Nice local bakery. I can in after 4 and the doughnut selection was more limited but they were…read morestill fresh. The staff was helpful and the maple custard that they recommended was delicious.

Fun old fashioned bakery. Great brownies, cinnamon can bread and donuts. Orange fritter was a nice…read moresurprise! Go early for donut selection. Staff was friendly!

When I contacted Crystal about making an anniversary cake for my parents, I asked about customizing…read morethe flavor. Her immediate response was "no problem!" She wasn't kidding! She created a strawberry bourbon masterpiece that was both gorgeous AND delicious! My parents were absolutely delighted with this scrumptious sensation. Her price was incredibly reasonable, and Crystal was so easy to work with. You should order from her before she's too busy to take your order. We are already planning our next event just to order from her again! Thank you so much Crystal!

I'm from out of town and was looking for a DeKalb bakery for a special dessert for an extended…read morefamily celebration. I'm SO glad that I found Crystal's Bakery!!! It was VERY short notice, but Crystal responded to my inquiries quickly, was able to make suggestions that worked for a quick turn around AND some specific requests! We settled on summer-y strawberry topped cupcakes that were PERFECT - the topping was light and refreshing (not overbearingly sweet like so many commercial desserts these days). A delicious ending for our celebratory dinner!!

Worked with Sweet Dreams to plan a birthday party long distance. They were incredibly helpful in…read moreselecting a menu. The day of the event, everything was ready to go the moment we walked in the store and the staff provided everything we needed. The food was very good and the cake was outstanding. All the guests wanted to know where we got "that gorgeous cake." I was so happy to find them.

I use to live in DeKalb and Sweet Dreams was my go to for the best cupcakes and desserts. Deanna…read moreand Phil were so friendly and when they were offering lunch, I would visit with the staff and eat their food creations. Deanna created a beautiful card game cake for a wedding that I was in. Everyone loved the design and taste. What I love most is that Sweet Dreams cakes are with buttercream icing rather than fondant. Overall, this place is great. Sylvia F.

This is LITERALLY a hidden gem...They make really great and authentic Mexican bread or desserts,…read morewith really good prices. The serving guy looks so kind and love his job. Please go there to support this amazing bakery shop! I don't want it to be struggling with attracting people to go grabbing their food!!! PS: they only accept CASH so be prepared

I've only ever tried the croissants here but they are amazing! They're consistently fresh and…read moredelicious. I'm so glad I discovered this place. :) Just a heads up that they don't accept credit cards here.

This is a nice place to get a fresh meal. We dropped in for lunch. The interior is sprinkled with…read morethe work of local artists which you can buy. There are books to read (and you can drop some off too), games to play, and good food. We arrived and took a minute to take in the extensive menu. I had their Courthouse Blues, which is Roast Beef with Cheddar with some blue cheese on it - hot, and my wife had their breakfast bagel with sausage, egg and cheese. Once you order, you find a place to sit and they bring the food out to you. Fountain drinks and regular coffee get refills as long as you are there (if you leave no refills, which surprised me that they had to post a sign saying that, since it's pretty much the rule). Service was prompt and pleasant, the food was very good, and it's such a nice location with parking available in a lot to the west. What's not to love?

I tried Cessaroni's two days. Didn't like it cause the coffee was not good. Came to Shawn's today…read moreand had a ham egg n cheese croissant with coffee. Sandwich was delicious. Coffee muck better than the other place. I'll be stopping in again for more. I would've taken a picture, but I already ate it. Thanks Shawn.

Amazing bagel sandwiches, yummy, giant, great prices, very customizable!! The pastries kinda lacked…read morefor us, but the bagel sandwiches & thumb print cookies WERE HOME RUNS!!! Service was great! Had plenty & parking!

Very great and affordable bagel place. Also have a variety of other items such as cookies, cakes,…read morepastries and more. Hole in the wall place with absolutely fire food. I would love to go back. Have to try the cookies and get a basket of a variety of them!

Good. Solid cookies for special occasions. Nice and friendly staff in a clean store.read more

The cookies were very good and the service was really good. I had never been to a Crumbl and didn't…read moreknow how you ordered she was very kind and helpful taking the time to explain what each kind was. I got quite a few and was really thankful i did. Each one was delicious and very fresh. The restaurant was really clean

Stop here for groceries sometimes while in area. Compared to the Chicago suburbs, can save a few…read morebucks. Big selection at this store. Lots of parking. Downfall is lines can be long for both cashier and self checkout lanes.

Want to save money just double and triple check prices with other store or play close attention…read moreMeijers "SALES" I saw a quick switch on price once I sent meijers an email check the pictures out within minutes 1st was the mistake then they "fix" they price mistake

Excellent food. We have breakfast there whenever we are able. I like the bloody mary..read more

Checked out The Lincoln Inn while in town for camp at the college…read more It's a nice spot, and the food was good. We started with two cups of cream of chicken rice soup and was surprised that this bakery didn't offer rolls with the soup, so I chose to use the toast from the meal I ordered. It worked perfectly. I will add that soup was served barely lukewarm. Not ideal, but we ate it. Next, we ordered a Tuna Melt with fries and a Lincoln Inn Special. We both agreed the food was good. Our server was very nice. She was attentive and assisted when asked. We also ordered the Strawberry Crepes to go. But we couldn't stop there, lol. While at the register, there were cinnamon rolls and pecan rolls, so we grabbed one of each. We enjoyed those a little later while we waited for our child who was at the camp. Both were delicious! I think it's great how the photos of many years are going across the walls and that they support the local college and their sports. Such a nice touch. There was a gentleman who came over and introduced himself and asked if I knew anyone in the photos. I do not recall his name. He was kind and told me about the photos and about how he created one in particular which was rather impressive.

YEAHHHH BABY. Go-to breakfast spot if you're not in a rush. Their bagels are so fresh and hearty,…read moreand I love that you can mix and match the bagels and cream cheese! The service is always pleasant, and the wait time is non-existent. It's a very pretty place inside, and they always have interesting looking coffee specials. Y'all HAVE to try the frosted bagel bites, they're to die for.

This used to be a really good place to get bagels. They even had a pop-up bagel stand at NIU. But…read moresomewhat recently the place has gone downhill. My last two experiences solidified for me that I'd rather go to Einsteins. My second-to-last time there the guy working put one of my bagels in the toaster after I clearly stated I didn't want them toasted. I repeated this when I saw the bagel go into the toaster. He reached into the toaster and pulled the halves out and threw them in a bag partially toasted along with the other bagel. He didn't wrap them. I asked for two sides of cream cheese. He gave me one. At the check out I told him I needed the other side of cream cheese. He went back and got it. I also said I wanted them individually wrapped as usual. He reluctantly un-bagged them and wrapped them. His coworker sat at a table visiting friends. Then this last time I went in the same worker went to ring me up at the register while someone else prepped my bagels. The guy stopped part way though ringing me up, looked at his phone, started texting, and walked into the back. Not a word from him. The other guy came over and actually rang me up -- turns out the amount the texting guy charged was wrong. I said: "Your coworker walked away in the middle of ringing me up." His response was: "Yeah, I don't know what he's doing." This was at 11:30a. And almost all the bagels were gone, the ones left looked like flat blobs. So yeah. Not going here anymore.