Eli's Cheesecake Company

Eli's Cheesecake Company Chicago's favorite dessert since 1980
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Eli's Cafe is open for in-store shopping. Schulman.
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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

l 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 33 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 34 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.

08/28/2026
when someone says Eli’s is for dessert 🤸‍♂️🤸‍♂️🤸‍♂️📸 Timothy Musho
08/12/2026

when someone says Eli’s is for dessert 🤸‍♂️🤸‍♂️🤸‍♂️

📸 Timothy Musho

08/07/2026
07/31/2026

🍰 Life is short… eat the cheesecake.

Celebrate National Cheesecake Day with a slice of rich and creamy Eli's Cheesecake Company!

Because every great meal deserves an even better ending. ❤️

07/31/2026

🍰 Celebrate National Cheesecake Day with a Chicago legend! Eli’s Cheesecake has been hand‑crafted in Chicago since 1980, becoming a hometown favorite known for its rich, creamy flavor.

Available at Mariano’s, grab a slice and celebrate today!💛

07/31/2026

🧨ITS NATIONAL CHEESECAKE DAY🧨

Eli's Cheesecake Company is in the house today at your Ottumwa Fareway!
Colton will be sampling until 6pm today!
So many Great flavors to choose from!

Let me know which is your favorite!

07/31/2026

Its National cheesecake day! We will be sampling Eli's Cheesecake Company from 2-6pm today and tomorrow! Be sure to stop in and try some delicious cheesecake!

07/31/2026
POV: it’s National Cheesecake Day 🤳No one shows up more than you Chicago, especially when cheesecake is involved! Nearly...
07/30/2026

POV: it’s National Cheesecake Day 🤳

No one shows up more than you Chicago, especially when cheesecake is involved! Nearly 3k free cheesecake slices were given away today at The DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center, Obama Foundation Presidential Center, Seneca Park and Eli M. Schulman Playground, Chicago History Museum, and O'Hare International Airport.

Thanks for making our day so slice!

Address

6701 W. Forest Preserve Drive
Chicago, IL
60634

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 10am - 6pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm
Saturday 10am - 4pm

Telephone

(773)7363417

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