Overall I'm not gonna lie we walked in we did not get greeted, the girl that was working definitely did not look like she was enjoying her job but anyways it is overpriced for a little cup of like pudding with some cake in it, it does taste good don't get me wrong but it's overpriced for the little cup. I can make this at home for a fraction of the price and have a way. The ambience was mid, to be honest if you want to try it just to try it go for it but I wouldn't really recommend it. read more

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Every time, that I came to the Fulton Market Jars was Closed. I finally had the opportunity to visit during their opening hours. Cute little shop with lots of bold colors and music playing. The young lady behind the counter was nice and friendly. I ordered the Oreo cookies and cream crushed chocolate cookies, chocolate covered shell with vanilla soft serve cream. After one taste and I wasn't impressed. Just a bunch of cream with crumpled up cookies. Not worth the money for these desserts. read more

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Ugh, I really wanted to love this place as I love all of Fabio's other spots but this one just missed the mark. The space itself feels a little empty, the decor is simply lacking. I was hoping to see the jars on display to get a better idea of what to order but instead a visual menu which was fine. I ordered the cookies and cream and the all chocolate one, both were tasty the all chocolate was better since the oreo one seemed like it was pre-made and just some parts added, the plastic spoons that they provide broke off in the oreo one it was so hard along the sides. Flavors are on point but execution missed the mark.. read more

JARS by Fabio Viviani - Desserts Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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This place was so cute. We took a little walk in Fulton market and ended up here. When you walk in there's no one but soon you're be greeted with a smile and the only person working there. He was absolutely so nice. We got the banana cream pie and Oreo cake jars. The banana cream pie was my favorite and really good. It was creamy and not too sweet. I would say the cake I was expected to be moist but a little dry. We got our order other away and didn't wait long. There is no seating inside but you can just walk around and find a place to enjoy it. Definitely will be back to try their cake pops and more of their jars flavors! read more

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It was almost midnight when I started craving something sweet and luckily I found this place on Tik tok that stayed open until like 12-1am I believe. When we got there we were not disappointed at all but I will say parking is difficult to find we parked somewhere on the street with hopes that it was an actual spot . They have many different flavors in addition to seasonal flavors and cake pop flavors. My boo ordered a strawberry cake pop and personally I did not like it. The cake wasn't cooked all the way it was very doughy to me. The jars on the other hand were so good . He got the Nutella chocolate one and I got a Tres leches.The Nutella was pretty good it wasn't overbearing with all of the chocolate but I do wish it had a more Nutella taste instead of like a chocolate pudding type of taste. The Tres Leches was sooo good and the cake was so soft . 10/10 definitely recommend read more

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I was craving something sweet while waiting for a friend. I saw other people eating mini cups of what looked like cake so I decided to try one. I didn't realize it was much larger in size. I received nice customer service. It's not a place to really sit and eat so can't say much about ambiance. The cake I had was good. I agree as others have said, I think the price is a little high for what you get. read more

JARS by Fabio Viviani - Desserts Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

My wife and I were just walking past this and wanted to come check it out, because we had never seen a concept like this. The minute we walk in, we look at the menu and we are greeted by the server. We asked a couple of questions, but we were met with such rude responses by the server herself. These are very straightforward answers that even a 3rd grader can answer, and she just seemed like she didn't have the patience to even answer such a simple question. To that point, we didn't even purchase anything from there. I am simply writing a review to comment of the disgusting behavior and attitude we got from the server, and it is unfortunate we didn't get to try this out. Hoping there is resolution from this in the future. read more

Just came here the lady at the counter was extremely rude and unwelcoming , aswell as there being no ice cream and several other menu items read more

JARS by Fabio Viviani - Desserts Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

