Drove down to Chicago to pickup family from Midway airport and wanted a sweet treat but everything was closed except for the Bakery Box ATM. It was close to the Tesla chargers at the complex. They had a variety of flavors for their macaroons, mini cakes, cake pops and other desserts. Some desserts come in a box with a mini fork inside. I got a strawberry and chocolate mini-cake, which was very moist. This wouldn't be my first preference but it's a decent option depending on the circumstances. The card machine was straightforward. I'd try a lemon desert next time. read more

The Bakery Box - ATM - Desserts Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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Omg yes!! So many tasty choices..a tad pricey but what isnt nowadays... Everything we have gotten has been yummy... When there was an issue, the owner was super nice and responsive. read more

Like having an option not far from the hotel with various options for a late night sweet tooth. Also decent price, the mousse was really good. read more

The Bakery Box - Desserts Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

I've visited the Sprinkles cupcake atm before, but this bakery box still intrigued me. The little pastry cakes come in an array of flavors and are very aesthetically pleasing, down to the cute packaging. The vending machine is located right next to Eataly and is open 24 hours. Unfortunately, when I walked up, the directions on the screen instructed me to pay by card - not having visited before, I thought maybe you pay first and then select........ nope! Apparently someone had selected something and walked away without paying so I then got their order by accident. Oh well - at least they had only selected one cake! But it was the caramel mini so not what I would've chosen. As far as taste: eaten all together, it wasn't bad for a vending machine cake but each of the components couldn't stand on their own - specifically, the bottom chocolate cake layer was very dry and the ganache(?) topping was super sugary. Fun as a novelty, but not something I'd go back for. read more

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It was hard to find I'm gonna be so fr, but the cake was delicious! And $8.75 too is not a bad price at all

This place has a very cool concept for getting a dessert: a 24-hour vending machine offering many options for cakes. It's pretty easy to use. Basically, you pick a flavor of cake you want on a screen. Each slot inside the machine with a specific cake flavor has its own number. If I remember correctly, all the cakes have the same price - $8. I believe it is a little overpriced because the cakes are not that big. However, I must say that all the cakes I tried were very delicious and seemed fresh. My favorite flavor so far is the Almond Cake, which gives a mix of sweet vanilla and almond flavors. The chocolate cakes from the machine were very tasty too. A big plus is that each cute pink box a cake comes in also has a little plastic spoon inside if you want to eat it right away outdoors. The location of this cake machine is good, only a couple of blocks away from Michigan Avenue, in the heart of Chicago where a lot of hotels and other businesses are. The little problem is that the machine is kind of hidden on the corner of a wall. Search for the green signboard "The Grand Ohio Condominium" to find The Bakery Box. I also have to mention a big issue with the machine - not all the cakes are actually available to get. Some slots with cakes were not available even though the cakes were there. The machine gave an error for these slots, and there was nothing I could do about it. This happened to me a couple of times when I went to get the cakes, and I believe the same slots did not work for a few days. They definitely need to fix this issue. Otherwise, there's nothing negative to mention about this Bakery Box. Very smart concept! I absolutely recommend trying a dessert from this machine. read more

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This is such a genius and convenient concept! Literally a mini/individual cake vending machine that has plenty of options. Chocolate, 282828 variations of chocolate lol, vanilla, strawberry, etc. I tried the milk chocolate cake and it was great - after walking all day this was the perfect treat to end the night. My future hubs and I shared this however if you don't want to share..lol.. there is plenty and it will leave your tummy full. I was actually pretty satisfied with eating half of it. I mean the service is basically AI.. sooo you have to read and follow the directions. Payment was easy for the most part, it got confusing and I felt like I kept scanning my card at the wrong time but eventually it worked. This is cake vending machine on Ohio street. This is not a place where you can go inside and order with anyone. There is no seating. This is a grab and go spot. Oh! It comes with a spoon! I was trying to find a spoon in the hotel room I was staying at and thankfully there is a clear plastic spoon that comes with the cake. read more

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An ATM that dispenses tasty desserts 24/7? Uhm, don't mind if I do! What a unique, creative idea. While it seems a little gimmicky, I was in the mood for some dessert after a big team dinner. It was quite late and this was one of the few options open along the way back to my hotel. They had a variety of different options available from mini cakes to macarons. After inputting my choice, the machine rejected it a few times and made me go through the motions all over again. After a handful of tries, I was able to get my two desserts of choice - a mini chocolate cake and a box of macarons. Unfortunately for my coworker, the atm charged her card, but did not dispense her order. We were holding up the line and at this point the guy behind us thought we didn't know what we were doing up until the machine ate his cash too, lol. I shared my treats with my coworker and we enjoyed the cake together. It was surprisingly still moist and tasty considering it had been in the "Bakery Box" from at least that morning (it would be nice to know when the item was packed). I found it a little sweet though. I also got a box of macarons that had three different flavors and was pleasantly surprised that the texture was still spot on. It was crispy on the outside and chewy on the inside. I enjoyed this more than the cake. While I liked my treats and like the novelty of an ATM bakery machine, our whole experience was not the best when trying to operate the machine. Hence the three stars. read more

