Disappointed because I really wanted to support a local bakery. I was excited to try the donuts and baked goods from Sylvia's Bakery seeing the positive reviews on here, but everything I got was very dry. I got a cinnamon twist and slice of carrot cake, not sure if it was because they're not fresh but both were SO dry and hard in texture. Donut was not fluffy at all, cake tasted like it was stored in the fridge for a day or two already. Didn't finish either of them.... Honestly there are better baked goods from Jewel-Osco or other grocers. Sylvia seems like a very sweet lady though, great service but would not be back. read more

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I have been buying my Bakery from Sylvia's for years. I'm now retired, but my coworkers used to love it when I would bring them treats from Sylvia's. Their bakery is wonderful and I can't say enough good things about them. They are also very reasonably priced. read more

Always wonderful donuts and muffins. Coffee cakes are fresh and delicious. The Staff is welcoming and friendly. Cakes made to order are delightful. Will be a loyal customer. read more

Really great Birthday cakes. so lucky to have a local bakery. Sylvia is so funny love her personality.

Disappointed. Usuallly extremely happy with my custom cookies from this bakery. I ordered specific colors for my sons themed birthday. Not sure this looks like 1/2 lime green sprinkled and 1/2 white and red sprinkles. I got red, white and blue cookies. Called to inform my order was wrong. No solution was provided. They said they would send me pictures to prove they were "correct" but never did and never called back. Such a bummer. read more

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Sylvia's is a neighborhood bakery next to Qbar in the strip mall. Known for cupcakes and apple turn overs or fritters everything is good including the bread. Family owned & operated. Give them a try. read more

Our initial visit was back in 2020 and the cupcake that we had didn't leave a very strong impression. However, fast forward to 2023, we revisited and both times we were content with our selections. We tried the cannolis, eclair, vanilla glazed yeast donut, chocolate glazed yeast donut, cruller, and zepoles. I am a huge sucker for yeast donuts and I could easily down one anytime and whenever. So that is a no-brainer for me. The other two items that we particularly enjoyed are the eclair and zepole. The custard was smooth and finger-licking good! We ordered over $50 worth of pastries over the span of two weeks. With this bakery being so close to home, it's going to be detrimental my healthy diet plans. Not sure if I can successfully fight my temptations...but I am really looking forward to trying their paczkis when they are back in season. read more

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Delicious coffee cakes, donuts, & sweet rolls. Whenever we bring them to church the other people devour those first, then ask where we got them! read more

In town for a family reunion and had to get some treats Raul was great in helping us pick out some treats and packaged them safely. Everything was fresh and baked that day. The Eclairs were my favorite. read more

What an amazing Birthday Cake! Sylvia's really did an amazing job! This place is such a hidden gem! read more

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Love this place for paczki on Fat Tuesday or Fat Friday, every year for at least 4 years now. Consistently fresh and delicious. I have not used them for other bakery, but plan to. The service has always been top notch; friendly and attentive. read more

Best bakery in the Chicago suburbs. Everything I've gone it's been super fresh. A very wide selection, of highly skilled baked goods. read more

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One of the last great bakeries still in existence. There isn't a better doughnut or sweet roll made anywhere else.

Have gone there twice in a row and both time not open bu sign outside says they are open but door locked . Not a bad place to go for bakery. But have to be open to buy. No hours sign that I can see on doors eather. read more

Stopped by once to try out their doughnuts. Pretty basic looking mom and pop bakery. Their yeast doughnuts are big and fluffy. Their chocolate glazed is very light and not too rich, I prefer darker chocolate. I thought the cake doughnut was ok. And their danish is super sweet and overfilled, if that's your thing. The women helping me also through in a few extras which was an unexpected and appreciated surprise. I would definitely choose their doughnuts over DD, but they aren't the best I've had. read more

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Best paczki ever! that Tuesday is always a very busy day at Sylvia's Bakery. They do the best they can to make the lines go quickly. It helps a lot if you pre-order. If you do have to stand in line, trust me it's worth the wait. read more

Quality bakery for bread, cakes and in season, now, paczki. Service with a smile, and a joke or two. (They are becoming my go to for paczki:) read more

Sylvia's Bakery - Paczki - Bakeries Near Me - Darien, Illinois

What a great surprise this place is! This is a small bakery with a Polish influence/background. The pastries are delicious and well prepared, the service is very friendly and kind. It is awesome to have a place like this in the suburbs/Darien Area. read more

Thank you for making my daughter's beautiful smash cake with only 24 hours notice. After Creme Bakery in Orland Park destroyed my vision for my daughter's cake Sylvia's Bakery came to the rescue. I will definitely be back! read more

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When making a purchase at this bakery make sure they're giving the fresh bread. I went in this Sunday and bought sweet rolls that were delicious and a rye bread that was stale but paid full price. read more

