Best lemon bar I have ever had. Will for sure be coming back to try everything else they sell.

I've been to this bakery several times. The selection is great, the service is outstanding, and each product looks scrumptious. However, the past few times I've ordered from there, the products have been somewhat underwhelming. Got two kolaczki's and both were very dry. Also got a slice of German chocolate cake and it was dry, too sweet, and tasted old. The doughnuts are generally very good as well as the coffee cakes. But the pastries do not taste as good as they look behind the counter. I admit, I did arrive about 20 minutes before closing, but that should not affect the taste that much. read more

Small-local- not a chain- go support!!! For the pros: Great service overall. The Black Forest cake was delicious and beautiful and they did an excellent job. Donuts, apple fritters, and eclairs were very tasty. The custards were yummy. Cons: Place was dead, not one customer to be found on a Saturday morning at 7:30am. Stop going to the chain coffee joints and try a small place that needs us. I preordered a little leas than $100 worth of cakes, pies, and pastries so I grabbed some of the cookies to make it $100. The butter cookies are $33 a lb. Ouch! As soon as you take a bite they fall apart and crumble everywhere. The kids didn't like the taste and didn't eat any of them, a waste of $12. No prices anywhere other than the boxed goods or coffee signs. 4% fee for using a credit card which I get, but have it posted better. Couple small signs I caught over by the fresh stuff saying price tags reflect cash price, but yet didn't see prices anywhere other than on shelves by boxed stuff. Have prices posted. French silk pie was very thick and not very chocolaty. No one really cared for it, def would not get again. I looked back at receipt after I left and see a random charge for "open retail" for $3.12, no clue what that is. So was over charged for something I didn't get. read more

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Wonderful local bakery!! Excellent pastries and cookies. And HUGE recognition and appreciation for generously passing out thousands of butter cookies to all the neighborhood trick or treaters for the village Halloween event. Definitely a highlight of the event and our family loved the delicious cookies. We will be loyal customers! read more

Central Continental Bakery - Bakeries Near Me - Mount Prospect, Illinois

I have grown up with Central Continental Bakery, but it is honestly not my go to bakery for anything but colored bread for Easter and Thanksgiving. This particular visit, I was shopping because I had won a $20 gift card from a local trivia night. I decided to get some butter rings because they were $1 off for a Friday special. I also snagged a 1/2 price bag of butter cookies to make sure I used up the entirety of the gift card in one visit. Also, it was comical how the butter cookies offset the giant butter rings. I am aware of their card over cash policy, but I was surprised that I was charged $1.70 of my $20 gift card for swiping it (I paid the remainder of my bill cash) because for my brain, it is a cash equivalent. The butter rings--we are chocolate chip, mini M&M, and sprinkle--were buttery and delicious. They paired perfectly with coffee and a cold glass of milk. The butter cookies were also nice! read more

Central Continental Bakery - Butter Ring, Butter Cookies - Bakeries Near Me - Mount Prospect, Illinois

Greatest selection of paczki for Fat Tuesday, several different flavors and fruits. They really do a great job. It's worth the long lines. I usually get the traditional raspberry and sometimes the strawberry cream but my Polish friends insist on the Rose. read more

Central Continental Bakery - Some of the selection. - Bakeries Near Me - Mount Prospect, Illinois

Small-local- not a chain- go support!!! For the pros: Great service overall. The Black Forest cake was delicious and beautiful and they did an excellent job. Donuts, apple fritters, and eclairs were very tasty. The custards were yummy. Cons: Place was dead, not one customer to be found on a Saturday morning at 7:30am. Stop going to the chain coffee joints and try a small place that needs us. I preordered a little leas than $100 worth of cakes, pies, and pastries so I grabbed some of the cookies to make it $100. The butter cookies are $33 a lb. Ouch! As soon as you take a bite they fall apart and crumble everywhere. The kids didn't like the taste and didn't eat any of them, a waste of $12. No prices anywhere other than the boxed goods or coffee signs. 4% fee for using a credit card which I get, but have it posted better. Couple small signs I caught over by the fresh stuff saying price tags reflect cash price, but yet didn't see prices anywhere other than on shelves by boxed stuff. Have prices posted. French silk pie was very thick and not very chocolaty. No one really cared for it, def would not get again. I looked back at receipt after I left and see a random charge for "open retail" for $3.12, no clue what that is. So was over charged for something I didn't get. read more

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I usually only come here when it's time for Paczki fest at Central Continental Bakery. I love that they offer a bunch of specialty flavors on top of the traditional Paczkis. If you want to be in and out, make sure you pre-order, as this year I was in and out within 5 mins! Tasted great as always, looking forward to next year! read more