So many thoughts for my "quick" drop in... not good ones. The sweet treats are pretty good. They were good but maybe not for the cost. Definitely not worth the customer service we received. Customer service is EVERYTHING. I've stated this MANY times within my reviews. The food could be mediocre but if the service is good then I'm okay. But just no. Not here. I think maybe they just need more training. She was cute but young. My son and I enter. It takes a a bit to be greeted. We're told ALL ordering can be done electronically at there little set up. Then she leaves us. That's fine. It's our first time so we wanted time to look to see what we would want. We had questions. We called out... hello? Several times. She comes out (annoyed) answers our questions then leaves again. Again. Fine. (I looked over at my son and asked to Google what time they close. Cuz I understand trying to get out and done if it's close to closing time. I'm really not one of those customers. I will leave because I do believe that's rude. But it was 8:00. They close at TEN.) We got our questions answered and we're still deciding. Someone comes in for a pick up order. NOBODY comes to greet him. I make small talk with him and ask him if he needs service. So I help him out and call out. HELLO. Several times. Someone comes and helps him. Then leaves. We're ready to order. We go to their little set up to order but I wanted a cake pop which is NOT listed on their machine. So... HELLO. Again. She comes and was all like... oh yeah. Those I have to take care of here at the register. #palmtoforehead I just can't. We had a wonderful dinner in the city and I just wanted something sweet and I really wish we had gone somewhere else. The place is clean. City street parking. Crazy parking situation cuz it was a Saturday night. IYKYK So... go for the sweets. They really were decent. But the service isn't worth it TO ME. My son got the Oreo Cookies and Cream soft serve. I got a Classic Bananas and Cream Pie and a cute little cake pop. These aren't tiny cake pops like at Starbies. It's a CAKE POP. And super yummy. read more

JARS by Fabio Viviani - Desserts Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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Order through Door Dash! I ordered a strawberry shortcake, cookies and cream and a tres leche jar. They weren't bad I was just underwhelmed. The cakes used for the jars were bland. The pudding as well. Maybe more vanilla or something to elevate the flavors of the pudding should be added. The strawberry shortcake had white sponge cake, sweet strawberries, rainbow sprinkles, with Vanilla sweet cream soft serve. This was the best one to me. The vanilla sweet cream soft serve had good flavor and the sweet strawberry syrup complemented the dessert well. The cake was far from sponge cake. It was dense, no spongey texture at all. The ice cream and strawberry syrup saved it! The Oreo cookies and cream was second best. The Oreo cookies saved it. The Tres Leche Jar tasted nothing like Tres Leche! The Tres Leche Jar came with sponge cake, I didn't see nor taste any caramel!! Cute concept, nice size and inexpensive...I would only order the strawberry shortcake one again if push came to shove! read more

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I tried this place for the first time the other day and it was delightful. The young lady Candice was so kind and helpful. I was very indecisive but yet she was patient with me. I will back to try more things. read more

While the service was great, we got a banana cakesicle and the inside was moldy. I'm a baker and have been making cakepops for almost 15 years.... For it to achieve that kind of mold means it either should always be refrigerated in presentation AND labeling OR it's been sitting there for weeks. Plural. Im not sure which answer is better because either means they aren't practicing good standards. Gross. read more

JARS by Fabio Viviani - Mold in cakesicle - Desserts Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

I underestimated Jars BIG TIME! This place was phenomenal, enough said. Even though the price was up there, the quality of the dessert was to die for. I can't speak highly enough about my experience and the enjoyment I had eating the food. Good area as well! You could hangout anywhere nearby and enjoy your dessert. I ordered the Double Chocolate fudge and the Very Very Blueberry Cheesecake. If you don't know what to get, I feel like everything is safe to try, you'll have a good time either way. Thank you Fabio Viviani and Jars, I'll be back soon! Personal Review: 8.9/10 read more

JARS by Fabio Viviani - Very Very Blueberry Cheesecake - Desserts Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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This place is near Fulton Market and it provided a nice quick dessert option for us. The concept is different type of desserts in a jar with a bit of a fun funky vibe. It's a walk in and place order on a machine kind of place, but it fits them and this area well. I'd also say it's pretty low key with some elements to make it instagramable. I got the tiramisu and it kind of felt like tiramisu meets banana pudding, which was amazing because I was debating on the two. The tiramisu had great texture and very flavorful. The topping and the chocolate chips on the side of the jar is what pushed it over for me. The wafers were like lady fingers but with a crunch that I liked that I sometimes is missing in tiramisu normally. The outside with the icing of chocolate chips also was great, it add led texture and a bit of an element of surprise for me. read more

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A pretty solid dessert spot. Love the concept of it. Tried the banana cream pie version. The wafers were a bit soggy but I guess that is to be expected. A little pricy for the size but I guess it is a novelty. read more

JARS by Fabio Viviani - Desserts Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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I've been here a few times, and I enjoy the thoughtful crafting of the jars - fun and different! I'm a fruity dessert girl, so that would be my only push (to add more to the menu). Free jar for your birthday! Last year I got a lemon custard, and this year a key lime pie. read more

Went today at 3:30pm and was told by the girl standing outside smoking marijuana that they don't open until 4. The site says they open from 11am -midnight on Saturday. Poor representation for the company. If this is who is running the store I will not be returning. read more

