Rick’s Bakery Cafe

Best tamales in CU. done! I look forward to trying the baked goods and burritos. I wish this spot was near central Champaign so I could enjoy tamales urr day!

There’s always something delicious here to try. Sweet & savoury delights abound in this small shop nestled in a vacated strip mall. Biscotti ($ 5 bag) & coconut macaroons ($ 3 bag) are among my favourites. The tres leches cake ($ 3.75) is habitual for me. The tiramisu ($ 3.50) & Neapolitan ($ 3.25) make their way into my shopping bag often as well. Among the savoury, the spinach & feta croissant ($ 2.50) makes for an indulgent lunch. Tamales ($ 3) are things I get whenever they’re available. There are loaves of bread, ranging from baguettes ($ 2.5) to challah ($ 5?) to sourdough. Rick’s also offers burritos, giant calzones ($ 5), churros… I could go on but you should just go there & peruse the plethora for yourself.

This place doesn’t look like much from the outside, but the baked goods and tamales are excellent! The staff is very friendly and helpful and I have yet to be disappointed. Even though they have many delicious pastries and sweets, do not neglect to try the fresh baked bread, as well. So good.

Tried this place recently on a Saturday afternoon. The person at the counter was pretty helpful.
They were out of Spinach and Feta Croissants at the time, so I decided to try the Ham and Swiss Croissant. It was definitely more crispy and buttery/​cheesy than I expected, not something for the health conscious. It was a delicious Americanized version of Croissant, but not something that the French would want their name on.
They also had a small variety of muffins. I tried the Chocolate Chip Vanilla Muffin. It wasn’t extremely sweet and it had just the right amount of sugar. The muffin I tried was slightly under-​cooked though.
Kudos to the owner (s) for continuing to run this place, despite tough times and being far away from UIUC campus. One suggestion would be to add more variety of coffees, that is something I definitely missed in my recent visit to this Bakery Café.

My husband bought me a Tres Leches cake for my birthday. It was awesome!!! I am a Asian type girl. The cake it tastes really like the one I had at home several years ago. It is not too heavy and not too light. Most importantly, it is not too sweet! I personally don’t eat too much sweet food, I have been to many bakery in Champaign. They all too strong and sweet. This one is just all right! Highly recommended!

Old school bakery where everything is good. don’t miss the cheese danish and chocolate croissant. But the real draw is the best tamales within hundreds of miles! just hope you don’t go the same day I do because I generally buy them out.

I got a Tres Leches cake from Rick’s for a birthday and it was delightful. The batter was tasty, light, yet moist and the topping of cream was divine and topped with fresh strawberries. The whole cake tasted very fresh and as if it was made from scratch; I highly recommend this place just because of this one cake.

Ordered a chicken burrito and a slice of chocolate ganache through grub hub. Delivery was quick and the food was great. The grub hub menu seemed limited so I’ll probably get off my lazy butt next time and see what else they have to offer.

Wow. I’ve been wanting to go to Rick’s bakery for a while, and I finally went today. So good!
Got an apple turnover and cinnamon roll. Turnover was crispy, flaky. Solid. Cinnamon roll was amazing! Not too sweet, and the actual dough had flavor! It wasn’t just about gobs of cinnamon and sugar. Really great.
Also got a piece of cheesecake, but I haven’t tried it yet.
A yummy treat, great selection, I’ll be back!

I had a really pleasant experience here. Great customer service and the tres leche was absolutely delicious! Next time I go back i will try the chocolate cake, which looked amazing!

Tres leches cake with strawberry is so good.

This place needs more publicity, being hidden in a desolate strip mall in the seedy part of Urbana.
I love Rick’s. He used to bake at Mirabelle and now has moved to his own store. The croissants are decadent, and the chocolate mousse cake is to die for.

After tried Rick’s once, I decide to buy all the birthday cakes here for friends! Highly recommend!

Today was the first time I’ve been to Rick’s Bakery and I couldn’t say one bad thing about it. I love the fact that they not only sell desserts, but mexican foods like tamales and burritos. We bought a cheesecake for family coming over easer weekend and everyone agreed that it was the best they’ve ever had. Rich and thick texture. Just amazing! Rick’s is a local gem.

Got my sons ¼ sheet birthday cake of red velvet. It was absolutely fabulous! And half the price of other ridiculously expensive bakeries in town. When I picked it up I also bought banana bread and churros. They were also delicious. Great service, great prices, and great hours! They just got a new regular customer!

Great customer service, friendly owner, delicious desserts and pastries! One of the only places in town I can consistently find churros. Everything I’ve tried here had been extremely tasty. Do not let the location be the reason you don’t check it out! Worth it!

Driving by I didn’t even notice this place. For whatever reason I decided to check it out and it was one of the better decisions I’ve ever made. They have amazing desserts, cookies, breads and burritos. The staff is super friendly and it is so affordable!
My son picked out a holiday sugar cookie, I had to have the tres leches cake, and then I ordered 2 spinach and feta croissants. As I was checking out, I noticed that they made pies for Christmas. I ordered a apple pie tart for $ 8 and it looked fabulous. My order was under $ 20 and everything was amazing!
Please don’t overlook this gem! And go get yourself a great!

Try their alligator pastry and Mexican cookies! So good. Also, after 11am they serve delicious authentic burritos. This is perfect because I can get pastries and a burrito and start my day off with the pastries then eat the burrito later for lunch and dinner. The burrito is big and full of whatever you want to put in it. Really fresh ingredients. [I wish the burritos were served earlier because my day really shouldn’t start at 11am. However I can see why burritos aren’t served until 11am.]
Rick’s has delicious pastries and now serves delicious burritos. [Note: They are closed on Sundays. I don’t know if it says it on here. I think it does. Don’t want anyone to go and then be disappointed they aren’t open.] They have tables too so you can sit down there and they have coffee. Oh and everyone is consistently really nice, so the experience is always good.

I went down to Ricks on a whim and got a really nice fresh cinnamon roll. Not too sweet, and a great texture. Next time I came back and tried their tres leches cake — delicious! I was also delighted to see that there are tamales and burritos offered now, although tamales might be a Saturday only thing, I am not sure. I tried the chicken tamale and it may be my new favorite breakfast. My Mexican-​American husband also gave it excellent marks for both taste and authenticity. Burritos are next on my list… I am optimistic. Ignore the extremely desolate location, this place is worth a visit.

Rick’s is a great bakery. I love their tres leches cake and the croissants stuffed with spinach and cheese (esp in the mornings/​early afternoons when they’re fresh)