Family has been going here for over 30 years, everything single thing we have gotten from here has been great; the Easter selections are amazing. Recently had them recreate my parents' wedding cake for their 50th wedding anniversary, looked and tasted outstanding. read more

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I needed a birthday cake and had planned to go to Cumberland Bakery--because that was on the way to other errands--however, that was closed for some long extended break. I have passed Central Continental Bakery and decided to go there instead. Everyone was very helpful in describing the different type of cake options. It took a few minutes, but they were also willing to write a message on top of the cake. Next time I'd probably call ahead because I wish the message was a bit more central on the cake (however, I had purchased a dinosaur and gold candles elsewhere so at least the dino could sit in the blank space). I would definitely come back; I can't eat gluten, but the donuts and cookies (including a Blackhawks jersey cookie--which would be a good part of a Valentine's gift) and cofffeecakes looked so good; I am sure that my coworkers would enjoy them. It's very warm inside so if you have children or grandparents, this would be a great spot to enjoy a coffee and donut at the tables inside. Plus the customer-service was great! 5 stars for CCB. read more

Central Continental Bakery - Devilsfood Birthday Cake (dino and gold candles were purchased elsewhere) - Bakeries Near Me - Mount Prospect, Illinois

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This is the second time Central Continental has exceeded my expectations for a major event in my family. Emily from CCB helped me create a sweet table for my daughter's (and fiancé) engagement party! An absolutely gorgeous cake that was so delicious along with a variety of miniature cheesecakes, tarts and brownies. Thank you CCB! You helped create the perfect party! read more

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

Exceptional bakery. Delicious, fresh ingredients. You can literally taste how fresh everything is. It's worth the drive for me. Such an incredible bakery. I found it by chance and am so grateful!! read more

Kids like donuts. We didn't realize that the one donut cost $2.75! 6 donuts for $16!! I didn't see the price anywhere and assumed it will be similar price to other competitors.. if I knew I have to pay that much for 6 donuts, I would have gone to other shops. Donuts were actually okay. Not special. But they were packed with customers on Saturday morning! read more

I love this bakery! I've had a several different items from here and they are always delicious. The staff is so kind and helpful. The prices are absolutely great for the product size. I can't wait to need a custom item and I can order it here. I've only walked in to purchase crumb cakes, coffee cakes, strudels, bars, cookies and cake slices so far. But everything is gorgeous and delicious. read more

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

The German chocolate cake for my husband's birthday was outstanding. Generous German chocolate and I had a fudge layer added too Will order that again. read more

They have the best butter cookies! I'm almost 60 years old and I haven't had butter cookies like these since I was a kid back in Chicago!

Holy cow, this bakery has everything you could ever possibly want. We walked in with two things in mind and walked out with six items! They have bread, pastries, cake, donuts, bagels, pretzels. It's massive. Undoubtedly, with that much variety, not everything is going to be stellar. However, we loved the kringle, the bagels, the bread, and the pretzel. We were less than pleased with the key lime tart (hardly tart at all!) or the marzipan cake. Thank goodness we don't live in the area because we'd likely be back every week to try everything. read more

Central Continental Bakery - Danish rye bread and raspberry/apple kringle. - Bakeries Near Me - Mount Prospect, Illinois

Been going to this bakery about twice a week for about 30 years. I drive 25 miles one way to get there Dabish custard rolls. Best compared to anywhere. They recently changed how they make them. They no longer add struesel to the top of the custard delights. They are just terrible without the struesel on top. Bad idea to eliminate. I know I will not be going back because of the change. I guess they just decided to be cheap and have one less ingrediant. Loosing a long time customer who refered a lot of people to the store. Will not be refering anymore. Next they will be using artificial ingredients. read more

The bakery goods are always fresh and great tasting. The staff are helpful and friendly.

