Hewn Bakery - Libertyville Outpost

Small place, everything is to go. But this is a premium pastry bakery. Pastries are amazing here. Nothing else compares in a 25 mile radius.

I’ve been coming here for several times now and tried many different pastries. This is probably now my favorite pastry shop in the Midwest! The morning bread and croissants are my absolute favorites. And whenever I came I was greeted with warm smiles behind the counter. Hope there’s a location in the downtown Chicago area. During the meantime I will happily support the Libertyville location whenever I’m visiting the burbs!

Food and drinks are really good.

It was impossible not to give 5 star to the Hewn Bakery. Finally! Pastry that does not taste like just sugar! Everything our family tried there was 10 out of 10. Fresh, soft and with perfect amount of sweetness.
Thank you for the great experience Hewn Bakery!

Best bakery around!

Tldr: this is the best bakery, hands down.

There is not a single thing I've had from this bakery that hasn't been exceptional. The bread loaves, the pastries, the cafe drinks; everything is great.

Thank you for donating your leftovers to Goodwill. Me and my coworkers LOVED the bread and pastries!!!

Great selection of fresh baked bread

We've been driving down to Evanston to get Hewn for years and are thrilled that this location is closer. This is the best place to get bread and pastries in Lake County now. Their locally sourced grain is impressive and the flavor of their bread is sublime. I recommend popping in and trying a pastry and a coffee. I do wish they would bring their garlic knots back.

Since the opening of Hewn, I stop by almost once a week to get my fix of their Blonde Country loaf! Absolute perfection in terms of taste (sourdough) and texture (chewy on the inside and light crispiness on the outside). Staff is always incredibly friendly and happy to make suggestions because there are just too many darn amazing things to choose from! I’m so happy to have them in the neighborhood!

My husband and I stopped in last Saturday morning and we were very excited to try a variety of pastries. Unfortunately, everything we purchased was dry. The flavors were ok, but not the quality we were expecting.

This place is a must stop anytime I’m in libertyville! So good.

Best bread!! This is easily my new favorite bakery 🤤

Based on an article I read about this being a female owned and operated business and absolutely loving sourdough bread, I was super excited to visit this small take out bakery.

The bread did not disappoint and the young man that suggested we try the blonde loaf was very friendly and super helpful. The bread was absolutely worth the trip. Nice crust in the outside, chewy and soft on inside and that wonderful sourdough taste! We also purchased an almond croissant and sticky roll which were both delicious. The products are packaged nicely in brown bags. The bread bag had the story of the bakery on it snd said fermented in Evanston which I thought was a nice touch and creative marketing strategy!

Why not 5 stars? My issue with this business is that they are cashless, which I found out as I was trying to pay. The young woman cashier said rather rudely in a condescending tone “we are cashless, do you have a card?” When I said oh this is my first time here and I had no idea. She just stared at me blankly and not friendly at all. I only had cash on me but thankfully, my husband was with me and had his card.

Customer service is a huge deal for me and this interaction felt awkward and unwelcoming. Almost like I was being shamed for trying to pay with cash. It might be nice to have a sign on the door or by the register that says you are “cashless”. Also, suggest adding this info on your website to alert the public of this business approach.

Not sure I’ll be back based on this first impression. The bread was great, but the customer service specifically the rude cashier left me disappointed in the experience.

Good stuff, the problem that they always closed. They use to work till 1600, then suddenly changed their hours till 1500. And it’s suck big time.