Rise N Roll Amish Market

These donuts are simply amazing !!! Must try the cinnamon caramel and also caramel white powdered! I actually came across this bakery at union station and took a sample box to work and everyone was asking where they were from !! I saw they were back today so I got another box and brochure and will be stopping by their place during the holidays to buy more !! LOVE it!

OMG! Probably the best cinnamon caramel donut I’ve ever had. First tried them at the Daley Plaza Farmers Market and soon found out you can buy them at a store! I’m one happy girl. Open a box and the smell of the cinnamon fills the air. Be careful and have a napkin ready to catch all the cinnamony, powdered sugary topping. And by all means do not let those toppings go to waste, fold the napkin and deposit straight into your mouth! I call these crack donuts because it’s so addicting! There are about a dozen different varieties but I can’t seem to get past the cinnamon caramel ones.

Cinnamon caramel donut holes are divine. I could eat an entire box!

If you have a chance, buy yourself some donuts. I swear these things are just purely amazing – better than any other donut i’ve had.

This pop up Amish bakery is amazing. It operates every other Thursday in the vacant space across from Mezza Mediterranean. They have reasonable prices and the cream cheese cinnamon rolls are to die for! The cinnamon rolls come with cream cheese, caramel, or pecan topping, but the cream cheese frosting is thick, glorious, and the best.
In addition to pies and rolls, they also offer jams, cheeses, and handmade butter.

Bought some amazing donuts from Rise N Roll on a recent trip to Chicago. I was staying at the Hyatt Regency, and the first morning of my stay (a Wednesday), it so happened that they were operating in 233 N Michigan Avenue (the address here on Unilocal), but NOTE: they only operate out of this address on Wednesday (as of October 2014) and this almost certainly will change, so to be safe I’d recommend you contact them at
(or generally check the website
). In other words, don’t promise your office that you’re bringing donuts the next day without checking they are there first! (or you will have some very angry co-​workers). On Wednesday they were at 233 Michigan, but the next day they were to be in Dailey Plaza, and on Friday no-​where.
The second thing to note is that they were operating out of a vacant space in the concourse level (across from a McDonalds), so I wasted a lot of time looking for a «farmers market» (first outside, where I’d expect a market, and then in the center space and larger areas below ground — I’d almost given up when I happened to see them occupying an actual space in the concourse). To reiterate: if you want to find them, communicate by email in advance to avoid disappointment.
So, on to the actual products: Yum! I’m not a big powdered donut fan, but the cinnamon-​dusted caramel donuts were fantastic. The plain caramel glazed were pretty awesome too, and an assortment of 6 for $ 6 is a pretty amazing deal in a town where a Do-​Rite donut will run you over $ 2 easily.
Summary: these are destination donuts, worth seeking out. If I were a local resident I would have absolutely stocked up on their other items too: jams, condiments, pies and what looked like an amazing pumpkin roll (seasonal, $ 9). Speaking of seasonal items, the pumpkin whoopie pie was 5* (even better than traditional chocolate).
The fact that the proprietors wear traditional amish garb is just a bonus: Authentic people selling authentic products.

Sweet Mother of Pearl, where in the frig did these things come from? I am not a bakery guy. I am mystified by the whole cupcake craze. I would much much much much rather ingest my calories in drink and/​or pork form. But today some silly bastard left boxes of these little donut holes around the office, and if I find out who it was, I am going to punch them in the tender parts for indirectly causing me to have to double my workouts for the next week just to counter today’s consumption. People kept asking «Have you tried those donut holes?» And I’m like «No, I don’t eat that crap.» And one girl wouldn’t shut her yap about ‘em, so I finally gave in just so I could have one and tell her they weren’t THAT big of a deal.
I am now contemplating joining the 69% of Americans who are overweight. Any place that makes something this good needs to be given further consideration, and I am deathly afraid that bigger pants are in my future.
OK, late-​afternoon boredom-​induced hyperbole aside, those donut holes were pretty damn good, and if I was a bakery person and didn’t give a rip how I look, this place would get a shit-​ton of business from me.

This was the best donut I’ve ever had in my entire life. I felt like I ate something holy and divine. It’s all I fucking think about.

«You are going to make new friends at work»
(ummm…should I just tell him that I am totally planning on wolfing these things down by myself??? Nah… he’s Amish. I shouldn’t sin in front of me… it might make me straight to hell… or burst into flames right here and now…)
«Oh yes I know! We love ‘em! They are so fuckin’ good!!»
(Ooooppss…did I really say that? No way. I don’t swear in front of strangers. Especially Amish. Maybe it’s because I am nervous. I just want to EAT. NOW.)
I give him my $ 20, drop the change and run away with my caramel donut holes…
IMHO — the best $ 4 you can spend in Chicago. Well, downtown Chicago. The pedway? Anyhow — these little fuckers, I mean treasures, are lip-​smacking good. I am totally defenseless. They are a little on the mushy side (put warm in the box), dusted with sugar and cinnamon and drizzled with caramel… just a touch of salt…
The final product is just divine.
About 30 in a box, it will take all your will-​power or your desire to sport a bikini in a few days to not clean off the whole thing in one sitting.
Key word: SHARE.
And guess what? you ARE going to make new friends at work.
Forget DD. Amish is where it’s at.
On Fridays only, in the pedway close to 111 E. Wacker, close to Mc Donalds and Café Descartes.

The staff is super friendly and helpful. They have tons of delicious samples available including the caramel donuts, chocolate covered cashew crunch, and chicken salad. The chocolate covered cashew crunch was DELISH and addicting. I purchased a container and shared with my department and the container was empty within 5 minutes. There are other nut crunches available but the chocolate covered cashew crunch is the most popular and a favorite of the staff. Will definitely be going back to try out other items and get another sample of the caramel donuts: o)

It is finished – the quest is over. Glorious, superior, authentic whoopie pies can be found in Chicago at Rise N Roll.
A timeline:
2008 – 2010: Look all over Chicagoland for decent whoopie pies. Fail repeatedly; question my existence.
3÷19÷10: Try the Rise N Roll location in Middlebury, IN. Out of whoopie pies at 4pm. Sit crying in car with gun in mouth for five minutes.
4÷26÷10: Take a day off work. Try the Rise N Roll location at 42 S Clark. Closed Mondays. Wait on curb for bus in front of which to step, but no bus comes.
4÷29÷10, 10am: Still off work. Try Clark St again. Out of whoopie pies. Stand on the railing of Clark St bridge for several minutes staring into the water.
4÷29÷10, 10:20am: Last hope – the 233 N Michigan location. Whoopie pies located, purchased, tested, approved. Soul spontaneously departs body.
Review #1000. My purpose is fulfilled. I will now pass back into the land of my forefathers.
«Datta. Dayadhvam. Damyata. Shantih shantih shantih.»