Get here early to have a wide selection. If you get here after 2-3pm some of the best stuff will be gone. You can also call and order which I think is wis if your planning a party etc. the cheesecake is amazing. The coffee is also great. Sidenote; there isn't a public bathroom here. Just Incase you bring the kiddos head up on that read more

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They have been around for awhile and it's a wonderful local bakery. All the cakes and pastries are wonderful!

Went to pick up cake back in January for my husbands 50th birthday and oh man was it dry. It was in their display area and they had a small assortment of cakes to choose from. The buttercream was not good, very oily and the cake part was dry. They separated as I cut the cake. I was embarrassed. I have had cakes from them in the past and well maybe I just got a bad one. It has been a few years... back in the day buttercream was light and fluffy and cake was moist. Will try again..... read more

An honest to goodness mom and pop bakery -- and the best pastries in town. I love their cinnamon rolls and all of their donuts. We also do birthday cakes and cupcakes for our kids, and they do a fantastic job. We love CCB! read more

After seeing the good reviews on Central Continental, I'd decided to order my daughter's first birthday here instead of Jarosch. I wanted a very simple two tier cake with an initial E emblem on the front. When ordering the cake I showed them a photo of the letter emblem and wanted something similar. Sent them the photo and was told that it wouldn't be an issue. Totally doable. The first photo is what I wanted, the second is the one I got. After I called and complained about the running color, they sent a replacement (third photo). Can someone please explain to me how either one of those looks anything like what I wanted?! After paying over $200 for a cake, I would hope they would at least produce something better than what I received. It's truly so disappointing that this bakery thought what I received was okay to send out to a paying customer. read more

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This place has been around for way too long and we all know why! Its a signature to cakes no matter if its a wedding, shower or just a bday cake!!! They will top anything u ask for! All our special occasions when it comes to a cake this is my go to place !!! Thank you for being awesome!!! read more

Central Continental Bakery - Baby Shower cake - Bakeries Near Me - Mount Prospect, Illinois

Literally the best bakery in the Chicagoland area. I love it. The cookies and the cakes are amazing. I have been going here since I was a kid. When I am visiting town -- I always find time for some cookies! read more

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Great bakery. Every visit back to Chicago includes a trip to CCB. Hard to find bakeries this good anywhere.

I feel like I'm committing Northwest Highway robbery every time I set foot in this shop. The pastries are so good and the prices are so ridiculously low. I can come out with a bag of goodies having only spent $5. Their pączki are to die for. I typically only come here for Pączki Fest because it's better for my wallet and my waistline; however, If I find myself orbiting the area, I really gotta be careful. I think they have their own gravitational pull and the force it strong with this one. Pączki offered daily typically come in standard flavors - custard with powdered sugar, custard with chocolate frosting, raspberry with powdered sugar and lemon with granulated sugar. You'll find the occasional apricot or cherry, and if you hold off until Pączki Fest, you'll have your choice of dozens upon dozens of traditional, fresh fruit and gourmet options. I can also vouch for their Kolacky and Long Johns. They are melt-in-your-mouth buttery. I really enjoy the maple frosting on many of their doughnuts and all of the fruit fillings are flavorful without being overly sweet or too gooey. My fiancé is partial to their rolls and says they remind him of home. I highly recommend this bakery and wish I could speak more to their other cookies and cakes, but I keep going with what I know and I'm trying not to pass the 200 lbs mark on my scale. I fear diving into their other desserts might be the end of me. These are addictive, so proceed with caution. read more

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

favorite bakery everything is delish their decorating is phenomenal we get the cinnamon braid for xmas brunch and the xmas cookies every year. read more

