Bleeding Heart Bakery
Grocery/Bakery/Deli
A vegan-friendly bakery
An entirely organic bakery featuring numerous vegan items, including cakes, cookies, and even freshly made vegan marshmallows.
They also now serve brunch from 9-3 on Saturday and Sunday.
- (Mostly) Organic
- Brunch
- Kid-Friendly
Added by Eric Purdy on Dec 13 05 (updated Apr 18)
Reviews
This place is amazing. It's one of the few places in Chicago where vegans can get desserts that don't taste "vegan." Make sure to show up on a Saturday to sample their vegan quiche. It's the best quiche that I've ever had. The fruit tarts are also fantastic. They usually make them with some sort of cream, but often they have a few jam-filled ones in the back that are 100% vegan. The lavendar lemonade is another one of my favorite Bleeding Heart specialties.
As for the other desserts, here is how I would rate them:
Tofu Chocolate Mousse Cake - I was not the biggest fan of this, namely because I don't like my desserts to taste like tofu. In fact, I think this might have been the only item that I have ever bought something from the Bleeding Heart Bakery that I didn't like.
Brownies - I like the ginger brownies, although they tend to be somewhat brittle. I have never tried the banana nut.
Cookies - The chocolate chip cookies are amazing. The ginger cookies are also quite good. My favorite cookies are the Earl Gray Tea cookies - they have actual flecks of Earl Gray Tea in them.
Blueberry Buckle - These little cakes remind me somewhat of muffins. They're excellent breakfast food.
Flavored vegan marshmellows - These range, depending on the flavor that you choose. I am a big fan of the vanilla bean marshmellows .
Fruit candies - these are gummy and sweet and they really taste like fresh fruit.
This bakery is cute little find in the Ukrainian Village! They have a nice assortment of vegan-friendly goodies. I myself tried two big cookies (chocolate chip and gingersnap) which were quite good and comparable if not better than their non-vegan counterparts. I also tried a scone, which was also good. I wasn't so crazy about one of the brownies they had, but I was quite happy overall. The prices I think are a little high, but they do use organic ingredients, so it's justifiable. Definitely make a trip here if you have the chance.
So I went back recently and after trying one of their sandwiches to go, I was even more impressed. I look forward to trying their brunch as well.