My wife and I were looking for a local bakery to go to for a once a week treats for ourselves. We decided to try out Sylvia's. We were glad we did. We tried a variety of treats. Starting with a chocolate Long John doughnut, it was fresh, light, and tasty. Then tried the Apple pastry, that was equally as good. Next was the fudge brownie. Very rich, chocolatey, and decadent. And lastly, the blueberry muffin. Light, fluffy, and loaded with tasty blueberries. All the stuff we tried, not a bad one in the bunch. And the prices were reasonable, worth every penny. One of the best bakeries we have been to since Jarosch's Bakery in Elk Grove Village. A bold statement? Yes indeed. And here's another one: I daresay Sylvia's can give Jarosch's a run for his money! Sylvia's is now our go-to for tasty treats. And we will be back again soon. read more

Came to this bakery on fat Tuesday, that will be my last time. The customer service was unlike anything I have ever experienced. Not only is the owner rude, the line staff seem to have been catching the same attitude. Awful ! read more

Good chocolate frosted donuts that's why one star but other than that this place sucks. Their customer service is either non existent or awful. The lady who answers the phone always has some kind of emergency that she can't take an order over the phone and then gives an attitude when you get into the store. I will never go back and patronize that business. read more

I'm so surprised by the reviews saying they received poor service. The prices were super reasonable and the woman at the counter was incredibly kind and helpful. The donuts are SO good. Will absolutely be back. read more

I ordered a danish and a donut. Everything tasted great. Nice last working at the counter.

Great coffee cakes. The chocolate one looks way too sweet but was not and was a filo dough layered with whispy chocolate inside. Though I was the only one in there and I saw 3 people behind the counter less than 10 feet away I waited at least 5 minutes to be recognized. I'd go back because it's convenient but if another option is available I'd go there. read more

The best donuts, cakes, and euro-cookies in the Downers area. Priced very reasonably and are as close to homemade as you can get.

Allright then! Came here TWICE this last week for paczki. That's right, twice. Bought some paczki on Sunday for Lundi Gras. They were huge. And HEAVY. Always a good sign with paczki. Gave most away to family & neighbors. Saved only 2 for me & my man. We dove in straightaway and they were delicious - yellow, yeasty, sweet dough, heavy as a rock & loaded with filling. Best. Paczki. I've. Ever. Eaten. Kudos to the team at Sylvia's. I have had other pastries from there over the years & was not impressed. But this, THIS was fabulous! I will be back. Told all my friends. Next year I'll need a couple dozen. And they do accept advance orders. So be wise & call it in cuz lines are inevitable on Paczki Day. Thanks Team Sylvia for bringing so many folks joy read more

After looking through the reviews decided to give this place a go for a specialty cake. First off not sure what reviewers idea of "friendly" is...but this wasn't friendly! Of course they can do whatever you want for decoration..however...for quadruple the price of other bakeries I found!!!! Not worth the time or effort to ever set foot in this place again...ever!!!!! Woman was so rude. Place was empty and she made me feel like I was wasting her time. I guess they have enough loyal customers they don't need any new ones...and if they treat newbies like they treated me, they won't get any!!!!!! read more

Love coming here to get my Apple fritters and chocolate eclairs! Staff is always very friendly and the desserts are so delicious! They also do a fantastic job on cakes for events. Can't recommend it enough! read more

We got cupcakes at lunchtime...even if they were made in the morning, it would still be okay. However, the cake was hard, there's some kind of gelatinous syrup on top of the strawberries (is it meant to hide the fact that the strawberries are sad?), the strawberries are older and mushy...and the frosting has a plastic taste like it was bought in a tub. Maybe they make other treats that are tasty, but I definitely don't recommend the cupcakes. Such a disappointment. read more

Sylvia's Bakery - Sad strawberry, hard cupcake, and what's that green spot right below the frosting line? - Bakeries Near Me - Darien, Illinois

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It was really difficult communicating with the people at this bakery. The cake was okay, but not what I wanted. I would not use Sylvia's again. I called asking about a birthday cake for my son. The gentleman I spoke to said to text some pictures of what I wanted to their phone number, and that within 30 minutes someone would get back to me with some options and prices. I attempted to text the pictures later that night, only to find out that it was a landline. So the next day I sent a message to the bakery through the website. After several hours with no response, I finally called and spoke to Diane. She had no idea who I was, that I had spoken to an employee the previous day, or that I had messaged the bakery via their website. I texted the pictures directly to her and told her what I wanted (an ocean-themed cake). She immediately discouraged me from a fondant cake, even though that's what I wanted. Didn't even offer me pricing, just said that it was very expensive. So I said buttercream would be fine too, as long as it looked nice. Then she asked me if I wanted hand-piped decorations or a printable image on the cake. I asked for hand-piped decorations, and she asked me "Like Finding Nemo?" I tried to explain to her that the cake can have a clownfish on it, but it's NOT a Finding Nemo cake. It's just a generic ocean cake. And she was like "Okay, so we'll do hand-piped Finding Nemo decorations." I couldn't seem to get my idea across to her, so finally I just told her that the printable image was fine. In the end the cake was very tasty and looked nice, but it's not what I wanted. My son's party was getting closer, and out of desperation and frustration at lack of communication I agreed to let them do what they wanted. But I didn't want buttercream; I wanted fondant (I don't know why she nipped that idea in the bud so quickly). I wanted hand-piped decorations, not a printable image. To me that was the worst part, because I could have gone to Target and had them do an edible image for a lot less. I went to a *real* bakery because I wanted something better than I could get at Target. Communication at this place is just weird. Half the time I didn't know whether Diane was talking to me or something else in the store because I didn't know what she was saying. She speaks very quickly and it always seemed really hectic when we spoke. Would not use this bakery again. read more