Can you say Flop cake, coffeecake, Kringle, crumb cake, danish, donuts, cream puffs, cookies 10x's fast? CCB is one of those timeless bakeries that remind you of every sweetness you remember growing up. Rice krispy treats? Its here. Funnel Cakes? They have that to. How bout a Charlotte Torte or a brownie-sicle? This bakery is a cornucopia of sweets & then some... They've been at it since 1922.... From American classics to traditional European - I'm 99% sure they make it all. There is SO MUCH HERE. Pies, paczkis, cakes, cupcakes, ice box cookies, kolackys the size of my hand, Greek Ouzo cookies, Conchas, Warsaw logs, Napoleans - they have every country represented. And if your looking for bread or rolls - the selection is outstanding. Swedish Limpa, Challah, Houska, Dutch, Sourdough, Danish Rye, Russian Rye....and it goes on and on.... Every Wednesday is 20% off coffee cake day, and while I didn't end up leaving with one I can tell you these are MASSIVE (around $12 ea) - in every flavor you could imagine. I opted for two danish instead which happened to be 10% off: Cheese and cherry walnut combo. Best danish I ever had. Incredibly fresh. Tender and buttery. Cherry on one side & walnut paste with freshly chopped walnuts on the other. It was the best choice I made that day. Fillings are not skimpy. I presumed Swedish Flops were too sweet for my taste, but after snagging a small piece from the enormous flop a friend purchased, I now understand the obsession. It was so fresh, creamy and simply put - scrumptious. Good thing it didn't stay in my kitchen. I'm not big on cake donuts, but they looked so good I had to try one. A customer saw me eyeing them and said, "Their the best around"...well, that's all I needed to hear. I really wanted chocolate with chocolate frosting, but since they were out I settled for yellow cake instead. Not too dense which I liked. Yes, these are some good great quality donuts and they offer a variety...old fashioneds, Crullers, Yeast raised, long johns - you get the picture. A case filled with deliriously happy cookies - literally. Smiley faces, Cubs - sorry, didn't see any Sox decorated ;P. Tarts, scones....you need to just come here and see & taste for yourself. There is also a Cafe serving coffee, soups, salads, sandwiches and beverages you can grab to go, or enjoy at the few tables inside and outside as well... Everything was unbelievably fresh and of gigantic proportions.. Service was happy and helpful. Reasonable prices. They even carry a nice selection of greeting cards should you need one while picking up dessert for the party your headed to... All I can say is, I found a new favorite bakery for coffee cake and danishes.... They have something for every sweet tooth, and you just might discover a new weakness for yet another sugary treat... read more

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This is a review of their Wedding Cake services. The Short Version --- The employees at Central Continental Bakery have the worst customer service. They are DISORGANIZED and DISRESPECTFUL OF YOUR TIME. I was not treated like a valued customer and I cannot trust this bakery on my wedding day. Their lack of professionalism is unacceptable. Trust the other reviews that discuss their disorganization! I WILL NOT be ordering my Wedding Cake from here anymore. I have let my wedding venue know what happened and will use another bakery on their vendor list. The Long Version ---- I am planning my wedding from out of town and scheduled my cake tasting in advance. When I made the appt I told them I was coming from out of town and that was the only available on Friday. FRIDAY: My fiance and I showed up for the tasting and the building was temporarily relocated due to a fire next door and no one from the bakery told me....and I had just gotten off the phone with them prior to our arrival. (Fine, not a big deal. I can get over this). We arrived at the temporary location and THEY DID NOT HAVE MY CAKE SAMPLES. The employee told me that someone called me yesterday to get the tasting flavors and left a voicemail. They said since I had not called them back, they didn't have samples for me. I had no missed calls or voicemails..so someone lied and said they had called me when they hadn't. As annoyed as I was, I was understanding because the bakery had a crazy week with the fire and relocating, so I agreed to stop by Saturday on my way to another appointment. The employee assured me that I'd be in and out. SATURDAY: I get to the bakery and the wedding cake coordinator is sitting with another couple. I figure it's an appointment before my 12:30pm appointment and wait patiently. At 12:45pm someone asks me if I've been helped. I told them I'm here for a cake tasting appointment at 12:30 and everyone looks at me utterly confused. An employee goes to the wedding cake coordinator and she looks surprised as well. She looks in her book and says she only has a 12:00 appointment listed......Are you serious? They found my cake samples in the back, but someone had failed to let the coordinator know I was coming. The coordinator then says I can wait for them to finish. NO APOLOGIES, just that I can wait. At this point I have lost all patience. I had to leave the bakery by 1:00pm to get to my next appointment. When I told her that I had no time to wait, they asked me if I could come later that day. I emphasized again that I was from out of town and was leaving tomorrow. THEY MESSED UP MY APPOINTMENTS 2 DAYS IN A ROW. The wedding cake coordinator had the nerve to say, "Well, I don't have you in my appointment book" I'm sorry, was that my fault? Again, no apologies from her. ***Disclaimer: I am a very patient person and I RARELY write such a scathing review, but I could not ignore this issue. If I were vindictive enough, I would report them to the health department and city about the water leaking from the ceiling of their temporary location. That has to be a violation of a code. read more

