Reviews for Ferrara Bakery in Chicago, IL
Best cannolis in Chicago hands down!! Also GREAT sandwiches! My first time I came strictly for the cannolis. This time, my girl... and I got cannolis, sandwiches, and the chocolate cake... everything was phenomenal! Will be bringing my family here when theycome to visit!! Read more
An original gem that's left from the old neighborhood of Taylor St. Great food, great bakery items to choose from. Nice place to... sit in for lunch. Cannot go wrong with anything here. Prices are good for the quality of food you get. Hope it stays around foranother 100 years. Read more
My wife ordered two 10in cakes, an Oreo torte and a whipped cream banana cannoli and paid $146. However, the lady on the phone... answered as if she was already having a bad day and was rude from the get-go. She kept calling my wife by a different name andcouldn't get the order correct. So we had followed up to ensure our order was correct a few days later and it wasn't. It soundedlike the same lady picked up again, and she had put down the wrong names on the cakes and order, did not include the extracannoli, and one of the cakes was a 12in cake instead of 10in. Once the order was correct, the lady hangs up, even though wewere owed a refund b/c they had overcharged us. So we call back and ask to speak to the manager, the same lady picked up again,and didn't want to pass us to a manager and really wanted to know our names. Finally, she did pass us to a manager, who wasalso rude and she didn't seem to care that the order was wrong nor cared that her employee was rude to us. She said we would geta refund and then hung up. I called back a few hours later to cancel the order, and this time passed me to a gentleman who wasrespectful and processed the whole refund within minutes and hit my credit card immediately as well, which makes me wonder whythe other refund was taking hours; they probably never passed us to the manager to begin with. Unfortunately, the past fewcakes have been sub-par. My family and I always ask for extra cannoli, but we rarely get it even though we pay for it. We'vegotten frozen cakes before, or missing ingredients. These are expensive cakes, however they're not worth the price anymore. Myentire family used to buy cakes from this bakery since the 70's but given the price and quality, their cakes are not worthit. Look elsewhere. Read more
This Italian bakery is worth the price. This is a neighborhood staple. I see more people for their food rather than their... sweets. Its a great place to eat and feel like home. Their chicken sandwiches and salads are great. In addition, I believe youcan guy their marinara sauce, meat balls and etc. Read more
Real Italian pastries and cakes. Had my wife's birthday cake ordered and the flavor and quality were astonishing, this place is... now my first go-to place for cake orders. Had also some italian pastry, coffee and some sandwiches that were highly appreciated.They have a selection of main courses too that I haven't tried yes, but by the look and smell I watched from the tables nearby,I would try next time I will be there. Read more
I didn?t expect to have the best Alfredo sauce of my life at the historical home of a major sweets chain. The ratio of pasta to... sauce, and of ingredients within the sauce itself, was perfect. Just enough bread provided to mop up all the remaining sauce,and a side salad to serve as intermission for the heavy taste showed just how thoughtful the folks here are with their menudesign. 5/5. Their espresso is rather expensive, but par for course with many other places in Chicago. Read more
Passed by this place this morning and it caught my attention. I was hungry for a sandwich and figured I'd give this place a... shot. Walking in felt like walking into a conveince store at first when you see the two fridges filled with to go entrees andrefreshments. Then you look over to your right and you see that it's a place that the owners wanted to feel like home. The decorand color palette invokes Italy and the Mediterranean. It gave off a tiny feeling of being in a completely different country.Obviously when you look out the window you're greeted with a vibrant mural and plenty of cars. I ended up getting the Capresesandwich and thought it was a good simple sandwich. The mozzarella was cut thick just like the tomato and there was a verysubtle pesto drizzled over the two ingredients, sandwiched between a very well crafted french bread. It wasn't snazzy and itwouldn't blow your beret off but it was still good. I'm looking forward to trying their pastries and coffee. Maybe even some oftheir prepacked meals. Read more
Ferrara is pretty infamous in the area. Food is good, but be forewarned that servings are pretty small and it's a lot pricier... than other places in the area. There's a general lack of non-fast food options in the area though, so it's a "treat yourself"option if you work in Tri-Taylor. Read more