First: I’ve never had Balkan food before. But the item I got was so flavorful though simple. Personally I thought it was a wee bit on the saltier side yet delicious all the while . I’m completely satisfied. And then there was this cream cake, so light and fluffy, reminiscent of like a dense whipped cream situation with light fluffy layered dough. You won’t regret eating here.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Clayton Howell
Before starting, I'm well aware 5s across the board is suspicious due to bots. This place deserves nothing less though, so I have to.
Lisle is a more remote town, despite the highways around it. Me and my wife were here looking at houses for that reason. We love local businesses, especially places that boldly profess the origin place of their food. So we decided to stop for lunch here.
Folks. THIS is a café. Comfy furniture, fresh made light desserts in a fridge-display, fresh in-house coffee.
The owner-operator greeted us with a spring in their step as we walked in, and suggested the Komplet Lepinja, a family recipe. And it was simply divine. Crunchy crust, soft interior, savory cheese sauce and pork cooked to perfection. It looks modest, but it will fill you to the brim!! Me and my wife split one, and barely finished it.
If I get the opportunity, this will be my main project shop from here on. Though the 1 hr drive from where I live makes that unlikely. Everyone, come here and enjoy!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Luke Tube
Amazing bakery! Top quality! An event is not complete without the Astoria touch! Highly recommended!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Daria Amai Shelton
Don’t order the custom letter and number cakes and don’t Zelle the payment because you can’t dispute it. They look so pretty and I was so excited to get one. Spent $115 on a 6-8 person size cake. The cake layers were dry and flavorless besides a faint stale taste. The frosting was bland. And the only dessert flavor was the jam thinly spread.
The toppings were a variety of flavors that were completely inconsistent, some spicy jaw breakers, old strawberries with edible pearls, sour watermelon gummies, jaw breakers gum, disgusting pink chocolates, and inedible flowers. I was told to not eat the flowers before I left the shop but expected to be able to eat and enjoy the other edible decorations.
When I called the shop and shared how utterly disappointed I was with the cake quality I was told they’ve never have had a complaint in 8 years (a lie, there are many complaints right here on Google) and that I should just scrap off the top layer of the cake including the decorations and eat the rest (throwing away 30% of what I paid for) and that she did not know what we did with cake.
I told her the cake was 95% uneaten and sitting in front of me. And she said she wouldn’t reimburse me for anything. It was my 38th bday cake, my 20th anniversary from home visit, and a complete waste of money.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Brian Zanayed
Great atmosphere and food, would highly recommend the Burek.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
N M
beautiful, you have to try it. 💟🎂🍰🧁🍭💖✨
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
omer
The bakery here is second to none. We ordered a bunch of European cookies for a party, every single one was perfect, delicious, consistent, and had a professional touch.
Branka Ostojic
Great cakes!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Amelia Deering
Hidden gem for sure! Food is so good and very reasonably priced, sitting area is spacious and comfortable, and staff is super friendly and helpful :) The komplet lepinja was so good, I'll definitely be back many times to try one of everything!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Komplet Lepinja
Michael Buzza
Amazing small business with exception food and service, I seriously cannot find anything bad to say about them. You are missing out on a hidden gem if you haven't tried them yet, I HIGHLY recommend the Komplet Lepinja. Will definitely keep coming back!
Just discovered this amazing European Cafe/Bakery. I ordered a "J" cake in pink for my daughter-in-law and it was out of this world! Very light, whipped cream frosting, decorated just beautifully! I'll be ordering one next for my birthday in March :)
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Scottdone1233
Really enjoyed what I got, Woman working there was friendly
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Odalis Mancha
I placed my order with this bakery after following their page on instagram for over 3 years (I started following when I noticed they make beautiful number cakes!) My sister’s birthday was coming up and my usual cake girl wasn’t in town to make a special cake for her so I decided to call Astoria and choose their Berrylicious cake which looked and sounded phenomenal on their website! The crew was very knowledgeable and friendly and made sure to explain the need to refrigerate/keep the cake in the freezer until serving (this particular cake had layers of ice cream hence the need to be in the freezer.) now I’ll be honest I picked a bad day to get an ice cream cake when the temperature outside was in the negatives! Nonetheless, my sister was so happy and satisfied with the cake, presentation and flavor! Very light, not overwhelmingly sweet, the Berrylicious cake is a fresh cake with wonderful whipped cream frosting, assorted berries, and the fruit filling between the layers was so delicious! If you/you have someone that isn’t a fan of crazy sweet cakes, I highly recommend this cake and the bakery! Homemade feel and the cake was freshly made the same day. Please stop in or call ahead your cake order! I’ll definitely be back to order more cakes in the future😊 (for reference photo this was posted on my sisters story on instagram. Please disregard the sticker lol!)
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Bakery, Birthday Cake
merchant of westmont L
Just a tad dry for european cakes. service was fantastic though.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Tiffany Trncic
I usually never find Mantije and to know this place has them I’m so happy! They were so delicious! They were flaky, crispy, flavorful I just can’t be more satisfied. These are made of minced meat with onions. It is served in a sauce consisting of yogurt and garlic! So yummy! Also had the Krempita one of my favs. Just delicious and everything is made fresh. My new favorite place, can’t wait to try more.