Central Continental Bakery - 1 out of 2 sample cups. How can I sample combinations of flavors when it's combined like this? Also, these samples are tiny. - Bakeries Near Me - Mount Prospect, Illinois

While my husband (& kids!) & I have been Blackhawks fans for pretty much ever, this year reached a fever pitch when my spouse was surprised at the firehouse by the one & only Patrick Kane (as part of the #whatsyourgoal promotion). We honestly bought DOZENS of jersey cookies over the span of a few weeks. Dozens! So this review is only about them, seeing how I can't speak to the quality/experience of other items. So! Onward! Blackhawks Jersey Cookies: the good 1. Taste! 2. Cost per cookie (yes, each one was over $4 but the cookies were huge) 3. Ability to select players/personalize the jerseys 4. Service was mostly friendly and as prompt as they could be (considering how busy they were) 5. All of our cookies were boxed flat (singletons--no stacks!) & that meant no smooshed up cookies here. Awesome! 6. They're Hawks cookies! Blackhawks + cookies! How much better can it get?! Blackhawks Jersey Cookies: the less-than-good 1. Hjalmarsson isn't spelled Hjalmarsoon. Granted that only happened once, but still. Awkward considering it was a full-price purchase. 2. I understand the influx in business had them jumping but some of the cookies were SO sloppy. And not like sloppy-in-a-wet-icing way. More like sloppy in a so-many-to-decorate-so-little-time way. Not every batch was like this, to be sure, but at over $4 a cookie + a 45+ minute drive from my house? I'm looking to have my socks blown off every time, you dig? All in all, it's a solid four stars in my book. I would absolutely go back (& I'm sure I will next season). Rumor has it that CC has Cup cookies now, too (I haven't snagged any of those yet) & if you're a Hawks fan with a sweet tooth? This is the place you want to be for sure. :) read more

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Amazing bakery!!! A must-try if you're coming in from Chicago O'Hare. Delectable bites and great service. The bakery decor seems like it's original charm - so sweet! read more

Please don't go in the store asking for a Paczki (packs-ky), you want to ask for a (poonch-ky)! Because this is the best place to get'em. They are a super upgraded kind of Paczki. (note: I sincerely hope you realize that the in parenthesis is how to pronounce the word.) The bakery makes them filled with tiramisu, strawberry shortcake, pineapple mango, black or blueberry filling and even a red velvet offering. There are many more flavors and tend to change year by year. Unfortunately, they are only produced for seven days during Lent. So mark your calendars. The rest of the year you can be sure to enjoy a bakery filled with goodies. You should bookmark or place this in your bucket list. On a recent trip over I spent some time walking the aisles and taking it all in. Brightly lit racks on walls of fresh baked breads and danishes of every kind. They have cupcakes, cakes, rum balls, Kringle's, pie turnovers, fruit pies, fruit filled chocolate desserts, donuts, cinnamon rolls, pecan rolls, eclairs, long johns, dipped fruits, baklava, nutty treats, and much much more. They also make sandwiches, the details they mention on their menu make the sandwiches sound dreamy. It details fresh baked breads and fresh cheeses used to make their sandwich. I thought they were made to order, unfortunately, I was told they are made earlier in the day and sit in a refrigerated area. Tomatoe tomato right. The bakery also has ready made goods, some finer label jams and spreads, single serving Gnutella packs (fifty cents!) dinner rolls, short bread cookies and more. Say you want to wow the folks in the office, you need something to sweeten a proposal to your sweetheart or child or want to be the awesome person that brought the cake. Here is where you could stop. I uploaded a few photos of stuff I got. A pizza bagel (bah), a hand sized cinnamon roll (yay), a rum ball (hmm), a few pie turnovers (yay) and all for about seven and half dollars. YAY!. I tend to love Cinnabon over any other cinnamon roll but I found the offering here pretty sensational. Soft where it's supposed to be and the right amount of sweetness without giving you a headache like Cinnabon tends to do. Also for a lot less, try $1.70. Kudos to Josephine M. It was because she was kind enough to share some Paczki's at the office that I came to know of this bakery. I can't tell you how often I have driven through downtown Mount Prospect and never thought to stop and visit. I think one of their decadent cakes would be a future purchase. Have to think whose birthday is coming up next... read more

