Eli's Cheesecake Company
Bakery · Dunning ·
Classic cheesecakes & baked goods, including vegan options
Classic cheesecakes & baked goods, including vegan options
"A longtime local bakery scheduled to perform a giant cheesecake cutting on Sept. 7 and to sell its signature chocolate-covered frozen cheesecake-on-a-stick as part of the festival activations." - Ashok Selvam
"A festival-friendly cheesecake vendor known for a portable, nostalgic offering sold on a stick that often becomes a memorable part of strolling through summer events." - Ashok Selvam
"Eli’s Cheesecake is one of the well-known spots participating in the Taste of Chicago 2023 event." - Ashok Selvam
"This is where real Chicagoans go for Chicago-style cheesecake—less dense than NY-style with a moist, butter-cookie crust. There’s a miles-long list of inventive flavors—white chocolate raspberry, hot chocolate, blackberry sour cream—but the original is still tops. Coincidentally, Eli’s is also famous for having the best tofu-based vegan cheesecake in the country, which according to lore, the owners developed after GP suggested there was a hole in the market for vegan cheesecake that didn't taste like cardboard. "
"A longtime Chicago bakery and civic favorite of former Mayor Rahm Emanuel, this family-run cheesecake maker (now led by the founder’s son, Marc Schulman) has managed to keep production running through the busy holiday season despite being squeezed by a national cream cheese shortage caused in part by a major producer’s temporary shutdown. Management reports difficulty sourcing cream cheese as well as chocolate, sugar, and packaging materials, but production has not been suspended and there is still product available for customers." - Aimee Levitt