Central Continental Bakery - Bakeries Near Me - Mount Prospect, Illinois

I've been going to Central Continental for many years but it seems like they've lost touch with their customers. $30 for 1 lb of cookies. $5.75 for a ham/cheese croissant that had a tiny slice of ham and virtually no cheese. They've also joined the club of 3% surcharge for credit card use. Their coffee cakes remain good m, but they're going to start pushing customers away unless things improve. read more

A work friend of #1 daughter claimed paczki heaven was located in Mount Prospect. How could this be? Smack in the middle of the paczki festive time, we made our way to the MP bakery. There was convenient parking (spaces available) with vehicles coming and going. As we approached the store, there was a stream of customers entering. Inside, numbers were available to be taken. Quickly, we placed our order for several varieties of paczki. Just as quickly the friendly server filled our order. Everything in the store looked quality and looked fresh. Being only very slightly disciplined, we waited to get home to sample. Of course, the drive back home was filled with enticing aroma. First bite and more? Heaven! read more

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Ive been wanting to try for a while now. I ended up getting some chocolate cream filled donuts and they were delicious. Not aot of places do chocolate creamed filled. The staff were friendly and very attentive to make sure you were helped. The inside of the bakery is spacious enough but I can see it getting easily filled up quickly. Would def come back. read more

The good thing about not knowing how to bake is that you get the opportunity to purchase cakes from places like the Continental Bakery. The bad thing about not knowing how to bake is that you also have to roll the dice with the many local or commercial bakers who also make cakes. Continental bakery is by far one of the highest quality bakeries in Chicago if not this region. We have purchased many cakes from many other bakers and none of them come even close to the quality, and construction of their delicacies that you will find here. The cake is always very light and they don't use traditional frosting that you find with most bakeries. Small storefront with a couple tables serving up an assortment of international pastries from friendly staff. read more

Central Continental Bakery - Custom half sheet - Bakeries Near Me - Mount Prospect, Illinois

Wonderful baked goods their service was amazing especially since it was paczki day long line out in 20 minutes.

My dad lives in assisted living and was dying for a coffee cake. My go to bakery is Jarosh in Elk Grove but they are closed for relocating. A co-worker recommended Central Continental. I went there on Saturday, January 24, 2026. I purchased a raspberry coffee cake and some butter cookies. Both had a weird aftertaste. The butter cookies did not taste buttery, like they should. I don't know if they used margarine or some other substitute oil but they were bad. I brought them to work and three of my co-workers, including the one that recommended this bakery, tasted them. They agreed with me. They did not taste right. For $16 for a half pound I am eating them. I will now wait patiently for Jarosh to re-open before getting another coffee cake and cookies. Sorry Continental, I cannot recommend you. The staff was very nice and helpful. Place was clean but again, the product was not good. I love my sweets but this soured me on them. Sue Shaughnessy read more

We love this bakery! We get cakes every year for our daughters birthday, and they are consistently wonderful quality and talent. Highly recommend! read more

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Amazing treats- i will gladly make the 1 hour drive for them! No one does it like CCB

what a disappointment! Have been going here for years. But only 1 cupcake type. Bought some individual cakes. Boring, maybe been around awhile, packaging not a good got for different heights. Just average quality. Didn't buy big cookies cuz kids don't like how hard they are. So sorry to see this happen to a great bakery. read more

This is a great local bakery that carries a lot of traditional and staple pastries and baked goods. Enjoyed them on a random weekday as I stop by in the morning and just chose items to bring back to my home for some breakfast visitors. Everything was flavorful and decently sized for the price. I would consider coming back again because it is local and closer for me than some of the other bakeries are used to visit in the city. read more

Central Continental Bakery - Bakeries Near Me - Mount Prospect, Illinois

We ordered a half sheet cake for our daughter's baby shower this past weekend. The cake was perfect! The design and colors were exactly what we asked for and on top of that absolutely delicious!!! Our guests said it was the best cake they ever had! I would highly recommend CCB for any cake needs! read more

People so nice & make you feel happy to be there. Accurate original international recipes not followed by other bakeries. No cheap substitutes. Even complicated orders accurate & wait time is fast. Only one other I recommend but small & sold out by noon as long wait line before opening with neighboring customers. read more

In town visiting family, needed a carrot cake. Everyone recommended Continental Bakery, so we went there. Carrot cake - marginal, had an odd taste to it. Lemon bars - incredibly good. Cherry turnover - really good. Chocolate turtle (I think that's what you call it, it's caramel with nuts and chocolate) - outstanding! read more

