Sensational Bites

This is tragic!
They made some of the best cookies, pastries, and rolls I’ve had anywhere.
Just tragic.

This place is great! Such tasty, sweet treats. Stop by soon though as they close Aug 1 2015!

I bookmarked this spot 12÷27÷12. I regret it took me so long to get here seeing how they will be closing for good in August. I foresee several trips in the near future. I bought two cupcakes, a cup of coffee and two cookies for $ 8.36! The cupcakes, moist with a great density and texture, were very delicious! I got a regular with a vanilla confetti type of frosting and a chocolate truffle that was heavenly! It was sooo good! The cookies, triple chocolate chip and oatmeal chocolate chip, were soft and flavorful with just the right crumble. They serve Counter Culture coffe which paired perfectly with my cupcakes. The lady who assisted me (with the dark, short curly hair) was awesome! I appreciate your patience as I drooled over the display of goodies. ;-). Your cupcake suggestion was definitely on point!

Solid place for desserts and coffee right by the music box theater, ive had their peppermint hazelnut coffee which was really good, and then for desserts ive had the pb reeeses cookie, an oatmeal chocolate bar, and the dream bar, all of which were really good, i definitely try and stop by every time im in the area

Had a raspberry truffle cupcake and raspberry cheesecake that was great. My chai latte wasn’t bad either. Really cute spot.

Made a delicious and beautiful chocolate cake for my cousins first holy communion party!

Love. I have found my cupcake place… for like EVER! I literally talk myself out of coming her EVERYDAY Saturday. What to try? Well, I like peanut butter, mint, and chocolate. So my fav cupcakes include the «touchdown» (puts Hostess to shame), peanut butter chocolate, winter mint (seasonal?), chocolate mint, German Chocolate (for the husband). Looking forward to Spring flavors. The Buckeye brownie usually lasts me for about 4days and never gets dry. The cake is key and the cake here is perfection. Strongly considering ordering my birthday cake from here. Hoping they put out a vanilla coconut so my husband has an excuse to become a fiend like me. Sensational? Damn right it is!

Despite being close to where we live, this place really comes up short for baked goods. We’ve been here on many occasions and most of times the cupcakes & pastries have been dry and/​or not a great selection. In my opinion, look elsewhere because there have even been times that the bakery section at jewel has been better

This is an update. I’ve been too busy to Unilocal much lately but this is one of those instances where I came straight home to write this review. I sincerely hope that SB was just having an off day because it’s been my favorite dessert place since it moved into the hood.
The employee was just about the unfriendliest person I’ve ever encountered. He did not acknowledge me when I came in. He grunted at me when I said hello, and then when I asked how it was going, he just looked at me. Thinking maybe they had closed for the night even though it was only 6 pm, and also to try to evoke something other than a grunt, I asked if they were still open to which he replied yes with a look as though I had just asked if water is wet.
When I paid for my brownie and thanked him, he did not thank me, instead, he said «all right». What the what?
My brownie is decent, but a bit stale, and the frosting tastes old.
I hope the manager reads this and does something to whip the staff into shape, or at least smile. At $ 3.50 a pop, the service should be as sweet as the desserts.

We popped in here a few months ago and I wrote the following tip:
We were having a late night brownie craving and, BAM, this place hit the spot. Decadent brownie without being too sugary in that granule sugary way. Also tried an oatmeal chocolate chip cookie, delicious. Everything I love about an oatmeal cookie without the disappointment of raisins!
Well I’m writing a review to confirm it wasn’t a fluke! We were playing hooky from work and hanging out and just happened to park across the street. «Hey isn’t that the place we had the amazing brownie? Yes!» So this was the last stop on our day before heading home and it didn’t disappoint.
I tried the pumpkin, chocolate chip bar. A little denser than cake but soft, and with a little spice, the pumpkin made nice with the dark chocolate chips. He had the Buckeye brownie… oh brownie delight! It’s chocolate frosting layered over peanut butter on top of a soft chocolate brownie, so rich. And we split a flavorful cup of coffee (black of course… why distract your taste buds from the sweetness on your plate). Now off to the gym to redeem myself!

I was on my 30 minute break from work and decided to go for a walk, and I stumbled across this little gem. I walked in and was greeted by a very friendly staff member, but also the smell of sugary goodness.
They have such a wide selection of baked goods, from cupcakes to cookies, scones to fudge, and everything in between. Their iced mocha was solid. Not too sweet and not too overwhelming, which was great because I had a very sweet and delicious baked good. You can’t go wrong with any of their awesome bakery items, trust me!
I no longer work close to them, but anytime I’m in the area I make sure to sop in and pick up something sweet!

