Cannoli

I am in search of a baker that has great cannoli. Can anyone help on this one? Thanks.

Joseph's Food Mart at 8235 W. Irving Park has excellent cannolis.

Jonah
Joined: 27 May 2004
Posts: 4

Posted: Mon Jun 14, 2004 11:35 am Post subject: Il Mulino bakery in Highwood

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Based on a Cathy2 recomendation, we tried this place about a month ago and have become quite fond of it. This weekend we had about 20 guests at our house and got 50 cookies and 30 mini-cannolis from Il Mulino. It cost about $50 and was a big success. The mini-cannolis were a particular hit. They asked us when we'd be picking them up so they wouldn't fill the cannolis too far in advance. That's service.

IL Mulino Bakery
530 Sheridan Road
Highwood, IL 60040
847-266-0811

A group of us at work today were discussing Italian food and the subject of cannoli came up. Having had cannoli from Pasticerria Natalina a while back, I offered to make a run into the city to get some for all. Unfortunately, I didn't remember paying $7.50 per piece for it at that time (I havn't been there for quite a while). While it was really really good, I can't believe there isn't good fresh cannoli somewhere in the city/suburbs that won't clean out my checking account if I buy some for my work friends. Any suggestions on where to get some good cannoli at a more reasonable price?

My wife is a fan of the cannoli at Caputo's in Elmwood Park. For $1.50 ea. it's worth a try.

D'amato's on grand.

GNR Maria's Bakery in Highwood.

abolt wrote:D'amato's on grand.

This is your answer. Used to be $1. I think they're up to... what... $1.50 now? And maybe the best in the city.

If the NW side is convenient for you, Sicilian Bakery at 4632 N Cumberland Ave [(773) 589-2602] has very decent cannoli. Won the cannoli tasting written about here http://www.lthforum.com/bb/viewtopic.php?t=8451

Warning, though, the Sicily Bakery on Lawrence [next to Delightful Pastries] has changed hands in the past few years, and their pastries are not at all good any more.

abolt wrote:D'amato's on grand.

Absolutely. My favorite Italian bakery. Although I'm imagining in the back of my mind a small Sicilian voice saying something like "Only a stupid, fat, impotent moron could ever think that you could make decent cannoli for any less than $8 each...."

I just had cannoli at Conte di Savoia on Taylor street. Can't recall the cost but they fill them on the spot. Very crisp brittle crust and smooth filling with chocolate chips inside. I don't recall any candied fruit or green dyed peanuts. I think they were good.

Thanks to all who replied.

I will let you know where I get them and how my work friends liked them.

trpt2345 wrote:

abolt wrote:D'amato's on grand.

Absolutely. My favorite Italian bakery. Although I'm imagining in the back of my mind a small Sicilian voice saying something like "Only a stupid, fat, impotent moron could ever think that you could make decent cannoli for any less than $8 each...."

I just didn't ever care for cannoli until I had what was the $5 one & then later $8 one. Say what you will, but I think PN has the best I've ever tasted. It's actually very very good.

Yes, having a big wedge of candied orange zest does help & no on the chocolate chips.

toria wrote:I don't recall any candied fruit or green dyed peanuts. I think they were good.

I thought those were pistachios, or do some vendors used dyed peanuts?

How do you guys think the cannoli at Spacca Napoli compare to the aforementioned places?

d4v3 wrote:or do some vendors used dyed peanuts?

Most in Chicago seem to. Because ten cents worth of pistachios is quite the extravagance, apparently.

Hurdler4eva wrote:How do you guys think the cannoli at Spacca Napoli compare to the aforementioned places?

Natalie's cannoli are/were much better pastries than the ones I'm accustomed to in Chicago bakeries. Better than my grandma's, even. making ducking motion to avoid lightening bolt Her's use a much nicer ricotta cheese, for example, the shell had a more complex taste, and I seem to recall she had some extraordinary sourcing for the fruit. She charges a lot for a reason. That said, you can get good cannoli at some bakeries in Chicago. At a much more reasonable price. Which was the poster's question. [I've never had one at D'Amato's, but I have a high regard for their other baked goods.]

Also. Green-dyed peanuts are an abomination in the eyes of the LORD.

I should probably lay off the hyperbole when it comes to D'Amato's. That's the cannolo I grew up on, and it's a killer value. But I've no doubt that Natalina's is stupendous, since everything there pretty much is.

My husband fell in love with cannoli after a visit to a random Italian mom & pop restaurant in Baltimore. Sadly, our search for comparable cannoli in Chicago has fallen a bit short. We're looking for cannoli that has a slighty tangy filling; too often, the filling is overly sweet. Any thoughts?

I really enjoy the balance of the cannoli at Graziano's.

You might be interested in this thread viewtopic.php?t=8451

Lots of good cannoli info there.

stevez wrote:You might be interested in this thread viewtopic.php?t=8451

Lots of good cannoli info there.

Indeed - good to re-read it!

Iam a regular at Conca d'Oro - but for their pizza, their Saturday meals, and their fig-cookies. This last week was the first time (I think) that I asked for 1 cannoli, as a snack. They made me wait a couple of minutes, since they had to fill it (freshly filled on being ordered) - and it was very good indeed! I will definitely add it to my rotation of items at Conca. (The cannoli from this terrific little bakery was not reviewed in the attached thread, despite stronng reviews apparently, because they had "run out" on the day...)

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Not the most likely place, but Mariano's has a decent filling and fills their shells to order. Last time I got them the filling had candied orange peel as well. Can get normal or chocolate coated.

I was at the new Palermo bakery on Irving and Forest Preserve Drive, they used to be on Harlem near Belmont. Their retail area is not too impressive, but their space is HUGE. I asked the girl, she said they are now concentrating on the commercial end of the business and Mariano's is one of their biggest contracts. So if you want the Mariano canolli a litte more fresh, head over to Palermo in Norridge (next to Rolling Stone records).

midas wrote:Joseph's Food Mart at 8235 W. Irving Park has excellent cannolis.

Since someone has revived this thread, I will just save anyone the trouble of trying Joseph's. They shut their doors a couple of years ago.

My go to in that area is Allegretti's Bakery on Lawrence in Norridge, where they fill them to order.

The cannoli at Cafe Avito on Ogden in Berwyn are outstanding.

Cafe Avito no longer serves cannoli.

Domino's Bakery
1745 N Harlem Ave, Chicago, IL 60707
(773) 889-3549

Since it's near my work I sometimes stop in for a sub and a cannoli at Minnelli in Niles, on Oakton/Milwaukee.

The erotic origins of Italy's most famous sweet. https://www.bbc.com/travel/story/202101 ... link.email