Central Continental Bakery is a great place to get all your baked goods. Everything is baked fresh daily and they have a huge variety of ready made all occasion decorated cakes, donuts, cookies, candies, coffee cakes and breads! Everything is made in house and they have daily specials too. From the taste of all the items we have had there, they are made with premium ingredients and they are generous with fillings in donuts and cakes. We love the almond strip and the crumb cakes. They are packed with delicious fillings and the danish dough is nice, flaky and soft. Sadly, a lot of good bakeries in the area have closed shop but this one is still running thankfully! They have plenty of parking on the side and back of the shop. Great old world bakery like the one I remember growing up! read more

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Has gone downhill from what they used to be. Very expensive for a donut!! Pastries all rasted the same. Very blah.

This place is a classic! Downtown Mt Prospect. They serve desserts for many MWSuburb restaurants. Never disappointed. Ask what izthe freshest and they will tell you! 5 stars for sure sorry word corrector is nt let me correct read more

Many bakeries seem to come and go in this area every few years, but Central Continental has definitely withstood the test of time. They offer a great assortment of goods from cookies to cakes to breadsticks to donuts to muffins. Maybe the only drawback of the bakery is its small sized compared to the amount of business they receive. They always seem to be fairly busy everytime I visit, though the lines moves fairly quickly with the help of friendly and knowledgeable staff. This is necessary as there are quite a bit of options to choose from here, which in general all taste good. If you can, give their cakes and cupcakes a try. It's somewhat difficult to find such a complete set of cakes outside of here and Deerfield's Bakery, and I think you'll be pleased with the results. Overall, good prices, good flavors, and good service make this bakery an easy recommendation to anyone who lives in the area. read more

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Brought the kids here on 12/31 to pick out some stuff for a small family gathering (aka Covid-belated Christmas) and it was bustling! We got doughnuts for that day and decorated cookies for the next. I came back a couple weeks later on a weekday, and it was much quieter. They have delicious stuff at great value. Lots of options of small and medium sized items. The pecan roll is top drawer, and I can also recommend the cake doughnuts, gingerbread cookies, and cherry strudel. The apple fritter is very nice; I consider myself a connoisseur and while it wouldn't top my list, I would definitely eat this again (and again, etc). Another item about them--they bailed us out with a wedding cake back in 2011! I did not realize that it was the same place until I looked at this listing. Long story short, our wedding cake vendor shut its doors with no notice the week of our wedding, and our caterer reached out to Central Continental for help. They delivered a similar cake on time, so many thanks to them for their excellent customer service both then and now. read more

Central Continental Bakery has been in business for years and their quality has not changed. They have a large variety of coffee cakes, breads, cookies, and custom cakes. They have tables inside and outside. No matter what you try it is guaranteed to be good. The only reason for the four stars is their prices. Over the years they have continued to increase and now are more for a special treat. One coffee cake and half of chocolate chip coffee cake was over $28.00 read more

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My husband and I were introduced to this bakery by his brother, and we had especially enjoyed their orange muffins that had pieces of mandarin oranges baked inside. We had also ordered two birthday cakes from here. So when we were looking for a wedding cake, they were in our top 3 choices. After professional email communications that had us pick them over other bakeries, they completely ghosted us a week and a half before the wedding. The wedding contact I had communicated with had given me her phone number and instructed me to call, but she never picked up or returned my voicemail msges or emails. This put us in an extremely stressful situation that I would not recommend for any bride or groom to experience. We were in New York at the time visiting family so we couldn't go visit the bakery in person to ask what was going on. Highly would not recommend. read more

Love my son's baptism cake! It came out looking exactly how I requested and tasted amazing. read more

Central Continental Bakery - Bakeries Near Me - Mount Prospect, Illinois

This is our son's favorite bakery. Always a great selection of items to choose from. Everyone is friendly and it is pretty reasonably priced. Best Paczkis during that time of year too!!!! read more

Love this bakery best in the area. Preordered 6 paczkis quite expensive. Since I have been enjoying their desserts for years, very disappointing. These tasted like they were made a couple of days ago not fresh especially the dough portion of the paczki. I will look elsewhere for this holiday specialty. read more

The bakery made the most beautiful and delicious sheet cake for a wedding shower with fresh strawberries, mouse, and picture of the engaged couple. It was flawless. I cannot thank the staff and baker Bobby for for such magic. Enjoyed by all. Thank you. read more

Central Continental Bakery - Wedding Shower cake that was made to perfection. The white dough and luscious fresh strawberries were incredibly delicious - Bakeries Near Me - Mount Prospect, Illinois

