Old World Bakery

I’ve been purchasing bakery goods from this bakery for 30 years. Always recommended it to many people. Recently the bakery was sold and the quality has tremendously gone down. I recently purchased two birthday cakes. The carrot cake had no carrots raisins or walnuts in it. Basically it tasted like the donuts and had the smell of the fryers in the frosting. The shelves are very sparse. Previously they were filled with a variety of bakery goods. I will no longer purchase bakery goods here. Sad to see the original owners go.

Awesome place! Swung by last minute to grab a bunch of cookies, cupcakes and coffee cakes for a family party. Staff was super helpful and they had an amazing selection. Everyone loved the food. Will definitely return!

I’ve ordered cake pops from this bakery for several occasions, and they always look so fun that I almost feel bad for eating them. But then eating them is the best part because the pops are delicious. Used monster-​shaped cake pops as party favors for my daughter’s Halloween themed birthday, and the kids loved them.

Well I have lived in Lake Zurich for 28 years and this bakery has been the best until the original owners sold the place. There are never enough donuts made to keep up with demand. The donuts are iced when warm, resulting in all the chocolate and vanilla icing running off. The people working the counter do not know how topack the boxes right. The dough on their huge cinnamon rolls is to brittle, cake donuts dough is too tough due to them mixing the dough too long. The donuts are misshaped, bostom cremes exploding with too much custard in them. These would never reach the shelf if the original owners were still there. The prices have also risen to extreme. I have gone to Marianos and gotten better donuts, at a cheaper price. I hate to say that but it’s true. Will have to try another bakery because this one has lost it’s way. Shame on these owners.

The original owners sold the bakery to a bunch of Russians a while ago. The paczki were DRY this year (2015) and not what the original bakers used to make. Overall this place is still awesome and has a lot of the same items, but some things just do not taste the same or as good as before.