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4.2 (56 reviews)
Closed • 8:00 am - 9:00 pm

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Claire W.

Stopped in for the first time today and really enjoyed this coffee spot. Had a pumpkin chai and a pumpkin spice latte, and both were really tasty and not overly sweet. All of their bakery items looked delicious and the sandwiches/tartines we ordered were very tasty and not overpriced

Susan L.

We stumbled on this amazing bakery filled with pastries, ice cream, coffee, tea, cakes, cupcakes and so many other delicious treats. They have only been open for a year and so happy to find an amazing bakery so close by. We ordered a variety of items and they are all delicious. It's a very nice spot to have coffee and meet up with friends, or simply a good place to study or work. Haven't tried their coffee or tea but I met it's great when added with one of their wonderful pastries. The lady behind the counter was so patient with us as there were many options, it was so hard to just choose one.

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Ci H.

Enjoyed this coffee shop. It's offerings seem to have middle eastern influences. Loved the interior. I had the Lavender Cardamon Latte & Bisoff Cheesecake. Both were good but I would try something else next time. The standout of this coffee shop was the wide selection of baked goods. The guy at the counter patiently explained that the most popular items were servings of their cake in containers, see pics. Ambiance: Excellent Service: Excellent Parking: Easy enough Check this place out if you are in the area.

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Tricia D.

In one sentence, the pastries looked better than they tasted. We easily spent $40 here and tried the following: - key lime tart (a bit one note and lackluster) - mini French silk pie (too sweet, could have been more balanced in chocolate and sugary notes) - 2 cake pops. Those got devoured by mini sugar fiend A and mini sugar fiend B (aka my children). Nice presentation and colors. - pistachio tiramisu: didn't get a lot of pistachio, just a lot of filler cream. Appearance was appealing. - opera cake: not memorable, and tasted a bit dry. Service was aloof. Also, this place needs some music! Not sure if the sound system was out on our visit, but it was awkwardly sterile and quiet in there.

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Tori Y.

The service was great and the hot chocolate truly had a great depth of flavor. I even spilled my hot chocolate on myself and they cleaned it up and made me another one for free :) even when I offered to pay for the new one, they refused. Amazing, will be coming back!!

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Maisune E.

stopped in to pick up a full size gulab jamun cheesecake and bought some pretty earrings that support a good cause. would love to stay in next time to try pastries, food, and tea. the gulab cheesecake was other worldly. they toned down the traditional sweetness of the syrup so that it doesn't overpower the cream. the crust is the gulab jamun and it stayed in tact beautifully in the summer heat of chicagoland. this is a great birthday cake or celebration cake. the cheesecake part was fluffy. i'm not a big dessert girl but this was fab.

Nergal M.

I've been going to Sweet Reserve since they opened this past summer, and it's been a delight every time. Accessible location with the yellow line stop just a few minutes away, clean and stylish interior. Great place to have a sweet treat or come do some studying/work. My usual go-to is the Moroccan mint tea, which I feel like goes well with every sweet on the menu. This time I tried their pumpkin cheesecake and it was delicious. That's it. Go have some right now. One time in the summer, I had their flan, and, honestly, it was the best flan I'd had in a long time. I was told this was a seasonal item. Please bring it back next summer!!!

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Phil S.

06/21/24 - Sweet Reserve on Oakton Ave in Skokie. I came here last week and have been dreaming about the Sweet Butter Pecan Roll so decadent rich & delicious. This is a pecan roll that is slathered in brown sugar & pecans. The flavors are so incredible I couldn't stop thinking of it. I was in the neighborhood so of course I had to stop in & pick one up. This time I ate it here after it was heated in the oven instead of taking it home. So much better & so much messier but it was absolutely incredible

Buttery Pecan Tort

A simple but clean cafe. I had chicken salad on a large croissant ; then I couldn't resist the pecan tart . Both were delicious! Since I cook & bake myself, I appreciate well prepared food. There is plenty of side street parking if you don't want to park on Oakton. Across the street from Walgreens @ Oakton & Lamon, Skokie.

