Il Giardino Del Dolce

Message: Walk into this place and realize it will be virtually impossible not to grab one of everything. Finding Lobster tail pastry is difficult nation wide-Youtube making these to find out why-and so when you find a place thats been doing it perfect so long you realize any detour is worth it. The parking lot outside smells like Amaretto and Vanilla, you go in and are blasted with color and wonderful aromas and met with great service. Everything-Everything is good, and props to them for holding a few Lobster tails for me s i was driving back to PA from South Dakota. Im looking forward to the chance to stop here again but until then you definitely need too.

Message: Awesome local space with a long history in the neighborhood. Delicious Italian cookies!

Message: Thank You IL Giardino for not only a beautiful but also DELICIOUS Birthday Cake. You knocked it out of the park.

Message: El Giardino bakery is be one of the best bakeries in the city of Chicago. It truly is an old world, Italian bakery. I have been going there for years and they do not disappoint. Today I went in there for some cookies and assorted Pastries. I asked the young woman at the counter, if she had a sfogliatella with Cannoli filling. She said she didn’t, but she can make one up for me, she had shells in the back. Not many people will go above and beyond, she did. Can I tell you that was the best sfogliatella I have ever had. My only complaint is, I only bought one, Which I devoured in about 2 minutes. I will be taking another trip back there to get more. El Giardino bakery is the only bakery that I know still makes they traditional cannoli cream with the citron fruit, absolutely the best! This bakery is truly a gem. In my book this is a 5 star bakery.

Message: I stopped here on a Wednesday morning 3/15/23. Wanted to get some Zeppole for St. Joseph's Day. A very nice assortment of fillings. All of the baked goods were inviting. I should've taken a photo when I first brought them home to post. I saved two for myself and they were delicious. My friend took her's home. Will definitely head back for future purchases. The female clerk was very patient with my questions and packaged everything nicely.

Message: This was my first time ordering my son a birthday cake from here. Maria took my order. She was very patient and went out of her way to make sure the image my son wanted on his cake was perfect and without any issues (many bakeries won't help out with the image if it has issues from my experience). The whole process of ordering my son's cake was a total breeze. From the customer service alone I would rate IL Giardino Del Dolce 5 stars. Onto the cake. When I received the cake it looked amazing, exactly how I wanted it but the best thing about the cake was the way it tasted, best cake I have ate in many years! This is by far the best bakery for birthday cakes or cakes in general. I will definitely order again from here, especially for birthday cakes. Thank you so much IL Giardino Del Dolce!

Message: Delicious cannolis! Beautiful pastries and cookies. Friendly staff! Definitely a wonderful find!

Message: Loved their treats! So tasty; wonderful variety! My favorites are the cannoli and the mini chocolate cream puff.. mmm.