Bot Bakery

Lovely whimsical vegan, Gluten-​Free treats created by the sweet natured owner and chef, Bot. Catch Bot creations at Logan market and bakeries city-​wide. Try the PB fudge and raspberry mini cakes.

I had a bot bakery whoopie pie from Both Sides Art Studio and it was delicious. Its organic, vegan and gluten free and I did not it would taste so good. Its a little pricey, I believe it was $ 4.50.

Love this stuff! Every thing I’ve tried has been amazing. I’m now converted to gluten free and vegan as a tasty option. Kale pie and spicy peanut sauce noodles were super good! Everything tastes the way I imagine and hope it will when I see it, good job!

I’m only one cupcake in, but it’s the BEST gluten free cupcake I’ve ever had. I didn’t know WHAT I was going to do to replace Molly’s. It was a peanut butter ganache thing I got at Plenty, and I looooooved it. Hope for more soon!!! Definitely pricey, though, at $ 4.50…

I can’t possibly understand how anyone gave 1 – 2 stars! I love everything I have ever tried from Bot Bakery over the last 7 months. But here are some of my favorites:
The mini pizzas: These are little deep dish vegan pizzas that are delicious warm OR cold! The crust reminds me of a Lou Malnati’s buttercrust (which I do miss from time to time…), with tangy, rich vegan cheese and a just enough tomato sauce. I could eat them every day!
Whoopie Pies: I’ve had a chocolate with peanut butter cream whoppie pie and another chocolate whoopie pie which had one of her creative botanical flavors in the cream (lavender? rose? I can’t remember!), which was sparked my curiosity and surprised me with how good it was. I’m a fiend for peanut butter-​chocolate in any way shape or form, and that one was downright delicious. They come in such a an adorable miniature form that is the perfect size, and doesn’t put you on dessert overload (as if that’s possible!).
The Belgian waffles she has during the winter are the perfect way to start off the farmers market. Warm, sweet, fluffy, and rich tasting.
I would love to see her be able to have her own storefront, especially in Logan Square. But for now, the farmer’s market is a perfect way to get my vegan sweets fix!

I love me some bot bakery! I make my weekly trip to the logan square market for my gluten free treats. The tarts are delish as are any of the options with short bread cookies. The smores shortbread cookie was delicious! All the cookie options are pretty fabulous. I’m not a huge fan of the more dense items like banana bread b/​c it does tend to be a little dry (partly expected of any gluten free desserts). Also, any of their cookies with peanut butter is super delish! They had donuts one week at the outside market and that was amazing. I’ve been waiting for it to make a comeback!
I think some of the negative reviews are bit harsh. There are definitely couple misses with the more denser items. It’s gluten free so you know it will be bit dry to begin with. I’ve enjoyed amazing gluten free desserts in new york and as good as they are, they will never have the texture of the real thing. I wish people would get that when reviewing gluten free products, especially ones made with healthy ingredients like at Bots and doesn’t cost an arm and a leg. The prices are so reasonable! I stick to the tarts, the shortbread cookies, and regular cookie options at Bots, and for me, it’s the best gluten free I’ve found in Chicago. I just hate that i have to wait for the market every sunday to enjoy it!
Couple weeks ago, they had gluten free sour dough bread. I loved eating it with my lentil soup. It had a very distinct bitter taste to it, but I thought it was delicious. I hope that makes a come back along with the donuts!

I found them at a Farmer’s Market and I’m Addicted to their chocolate chip cookie. Yummmy!

Having been gluten free for over 5 years, I’m always excited to try new GF options. On three separate occasions I tried different goodies from this stand. A cherry tart was great, because cherry tarts are hard to mess up.
The banana bread was my first disappointment. The mix is what most people «trying the gluten free thing» have found — gritty texture with poor after taste. I was displeased.
Today I tried the pancake/​waffle mix. I was so excited while whisking the batter and spooning it into the pan. Only to be monumentally let down by the result, yet again. The taste was «earthy» at best. And the texture very gritty.
2 stars because she is trying and I appreciate that. Plus she has a great and welcoming personality. Keep working on your mixture! Hopefully this summer you will surprise me.

I really like swinging by the Bot Bakery booth at the market, they’re super friendly! Everything I’ve had has been delicious, but I haven’t really dared with any of the more ‘out-​there’ flavors like the gooseberry-​basil thing mentioned by other reviewers. Their cookies are all generally pretty good, and I just recently had a mint-​and-​kiwi shortbread cookie thing that was REALLY GOOD. Unusual, but I liked it and the flavors paired well! It was really refreshing in that way mint goods so often are, with a nice citrusy sweetness from the kiwi.
And seriously, the girls at the booth are just the nicest. Sometimes things seem a little pricey for how small they are, but overall it’s reasonable enough. I dig ‘em and am looking forward to seeing them when the market starts up again.

Bot Bakery is ok for gluten free baked goods, but I have had better. The bakers are very friendly and you want to love their products but, they are only ok. I give them credit for trying cakes which are much harder to bake gluten free then cookies. The cake that i tried was a small rectangle, yellow or white cake, that was pretty moist but only so so in the taste area. Keep trying Bot Bakery! I think you can do it!

I wonder if «bot» is short for «botched,» cus this was the worst thing I have ever eaten.
I’m not using that as a hyperbole, and I’m not removing things like worm filled apples or Domino’s pizza or the chocolate truffle from Vosges that was completely filled with mold — this was *the* worst tasting thing that ever entered my mouth.
The thing I had — same gooseberry chocolate basil tart mentioned in other review — tasted like bad pizza with chocolate, mushed up and put in a shell of pure salt. I took one bite and said «eew. huh?,» thinking maybe I got a bad bite, like a rotten berry or something, so I tried another, which, upon realizing that was what it all would taste like, I spit out. My friend tried, also spit it out. Other friend smelled and declined to taste.
The ‘bakers’ went to art school, and I suspected that maybe it was an art project: «let’s see how gross of a thing we can make! That will be art!»
It’s also very overpriced.
If they make things that are not this repulsive, I highly suggest they offer free samples.