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I like this bakery. Really good cookies and lots of options. The staff were a little strange to interact with but that shouldn't take away from the delightful pastries! read more

Always have great doughnuts. We like walking over to grab a couple as a weekend treat every now and then. All of their other items look amazing but haven't tried them yet. Favorite doughnut is the raised chocolate sprinkle. Delicious! read more

Typical bakery. We visited after lunch for a sweet snack. I purchased a couple cupcakes and cookies - not bad but not exceptional either. If you are in the area I would stop by there for a treat but not worth making a trip. A friend of mine custom ordered a birthday cake (Finding Nemo theme) and loved it. so perhaps their custom orders are better than what they sell at the bakery. read more

Let's talk about this bakery. I've only been once, but I will 100% go again. I hope they make the Blackhawks cookies a year-round thing. These cookies were chewy, just the right amount of sweet, and, not to mention, beautifully frosted! I've never been a big frosting/icing fan, but this place could change my mind. While I waited for my cookies, I ordered a caramel macchiato. It was good! Wish there had been some caramel drizzle, but hey, Starbucks spoils me. read more

Central Continental Bakery - Hawks cookies! - Bakeries Near Me - Mount Prospect, Illinois

Central Continental Bakery did my wedding cake, and it was absolutely amazing! http://img.makeupalley.com/3/5/0/4/1656016.JPG They had a partnership with my wedding venue. My coordinator at the banquet hall just requested that I bring pictures and any ribbon I wanted used on the cake. I provided what has to be the most ridiculous, complicated, densely annotated sketch known to bride-kind, and they pulled off my vision PERFECTLY! Going into the wedding, I thought my count would result in a three tiered cake, but no, big surprise - it was four gorgeous tiers of delicious chocolate cake with raspberry bavarian cream filling! Highly recommended! read more

Central Continental Bakery - Our wedding cake! - Bakeries Near Me - Mount Prospect, Illinois

I ordered the sweet table from CCB and everything was above and beyond fantastic! My dessert bar was the talk of the party and made my mom's 80th party complete! Thank you CCB for all the attention and detail to all your beautiful desserts! read more

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CCB has the best service and most delicious pastries. For my gender reveal party, I requested cake pops with colored cake on the inside and although they hadn't done it before, the head baker worked with me on all the details to make it work and they turned out beautifully! I gave them my own cake pop stands and they set it all up for me. Can't recommend this bakery enough! The personal touches to make sure I was satisfied and the cake pops served their purpose blew me away :) read more

Central Continental Bakery - The beautiful blue chocolate cake on the inside - Bakeries Near Me - Mount Prospect, Illinois

