This Bakery in Norridge claims to have the best Chocolate Donut in Illinois

Is there a perfect donut? According to this Norridge bakery, they have the best chocolate donuts in all of Illinois. This leads me to my next location to determine if it is truly the best.

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Algeretti’s Bakery in Norridge.

This famous local bakery has been around for decades tucked away in a small strip mall off of Lawrence Avenue in Norridge.

This small bakery makes fresh pastries and donuts daily. They are famous for all of their pastries, but they have a cult following for one donut in particular their chocolate “crack” donut.

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My first visit was on Halloween. The bakery had about six customers and a couple of women working behind the counter.

This place is extremely old school Everyone is so nice, but be prepared to wait if there are more than three customers. Everything moves somewhat slowly.

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I waited for about 25 minutes for my turn in line. I simply asked for the chocolate donut and they knew exactly what I was talking about. No clarification is needed. I double-checked and asked if this was the “Crack” donut. The worker smiled and said yes and that this was the famous chocolate donut.

I first heard about this bakery on Chicago’s Best Show which was on a couple of years ago but has since been canceled. I always wanted to try these donuts because people said literally that you cannot eat just one.

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I waited to get home to fully enjoy the donut. I sat down to open the box to review six gorgeous donuts perfectly frosted.

My first bite was extraordinary. The frosting was almost a fudge consistency. The donut itself had a slight crunch. I was in pure heaven. My only thought was I wish I bought more than six.

I found myself after the donuts were all gone dreaming of going back and getting more. A week later I went back to get a dozen of these chocolate donuts.

I must say this time the service was much faster. These are hands down, in my opinion, the best chocolate donuts I have ever had in my life.

I am in my 40s and this tasted like a chocolate donut I used to get as a kid. I cannot remember who made them. I think it was Heineman. We used to get them at Dominick's grocery store, which is now closed. If you were on a diet, I do not think you could eat just one of these donuts. They are that good.

I truly could say I love these donuts and I cannot wait to go back to get more. Trust me when I say the hype is real. These are the best chocolate donuts in Illinois. On my next visit, I’m going to try their other pastries and coffee cakes.

I give Alegretti’s a rare rating of 9 out of 10.