Hellas Pastry Shop, Chicago, Illinois Restaurant Details

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the best cookies in chicago!!!!!! demi

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Friendly, welcoming proprietors. Wonderful variety of food. Love the spanakopita!

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great pastries, great owner

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Hellas Pastry Shop is a small family owned bakery that doesn't look like much on the outside. The lights, decor, and signs are all outdated. However, this place has absolutely AMAZING COOKIES.
The owners - a very friendly Greek family - have been making and selling cookies since 1950s (they've been in this locations since 1970s). They use old family recipes to make cookies, so you won't find any coloring or preservatives in the products they make.
My favorites are cinnamon honey, but also outstanding are almond cookies (with cherries or almond).
Their selection is limited, but everything I've tried there is always fresh and incredibly tasty. They only sell pastry products (not even coffee). It's usually husband or the wife working the counter and they are very friendly, easy to talk to, and will box your cookies old school by hand and they even put a bow on it.
I highly recommend this place. Giving them 4 out of 5 just because it would be nice if they renovated and if there was a nice area to sit and have coffee with cookies (inside and outside).