Name: Dinkel's Bakery
Neighborhood: Lakeview
Address: 3329 N Lincoln Ave
Map (link above): green dotted markerAddress: 3329 N Lincoln Ave
Nearest El Transit Locations:
Paulina Brown Line Station
Hours:
Tue - Fri 6am - 7pm
Saturday 6am - 5pm
Sunday 8am - 4pm
Bake On-Site: Yes
Individual Cupcake Prices: $2.49-3.09
Boxing/Packaging: Box without inserts
What makes this bakery special:
Dinkel's dates back to 1922 when baker Joseph K. Dinkel and his wife moved to the U.S. from Germany. Since, the bakery has been passed down four generations, has continued using original family recipes and radiates a homestyle charm. With this warm, loving atmosphere comes an enviro-concious mission, using local ingredients, such as wheat, eggs, and dairy from Wisconsin, and eco-friendly energy use. Also, buy-one-get-one-free-cupcake Tuesdays are ah-may-zing!
Cupcakes Purchased and Reviewed:
Chocolate with Vanilla
Cake: Chocolate
with Vanilla Buttercream
Appearance: 2
Size: Large
Bite #: 5
Moisture: 3
Price: $2.49
Vanilla with Chocolate
Cake: Vanilla
with Chocolate Buttercream
Appearance: 2
Size: Large
Bite #: 5
Price: Free! (Tuesdays: Buy one cupcake, get one free*)
Vanilla Strawberry
Cake: Chocolate
with Vanilla Buttercream (and a strawberry made from frosting) with strawberry filling
Appearance: 2
Size: Large
Bite #: 5
Moisture: 2
Price: $3.09
*filled cupcakes, such as the vanilla strawberry, excluded from Tuesday cupcake deal (fyi)
with Vanilla Buttercream (and a strawberry made from frosting) with strawberry filling
Appearance: 2
Size: Large
Bite #: 5
Moisture: 2
Price: $3.09
*filled cupcakes, such as the vanilla strawberry, excluded from Tuesday cupcake deal (fyi)
Additional Notes:
My cupcakes from Dinkel's were so deliciously moist I regretted sharing mine with my cupcaking partner, D.E. At least he had an opportunity to relish in the freshness with me. The cake for the "unfilled" cupcakes (the first two above) was moist, soft, and rich with flavor. The frosting, while delicious and flavorful, left a coating of sugar in my mouth, but did not take away from the experience whatsoever. The vanilla strawberry, I admit, let me down a little bit. Filled cupcakes are not included in the Tuesday Special (and understandably so) but this one--the last one, mind you-- was just calling to me. The cake was a little dry and the frosting was too much--or perhaps too little--for this particular cake/frosting pairing. To borrow words from D.E., "the filling/cake/flavor concept is great" but not quite what I had hoped for.
The employees were friendly and welcoming (even close to closing time) and packaged each cupcake carefully.
Full cafe menu, coffee.
Close to brown line and other bus routes.
The mind-blowing freshness the other two cupcakes provided--truly the prevailing part of the Dinkel's experience!
My cupcakes from Dinkel's were so deliciously moist I regretted sharing mine with my cupcaking partner, D.E. At least he had an opportunity to relish in the freshness with me. The cake for the "unfilled" cupcakes (the first two above) was moist, soft, and rich with flavor. The frosting, while delicious and flavorful, left a coating of sugar in my mouth, but did not take away from the experience whatsoever. The vanilla strawberry, I admit, let me down a little bit. Filled cupcakes are not included in the Tuesday Special (and understandably so) but this one--the last one, mind you-- was just calling to me. The cake was a little dry and the frosting was too much--or perhaps too little--for this particular cake/frosting pairing. To borrow words from D.E., "the filling/cake/flavor concept is great" but not quite what I had hoped for. The employees were friendly and welcoming (even close to closing time) and packaged each cupcake carefully.
Full cafe menu, coffee.
Close to brown line and other bus routes.
The mind-blowing freshness the other two cupcakes provided--truly the prevailing part of the Dinkel's experience!
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