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This is such a serendipity finding-I was walking on Ohio Street and saw The Bakery Box 24 hour ATM! It seems like it is pretty popular because it appeared that the availability of items was limited to a few items at the time of my purchase. I ordered The Black Forest Mini Cake. It came perfectly in a secure box with handles and the cake included a spoon attached to the base of the cake! It was a unique size (individual) and under $10.00. However, in my opinion I would not say that it was representative of a traditional "Black Forest Cake" as it did not appear to have a Cherry compote filling-more a Chocolate Mousse Cake. Overall, the concept is fun; however, the cake was mediocre. The Bakery Box only accepts credit cards as a form of payment. Once your card is approved, you make your selection and the machine carefully selects your cake or pastry and gently delivers it to the box where the customer can pull open the door and receive the cake or pasty by the handles. No outdoor seating like in some of the pictures. Just a grab and go spot. read more

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A little hard to find, but when you do, prepare for some awesome fresh bakery selections! Our 1st time trying a bakery vending machine and we were wary if items might be stale but everything our group choose tasted fresh as if you were at an actual bakery. read more

It's a twenty-four hour ATM with a selection of cakes that you can pay for with a credit card. I ended up grabbing one early morning because I had just gotten off a flight and was starving while I waited for other places to open. Unfortunately, the cakes are pretty expensive and kinda bad. Whatever ganache they are using is super thick and much too sweet. The actual chocolate cake itself was pretty moist, but the mousse within the cakes is closer to a thick paste than being light and fluffy. Additionally, you have no idea how long the cakes have been in the vending machine and at least for me, you could really tell that it wasn't fresh as the cake had started sagging to one side. Maybe if you're desperate you can grab something here, but I won't be their customer again... read more

Honestly, for a cake out a vending machine, it was surprisingly tasty. We tried the Strawberry Milkshake Mini, which is layers of vanilla and chocolate cake, strawberry mousse, strawberry compote, silky ganache, and tempered chocolate pieces. It's novel and delicious - and it does include a utensil! read more

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I just had to avail myself while walking down the street in Chicago. Thought it was really cool. I had a macaron, not bad. I'd walk there for something else someday. :) read more

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I've eaten from hear twice and both times it was delicious! Most recently we got a strawberry cake and cookies and cream cake. Both were moist and delicious. Note that the address is 211 East Ohio in an angle beside the Grand Ohio Condominiums. Our Uber driver drove us around to Ontario which was the old location. We grabbed it on the way back to our hotel after dinner. Highly recommend for a late night sweet treat! read more

What a cute little find near Eataly off of Michigan Avenue, a vending machine filled with delicious treats like cupcakes and macarons. It is open 24/7 and the concept is fantastic. The concept is cute, not too sweet, and reasonably priced. Definitely worth a try for sure. read more

The Bakery Box - Desserts Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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I found this cute little vending machine walking around downtown chicago and I'm so glad I gave this machine a whirl! It's pay for parking all around since it's downtown chicago, but definitely worth the walk if you're in the area. I got two sets of macarons, one box includes cookies and cream, s'mores, and something else I don't remember. The macarons in that one were not as soft but still good. Another one had fruity pebbles, skittles, and I can't remember the third, but that box was my absolute favorite! It's so delicious! Not too sweet too. They also have little cakes to buy as well. I might try those out next time. I'm definitely stopping by again! read more

The Bakery Box - Desserts Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

food - I forgot exactly which flavors I got, but I had the pink one so far and it was kinda stale, didn't really taste fresh. the flavor was there (kinda?) the filling wasn't too sweet, but the whole thing didn't really have much flavor and pretty much tasted like sugar. which is good if that's what u like, but don't expect the flavors to be very distinctive. maybe it didn't taste fresh because I bought it later in the day, or because it was very cold??? but usually macarons should be refrigerated anyways, but I haven't refrigerated these and they haven't melted so ¯⁠\⁠_⁠(⁠ツ⁠)⁠_⁠/⁠¯. honestly the pink one was so mid that I haven't been able to bring myself to eat the other two price - ~$7 for 3 macarons, not bad for macarons but for the quality I would rather pay more somewhere else service - vending machine UI was a bit buggy. also there was a group of people in front of me and one of them didn't get their order even tho the machine said they did, and they had to call customer service about it. but they picked up pretty fast so I guess their customer service is not bad read more

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A straight up vending machine, simple to use and a complete eye candy. The atm machine services as usual, select, pay, dispense. Not much of an ambience unless if it's busy and a line forms behind you and then you're pressured to speed up your decision. You might think for something that looks so good it might be expensive, but no! A mini cake the size of a big cupcake only ran for $8. Very inexpensive but at what cost? Unfortunately the flavor is where the cost cutting hit, it did not had much flavor except... Sugar. Not too far off from the sugary cakes at Jewels in my opinion. I'd give it a solid 3.5 outta 4 for the beautiful presentation and purchase convince. Good once in a life time experience for sure. read more

