Tel-Aviv Kosher Bakery

Dirty, unsanitary, disgusting. I stood in line and watched the clerk hand 6 challas (loaves of bread) to a customer with no gloves and he put his hands all over them. You have lost my business. An absolute disgrace. I am appalled. Not sure what else to say, I do not recommended this place at all. Their are many other nice bakeries.

Read that they had Channukah cookies, so since I was going to a Channukah party thought I’d stop and pick up some cookies, etc. with a Channukah theme. First of all the bakery must have had 20 people in line. All frum and obnoxious, couldn’t make up their mind what they wanted. Children running around the place. Ladies working behind the counter were rude, don’t even treat you nicely as a customer. There never was a thank you after purchase. Speaking of purchase, when it was my turn I asked for the cookies, and one of the ladies working there threw them all in a bag. Four different varieties thrown in a bag. When I went to the party and took them out of the bag, not only were they all broken, but she gave me some that were not even blue and the other varieties looked gross to eat. All the blue sparkles were off the cookies. It is quite obvious they do not care how they package or sell their cookies. I also noticed they pay much more attention to the orthodox than off the street customers. Much nicer and they gave more care to what cookies, cakes, bread they gave them and how they package them. Most of my cookies look terrible. Very disorganized in there. Disappointed because I waited in line forever for poor service and you should know the cookies were bland, tasteless.

Yes… a fresh, friendly, not too expensive bakery. Easy parking. They have a variety available at almost all times, very convenient

I was drawn in after spying at the pastries in the window display during a bakery streak through Devon Ave. This bakery is full of everything you’d want a a neighborhood bakery — sweet ladies behind the counter treating you like their kid or grandkid and displays full of cookies, cakes, and pastries.
I got a couple of the cookies to try (rugelach & linzer) which were alright — soft, jammy, and sweets. As the lady wrapped up the cookies, she handed a couple cookies for my friend «just for now» — so kind!
But the Roshkis — the sweets that had drawn me in initially — are really bomb! It’s a sweet roll swirled with chocolate. Visually it looks like~50% chocolate, but it tastes like a fudge brownie. Don’t leave Devon Ave without trying it!

Rude. I was in the neighborhood on something else. Stopped in to get a Challah. Very ordinary – $ 5 – much better at Whole Foods. Place is very dirty. Frum customers are very rude and impolite. Nice assortment of cakes that are Pareve – expensive.
THEY WISHED EVERYONE GOOD SHABBOS EXCEPT ME

They have an awful lot of diversity in the foods they have everything from quiche to the usual kosher delights. I was really happy with what I had-​donuts, some pizza bagel type things and the quiche. Will go back. The service is a bit «energetic».

Thank goodness for this place! I needed a good loaf of Challah bread for a recipe and it was a bit hard to find in my neighborhood. These guys were worth the drive. It was delicious and priced right. Also, not really thinking about it (totally my fault) I came in with my dog. They politely told me I couldn’t bring him in, but said they’d bring the bread out to me. They could have been rude about it and instead were really sweet. I’d definitely recommend!

I am not a huge lover of chocolate but chocolate babka oddly happens to be a favorite dessert of mine.
We arrived here on an early Sunday afternoon and fell in baked-​goodies-​love with the charming family feel of the place and oh my goodness the breads… the cookies… the pastries…
The chocolate babka came in loaf or circular form. Julie the absolutely lovely lady running the bakery wouldn’t let us leave without trying the mini chocolate babka-​ish pastry (rushkie)? which was heavenly. I can attest right now covered in sugar and bread flakes — Tel Aviv as long as we’re in Chicago you’ve got happy customers for life!

I should of known not to business with this bakery when I first walked in. A customer was screaming at the cashier asking for the owner and she was screaming back that she wouldn’t call him.
In desperate need of a kosher cake for my sons birthday party I had to go through with the order.
I needed a full sheet cake for 70 people, a big order for a small bakery but I was still treated rudely. As I inquired about the kinds of cakes, size, servings, etc the other cashier kept saying we need a deposit and telling the person I was dealing with you better take a deposit from her. I said yes of course I don’t mind giving the deposit and they still kept bring that up asking to pay 50% of the price of front and not really answering any other questions.
I gave them a deposit and asked for a Mickey Mouse cake to match the theme of the party. Both cashiers said ya, I asked for a pic of how it would look they didn’t have it they explained it would be an airbrushed pic I agreed.
The day of the pick up I called to ask if the cake was ready and I was placed on hold several times. When someone finally got on the phone the gave me a different quote. I had no choice, I went to pick it up. Lastly when I saw the cake there was a plastic mask from party city placed on the cake and the writing on the cake looked like a 2 year old did it. Last time I’m going into this plus and the cake didn’t taste good either.

My husband brought home bakery from this place. I tried this chocolate sweet roll and have been addicted to them ever since! They are called Rushkies (spelling ?). Rushkies are huge & my all time favorite bakery item from this bakery! Cookies are delicious, too. This bakery also has chocolate & carmel Lacey’s. Those are to die for, too!

