Vegan
American
Bakery
Gluten-free

Fully vegan bakery and cafe offering soups, sandwiches and quiches as well as a range of baked goods from donuts, cakes and pies. Open Mon-Sun 10:00am-5:00pm. Closed Wed. Weekend Bruch Sat & Sun 11:00am - 3:00pm.


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12 Reviews

First Review by NatalieSlater

AtomicFiend

Points +308

Vegan
12 Apr 2024

A valiant effort, but the food is mid

I'm not sure why my experience differs so much from the norm, but while the coffee was good, the food was mediocre.

The texture on the ube muffin, confetti cake, and blondies was grainy, and the brownies, while tasty, were essentially fudge.

The savory meals fared better, but the eggs didn't taste as much like the real thing, and the bread, while tasty, was a little under seasoned.

Vegan Vagabond

12 Apr 2024

You must not be gluten free either? I find all gluten-free to be grainy and lacking. I think I’ve had some of the “best” gluten-free baked goods that you can get and they still are not that great to me. However, as far as gluten-free goes, they make some of the better gluten-free items I’ve had.

Cienna

Points +40

Vegan
18 Mar 2024

Can't wait to come back

The lattes and food are beyond delicious. There is a fun assortment of bakery and desserts that - it's hard to choose what to get because of all of the great options and 100% vegan. I look very forward to returning.

Pros: 100% vegan

Vegan Vagabond

Points +4158

Vegan
31 Dec 2023

Probably the best gf baked goods I’ve ever had.

MB has been working hard to get a storefront for years. Hopefully they get one soon (they now have a storefront!). I’m not even slightly into gf baked goods. They are never as good as gluten baked goods, but I’ve been very impressed with MB and their products. They are very good.

Updated from previous review on 2023-12-31

MindfulBakingChicago

26 Jun 2023

alistar

Points +2949

Vegan
29 Jul 2023

Vegan and gluten free bakery

Huge selection of baked goods, drinks and food that are all vegan and gluten free. Woman owned business.

Pros: Rice Krispy treat, Gorgeous venue , Outside terrace

Cons: Donut not cooked through

besmirched

Points +90

Vegan
09 Jul 2023

A Chicago gem!

During the warm months sitting outside on a tree lined street, sipping an iced mocha and sharing a white chocolate strawberry pie on a sunny afternoon. Is one of the best escapisms you can find in the city. Always so many options. All of them delicious! Can’t wait to go back for a waffle with soft serve.

Pros: So many different pies and cakes!, Cutest storefront , Delicious. Delicious. Delicious.

MindfulBakingChicago

10 Jul 2023

Thanks so much for your review! Please do visit again soon for brunch and soft serve!

GigglesJ33

26 Oct 2023

heathergb

Points +148

Vegan
28 Feb 2023

Can’t wait to return!

The salted brownie was so good. The selection was overwhelming and I can’t wait to try more. I live a glutenFULL life but appreciate that these items are available to people who can’t do gluten!

MindfulBakingChicago

26 Jun 2023

Hi Heather, thanks so much for taking the time to post a review! Our brownies are very popular and we definitely hope you will return soon to try some of our seasonal selections.

anovakovic

Points +29

Vegan
08 Feb 2023

Cute coffee shop, delicious pastries and great staff😄

First time stopping by this bakery and it exceeded expectations! Our coffee drinks were delicious and so were the quiches. We got some carrot cake and pozole soup to go. Everything was delicious and the girl working today was super sweet and knowledgeable. Even if you’re only looking to pick up a quick coffee, I HIGHLY recommend this place! The drinks were 50 times better than anything you’ll get at the Starbucks down the street.

Updated from previous review on 2023-02-08

Pros: All vegan everything plus gluten free options , Really cute space if you want to dine in , Reasonably priced, unlike some fully vegan spots

MindfulBakingChicago

26 Jun 2023

Thanks so much for the review! If you haven't visited lately, please stop by to see our new sidewalk patio and try some of our Summer selections!

AndreaBunch

Points +52

Vegan
08 Jan 2023

Saturday night feast!

I’m vegan and GF. So happy to visit vegan GF mindful baking cafe! Friends and I got cauliflower pasta soup and grilled cheese, 2 kinds of quiche, delicious breakfast sandwiches with egg and chorizo and cheese. Carrot cake, pumpkin pie and our fave desserts, Lemon raspberry donut and chocolate cupcake (looks like Hostess, tastes better!). All vegan and GF. Woot!

We got food and took it home to eat. There’s a small counter space to eat in if you want to. The decorations and wall paintings are gorgeous. Makes for a nice atmosphere.
Easy street parking in front. About 1 block West of brown line Montrose stop.

MindfulBakingChicago

26 Jun 2023

Thank you for the review, Andrea! If you haven't visited lately, please stop by to see our new sidewalk patio and try some of our new Summer selections!

TheloniousG

Points +362

Vegan
02 Nov 2022

Too uneven

Have to update previous better review. Got 4 muffins at farmers market stand. Sweet was the dominant taste on all of them. Too much tapioca starch, so they were gummy. Two were gooey due to being underbaked. Overall, ate less than half of what I bought and it was expensive. Got a loaf of bread that was a complete brick. Tossed it in the trash. Too tough to even consider eating. Had two chocolate cookies as well. Tasty, but again, too much tapioca starCh made them unpleasantly gummy.

Updated from previous review on 2021-05-31

Pros: All vegan and gf

Cons: Expensive, Uneven quality, Use too much tapioca starch.

MindfulBakingChicago

26 Jun 2023

Hello!

Apologies for our delayed response to this review. We are very sorry to hear that you were disappointed with your last purchase. The items you described are certainly not up to our quality standards, and we'd love to offer you a replacement item of your choice and a discount on your next purchase. We are also happy to suggest some items that may be more to your liking. Please email mindfulbakingchicago@gmail.com if you'd like to take us up on it.

Thank you!

mharris06

Points +644

Vegan
15 Aug 2021

Love!

Created the CUTEST birthday cow cake for me! Incredible detail and even tastier cake:)

Meagen

Points +30

Vegan
21 Sep 2019

Delicious!

I'm not gluten-free but Mindful Baking products are so good! Highly recommended - especially the brownies, cake, donuts, and their savory items!

Pros: 100% vegan

NatalieSlater

Points +208

Vegan
01 Feb 2019

Would Never Know It’s Gluten Free

Everything I’ve had from Mindful Baking has been delicious. I’m not gluten free and I’m wary of gf baked goods but honestly you would never know.




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