Kesha B.

Visited Sweet Reserve on a Friday for a meet up with some friends. Sweet Reserve is located in downtown Skokie just off the Yellow line stop and down the street from Complimentary cafe. Upon arrival, there was plenty of street parking around the area. They do have a 2hr time limit for Monday-Friday until 6pm. Upon entry, I was greeting by the helpful staff but grabbed a table to set down my things first while I waited for my friends to arrive. When we were ready, we walked up to order off the menu. We shared a few sweets, savory, and a pitcher of their chai. Once you order you are given a number to have the goods brought to you once it's ready. To start, we got a chocolate danish and a sticky pecan bar. The Chocolate danish was also filled with chocolate. The Sticky pecan bar was soft and caramelly. Highly recommend getting both heated up to enjoy. For our savory items, we got the Turkish ground beef bread, and the burata caprese. The ground beed turkish bread was shaped flavorful with a nice little kick, it reminded me of a personal pizza. But the start of the bites was the burrata caprese with the sweet from the balsamic and the creaminess from the cheese and the flavors of the sundried tomatoes made each bite really enjoyable. For the table we got a pitcher of the kashmiri chai which was a bit sweeter and pinker in color. It came with 4 glasses, and served hot. It was delish and I would absolutely come back and get it again for myself, haha. We were there towards closing and it got super busy. So excited to see a new business thriving in the community. We'll definitely be back soon to try other goodies.

Hannah H.

About a 1-1.5: I was so sad to see that the previous sandwich place was gone and was replaced by Sweet Reserve... We came here to check out this dessert place that had recently opened; their original location is out in Lombard, and they plan on opening another spot in Schaumburg. Our group ordered a gulab jamun cheesecake, tiramisu, and an opera cake; these were just okay, and not sure if these are picked up from a distribution place or if these are made in-house; just was not impressed. The staff and the service here, on the other hand, was pretty atrocious - even though there were 3 staffed on the day we went, they just were not keeping up with the orders and had no efficiency. In addition, the tables and the floors were just dirty and not taken care of; garbage, stickiness, and crumbs were just all over the place. Glad we were able to check this place out, but definitely not worth a return visit. Restricted street parking available in the area. +poor service +dirty tables & floors +mediocre desserts +parking available in the area

Xavier Thomas M.

This bakery is almost perfect! The food is immaculate. I can't wait to come back and eat more. Right after morning workouts, we stopped by and of course we were hungry and thirsty. We got two lemonades, one of their cakes in a cup (this was the signature chocolate one), a chocolate croissant, and a Ferrero Rocher brownie. Everything was delicious it's insane. I chugged that mango lemonade so fast because it was delicious. I also liked the taste of the strawberry lemonade and I'm not a fan of strawberry flavors but this was good. I don't know how they got that much flavor of cake in that tiny container but it was so good we ate it on the spot. The croissant was soft and flaky, chocolates were melting, I loved it. And the brownie? How did yall do that. It's soft in the bottom half and crunchy on the top half. Also it was a big brownie. The food was awesome. We can't wait for another visit for the food alone. But also the service was very nice and they were great and polite. The only thing that dropped the rating for me is the ambiance. This is a beautiful establishment and it was empty when we got there (9 am on Sunday), so I'm not sure if that had to do with it. I hope it was just an early start morning thing but it was dead silent. Considering we didn't get coffee and no one was there, there was no music to set the mood, no coffee machine noises, you could hear a pin drop. That was the only weird thing because it was a little jarring. But if you go in and go out, the food? Immaculate. Like I said, we'll definitely be back for that.

Gabby Z.

was happy to see that there was a sweet reserve in the area. wasn't too busy inside so got to order right away. we got an iced vanilla latte decaf, two tomato basil turkish. reads and cinnamon oatmilk chai. everything was made to perfection. service was quick as well. the workers were also very nice. inside was clean and organized. treats looked so good!

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