The team at Tel-​Aviv is absolutely wonderful and their baked goods are world-​class. If you are unfamiliar with the variety of treats at a kosher bakery, they’ll go out of their way to help you find something you’ll love. Get some extra and share with friends!

Absolutely incredible baked goods.
The cookies are amazing
The breads are spectacular
The service is great, Minow and Julie are so nice and helpful!

The bread alone is enough to make me a loyal customer, but everything is great. It’s all home-​made and has kind of an old-​world ambiance (hence no credit cards). It’s difficult to go back to store-​bought bread after you get used to their multi-​grain or rye breads… nothing artificial and the great crusty outside, chewy inside texture that you can only get from homemade. They also have these chocolate, caramel lacey cookies that are the best cookies I’ve ever had. Thankfully, I live far enough away that they’re not a significant and obesifying part of my diet. They are very kosher, and so not open on Saturdays, which has put a hinder on many a craving, but oh well, these are small problems. All other days of the week, this place is a hidden gem, and I hope it stays that way.

Yum yum yum! If you’ve got a craving for babka and ruggelah, this is definitely the place to go.
Okay, so this place is kind of far away, but it’s definitely worth the trek if you adore Jewish baked goods. The ruggelah are delicious, and there’s a beautiful mini-​babka danish that is to die for. On our last visit, we also purchased a few bagels (not the best I’ve had), a challah roll (delicious), and some sprinkle cookies (pretty standard).
Addressing the concerns of a few other Unilocalers: I didn’t see any flies, everything looked pretty clean to me, the women behind the counter were exceedingly friendly and helpful, and I think we spent about $ 20 total for a big bag of baked goods.

They have a lot of good cookies, pastries and bread. However there cake is not good. It has like a salty taste to it. Not my favorite bakery. However, the staff is nice and I enjoy supporting local Kosher shops.

There are many items here on the counter, cases, window, and on the racks behind the counter. It can be overwhelming since nothing is labeled so if you are unfamiliar, seek help from the staff.
On this recent visit I picked up a bag of the chocolate rugalach and felt that they weren’t particularly buttery or chocolatey. Cinnamon was the other variety, but I’m not sure if that would be enough of a difference since the dough base would remain the same.
The one thing that did stand out was the almond crescent cookie that I got from the window case that had dark chocolate dipped ends. Nice browned outside with almonds, and rich almond paste inside. Good chocolate (non-​waxy) taste on the dip.
UPDATE: from June 3^rd visit — frosted cupcake had good enough frosting, but cake was a little dry and un-​chocolatey as well. But an almond cookie that was half dipped in chocolate, was a better hit! I’m tempted to drop my rating to 3 stars, but I guess as long as I’m still finding my personal favs, I’ll give them the benefit of the doubt above average.

Wonderfully delicious pecan glazed cookies and lots of fresh baked breads. Their windows are always full of eye catching goods, but you have to go in for the delightful smell. I remember riding a few miles on my bicycle, in the rain, just to get a box of those chocolate pecan cookies. Also they make great looking cakes and tasty chocolate chip cookies. Go!

I found this place by accident while I was taking a walk the on an unusually warm winter day. I saw the most beautiful pumpernickel bread I had ever seen in the window and I just had to go in. There were mounds of cookies and every breakfast treat you could imagine. The ladies that run the place are super nice. So I am happy to report that it was in fact the best pumpernickel bread with raisins I have ever had. The only reason why the’re not getting five stars is because the cookies I bought could’ve had a little bit more variety in their taste and the place could have a little better presence. But I highly recommend them!

Had an iffy experience here.
Called ahead for the chocolate rugalash and was quoted a price. When I arrived, the rugelash was 40% more than quoted. When I asked about the difference, it became an issue.
I relented and took the rugalash. They were fantastic. Worth the money, but I wished that I simply had walked in and saved myself the frustration.

I found Tel Aviv Bakery on the web after my colleagues asked me to bring in Sufganyot (Hanukkah donuts) for Hanukkah last week.
When I pulled up at Tel Aviv Bakery I was a bit concerned that I had made a bad choice ordering 10 dozen donuts. The outside leaves much to be desired as it’s a total hole in the wall off of Devon. The inside is much the same, except it smells delicious.
I can only speak for the donuts, but Tel Aviv Bakery has got it going on! Ha. Seriously, the donuts were fabulous. So fabulous in fact that my coworkers (including non Hanukkah celebrators) were asking where they could get some. I fear that they only make them on Hanukkah, though I can’t be certain of that fact.
The service was very friendly, but not speedy at all. I ordered, like I said, 10 dozen donuts and they couldn’t tell me when they’d be ready or what flavors I’d be getting. I guess it’s to be expected with such a small bakery with such large demand. Or maybe not… though the owners made up for the fact that I had to wait around for an hour by giving me an extra dozen. It was worth the wait because they were delicious!
Tel Aviv Bakery does NOT except credit cards. I learned the hard way at 6:45 in the morning after our first snow. There’s not an ATM within 2 blocks that early either.