I got the French vanilla cake and it was okay. I really wanted to try the red velvet but they were out, they were out of a lot of things. Only one employee was working at night in downtown which is quite questionable. She was very sweet but I think that's a little dangerous to leave one person at night! I would definitely come back to try the other stuff tho. read more

I like to come here for dessert after having dinner around Fulton Market. It's cake in a jar layered with pudding or custard. I've only ever taken my orders to go, so I don't even know if you can eat in there; they don't have seating. The cakes/desserts aren't traditional, so just keep that in mind. For example, I had a tres leches (which I'm not sure now if they gave something else), and it was cake layered with custard, but it has no leches lol. Still good though. The banana pudding is delightful. My husband tried the tiramisu and said it was delicious, but the only tiramisu part is that there were lady fingers in the layers. read more

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This reminded me of the little parfait buckets KFC (Kentucky fried chicken) used to sell. So cute! The perfect little dessert option after pigging out at the fancy Fulton market restaurants in the area. We had brunch at Duck Duck Goat and decided to check this place out for a little parfait with ice cream seeing as though the teens were with us. We ordered the French Vanilla Cake which comes with ice cream and the red velvet cake with ice cream. Cute and quick to eat. I want to try to all the flavors! We will be back... read more

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Full disclosure: 1. I am not a dessert person. It's not that I don't like dessert, I just don't gravitate towards them. I have ordered dessert in the past, but it is not something I do with every meal. 2. If I do dessert, there must be bubbles, no exceptions. 3. I do not watch Top Chef, so I had no idea who Chef Fabio Viviani was beyond Bar Siena here in Chicago and Skokie. I thought that was his world....was I ever wrong! First let me start off with saying that the physical space is not set up for dine it. It is definitely a place your order and leave joint. There are kiosks where you can place your order as well as an app that you can download onto your phone to place orders. Ordering was quick and easy and I might add fast. Considering that the business had only been opened for six days, I am going to say that they were operating like a well oiled business. The space itself would have an open feel to it if it had not been packed to the gills with Black and Gold Yelp Elite. Colors are nice and with the windows I imagine you get a lot of natural light during the day. Selections of the desserts are displayed on brightly lit display signs behind the counter, with the main display showing the limited specials being offered. It seems like everyone is doing something in a jar these days, especially desserts. But here is where JARS and Chef Fabio get it right: 1. The JARS themselves are made to order. According to Chef Fabio, they will be rotating through 150 different flavors. I love that they had the soft serve version as well. Would like to try that but didn't want to deal with melting ice cream since I was not planning on eating the dessert right then and there. 2. The size is pretty decent for a "jar", which is a plastic container. A lot of places I have gone to that are doing jar desserts are pretty much serving them in shot glass size containers or something a little bigger. The jars here are of a good size where you feel like you are getting a serving of a dessert. Some of the items were colorfully decorated with creams, cookies, and candies. Presentation-wise, they look attractive. 3. The carry out box they have is very nice. It is designed like a cup holder, so for a box of eight, each dessert goes into its own slot. The box is deep enough that the top of the box does not smash the dessert. I got six to go plus my free one from the event. I was able to make it home with minimum damage to the desserts beyond a little bit of the decorations falling off and I am sure that was because the box was on the floor of the car as I was driving. 4. Flavors were nice and clean, so the combination of different flavors and textures came through. The Cherry Pie one was delish, but I removed the cotton candy halo from it and gave it to The Queen. That was too much for me, but she loved it. Visually it was striking and reminded me of the Cotton Candy martini at Carnivale. 5. Prices were definitely good considering that this is a downtown location and based on the size. The most expensive item on the menu was $6.99. When you compare that to the cost of a Stan's Donut, it is good value for the dollar. 6. I love the tie in to buying a jar and the business giving back to the community. Fabio works with local food pantries to provide hot meals to those in need, so for every jar that is purchased, it goes towards providing a meal. That alone would make me come back to purchase jars. Side note to the evening, Chef Fabio was talking about the limited special jar which was a cannoli in a jar. He referenced Goodfella with the quote of "take the cannoli", but that was from the Godfather. I laughed because I mentioned to him that he had the wrong movie because Clemenza kills Paulie because he was a part of the set-up to kill Don Corleone. A bit of history, this line was not in the script but completely improvised and I love it. The concept was the same for this jar as you can take it go. This was a great event and a great way to introduce this business. The flavors of the desserts, the flowing bubbles and the giving back to the community give this event five stars. I wish them well. And like Arnold, I will be back. read more

