Paczki Day: Who Makes The Best Fat Tuesday Treat In Palatine?

PALATINE, IL — Whether or not you celebrate Mardi Gras, Fat Tuesday gives everyone carte Blanche DuBois to feast on all kinds of sinful goodies that'll make the day feel like a neverending party.

For Chicago area residents, that traditional indulgence is the paczki, the area's unofficial pastry for Fat Tuesday diet cheaters. Bakeries and grocery stores around Palatine have been taking orders for the delicious, deep-fried concoctions of dough and sugar, and customers have been picking them up between Fat Thursday — celebrated this year on Feb. 23 — and Fat Tuesday — Feb. 28.

Where is the best place in and around Palatine to find paczkis for Fat Tuesday? According to Yelp, paczkis don't get any better than the ones sold at these businesses. Do they make your list?

Spunky Dunkers Donuts, 20 S. Northwest Hwy., Palatine

Central Continental Bakery, 101 S. Main St., Mount Prospect

Spunky Dunkers, 3441 Arlington Heights Road, Arlington Heights

Arlington Cake Box Bakery, 1617 W. Campbell St., Arlington Heights

Peterson’s Tasty Delight Bakery, 1720 W. Algonquin Road, Hoffman Estates

Oak Mill Bakery, 2314 E. Rand Road, Arlington Heights

YOUR TURN: Which bakery makes or sells the best paczkis in and around Palatine? Share your thoughts and opinions in the comments sections and tell us where you go for paczkis on Fat Tuesday.

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