Eli's Cheesecake Company
Chicago's favorite dessert since 1980
Available for shipping nationwide, shop here: shop.elicheesecake.com
Eli's Cafe is open for in-store shopping. Schulman.
Biggest selection shopping in-store! Eli’s Cheesecake was the dream of Chicago restaurateur and celebrity in his own right, Eli M. Over his almost 50-year career, he developed a reputation for serving up great food, providing outstanding service and making every customer feel important. Representing the spirit of the city he loved, Eli was dedicated to helping the community. His motto “charity wil
05/11/2024
Today, at Eli's Cheesecake World for in-store shopping only. Make your vote count for something sweet.
*Limit 10 per customer only.
31/10/2024
the best of the best 😍😍
29/10/2024
It's my birthday, and there are only a couple things on my wish list: Vote, and tell your friends to vote! Civic participation is the best gift of all. 🎂
22/10/2024
Trick or treat, we’ve got plenty of Halloween desserts to eat!
*Order your Halloween desserts by 10/28 8am CST to get them in time: https://shop.elicheesecake.com/
16/10/2024
It was an honor to welcome back Secretary Hillary Clinton to tour our bakery and meet with our associates. She first visited Eli’s in 1992 during then Gov. Bill Clinton’s presidential campaign.
As a surprise, we baked her a cake that was a replica of her new book “Something Lost, Something Gained.” You could say it was a book you could really sink your teeth into. 📚
15/10/2024
14/10/2024
It’s National Dessert Day—like we needed an excuse to celebrate! We’re diving into our cheesecake archives all the way back to 1980. Which flavors do you want to see make a comeback? 🍰
+ looking for something a little sweet this week? Our entire website is 20% off with code DESSERT24 at checkout. Exclusive to Mail Order only, expires 10/18/24 8am CST.
11/10/2024
From the Queen of England to a furry taco, over 200 dogs (and their humans) will be showing off their most elaborate costumes at the 37th Annual Streeterville Doggy & Kitty Halloween Party! 🐶🎃🐱
Enjoy pet-friendly activities, treats, and more! Don’t miss out on this pawsitively fun event for all animal lovers.🐾
The costume judging window is open from 9:45 - 10:45 a.m. and
will be judged by 2nd Ward Alderman Brian Hopkins and
Streeterville resident and Eli’s own, Maureen Schulman.
Leashes and/or carriers are required. Register now: https://donate.pawschicago.org/event/2024-streeterville-dog-halloween-party/e620877
03/10/2024
Congratulations chicago on receiving The Condé Nast Traveler Readers best big city award for the 8th consecutive year. Over 575,000 travelers from around the world cast their votes for Chicago because of its world class architecture, vibrant food scene, 77 unique neighborhoods, and amazing arts and culture.
Celebrate this honor by enjoying an Eli’s Cheesecake Chicago Sampler, Chicago’s favorite dessert, with a 25% discount by clicking the link in our bio and using code BESTBIGCITY24 at checkout
18/09/2024
The 37th Annual Streeterville Doggy and Kitty Halloween Party is back this year! Join us at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago for a spooktacular time with your furry friends. Dress up your pets in their cutest or scariest costumes and strut your stuff in our pet parade.
Admission is free, but your kindness can go even further! We encourage a $10 donation to PAWS Chicago to help support their mission in rescuing animals, register here: https://donate.pawschicago.org/event/2024-streeterville-dog-halloween-party/e620877
Thank you to our sponsors West Loop Veterinary Care, Tails in the City, Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Eli's Cheesecake Company, SOAR, Lake Shore and Seneca Park Advisory Council, Brian Hopkins, PAWS Chicago, and Whispers at Oak Street Beach.
10/09/2024
🍂We are excited to roll-out on of our new fall desserts. Eli's Cheesecake Company Bavarian Apple Tart.
🍎“Using only the finest, locally-sourced ingredients, this classic dessert is towering with caramelized, fresh Michigan apple slices to give it that classic, warming, autumnal taste. Complementing the perfectly sweetened apples filling is a mouthwatering layer of Bavarian-style custard, and to top it all off, this delicious dessert is baked atop a fluted, fresh, vanilla crumb crust.”
😍Add a slice to your order today!
10/09/2024
That's a wrap on this weekend, we love you Chicago! 🎬
See you for 45 years in 2025 Taste of Chicago 😉
08/09/2024
08/09/2024
Last day of Taste of Chicago!