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I went to JARS with a few of my friends about a month or two ago when we were just wandering through Fulton market looking for a place to get some dessert. We were the only customers in the store when we went in, so it was quiet. The staff was very nice and explained the concept of the items on the menu to us and patiently answered all of the questions we had. I think one of the positives of the store and the concept is how aesthetic it all is. The store is filled with decorations that make for good pictures and would be nice to post on your story on Instagram or Snapchat! With that being said, I think the jars are overpriced and aren't anything special. The strawberry shortcake jar that I got was overly sweet and even with three of us sharing one jar we had a hard time finishing it. Overall, I would say it's a good place to get good pictures of the food, but it isn't anything special. read more

JARS by Fabio Viviani - Strawberry Shortcake - Desserts Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

I had such an INCREDIBLE experience on a weekday afternoon by the friendly service. Banana Cream Pie - Satisfied my pie cravings, loves the Nilla wafer addition! Tiramisu - Had a nice strong flavor of coffee, moist and rich Anyways, I definetely recommend y'all stop by and grab a few jars while you're in the area! read more

Came here for the soft opening. Did not disappoint. We ordered the following- 1. Oreo cookies & cream - Extremely sweet especially for me. 2. French vanilla cake - Had more vanilla custard than the cake. Honestly, i did like both but wouldn't come back again as it seems to be quite expensive(Between $6 and $8). I understand it's in Fulton Market and the price says it all. Definitely try this dessert spot once! read more

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I was one of those jerks that walked in 15 minutes before closing and ordered two jars. The folks at the counter saw my excitement, gladly took my order, and handed them back to me with a smile. The service is very fast and very friendly. This small shop is bright and lively, with the menu boards there for you to gawk and adore when planning what gluttonous dessert you will be eating next. I purchased two jars and took them home. The jars are stuffed to the top and delicious with cakes and custards and beautifully decorated. I suggest eating them the day of, although I ate mine the second day and it still tasted delicious. Every week they have the jars of the week, two different flavors just for the week. It's delicious, the staff is friendly, and I wish they had one out in the NW suburbs! Hint hint! Great place to cure the sweet tooth! read more

JARS by Fabio Viviani - Desserts Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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Really cute place! Great environment, very modern technology, playing great music! Service was awesome. One of the staff members brought out my dog a dairy free pup cup. Our jars were ready in 3 minutes. I got the banana cream limited edition one! The really stack these full. It felt light too which was really nice. 10/10! The perfect treat. Cant wait to come back and try more. read more

JARS by Fabio Viviani - Banana crème - Desserts Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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The restaurant is nice and clean, with no seating. The custard is brightly colored and flavorless. The cake pieces, you can easily taste that are not homemade and straight out of a package. The blueberry topping tasted pretty good. The red velvet reminded me nothing of a red velvet cake but more of a pudding with a cookie on top. I had a few bites and threw the rest away. The idea and packaging of the desserts is innovative but the flavors, definitely needs some TLC. read more

JARS by Fabio Viviani - Red Velvet Cheesecake - Desserts Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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03/015/2026 . Me and my friend were trying to get a yummy sweet treat and came across Jar's. Which looked delicious!! It's pouring rain outside and I walk in and decide i need a second to look at the options. the lady behind the counter seemed to be in a rush for some reason. we were the only people in there! it blew my mind how rude she was being. Although the food was good, the service made me feel very unwelcome. read more

I've been here 3 times as my daughter now goes to school at nearby UIC. The flavor choices are interesting and they taste pretty good. I always forget that most of the Jars don't have ice cream so I'm always disappointed. There is a side of the menu that includes ice cream in the jar. I'm just so focused on the better flavor combinations in the middle. Portion sizes are good. Presentation is good. Speed of service is great. There is nowhere to sit which is not going to be good in the winter. We always end up walking and eating on our way to the car. Parking sucks in that area. Cool idea. read more

Unfortunately, not a fan. I was really excited to try these after a dinner nearby. We walked over and ordered two jars. They are very pricey for what you get. They are super small. The whipped cream on one was really good but that's about it. The cake was just super sweet. Nothing really stood out. When paying such a premium, it's hard to justify the price for what you get. read more

The red velvet cake w/ soft serve ice cream was good. Must add the salted caramel and pecans to this one .... Took it to another level! It would've been amazing if the red velvet cake was warmed. The service was polite and kind. My Godmother noticed that the servers' hands were as a mechanic hands (ijs). That was concerning so I pray he wears gloves moving forward while preparing customers dessert. I forgot to take a photo but I would go back to get this item again. read more

Staff was very friendly and the jars were fresh. Definitely will give this place another go! The Nutella jar was amazing!

