Some folks realize it by Fats Tuesday. For others, it is Paczki Day, an entire day dedicated to a candy Polish custom – fried pastries stuffed with both fruit or cream and infrequently topped with powdered sugar.
However do not confuse paczki with donuts; paczki dough is richer, and the components are completely different.
In case you’re eager about indulging and considering getting a deal with on Fats Tuesday, which is March 4th this 12 months, you will have loads of selections.
Listed below are greater than 30 spots throughout Chicago and the suburbs serving up paczki this 12 months.
Bakeries
- Ace Bakery, 3241 S. Halsted St.
- Alliance Bakery, 1736 W. Division St.
- Andy’s Deli & Bakery Mikolajczyk Sausage Store
- Beck’s Crown Bakery, Crown Level, Indiana
- Bennison’s Bakery, Evanston
- Bridgeport Bakery 2.0, 2907 S. Archer Ave.
- Chicago Pastry, Bloomingdale
- Deerfields Bakery, 813 Waukegan Highway
- DeEtta’s Bakery, Naperville
- Pleasant Pastries, 5927 W. Lawrence Ave.
- Donut Den, Joliet
- Do-Ceremony Donuts, a number of places at 1027 W. Addison St., 835 N. Michigan Ave., 181 N. Morgan St., 233 E. Erie St. and 50 W. Randolph St.
- Firecakes Donuts, a number of places together with 68 W. Hubbard St., 2453 N. Clark St. and 205 W. Wacker Dr.
- Kolatek’s Bakery – 2445 N. Harlem Ave. and in Palatine
- Gurnee Donuts, 4949 Grand Ave., Gurnee
- Henze’s Bakery, Valparaiso, Indiana
- Huck Finn Eating places, Oak Garden, South Archer and South Pulaski
- Fleckenstein’s Bakery, Mokena and New Lenox
- Kirsten’s Danish Bakery, Burr Ridge
- Kuppie’s Bakery, Villa Park
- “Unique” Ferrara Bakery, 2210 W. Taylor St.
- Orland Park Bakery, 14850 S. LaGrange Rd., Orland Park
- Palermo Bakery, Norridge
- Racine Bakery, 6216 S. Archer Ave.
- Roeser’s Bakery, 3216 W. North Ave.
- Smack Dab Chicago, 6730 North Clark Avenue
- Stan’s Donuts, a number of places together with 1560 N. Damen Ave., 28 E. Roosevelt Rd., 2800 N. Clark St. and 259 E. Erie
- Toni Patisserie and Café, Hinsdale and Loop places
- Vanille Patisserie, Lincoln Park and West Loop Gate (Partnership with Benninson’s Bakery)
- Weber’s Bakery, 7055 W. Archer Ave.
- Wolf’s Bakery, Evergreen Park
Grocery Shops
- Angelo Caputo’s Contemporary Markets
- Deli 4 You Market
- Jewel
- Mariano’s
- Meijer
- Pete’s Contemporary Market
- Tony’s Contemporary Market
