee cakes and kolachies in delicious flavors like almond & raspberry. Our relatives from other states say they can't get bakery items as good as Pticek's!

This neighborhood gem is my favorite for Polish pastries! I know there's one that is bigger, closer to Harlem however, I love their customer service here along with what they make. I have never had a bad experience when it comes to their klotsky's and their other famous pastries. Always look forward to stopping by and getting a few dozen for my coworkers!!

So today I placed an order for a birthday cake it was my first time at this bakery. The staff was attentive and helpful. The decoration of the cake turned out cute and I must say the cake was super moist and fresh! The filling was strawberries and bananas, it was so good! I will definitely come back to this place it's a stable of quality baked goods at a decent price. Try this place instead of Webers bakery trust me it's worth it!

I absolutely love this place. I know everyone says Webers is it but I'm telling you this place is a gem. The kids absolutely loved the chocolate cake. I loved my cheese Danish. We will be long time customers of this place. I cant recommend it enough. Great ladies behind the counter made us feel welcome and explained everything we asked about.

When they have banana donuts(for there Wed donut flavor variety) they are the BEST BY FAR!!!

Pticek's makes the best real whip cream cakes ever!! All those garbage cakes you see on t.v. are made out of rice crispy treats and fondant. Pticek's makes delicious cakes that are 100% cake. My family has had many specialty cakes made and they never disappoint on taste or creativity. If your looking to have a cake made you can flip through their picture book for some ideas or bring in a picture of what you want. **they do accept credit cards now.

The BEST BAKERY IN CHICAGO Their 3 dimensional cakes are absolutely divine with the rainbow cake layers. From the coffee cakes to the kolaches everything is outstanding!!!

Old school sweets And the cheese cake :) birthday cakes Coffee cakes Everything I have had is #outstanding Walnut cake is #extraordinaire I stop 3 or 4 times a week. When I'm in the #oldneighborhood . But closed sun and monday Get your sweet tooth fix

One of the best, original and old-school. The product 100% hand-made. The staff are friendly and genuine. There are no pretensions here. I hope for all that it never closes.

I love this bakery amazing créeme or marshmallow filled horns, there lemon meringue pie , pound cake, pecan cheese coffee cake not to mention their pineapple pie . There prices are great that you don't hesitate in just buying one if everything. It's a place not to go on an empty stomach because you will buy them out for the day everything is great. Fresh, deliciously tasting very nice ladies, great service

I am not sure this qualifies as a review. It's more an astonished recognition: is this the place I wrote a (first, for me) feature on in 1976 as a cub reporter at the Southtown Economist? If so, they had amazingly complex frosted cakes in the window (the Cookie Monster, then a new development in the media, stood out), and sent my boss a cake in the shape of a typewriter as thanks for the article after I had transferred to the Blue Island office. I was not assigned to write about them, I offered to do it after being amazed by the cakes in their window. They were really gracious and friendly. I recall a guy saying of the frosting, "It took me a year to learn how to make this goofy stuff."

The best pastries and cutest cakes. They've been doing character shape cakes since way back when. Their whipped frosting is amazing. They have great breakfast sandwiches too.

Great old school bakery at Narragansett/ Archer Ave! First off, they have amazing danishes- every fruit under the sun as well as cheese & chocolate too. They also have an amazing variety of those little cookies; I mean like 30 different ones. I've only been here for morning items but from what I've heard they do great cakes as well! Prices seem too cheap if you ask me? Under a buck for a danish that's really good & big/ hard to find these days! Good service and even a little adjacent parking lot. Must stop if in "Dat Area"!! gdd

Sour cream cheese cake is to die for and comes in two sizes. Fresh almond crescent also excellent! I always get a pound of butter cookie because it really has butter in them. Melt in your mouth COOKIE'S!!!!

This place is a gem! Anything from coffee cakes & cookies to custom orders, you will not be disappointed. I recently ordered a 9in cake. Rainbow dough with whipped cream and strawberries -ABSOLUTELY DELICIOUS! They even offer smash cakes for babies. I don't want to end this review without raving about their sour cream cheese cakes!! Do yourself a favor and check them out!

Let me start off by saying, I was super excited about trying this bakery for the first time. I pre ordered four paczkis and patiently waited until after dinner to eat them. The paczkis were dried out and the strawberry filling was bland and bitter. The paczkis that were in the display case didn't look the same as the ones I paid for. The ones I got were incredibly small and did not have any whipped cream in them like the ones on display. With that being said, I won't be returning to this bakery.

Everything I have ever had from Pticek's is delicious.They are my absolute favorite bakery!

My childhood home was a few doors down... love this place! Donuts and the Danish Pastries are fantastic, but my all time favorite is the "All Butter Coffeecake"... it sounds like it might be plain... it's anything but... moist and buttery!!! #oldneighborhood

Love our birthday cake. It was beautiful and absolutely delicious. I went with the whip cream cake and will definitely be back.

Our family has been ordering the whipped cream cakes from here for over 30 years. Hopefully you arrive early enough to get a cheese kolache on your visit.

We travel almost 25 miles for our favorite sour cream cheesecake. Everything we have tried here is excellent. Such dedicated bakers. High quality ingredients. We are always surprised with the reasonable cost after purchasing so many goods. We freeze them too. Always delicious.

This place is, hands down, the best bakery anywhere. I've been coming here for many years, and nowhere else comes close. Their cheesecake and kolachki are to die for, and I love their coffeecakes, donuts, and pies as well. Anything they make with cheese, including the paczki I just had, is fabulous; it's the smoothest, creamiest, sweetest cheese ever. They make very good rye and cinnamon breads and hostka. Trust me: you won't go wrong with anything you get.

Rudest customer service ever! I was trying to get a birthday cake for my friend. A lady who works in this bakery told my to bring a picture on the phone, and they would like to make something like the cake on the pic. However, when I arrived at the store, they told me that I could not pick the decoration I like. What they would do is just putting some cream flowers on the top. They were very impatient and unprofessional, and made my feel like my suggestion (decorating the top with some fresh fruits) was stupid. The bakery store does not look as clean and cute as many other bakeries, and their products look neither pretty or delicious. If you do not live in this neighborhood, you need not try this bakery at all. Driving to this bakery is just waste of time and oil.