Crave Cookies Opens Joliet Bakery: 'Your Ticket To Cookie Nirvana'

JOLIET ? Being the third-largest city in Illinois has its advantages. In recent years, Joliet attracted the very first triple drive-thru-only restaurant opened by Portillo's, aptly called the Portillo's Pickup at the North Ridge Plaza on Larkin Avenue. Then Joliet's naysayers were forced to quiet their negativism after Joliet landed a new Olive Garden. For years, people claimed that Olive Garden would never open a restaurant in a city like Joliet, but that's been proven wrong.

And now that 2025 is here, Joliet has made another big splash in the food industry, attracting Crave Cookies to open its popular bakery in recent days at the Louis Joliet Pointe shopping center on Plainfield Road near the Louis Joliet Mall.

Located at 2840 Plainfield Road, Crave Cookies is now open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Thursday and from 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday and on Sunday from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.

"It's time to talk about Crave Cookies?your ticket to cookie nirvana. Crafted with top-tier ingredients that would make even the snobbiest food critics nod in approval, our cookies are a testament to obsessive craftsmanship," the Crave Cookies website proclaims. "Crave Cookies doesn't just crumble the cookie mold, it obliterates it. Ready for a dessert that will redefine your relationship with food? Jump in and join us, because at Crave Cookies, every bite is a delicious act of self-love."

The Crave Cookies website contains the following write-up about its business philosophy:

"Life is uncertain. Our weekly menu change isn't. The adventure begins with our award-winning Milk Chocolate Chip and spirals into an epic weekly flavor reveal.

"Every Friday, we unveil a new lineup of 5, mouthwatering flavors, ensuring your taste buds never face a dull moment. It's a weekly taste thrill ride, climaxing with the addition of our crowd-pleaser Semi-Sweet Chunk every Thursday. Our New York-style cookies are not just baked; they're crafted for moments of awe, size, and a flavor twist that leaves ordinary in the dust. Get ready; this is where cookie monotony comes to die."