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#DessertGoals Achieved During Lake County Restaurant Rally

By: Jonathan Jones 08/03/2020

#DessertGoals are met with an array of unique dessert options for Lake County Restaurant Rally.

There's no better way to polish off your three-to-four course meal than with something sweet to satisfy your soul this Lake County Restaurant Rally. Plus, you have the opportunity to achieve your #DessertGoals by checking in at one of 100 restaurants at this "Come Back for Seconds" event. Continue here to find out how.

Many of our Lake County Restaurant Rally participants are renowned as the hostess with the moistest cakes, the sultans of crunchdom, the experts that create music to our sweet tooth and enable you to interject for ice cream and so on.

 

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Friendship as sweet as their Oberweis treats! ? #InternationalDayOfFriendship #sweettreats #oberweis #sharehappiness

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Some of these desserts are off the radar and are the best-kept secrets of the land of lakes.

We figured we'd take this opportunity to shine a light on some of the most unique dessert options for Lake County Restaurant Rally.

Attention all sweet tooth fiends: Lend us your eyes and your taste buds. #DessertGoals achieved during Lake County Restaurant Week.

Tony Cannoli in Mundelein

 

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bringing you the delicious combo of peanut butter and chocolate, a couple cannoli at a time!!! #peanutbutterchocolate #cannoli #perfectmatch #tonycannoli

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Holy moly! If you can only check out this cannoli from Tony! The Mundelein confectioner creates traditional and unconventional cannolis for customers to indulge their sweet tooth. Tony Cannoli Specialty Pastries also conducts classes to teach visitors how to make the sweet Italian treat. The Mundelein maker also makes cakes, donuts, cookies, chips and more.

Hooyahs Ice Cream Shoppe in North Chicago

 

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First day is going great! Perfect spot for a date and a cute picture ??❤️

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The standard battle cry for the United States Navy and Coast Guard is an ice cream shop located in the Naval Station Great Lakes stop on MetraRail station. The sailor influenced shop has the scoop on all of the intel you need. The North Chicago dessert masons have ice cream ranging in 27 flavors, including caramel collision, cookie monster, chocolate peanut butter ecstasy, pineapple sherbet, Mississippi Mud and much more. They also serve milkshakes, sundaes, floats, snacks and breakfast and lunch eats. Anchors Aweigh to North Chicago.

Lolo's Bowls in Libertyville

 

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It’s gonna be another hot one today! Come cool off with a bowl or smoothie! A portion of every bowl sold today will get donated to Feed My Starving Children! We’ll be here from 10-2 and also 5-8 tonight! Start your holiday weekend off right!

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Acai, the premier ingredient in many of Lolo Bowl's servings, is a dark fruit that is in the berry family. This succulent fruit is native to tropical rain forests in Hawaii, Central and South America. The mission of this family-owned business is to bring the acai taste back to the Land of Lincoln. The Libertyville ice cream business creates soft-serve acai bowls, smoothies and avocado toast. When eating at this MainStreet Libertyville venue, it's OK to lick the bowl.

My Flavor it Place in Lake Zurich, Libertyville and Wauconda

 

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Banana Split anyone?!? ??? ~~~ #myflavoritplace #bananasplit #banana #icecream #dessert

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Milkshakes and slushies and floats; stuff my face. These are a few from My Flavor It Place. From their authentic Hawaiian shaved ice made from 100 percent sugar cane to their award-winning soft serve ice cream and everything in between, the Lake County dessert maker has been providing delectable final course meals since 2003. With three land of lakes locations, it will cure anyone's dessert withdrawal. Besides those as mentioned earlier, My FLavor It Place serves, smoothies, coffees and other treats.

Oberweis Ice Cream and Dairy Store in Gurnee

 

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Our fresh, coconut-infused ice cream will transport you to paradise. In every bite, discover new layers of delicious. Crunchy, chocolate-dipped, roasted almonds and finely shaved coconut are your ticket to bliss. ? ? ? ? #coconutchocolatealmond #icecream #oberweis #simplythebest

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The Oberweis farm makes some mean ice cream. The ice cream and dairy store grew its roots just south of the land of lakes in North Aurora. Oberweis is an old fashioned family ice cream parlor that also breakfasts, dinner, snacks and dessert and, of course, their renowned milk.

Suzy's Swirl in Lake Bluff

 

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Calling all Coffee lovers ☕ Espresso is the perfect afternoon pick me up, with a little caffeine it will have you finish your day strong!

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The sweet tooth haven located in Lake Bluff is swirling goodness, greatness and gratitude. Ms. Suzy and co are highly regarded for their ice creams, yogurts and gelatos. They also serve cookies, ice cream sandwiches, spirits and vino and even hand sanitizer.

Sweet Home Gelato in Highland Park

 

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Our Margarita Sorbet makes celebrating National Tequilla Day EASY & DELICIOUS! #tequila #sweethomegelato #sorbet #yummy #nationaltequiladay #vegan #fiesta #delicious #localish @localish @yelpnorthshore @yelp @yelpchicagoburbs @downtownhighlandparkil @downtown_naperville @hpchamber @naperchamber @visitnaperville @isaacmoishemx @mainstreetpromenade

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From their sweet home to yours, Sweet Home Gelato is a family-owned and operated dessert franchise based in the Chicagoland area. They specialize in authentic artisan gelato and sorbet (ranging in a slew of flavors) but also dabble in shakes, floats, baked treats, pastries and coffee.


For more sweets and treats to achieve your #DessertGoals in Lake County, continue here. Click here to learn more about Lake County Restaurant Rally running through August 9.

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