I had the oatmeal raisin and peanut butter cookie. Not soft..a little hard. Not bad. I also had the poppyseed pastry and the almond pastry. The almond pastry was the best of the items. The claim-to-fame here are the cakes. read more

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Incredible cakes, fluffiest buttercream you'll get, like the texture of whip cream. Their whip cream tastes like a fluffy buttercream too actually. read more

Wow! That is all I can say. After Busy Bee Bakery in DG closed down, my father began going there for atomic bomb cakes. The cakes were ok, dad liked them and was paying, so I did not argue. Went to order a cake for my son's 18th birthday and could not find anything on their website. I called and was told to look on pinterest and pick out a cake and call them back. I called back at 4:30 pm Tuesday evening and was told the bakery is closed, call back tomorrow. I called again 7 x later and was hung up on every single time. I called back the next morning and decided not to mention being hung up on 7 x and began to order a simple cake the number 1 and the number 8 - yellow cake no filling, with white buttercream frosting with blue sprinkles. Enough to feed 25 people. $189 was the cost. I was told there was a lot of work involved. Ordered same cake elsewhere for $45.00 wow!!!! I give it no stars read more

Mediocre, nothing special. zepoles are good. Service ok. They didn't seem to want to wait on me. Been here several times. Its always the the same read more

About three years ago I developed an extreme love for donuts. Whenever possible I seek out new places to try, always searching for fried dough perfection. Mmm....fried dough. I uncovered Sylvia's on my last visit to Darien and I'm hooked. Great quality, low prices and friendly staff. I'm not sure that Sylvia's has the perfect donut...however they do produce a solid product that brings happiness to many donut loving suburbanites. I've tried quite a few donut joints in the burbs and Sylvia's is the CLEAR winner. read more

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Every time I have eve gone in there, I'm greeted by friendly folks. It's a pleasure to stop by. Everything I've gotten from them has been excellent. I can't say enough good things about Sylvia's! Don't miss pazcki day!!! read more

Nice, small bakery with good prices. Staff is helpful and usually treats my daughter to a free or discounted priced cookie. This is my go to for birthday cakes and so far i haven't been disappointed. read more

Sylvia's Bakery - The cake for my daughter's 7th birthday. We put the toys on top. It was well done and tasted great! - Bakeries Near Me - Darien, Illinois

An odd place, to be sure...where to begin? Went here for a scheduled cake tasting for my wedding. It's right around the corner from my house, and a handful of people gave it very strong reviews, so we figured we would give it a try. I'd been in there once before and hadn't been terribly impressed with what I found, but now I had more of a purpose to visit. First off, the place is tiny. There's nowhere to sit inside, which is fine, except that it's a bit difficult when you need to page through binders of sample cakes. The owner's family seemed to have taken up the one table outside and were lounging in it. Not the best first impression. However, once they realized we were there to stay and look at cakes, they quickly turned the table over to us. Met with Maria, who was very, very friendly. That's one of the biggest strengths of this place--the people were really, really nice, far better than our previous experience at another bakery. (You can find my review of that one, if you want!) However, the place seems very casually run, which is a detriment when it comes to high-ticket items like wedding cakes. They had a delicious array of cupcakes and cookies available, and some nice looking wedding cakes on display. Unfortunately, they also had cake binders filled with generic cake photos from catalogs, magazines, etc. Sure, I guess a good bakery can replicate someone else's design, but I'd rather see photos of original work. Once we selected a few we liked, we discussed details and prices. However, they also didn't have any sample cakes for us to try! I'm not entirely sure what the point of making an appointment is if this bakery isn't going to prepare samples. The woman mentioned on the phone that she "doesn't keep samples like other bakeries" and that we could just "try whatever we wanted" when we came in. However, once we were in, there wasn't anything to try. Or so we thought. Because when I explained that we couldn't really tell her what we liked or wanted to order without tasting cakes, she understood, then told us to wait a few minutes. She then gave us an ENTIRE cake topper to take home. I mean, like a cake that could easily feed eight people after dinner. It was a chocolate cake with white frosting, and it was pretty darned delicious, I will give her that. Maria told us to make another appointment if we wanted to come in and try specific cakes. Again, I'm not sure why I would make a second appointment! But the cake was delicious, the price seemed fair (a little higher than the previous bakery, but the cake tasted much better), and the people were nice. There was steady traffic throughout the hour that we were there, so it seems pretty popular with the locals. So in the end, I'm not sure what to do with Sylvia's. It seems like they know what they are doing to some degree, but they are doing themselves a disservice by not presenting samples of their best work like other bakeries do. read more