Pticek’s & Son Bakery

Been here a number of times as I had been living in Garfield Ridge. Best cheese pockets around and most of their bake goods are comparable to weber’s bakery. They are one of the few bakeries that have bacon buns, however lately whoever is chopping the onions that are in the bacon buns is getting really sloppy. I’ve been buying them for years but just recently, (the last 5 times I’ve picked up bacon buns) they contained the inedible outside layer of onion that is truly disgusting as it is comparable to biting into a piece of plastic. (See photo). I even brought those pieces in to show the owner I’ve known for years. She said she was going to talk to the person prepping the onions, so let’s hope they straighten out the problem. When they they make them with care, they are really delicious.

I enjoy all their baked goods, the cheese pocket is one of my favorites

My childhood home was a few doors down… love this place!
Donuts and the Danish Pastries are fantastic, but my all time favorite is the «All Butter Coffeecake»… it sounds like it might be plain… it’s anything but… moist and buttery!!!
#oldneighborhood

Great old school bakery at Narragansett/​Archer Ave! First off, they have amazing danishes– every fruit under the sun as well as cheese & chocolate too. They also have an amazing variety of those little cookies; I mean like 30 different ones. I’ve only been here for morning items but from what I’ve heard they do great cakes as well! Prices seem too cheap if you ask me? Under a buck for a danish that’s really good & big/​hard to find these days! Good service and even a little adjacent parking lot. Must stop if in «Dat Area»!! gdd

Had a sports car cake made by Toni. It looked amazing & every detail I asked for was done. The cake was excellent. For $ 100.00, the craftsmanship was amazing & fed a ton of mouths.
Will be back for more occasions!

The chocolate donuts and Danishes are fantastic but you have to get there early! For birthday cakes I like pineapple or strawberry filling.

Get the cheese fold. The plain cheese fold. Trust me on this. Get there early for it.
Also our favorite place for birthday cakes.

Old school sweets
And the cheese cake :) birthday cakes
Coffee cakes
Everything I have had is #outstanding
Walnut cake is #extraordinaire
I stop 3 or 4 times a week. When I’m in the
#oldneighborhood .
But closed sun and monday
Get your sweet tooth fix

Bout the nicest bunch of proud and attentive women on earth who love what they do! You will come again and always leave smiling as you walk out the bakery. 5 star rating for the 9″ Cheese cake Danish! ! ! ! ! yes 5 !‘s It’s sinful.

Pticek’s makes the best real whip cream cakes ever! All those garbage cakes you see on t.v. are made out of rice crispy treats and fondant. Pticek’s makes delicious cakes that are 100% cake. My family has had many specialty cakes made and they never disappoint on taste or creativity. If your looking to have a cake made you can flip through their picture book for some ideas or bring in a picture of what you want.
**they do accept credit cards now.

Whenever I’m in Chicago I stop at Pticek’s Bakery. It is a short ride from MDW and you can be sure they will have the best Bohemian Kolacky you’ll find. 15 different fillings, but my favorite so far are apricot and prune. A box of 6 large Kolacky will set you back less than $ 6 and after being xrayed at the airport security check-​in you can fly home with your treats. Trust me, you too will be returning to Pticek’s!

Rainbow cake w whipped cream icing is the best, but I once had a huge problem with their decorating. In fairness, they tried to fix things, but dumb miscommunication fouled things up. Their response was to stonewall, when a simple apology would have gone a long, long way.

So delicious! Cash only though. My favorite thing here is the cheese and pineapple bread. Shit, I forgot what it’s called.

I am 36 years old and for the last 36 years my family has been purchasing cakes from this business. The rainbow cake is great, moist, and tasty. Yes they may not be personable employees, but if you let that cultural difference stop you, you will be missing out on the best baked goods in Chicago!

Fantastic donuts! My coworker brought them this morning – strawberry and chocolate iced cake donuts. Ridiculously delicious. I’m seriously plotting a strategy to figure out how to get another one. I may resort to bribery…

Amazing! Really delicious confections, I highly recommend this place to anyone.

When I want to cheat on Weber’s Bakery, I go to Pticek’s, because their quality is supreme. Pticek’s reminds me of the old Tuzik’s bakery on Kedzie that my gram used to take me to as a kid. Solid Bohemian, no ass kissin’…no fancy schmancy credit cards either. cash only… but I will pay with my soul for their kolackzys, which are better than Weber’s. Now if only they sold sweat pants…

Rudest customer service ever!
I was trying to get a birthday cake for my friend. A lady who works in this bakery told my to bring a picture on the phone, and they would like to make something like the cake on the pic. However, when I arrived at the store, they told me that I could not pick the decoration I like. What they would do is just putting some cream flowers on the top. They were very impatient and unprofessional, and made my feel like my suggestion (decorating the top with some fresh fruits) was stupid.
The bakery store does not look as clean and cute as many other bakeries, and their products look neither pretty or delicious.
If you do not live in this neighborhood, you need not try this bakery at all. Driving to this bakery is just waste of time and oil.

This is a genuine neighborhood bakery– it’s been in business for years and years– they call it Bohemian style. I heard about this place at a college graduation ceremony in California from two former Chicagoans living in Seattle. They made it sound so good, that I just had to go! Great advice, it turned out. The kolotchkies are amazing!!! The bread is terrific, as is their sausage roll, and their coffee cakes. They are famous for their cakes, I just haven’t gotten around to trying them yet.
The place will definitely take you back– it’s the real thing! If you get there early enough, make sure you try a peach kolotchky and a chocolate chip cookie– yum!

The best party cakes ever! I love the pink white and green cake with real whipped cream!
They can make any cake in any shape and dimension, Just bring a picture. A year ago we had an Elvis birthday party. They made a cake in three dimensions of a Pink Cadillac that had an open drivers seat for an Elvis doll. They also did a great ducky cake for us one year.
I am a huge fan, but be advised that because of the nature of the specialty cakes, you may want to have another person with you or extra boxes so that you can transport the cake safely.