Name: House Of Cakes
Address: 6189 N Canfield Ave, Chicago, IL, 60631
Telephone: (773) 774-0440

House Of Cakes

Super GemNorwood Park · Italian Bakery Community-sourced, unverified

📍 6189 N Canfield Ave, Chicago, IL 60631

Gerardo and Marie Nigro have run House Of Cakes in Norwood Park since 1987, and the cheese sticks — an airy cream cheese filling in flaky pastry, dusted with powdered sugar — are the best-selling item by a wide margin, alongside a full custom-cake program for weddings and other occasions.

★★★★★ 4.6 via Google

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The cheese sticks are the everyday order, but the Paczki on Fat Tuesday are the reason lines form outside this old-school family bakery.

📈 Scores in the top 78% of Budget Gems on ChicagoSpecials.com

Cash and checks only -- no credit cards, confirmed across multiple reviews -- and best items sell out early. Holds a 4.6 Google rating (4.9 on Tripadvisor).

Closed Mondays.

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4.6 stars — old-school family-owned neighborhood bakery, cash preferred, best items sell out early.

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MonClosed

Tue-Sat 7AM-5PM

Sun 7AM-12PM

📅 Reservations not available 🥡 Takeout unconfirmed 📞 (773) 774-0440

Amenities & accessibility

🚶Walk-in only

❔Takeout: unverified

♿Wheelchair accessible

🅿️Free parking available.

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House Of Cakes

Gerardo and Marie Nigro have run House Of Cakes in Norwood Park since 1987, and the cheese sticks — an airy cream cheese filling in flaky pastry, dusted with powdered sugar — are the best-selling item by a wide margin, alongside a full custom-cake program for weddings and other occasions.

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