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A big disappointment... Tried these little cakes a year ago and they were delicious! Got 3 cakes - 8$ each today and they are a big NO! The icing tasted like a cheap store cake icing. Pistachio tastes nothing like pistachio. Caramel again - like a cheap box cake mix with cheap store bough icing. Skipping this for sure next time ... read more

This 24hr ATM was like seeing the future of all handmade desserts. You simply swipe your card and like all vending machines the food is given to you with five seconds. I tried a seasonal Heart Shaped Cake. It was beautiful and the box was so cute. It was filled with a layer of chocolate and vanilla cake while also holding two mousses of chocolate and strawberry. It also had one drop of fruit in the middle too. The idea concept for V-Day was cool. It sends the message on how different love can be; but this idea for a cake was too sweet and the fresh fruit on the inside was gummy and tbh not fresh at all. I was amazed by the idea but this one was not for me. As a food blogger I had to give it a 3/5 for the dessert but the vending machine itself was a solid 5 because it was so cool to see something that could be our future one day. read more

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Cute concept, but some items that were available in the vending machine could not be ordered using the panel. I enjoyed my macaroons that I got so overall it was good! read more

Unfortunately, when me and my family went to get a small cake from the Bakery Box, the machine wasn't working. It kept telling us to "take our goods" despite not selecting anything, and it told us it was sold out of baked goods that we could clearly see in the window. It's a very cute idea, but I wish the execution was better. We gave up and left after about fifteen minutes of trying to get it to work. Horribly disappointing. read more

Charged but nothing came out. Contact the company for many times and did not get a refund. read more

This is the second location in state and the first one here. The original is in Burr Ridge. They have twenty one items and they start at $5.50 and go to $7.50. So it's a little high. read more

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Super cute treats and very convenient! Kids had a blast using the vending machine to pick out treats! read more

The Bakery Box - Figuring out what to order! - Desserts Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

pretty creative idea, and saves on the overhead of having staff manning the booth. The macaron we got is a bit stale, with no made or packaged date on the box, i wonder how long they have been sitting in the vending machine. read more

My friend and I were drove to got to an escape room, and wanted to stop after for the adorable tiny cakes in the bakery box. However, the machine was completely malfunctioning, not selecting goods to check out but telling us to 'take our goods.' Half the items also read 'out of stock' even though we could see them in the row. I am sorry to have to write a bad review about such a cute, fun place, and hope to be able to visit back and purchase goods in the future. read more

I was walking back to the hotel where I was staying in Streeterville and saw a young couple buying cakes and macarons...at a vending machine? It was snowing, so I initially kept walking because I wanted to get inside ASAP. But those macarons did look good. Were they going to be bland or stale sitting in a vending machine? Were they even safe to eat? But it was after 11 PM, shops were closed, and the pretty pink machine with its goodies activated my sugar addiction. Glad to report that my macarons were not stale or gross. They were bakery quality and at a relatively reasonable price. I think it was $6.50 for three, which is far lower than what many bakeries (at least in my home city) charge for macarons. And they were delicious! One was coconut. Another was raspberry with chocolate filling - that one was to die for delicious! The last tasted like tea. One caveat would be that because this is a vending machine on the street, the homeless may beg for food or money while you are trying to make a purchase. I definitely recommend, however. Very neat idea! read more

Super cool concept! This dessert ATM is open 24/7, so you can always pick up a sweet treat when you want. I tried the seasonal macaroons, but can't wait to go back and try some of the pretty cakes they offer. I got three macaroons for around $6.50 - not too expensive, but I'd say pricing is moderate for downtown Chicago. read more

The Bakery Box - Macaroon Packaging - Desserts Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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Such a creative idea, and the food is great. Perfect for a quick dessert. There was no line when i went. While the price is higher, it is not outrageous. read more

Cakes are delicious, fresh, cutely packaged and affordable. What else could you ask for?!

My niece and I passed the bakery vending machine will visting in Chicago, we stopped and saw the delicious looking macarons in the vending machine. We thought maybe they wouldn't be fresh , maybe bland or stale sitting in a vending machine. Well, we passed up the tempation to buy the macarons, so our last day on our trip we decied to go back to the vending machine . Well ,I hate that I didn't stop and purchase the macarons on the first day I saw them, because they are the best macroons ever. The flavor combiation was so good. We meet the owner, she came out to restocking the vending the machine. She explained the differance flavors, and she was very nice and friendly. I regreat not trying the other deserts . The Macarons come 3 in a box for $6.50, which I think the price was fair, because most macarons sell for $2.50 to $3.00 a piece. I had the Pistachio, coconut raspberry jam/Fruity Pebbles, Skittles cotton candy read more