Astoria Cafe & Bakery

2/27/25 update: I ordered a pizza burek and hurmasica to go. Pizza burek was a great size, and you can easily break it into two meals for lunch. Tastes just like real pizza, it has cheese, mushrooms, looks like ham, and pizza sauce. Breading was flaky, careful because it is very hot. The hurmasica came from the display, it is a Bosnian dessert. It is not sweet, very moist, and you can definitely taste that syrupy flavor. I should have ordered more of those. I recommend people order their food and the Balkan desserts. —————————————————— I finally got to try this place out since it’s so close to me. I would say this place is great for lunch and snacks. Most women come here for the desserts and for ordering cakes. I wanted to try their Balkan menu. This is probably the 6th Balkan place that I have been to. Balkan food portions are always generous for the prices. Prices are more than reasonable. You order the food at the counter, then find a seat if you choose to dine in. I ordered komplet lepinja and euro crepe. This is the only place that I have found that has a variety of different bureks. The other place I went to only has cheese and meat. Service was good. The owner was very pleasant. It did not take long to receive my food. Seating can be limited, about 8 tables. Parking is shared and it’s not a huge parking lot. -komplet lepinja 5 - I like the presentation of the bun with the top, with eggs and roast pork. There is kajmak mixture. Eggs were cooked well. Roast pork was tender and soft. The bun itself was crunchy and easy to cut. It’s a very unique dish. -euro crepe 5 - it has eurocrem (hazelnut and sweet milk chocolate) and plazma (biscuit). It’s not sweet. It’s well balanced. Aesthetically pleasing.

Stumbled upon this place just looking for a quick bite. The owner is so sweet. We had a big group and she accommodated us quickly and with great service. We had tea, coffee and some crepes. everything tasted so delicious. Will definitely be back to try some of those amazing looking desserts

Before starting, I'm well aware 5s across the board is suspicious due to bots. This place deserves nothing less though, so I have to. Lisle is a more remote town, despite the highways around it. Me and my wife were here looking at houses for that reason. We love local businesses, especially places that boldly profess the origin place of their food. So we decided to stop for lunch here. Folks. THIS is a cafe. Comfy furniture, fresh made light desserts in a fridge-display, fresh in-house coffee. The owner-operator greeted us with a spring in their step as we walked in, and suggested the Komplet Lepinja, a family recipe. And it was simply divine. Crunchy crust, soft interior, savory cheese sauce and pork cooked to perfection. It looks modest, but it will fill you to the brim!! Me and my wife split one, and barely finished it. If I get the opportunity, this will be my main project shop from here on. Though the 1 hr drive from where I live makes that unlikely. Everyone, come here and enjoy!!!

A rare instance where I ate before my camera hahaha! Couldn’t resist. The crepes and coffee tasted excellent. This is a lovely family run place; the owner was delightful to talk to and is super knowledgeable about her products, incredible service overall:)

Amazing service and amazing cakes! Any cake you can imagine and you heart desires this is the place! The lady was super nice, make an exception and took my same day expedited custom order for a Blackforest Cake. It’s super hard to find this cake in stores so I had to order it since it’s my husband’s favorite. They made it super fresh and moist and with lots of cherries! Just perfect. And turned out bogged than expected. Even put a birthday writing on it. Cake was so delicious! We will be buying the very berry next for my mom’s birthday! Amazing place!

First: I’ve never had Balkan food before. But the item I got was so flavorful though simple. Personally I thought it was a wee bit on the saltier side yet delicious all the while . I’m completely satisfied. And then there was this cream cake, so light and fluffy, reminiscent of like a dense whipped cream situation with light fluffy layered dough. You won’t regret eating here.

I usually never find Mantije and to know this place has them I’m so happy! They were so delicious! They were flaky, crispy, flavorful I just can’t be more satisfied. These are made of minced meat with onions. It is served in a sauce consisting of yogurt and garlic! So yummy! Also had the Krempita one of my favs. Just delicious and everything is made fresh. My new favorite place, can’t wait to try more.

This place is a gem! I really enjoyed everything I tried here. The bakery has a lot of unique sweets. There was plenty of seating and it was a lovely place to stop and meet up with family while I was passing through the area. The owner was there and she was very nice and chatted with us. Would absolutely recommend and I hope to come back soon.