Where to Get Your Fat Tuesday Paczki Fix
Fat Tuesday is not complete without this fried dough Polish treat.
For many area residents Fat Tuesday is not complete without the delectable Polish delicacy known as paczki.
Due to the Chicago area's large Polish population, the fried dough creation has become a staple of the pre-Lenten celebration. Filling and icing varieties make the choices almost unending.
In recent years choices have gotten increasingly gourmet as local bakeries offer unique concoctions like maple bacon and turtle.
For those looking for more traditional paczki the local options are plentiful. Baumann's Bakery in Palos Heights calls Fat Tuesday their busiest day of the year. Last year, the bakery gave customers the choice of 17 different varieties.
The Southtown Star recently visited Witek's Bakery in Palos Hills where an estimated 25,000-plus paczki are expected to be sold.
Here are a few places where you can get your paczki fix. If we left one off, let us know in the comments section.
- Baumann's Bakery, 12246 S. Harlem Ave. in Palos Heights
- Witek's Bakery, 8807 W. 95th St. in Palos Hills
- New Deluxe Bakery, 10731 S. Ridgeland in Chicago Ridge
- Velvet Cake Bakery, 5188 W. 95th St. in Oak Lawn
- Wolf's Bakery_, 3241 W. 95th St. in Evergreen Park
- Naples Bakery, 3705 W. 95th St. in Evergreen Park
- Tuzik’s Bakery_, 4955 W. 95th St. in Oak Lawn
- Orland Park Bakery, 14850 S. LaGrange Road in Orland Park
- Creative Cakes, 16649 Oak Park Ave. in Tinley Park
- Zettlmeier's Bakerei, 17016 Oak Park Ave, Tinley Park
Tell us: Where do you buy your paczki?
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Baumann's Bakery
12248 S Harlem Ave, Palos Heights, IL -
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Velvet Cake Bakery
5188 W 95th St, Oak Lawn, IL -
Wolf's Bakery
3241 W 95th St, Evergreen Park, IL -
Naples Bakery
3705 W 95th St, Evergreen Park, IL
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Tuzik's Bakery
4955 W 95th St, Oak Lawn, IL -
Orland Park Bakery
14850 S la Grange Rd, Orland Park, IL -
Creative Cakes
16649 Oak Park Ave, Tinley Park, IL -
Kim Ehrenhaft
6:26 am on Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Wolf's Paczkis are excellent! Headed there shortly!
Renita Young
11:52 am on Tuesday, February 21, 2012
They are yummy! I had one from Wolf's last year.
Don Gestes
8:25 am on Tuesday, February 21, 2012
racine bakery 6216 w archer,they are also sold at joe & frank's 87 st & ridgeland don g...
Nikki G
10:11 am on Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Avoid Orland Bakery like the plague unless you like standing in line for an hour. And that's just if you've PRE ORDERED! Not worth it.
Wolfs is the best. And I'm a polish girl!
Glen Kato
10:49 am on Tuesday, February 21, 2012
I got my fix at Velvet Cake Bakery this morning.
BibbidyBobbidyBoo
10:52 am on Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Everything at Velvet Cake Bakery is wonderful. I hope there are some paczki left when I get home from work.
Elvis
12:15 pm on Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Thanks for the list!
Don K
2:31 pm on Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Olympia Bakery, 9220 S. Roberts Rd. Hickory Hills, IL
susan
4:47 pm on Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Naples Bakery is our top pick, try the fresh strawberry with cream cheese. Velvet Bakery is very good too!
MelKo
7:20 pm on Thursday, February 23, 2012
Velvet Bakery's Paczki's are very good - moist and yummy! My husband says they taste like the ones he had growing up in Poland :)