I was excited to try this place because I'm a total cake girl. Cake jars was also a new concept to me and seemed intriguing. The place was empty on a Wednesday evening which was great, and staff were super friendly and helpful. I ordered a tres leches cake jar, and a family member got a strawberry shortcake soft serve. The tres leches was wayyyy too sweet--like a sugar bomb. There was no classic flavor whatsoever; it was bombarded with artificial strawberries. The strawberry shortcake one was the same way. Interestingly, the ice cream was not too sweet and actually quite tasty. so if I was forced to go again, I'd just get the vanilla ice cream. And for this price? It's definitely 100% not worth it. Big sad. read more

This place deserves more business! The customer service was great and the experience was easy & simple. there's no place to sit and eat but, I didn't mind that. We tried the tres leches jar and the Oreo cookies and cream, both were so filling and flavorful. The tres leches was definitely my favorite. The decor and ambiance was cute and spot on in my opinion. The items are definitely reasonably priced and I can't think of a reason not to go back honestly. read more

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I stopped in to check out JARS during their soft opening. I was really looking forward to seeing what all the hype was about. So a few of us paid a visit. I was happy to see a nice crowd moving through the small place. There are kiosks to order or you can make your choices at the counter. The young girl working was so sweet and helpful. The room offers huge storefront windows that allow a ton of sunlight in. The big, lit up menu makes it easy to see what's available. The takeaway boxes for larger orders are colorful and fun. The variety of jar options is HUGE! There are some nice classics as well as unique combinations. We tried, Tres Leches, Red Velvet and Oreo. We all loved our choices, which left us wanting to try more. All the ingredients were fresh and plentiful, which really made the jars look incredible. It seems as though they are made-to-order and it shows. Fabio Viviani was there greeting everyone. It was a nice touch to be welcomed by the owner. It gave a personal connection to the experience. Someone tied their dog to a pole outside :( and I heard Fabio tell the owner to bring the pup in. I loved that! They are open late, which makes it perfect for a late-night craving. Parking is not plentiful but it's there if you look for it. It only took us a few minutes and were able to park directly across the street. Go get your JAR on!! read more

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I'm not a big dessert person but this hit the spot, I had the Red velvet cheesecake and the salted caramel ice cream. Both were amazing, if you're in the west loop looking for a quick snack stop by. read more

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We ordered four jars via DoorDash. JARS substituted one jar of our order with tiramisu -- we CANNOT have coffee. Seriously, ANY other jar substitute would have been acceptable, but coffee?! As soon as I received notification of the substitution, I called the vendor -- and got a message machine. The driver had already picked up the order at this point -- none of this is the driver's fault. Only the tiramisu jar was labeled. We will never order from this vendor again. read more

We were in the city and happened to walk by JARS. The cute sign caught our eye so we stopped in to see what this place was all about. Chef Fabio Viviani's new concept dessert concept- cakes in a jar. YUM! We had already had dinner and dessert but couldn't resist sharing one. WOW the strawberry shortcake is amazingly delicious! The custard was mind blowing. Will most definitely be heading back to try more flavors! Thanks Chef Fabio! read more

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Loved the opportunity to try a free jar through the app for the grand opening! These desserts are extremely cute and instagrammable. Love the sign on the store too. Service was very friendly! I got the blueberry cheesecake and didn't particularly like this flavor (the custard and blueberry jelly both had this slimy, artificial taste to me), but the rest of the flavors looked really tasty so I'd be back to try a different one that doesn't have jelly. Maybe the tiramisu. The price seemed a bit high at $7.99 but there are some less expensive options at 5.99 which seems more reasonable. You could defs split one between two people as it's pretty rich. Only recommendation I had is that they add a smaller box for people ordering only 1-2 jars. There was nothing to carry it out in and I had wanted to drive it home to enjoy it. read more

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Happened to just drive past this place while I was in town and had to stop. They have their typical menu but also limited time menu items as well. Small on the inside but very clean and aesthetically pleasing. We ordered quite a few options and they were served very quickly. I willl definitely return next time I am in Chicago. read more

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