I LOVE this place. I’ve ordered two cakes from them and have stopped by on many occasions to purchase different treats. You can customize just about anything with your orders on the cakes.
I say just about anything because the reason I am taking off one star here is that they could not make me a marble cake for a 12 inch cake. I’m not sure why this wasn’t possible aside from maybe not wanting to put in the extra work? I ordered two cakes for two different occasions at once and the second cake was a sheet cake. They told me they could marble that one, but not the round cake, but that cake was meant to be chocolate (my boyfriend’s favorite and his cake), while the round cake was for me, and my love for marble cake is clearly important. After spending over $ 100 here you’d think they’d make an exception.
Anyway, back to my love for the cake, and the cake designs. No need for gross fondant here as they’ve got some pretty fabulous cake decorators. Just have a look at their site for what they can do!

I Love, Love, Love Sensational Bites. I can’t get enough of all the delicious treats and everyone is always so friendly when I walk in.
If you are in the Southport area you HAVE to go here!

My husband and I decided to get a quick snack before heading next door to watch a show at the theater. Here’s what we ordered:
Carrot cake — too dense, not very moist, flavor could have been a bit stronger.
Toasted marshmallow bar — I give them credit for making the marshmallows themselves, but it had a funny smell to it, which unfortunately turned me off as I was eating it.
Iced mocha — saving grace for me. Awesome taste, slightly on the rich side, but I loved the flavor.
I would go back, but the only thing I would reorder is the iced mocha, and probably give some other sweets a try instead.

I’ve had mid-​afternoon business on Southport Avenue recently, at exactly the time when my system cries out for caffeine. One casual caffeinated visit to Sensational Bites has turned into several on-​purpose visits.
When thinking about this review, I figured it’d be 4 stars. But you know what? I have zero complaints. The coffee is Metropolis, a good medium-​roast without bitterness. The cupcakes have been wonderful. Red velvet, oreo, truffle, german chocolate, and, oh yeah, a nutella cheesecake bar. The seams on my blue jeans are screaming.
The place is very cute, and everything in the bakery cases looks delicious. So far, my experience shows that looks are not deceiving!
IThe store is probably jam-​packed on weekends and when the school across the street lets out in the afternoon. During my visits, I’ve been almost the only person there. That’s the beauty of working odd hours.
Highly recommended.

I obsessively use Unilocal to find new places to go, but I’ve never given back by writing my own review. This place changed that.
The overall ratings are high, so I’m guessing most people use this place for cakes and other baked goods. I can’t speak to that. We stopped in to get hot drinks on a freezing cold Chicago afternoon prior to seeing a movie at the MusicBox Theater just down the street.
The barista didn’t seem to know what she was doing and wasn’t too helpful. We placed our orders – a Snickers Latte for me and a Hot Chocolate for him (there’s no decaf espresso option, either, btw). After taking forever (seriously: 5 other patrons were served by the other worker while we waited) to make our drinks, she tried to make up for it by being friendly as she rang us up. There was, however, no saving these drinks.
His hot chocolate was neither hot – not even warm – nor chocolatey. There was a slight hint of maybe chocolate powder maybe. My drink was even blander: there was no espresso flavor, no chocolate, no caramel – and again, it was lukewarm at best. We ended up throwing both away (this coming from someone who will pretty much eat anything relating to chocolate).

Ordered 3 dozen cupcakes for my son’s birthday party in simple white and chocolate cake with white and chocolate frosting. The kids and adults loved them, they were moist and delicious.
They only reason I’m not giving SB 5 stars is because for the price they are charging for their cupcakes, they should be using natural colors and not artificial colors. Natural coloring costs just a bit more and it seems their prices are the same of those bakeries offering natural colors.

I can appreciate coffee served in a mug (though you must ask for it). Hot and strong.
The store itself is a bit small and dark, a good variety of sweets but only a handful or so were on display, I would call ahead if you want to get treats for a party. I think this was the kicker in rating… I felt bad feeling like I bought the last cookie.
The sidewalk is a good, quiet option. Exquisite streusel muffin was really moist with chunks of real fruit.

The shop is cute and they have a good variety of different stuff. I was having some friends over, so I got a pretty large cross section of things: the butterfinger blondie, mint frosted brownie, cookies & cream cupcake, lemon bar, shortbread jam bar, and the chocolate caramel bar.
The general consensus was sugar. Tons of sugar. All the frostings were so cloyingly sweet we could hardly eat them. The butterfinger blondie frosting was so sweet you couldn’t even taste the butterfinger. We all felt like we had to brush our teeth when we were done. The chocolate caramel bar was the best, but I did sprinkle some sea salt over the top of that one. I think there are other bakeries out there who do a better job of nailing actual flavors instead of just punching you in the face with sugar.
Now if you’ll excuse me, I have to go get tested for diabetes.

Have I ever mentioned that I am partial to sweets? Especially baked sweets?
We went here today and already I am trying to figure out when I can go back!
We split the S’mores bar right there — campfire left out but all the flavor included. We also split the Pecan bar — pecanizzly perfect. We took home cupcakes and rice krispy treats. I also had a great latte here.
It was such a friendly neighborhood place with Moms with strollers, hipsters, suburbanites (Ok, that was us) and super personable clerks.
Sensational Bites, I shall return!