Chicago · Donburi · casual
Bakery Crescent (Schaumburg)
JapaneseJapanese BakeryMilk BreadKatsu SandoPastriesBento BoxMelon Pan
The Schaumburg outpost of Bakery Crescent, the award-winning locally owned Japanese bakery founded in Arlington Heights in 1992 by the Tanaka family. Offers the same handcrafted milk bread, katsu sandos, melon pan, and bento boxes as the original location.
- Price
- ¥
- Area
- Schaumburg
- Since
- 1992
- Chef
- Mr. Tanaka
- Owner
- Tanaka family
Plate № 47
About
Bakery Crescent's Schaumburg location at 1111 E Golf Road extends the same 30-plus-year Japanese bakery tradition of the flagship Arlington Heights store to the western suburbs. Under the same Tanaka family ownership, the Schaumburg shop carries the full range of scratch-made Japanese baked goods: pillowy shokupan milk bread, pork katsu sandos, curry beef pastries, an assortment of melon pan, and daily bento boxes. The bakery's philosophy of baking products twice daily to ensure freshness — first thing in the morning and again in the afternoon — carries over from Arlington Heights. Schaumburg's proximity to a large Japanese and Asian-American suburban community makes this location an important satellite of Chicago's Japanese food culture in the northwest suburbs.
Neighborhood & visiting
Bakery Crescent (Schaumburg) sits in Schaumburg, one of Chicago's neighborhoods where authentic Japanese kitchens have taken root. Check the posted hours before you go — traditional donburi restaurants often close between service periods.
Why it's on Washoku Guide
- Second location of a Japanese family bakery established in 1992, extending 30-plus years of authentic Japanese pastry tradition to Schaumburg's western suburbs.
- Same Tanaka family ownership and twice-daily baking schedule as the Arlington Heights flagship ensure consistent, freshly baked authentic Japanese products.
- Schaumburg serves a large Japanese and Asian-American suburban community, making Bakery Crescent one of the most important authentic Japanese food stops in the northwest suburbs.
Second location of Bakery Crescent (flagship: Arlington Heights). Same Japanese ownership (Tanaka family). Phone number not publicly confirmed for Schaumburg location; Instagram: @bakerycrescent.
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Frequently asked
About Bakery Crescent (Schaumburg)
- Is Bakery Crescent (Schaumburg) an authentic japanese restaurant in Chicago?
- Yes — Bakery Crescent (Schaumburg) is featured in Washoku Guide because it meets our authenticity standard for japanese in Chicago: a kitchen grounded in Japanese technique, ingredients and preparation consistent with Japanese practice, and a focused donburi format.
- Where is Bakery Crescent (Schaumburg) located?
- Bakery Crescent (Schaumburg) is located at 1111 E Golf Rd, Suite 201, Schaumburg, IL 60173, Chicago, USA in the Schaumburg neighborhood.
- Do I need a reservation at Bakery Crescent (Schaumburg)?
- Bakery Crescent (Schaumburg) does not publish an online reservation link. Walk-ins may be possible, but for popular donburi restaurants in Chicago we recommend calling ahead.
- What is the price range at Bakery Crescent (Schaumburg)?
- Bakery Crescent (Schaumburg) sits in the ¥ price range — typical for japanese of this format in Chicago.
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