I have to say this place was pretty awesome. I would give their cake 9/10. The buttercream is not quite sweet enough for my taste, but probably perfect for most who don't like it too sweet. The cake was beautifully decorated. The cherry turnover was so delicious; flaky, overstuffed with cherry goodness. I'm sure the lemon tart, key lime tart & cookies will also be great. I came here because my normal "go-to" bakery was closed for a few weeks. Would I come back? Oh yeah! Yum yum! read more

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I ordered a spumoni cake from here for my bday, and it looked stunning! The outside of the cake was left "naked" (not covered in icing), so you could see the distinctive layers of yellow and chocolate cake, along with the pink cherry, green pistachio, and brown chocolate mousse layers. It was an additional $3 to add a marzipan placard on top of the cake with bday message, but it's worth the touch and the nice cursive handwriting! I only wish there was more flavor to the cake. The cherry, pistachio, and chocolate elements were all very mild. Don't get me wrong. It was super fresh, but needed a big boost in flavor! Side note: the paczkis here are to die for! read more

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Ever since I was a wee lil' lass... by far. The best cookies, ever. Hands down. Desserts galore... just thinking about the countless items that hit "comfort". Homerun! ----- Grrrr... I want to give them a 1-star rating... but for all the wrong reasons. A.) For being closed Mondays. (Just found out ) B.) For being so darn delicious. C.) Having their open sign on, when they're closed....‍ D.) Had planned the whole day, making them my priority after all errands as a reward... ---- 5 Stars, no questions asked. I'm mad at them for being closed today, but that's on me. 2002, my aunt had gotten me a birthday cake from there, "Harry Potter" themed, with the figurines. (Bless her, since it was the first year after my dad's passing.) So many memories~ The cookies though, with the beautifully decorated frosting (I AM ADDICTED TO THE TASTE AND TEXTURE.) Actually. They're a LOT better (2020), truly improved through the years... There was also a time they had closed, due to a fire... I had thought it was the end... but! Alas, they reopened. Stronger and better, thank you! Since childhood, to adulthood. I pray that it will always be there. One of my absolute favorite. read more

Central Continental Bakery - It says open , but its Monday, and they're closed... - Bakeries Near Me - Mount Prospect, Illinois

To be honest, I only visit CCB once a year. And for the past 10ish years, I've only missed one or two years and that was because I was out of town for Paczki fest and/or had some kind of scheduling issue. CCB consistently churns out Paczki--traditional kinds and other dream like flavor confections to help you make the most out of Fat Tuesday. They have paczki all year round, and other great bakery items, but when it comes to our Fat Tuesday tradition, you dont mess with tradition. Lately, I've been pre-ordering online--you can choose the date and time for pick up. And although this last time I pre-ordered, I had a bit of FOMO and asked if I could add their newest flavor, Dreamsicle, to my batch and it was no problem. Service is super friendly and happy to help. Even if you pre-order, expect a line when you come to pick up your order. This year was maybe 20 min. I usually pick up for my family too and our favorites are the lemon, fresh strawberry, strawberry with whipped cream. The grandma likes prune and apricot so I always get those for her. These paczki are soft, doughy and fresh. I've always enjoyed them. And happy again that Ericka A and I continue our Paczki visit tradition! read more

Ordered an 8" birthday cake for my son and paid a whopping $57 dollars. I emailed the cake decorator the exact picture I wanted and figured it cost that much due to the level of detail the design would require. It wasn't complicated. Received a mediocre flat design. Absolutely ripped off. The cake was also uneven and tipped over slightly. read more

Central Continental Bakery - The picture I emailed the cake decorator that they charged me $57 For an 8" Cake - Bakeries Near Me - Mount Prospect, Illinois

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Who in their right mind would pay almost $50.00 for two pies & three donuts . That's exactly what my husband did . I'm sorry no bakery items should cost that much . I'm sorry , we won't be back . With those prices I'm sure you won't miss our business . read more

I used to love this bakery , very disappointed past two times I've come . They've gotten super expensive and the quality has seem to have gone way down. Got a box of cookies ( ok ) and Apple fritters had basically no apples in them and tiny amount of frosting . :( I'm soooo bummed . read more

Excellent customer service and delicious cake! We will definitely order from central continental bakery again! What beautiful presentation! Fresh whipped cream and delicious strawberries, just perfect! read more

Central Continental Bakery - Christmas themed whipped cream and fresh strawberries birthday cake - Bakeries Near Me - Mount Prospect, Illinois