Chris' Bakery: finally breads with flavor and texture

I was reading the thread debating sandwich buns, thinking I too am tired of eating tasteless bread. I've been buying breads from various bakeries in the hope of finding something "real", and scored a bulls eye with a new find stocked at A&G Market (5630 W. Belmont, former Goldblatt's).

So far we've tried 5 different varieties of bread from Chris' Bakery (3000 W. 41st St., Chicago, 773-523-3657) purchased at A&G. I've never been at the bakery, since it's on the other side of town.

Heaven, or as the Poles say "niebo w gebie", i.e. heaven in your mouth. I can't remember the last time I savored bread by itself, plain. The varieties I bought had a sun with sunglasses on it--I think it's their more innovative line. Although some of the names may be in Polish, you can quickly figure out what kind it is by reading the list of ingredients.

We've tasted Firmowy (house brand), rye & winona flour with apples, plums & walnuts; chalka (challah); Starogdanski (old Gdansk), multigrain; Wiejski (Peasant) and multigrain. All had ooomph. Took them to a brunch last weekend and my friends all asked where the breads were from.

Is anyone familiar with this bakery? Where else are their products carried? Smacznego--Anna

Anna Z. Sobor wrote:
Heaven, or as the Poles say "niebo w gebie", i.e. heaven in your mouth.

Anna,

Great saying...

We've tasted Firmowy (house brand), rye & winona flour with apples, plums & walnuts; chalka (challah); Starogdanski (old Gdansk), multigrain; Wiejski (Peasant) and multigrain. All had ooomph. Took them to a brunch last weekend and my friends all asked where the breads were from.
Is anyone familiar with this bakery? Where else are their products carried?

Alas, not yet, but hopefully soon...

Smacznego

nawzajem! (Is that the right response?)

In any event, many thanks. I'm looking forward to trying this bakery's breads.

Antonius

For a while now I’ve been buying bread from Chris’s Bakery at Gilmart (5050 S Archer). They have a good selection of breads from many local bakeries (probably not as many as at A&G, but close). I wouldn’t be surprised if Chris’s breads were the most popular at Gilmart. Earlier this week I picked up a loaf of light rye with charnushka seeds. It was incredibly fresh, with a still-crisp crust, probably only hours out of the oven. I suspect they get more than one delivery a day. I was at Gilmart earlier than usual and for the first time noticed big white cardboard boxes with “Chris” hand-written on the sides, laid out in the pastry section (immediately as you enter the store). They were pretty well picked over but I think they held packzi. Also in the pastry section they carry several pre-wrapped sweet breads from Chris’s. In the bread aisle there are usually 4 or 5 of Chris’s rye and wheat varieties. I really wonder how many items they make. I guess there’s one easy way to find out.