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Ridiculous. My banana split paczki was ridiculously yummy. Here's a link to how to properly say paczki in Chicago, or for that matter Warsaw: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/61/Paczki.ogg I waited over an hour to get my pre-order because there was a line out the door on the eve of Fat Tuesday. Most people had pre-orders and the folks behind the counter were busting their butts taking care of the customers. Kate (I believe she's one of the owners) was still there with a ready smile even though it was late and still a madhouse. Was it all worth the wait? You betcha! Two quick notes: when you make the effort to pick up paczki here, you'd better be picking up for a few of your friends and family. If you forget someone, they might cut you out of their will or worse slash your tires. Second, I did not single-handedly consume my entire order (listed below) though honestly, I think I wanted to. My 2012 pre-order: Prune (5), Apple, Strawberry, Strawberry Banana Custard, Banana Custard (2), Peach Cheese, Tiramisu, Red Velvet - cream cheese and Banana Split. I noticed that I did a lot of banana. They do bananas well. p.s. I ended up tacking on Key Lime, another Peach Cheese and Banana Split. I mean, I needed something for the drive home right? read more

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Drove nearly one hour from the city, just for the Blackhawks cookies. Had coffee, egg salad, a delicious fruit tart. And sampled many superb bakery creations. This place is super incredible. read more

Central Continental Bakery - GO BLACKHAWKS! super moist deliciousness - Bakeries Near Me - Mount Prospect, Illinois

The service and cake was awesome thank you so much for all the helping hands that made my special occasion beautiful read more

Central Continental Bakery - Beautiful people, Beautiful service and beautiful cake and taste lovely thank you - Bakeries Near Me - Mount Prospect, Illinois

CCB is by far The absolute BEST place to grab my morning pastry and coffee! I adore Stacey the manager & whomever else is helping her that day. Staff is always personable, friendly and accommodating! read more

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The service was amazing and very helpful. I loved the banana cream pie. Has a cool old school look and atmosphere. Definitely coming back for more desserts. read more

Our wedding cake came from Central Continental and we could not have been happier with it! Their cakes themselves are absolutely delicious and their butter cream is amazing! Their bakery is the best of old world European baking and care! Our design consultation and tasting went wonderfully! We got to try a variety of their cakes and fillings! They have traditional flavors and some more non-traditional (their banana cake was quite tasty). Our wedding was in September and our initial consultation was in early March. Their designers seemed really on-top of their game. They were going to create a cake for us with frosting cherry blossoms. We initially did not want to use fondant. However, cut to the end of August. I was checking in to see where our cake topper needed to go and was told by a new designer they could not do the cherry blossoms in frosting. I was a bit upset, but we had enough wiggle room in our budget to upgrade to the fondant. I would have appreciated knowing sooner about the need to change the design. It turns out they had changed designers in the time between our consultation and wedding. Just a reminder to always check-in with your vendors! Besides that hiccup, I was pleased as can be with Central Continental! The cake was absolutely beautiful and tasted amazing! Really, the one negative I had was nothing compared to the positives! Highly recommend them! read more

This is review for our wedding cake and services provided by Central Continental for our November 2013 wedding. We found Central Continental through our reception's preferred vendor list. My husband and I are usually not a fan of what "typical" wedding cake tastes like, so we were very pleasantly surprised at our cake sample tasting! All the flavors we tasted were DELICIOUS! We ultimately went with a buttercream yellow cake with a chocolate custard filling...YUM YUM YUM. The wedding coordinator was really friendly and she was able to show us samples of wedding cakes the bakery had created in the past. None of those cakes were the exact style we were looking for, so I ending up sending the coordinator a photo example from a cake I found online. Since, I wasn't able to see what their version of the cake would look like beforehand I was a little worried about the end result....but the final cake exceeded our expectations. I was so excited to walk into our reception and see our beautiful cake! Beautifully created and delicious wedding cake! I highly recommend using Central Continental Bakery for your wedding! read more

Central Continental Bakery - Our beautiful wedding cake created by Central Continental Bakery!! ( Fresh Flowers provided by "Flowerville") - Bakeries Near Me - Mount Prospect, Illinois