Coffee • Bakery • Bakeries • Desserts
"Ugh! Dinkel's is closing forever on April 30. This bakery is a Chicago institution and it's quite sad it will be closing for business after over 100 years in operation. Living in the neighborhood and passing by many times, I have always wanted to try but never made the attempt. The news of the closing prompted my first visit! Needless to say I got almost one of everything. I was headed to Boston to visit family and thought it a good excuse to bring a variety of baked goodies. The assorted cookies were a hot with the kids. Everyone loved the cookie sandwiches with the sprinkle topping. The lemon cookies were excellent as well. I really enjoyed the cake donuts. I had eaten a chocolate sprinkle donut before the trip to ensure I got to try! I also got a stollen and a few hot cross buns to freeze for later enjoyment. The line was not too bad. It was maybe 20 people deep when I went Thursday afternoon. But the line moved rather quickly and there was plenty of baked goods still available at that time of day. This placed will be missed!"