First: I’ve never had Balkan food before. But the item I got was so flavorful though simple. Personally I thought it was a wee bit on the saltier side yet delicious all the while . I’m completely satisfied. And then there was this cream cake, so light and fluffy, reminiscent of like a dense whipped cream situation with light fluffy layered dough. You won’t regret eating here.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Before starting, I'm well aware 5s across the board is suspicious due to bots. This place deserves nothing less though, so I have to.
Lisle is a more remote town, despite the highways around it. Me and my wife were here looking at houses for that reason.
We love local businesses, especially places that boldly profess the origin place of their food. So we decided to stop for lunch here.
Folks. THIS is a café. Comfy furniture, fresh made light desserts in a fridge-display, fresh in-house coffee.
The owner-operator greeted us with a spring in their step as we walked in, and suggested the Komplet Lepinja, a family recipe. And it was simply divine. Crunchy crust, soft interior, savory cheese sauce and pork cooked to perfection. It looks modest, but it will fill you to the brim!! Me and my wife split one, and barely finished it.
If I get the opportunity, this will be my main project shop from here on. Though the 1 hr drive from where I live makes that unlikely. Everyone, come here and enjoy!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Amazing bakery! Top quality! An event is not complete without the Astoria touch! Highly recommended!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Don’t order the custom letter and number cakes and don’t Zelle the payment because you can’t dispute it. They look so pretty and I was so excited to get one. Spent $115 on a 6-8 person size cake. The cake layers were dry and flavorless besides a faint stale taste. The frosting was bland. And the only dessert flavor was the jam thinly spread.
The toppings were a variety of flavors that were completely inconsistent, some spicy jaw breakers, old strawberries with edible pearls, sour watermelon gummies, jaw breakers gum, disgusting pink chocolates, and inedible flowers. I was told to not eat the flowers before I left the shop but expected to be able to eat and enjoy the other edible decorations.
When I called the shop and shared how utterly disappointed I was with the cake quality I was told they’ve never have had a complaint in 8 years (a lie, there are many complaints right here on Google) and that I should just scrap off the top layer of the cake including the decorations and eat the rest (throwing away 30% of what I paid for) and that she did not know what we did with cake.
I told her the cake was 95% uneaten and sitting in front of me. And she said she wouldn’t reimburse me for anything. It was my 38th bday cake, my 20th anniversary from home visit, and a complete waste of money.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Great atmosphere and food, would highly recommend the Burek.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
beautiful, you have to try it. 💟🎂🍰🧁🍭💖✨
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The bakery here is second to none. We ordered a bunch of European cookies for a party, every single one was perfect, delicious, consistent, and had a professional touch.
Great cakes!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Hidden gem for sure! Food is so good and very reasonably priced, sitting area is spacious and comfortable, and staff is super friendly and helpful :) The komplet lepinja was so good, I'll definitely be back many times to try one of everything!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Komplet Lepinja
Amazing small business with exception food and service, I seriously cannot find anything bad to say about them. You are missing out on a hidden gem if you haven't tried them yet, I HIGHLY recommend the Komplet Lepinja. Will definitely keep coming back!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
Just discovered this amazing European Cafe/Bakery. I ordered a "J" cake in pink for my daughter-in-law and it was out of this world! Very light, whipped cream frosting, decorated just beautifully! I'll be ordering one next for my birthday in March :)
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Really enjoyed what I got, Woman working there was friendly
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I placed my order with this bakery after following their page on instagram for over 3 years (I started following when I noticed they make beautiful number cakes!)
My sister’s birthday was coming up and my usual cake girl wasn’t in town to make a special cake for her so I decided to call Astoria and choose their Berrylicious cake which looked and sounded phenomenal on their website! The crew was very knowledgeable and friendly and made sure to explain the need to refrigerate/keep the cake in the freezer until serving (this particular cake had layers of ice cream hence the need to be in the freezer.) now I’ll be honest I picked a bad day to get an ice cream cake when the temperature outside was in the negatives! Nonetheless, my sister was so happy and satisfied with the cake, presentation and flavor! Very light, not overwhelmingly sweet, the Berrylicious cake is a fresh cake with wonderful whipped cream frosting, assorted berries, and the fruit filling between the layers was so delicious! If you/you have someone that isn’t a fan of crazy sweet cakes, I highly recommend this cake and the bakery! Homemade feel and the cake was freshly made the same day. Please stop in or call ahead your cake order! I’ll definitely be back to order more cakes in the future😊 (for reference photo this was posted on my sisters story on instagram. Please disregard the sticker lol!)
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Bakery, Birthday Cake
Just a tad dry for european cakes. service was fantastic though.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
I usually never find Mantije and to know this place has them I’m so happy! They were so delicious! They were flaky, crispy, flavorful I just can’t be more satisfied. These are made of minced meat with onions. It is served in a sauce consisting of yogurt and garlic! So yummy! Also had the Krempita one of my favs. Just delicious and everything is made fresh. My new favorite place, can’t wait to try more.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Mantije
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