Come get all your Taste favorites — Original Plain, Strawberry-Topped, Turtle, and Key Lime Cheesecakes, Cookies & Cream Smoosh, and Chocolate Crunch Cheesecake Dipper. We’ll be here til 9pm! 🍰🍰🍰
07/09/2024
Today ‼️‼️‼️
Were serving up our BIG CAKE, free to the public at noon. Join us in celebrating Eli’s and Taste of Chicago’s 44th birthdays with a slice to celebrate 🎉
Taste of Chicago
06/09/2024
Back where it all started!
It’s the first day of Taste of Chicago! We’ll be here serving all your taste favorites until Sunday from 11am-9pm.
05/09/2024
You, us, cheesecake. Saturday, 12pm -- well see you there!
Grant Park is this Fri-Sun 11a-9p. FREE admission!
Visit the link below for access details including parking, allowed items and more!
Pro tip: Be sure to make use of all 3 entrances — north end, south end and center west end!
https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/dca/supp_info/taste_of_chicago0.html
05/09/2024
Two food icons lead 2024 Taste of Chicago: Lou Malnati's & Eli's Cheesecake Lou Malnati's and Eli's Cheesecake are two food icons who will lead the 2024 Taste of Chicago this weekend in Grant Park
29/08/2024
Grill and chill one last time before the end of the season! It's the last grilled lunch. Join us on the patio for chicken/steak/veggie tacos or Italian sausage.
Don't forget to save room for dessert, we'll have plenty of cheesecake to top off your meal!
We'll be here from 11am-2pm!
27/08/2024
Eli’s archivist, Taylor M., is also an incredibly talented artist and zine maker! We hope you enjoy the zine she created, documenting our process of making two celebratory cheesecakes for the DNC.
26/08/2024
COVER STORY: Eli's Cheesecake Company's investment in its people leads to success.
Read it here: https://brnw.ch/21wLX7r
The History of Eli’s
Eli’s Cheesecake was the dream of Chicago restaurateur and celebrity in his own right, Eli M. Schulman. Over his almost 50-year career, he developed a reputation for serving up great food, providing outstanding service and making every customer feel important. Representing the spirit of the city he loved, Eli was dedicated to helping the community. His motto “charity will never bust you” was exemplified during the great depression, by a sign hanging in his restaurant’s window “if you are hungry and have no money we will feed you for free.” Eli passed this legacy on to his son Marc, the President of the Eli’s Cheesecake Company. In 1980, Eli’s Cheesecake made its public debut at the first Taste of Chicago and it was a mega-hit! For the past 38 years, Eli’s has been the #1 dessert at the food festival, selling over 2 million slices. To keep up with the ever increasing demands, in 1996 Eli’s opened Eli’s Cheesecake World, the 62,000 sq. ft. state-of-the-art bakery, corporate office and dessert café, located on Chicago’s northwest side. Eli’s has grown from a local favorite to one of the country’s largest specialty bakeries, turning out 20,000 cheesecakes and desserts daily. Eli’s goal is simple: to create the best cheesecakes and desserts possible, using the finest ingredients available, and to share the company’s success with its talented associates and the community. Eli’s first venture in the restaurant business began in 1940 with the popular coffee shop Eli’s Ogden Huddle, later followed by Eli’s Stage Delicatessen—a celebrity hangout for soon-to-be famous performers like Woody Allen and Barbara Streisand. The who’s who of Chicago and the world followed Eli to Eli’s the Place for Steak which opened in 1966, where he decided to make cheesecake his signature dessert. Working in his restaurant’s kitchen, he created a cheesecake so rich and creamy that his customers proclaimed it Chicago’s finest. As a family-owned business, Eli’s is proud to support their community, local farmers and small businesses. Although Eli’s has grown dramatically over the past 38 years, we still take our time to bake the highest quality desserts for your table by slow baking our cheesecakes in small batches, and allow the finest ingredients to develop to their optimum flavors. We use slow cultured cream cheese and sour cream to achieve the perfect taste and texture, and we hand-decorate all of our desserts so that they taste as good as they look.
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Opening Hours
| Monday | 09:00 - 17:00 |
| Tuesday | 10:00 - 18:00 |
| Wednesday | 09:00 - 17:00 |
| Thursday | 09:00 - 17:00 |
| Friday | 09:00 - 17:00 |
| Saturday | 10:00 - 16:00 |