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28 | May 9, 2019 | the tinley Junction dining out tinleyjunction.com The Dish A sweet selection at Whizzy Puffs sets itself apart from the rest Jacquelyn Schlabach Editor In just two hours after opening for the day on a recent Friday morning, Whizzy Puffs Sweet Spot in Lockport sold out of all 363 doughnuts that filled the shelves of the breakfast cafe. It is no surprise, as they are not typical doughnuts. Owner Merve Nolte wakes up in the wee hours of the morning to start baking all the doughnuts and pastries from scratch, taking 4-5 hours, before opening at 6 a.m. The shelves are filled with unique doughnuts most likely not found anywhere else. Nolte makes her signature doughnuts, that include maple, Cocoa Krispies, caramel coconut, chocolate yeast raised and more. Each doughnut is $1.50; a half dozen is $8.75; and a dozen is $13. This may be a breakfast cafe, but it comes with a twist. As soon as customers walk inside Whizzy Puffs, they can see the left wall lined with a selection of 18 different cereals. Unlimited bowls are $3, and include options such as Dippin’ Dots cookies and cream, banana puddin’, Cold Stone strawberry blonde, churro and more. Nolte, who also is the owner of Sizzles — located in the same plaza as Whizzy Puffs — maintains her creativity at both food places to bring the community something different. “I just want something different,” Nolte said. “You can go anywhere and get the same thing, so Whizzy Puffs Sweet Spot 106 MacGregor Road in Lockport Hours • 6 a.m.-noon Fridays- Saturdays • 6:30 a.m.-noon Sundays For more information ... www.facebook.com/ Officialwhizzy I always try to make both places just something you can’t get. Like all the cereal, where can you go and do that? You can’t. Where has anybody decorated like this? Nowhere. You can’t get the experience somewhere like this.” Popular breakfast cereal box covers are plastered all over the far back wall, with a backdrop of doughnut wallpaper and clever doughnut sayings throughout Whizzy Puffs Sweet Spot that give it that fun, creative feel. In addition to the wide selection of cereals and doughnuts, within the last couple of months, Nolte added a yogurt parfait bar, Danishes ($3.25), chocolate croissants ($2.25), muffins ($2.25) and popup cake pops ($3.75). “I really enjoy what I do,” Nolte said. “I really like what I do — like, I do it because I enjoy it. I could do whatever I wanted to, but I like what I do, so I keep doing different things and seeing what works and what people enjoy and what they don’t like. I roll out different things all the time.” And what pairs better with a breakfast pastry than a sweet beverage to make it complete? Whizzy Puffs Sweet Spot is known for its wide-selection of doughnuts ($1.50 each) that are made from scratch. Photos by Thomas Czaja/22nd Century Media Whizzy Puffs offers iced and hot coffee, hot chocolate, hot tea, almond and soy milk, and lattes. The newest drink is the Lucky Charm latte ($3 for small, $4 for medium and $4.75 for large) made with white chocolate raspberry syrup, whipped cream and Lucky Charms on top. “I just see [Whizzy Puffs] adding little things, like little sweet things [in the future],” Nolte said. “It’s more trendy, so that when I see that something is different and I personally want to try it, I make it.” Nolte makes it a priority to constantly add new items to the menu to give customers what they want. As Whizzy Puffs is only open three days a week, there is always a line of customers waiting for Notle’s unique treats. “I feel like all the effort I put [in] is being realized,” Nolte said. “My goal is to share my love and enthusiasm of food with others. My primary goals are all related to customer service, food consistency, differentiation from other retailers and, of course, to have fun.” Her customer base has grown into regulars who have created friendships with Nolte. “It’s my personality,” Nolte said. “I genuinely care about people, so I get along with just about everybody. We’ve all become close.” Those relationships The breakfast cafe offers customers a choice of 18 different cereals ($3 for unlimited bowls). have kept her going and running two successful businesses in Lockport, all while helping a number of organizations in the community. “I’ve gotten to know everybody that way, and that’s how everybody’s gotten to know my character is it’s not just like a cold-face expression,” Nolte said. “I’m not just looking for money. Obviously it’s part of it, but it’s not the be all end all. ... It’s just not the most important thing.”
tinleyjunction.com puzzles the Tinley Junction | May 9, 2019 | 29 crosstown CROSSWORD & Sudoku The crosstowns: Frankfort, Homer Glen, Lockport, Mokena, New Lenox, Orland Park, Tinley Park Across Down Crossword by Myles Mellor and Cindy LaFleur 1. Medical diagnostic procedures 5. Very bright light 9. A sacred song 14. River to the Rhine 15. Annexes 16. Skylit courts 17. “Saving Private ___” 18. Hindu writings 19. Sublease 20. Where New Lenox village governmental operations are based, goes with 9 down 22. Survive, barely 23. Interior design 24. Hooter 25. Bitterly pungent 28. Attached with a hammer 32. Eat 35. Middle East snack 37. Kind of question 38. Tommie of the Miracle Mets 40. Rage 41. Tease 42. Amazon’s talking assistant 44. ___ stone; final 47. Frisbee or Slinky 48. Informal eatery 50. Capital near Casablanca 52. Unburdened 53. Lucy’s best friend 56. New Lenox middle school 59. Frequent flier 62. Too proper and modest 63. Moore of “G.I. Jane” 64. Do followers 65. Gofers 66. Major or Minor Bear 67. Hoity-toity 68. Henhouse 69. Benefit 70. Top model, Banks 1. Sportscaster Albert 2. Having spokes 3. About to explode, maybe 4. Five Nations tribe 5. Ancient Spanish kingdom 6. Well known garden 7. 15 and 23, e.g. 8. Government security agency, abbr. 9. See 20 across 10. More resolute 11. “Alice’s Restaurant” singer ___ Guthrie 12. In ___ of (instead) 13. First name in the “Ocean’s Thirteen” cast 21. Gibraltar feature 22. Eternity, almost 26. Wading bird 27. Evel Knievel, for one 29. Aspiring atty.’s exam 30. Ferrari founder 31. Nodding 32. Car from Sweden 33. Tangelo 34. Mind your ____ and Q’s 36. Phi__ Kappa 39. Squeezes out 43. Least damp 45. Person from the Spanish peninsula 46. Abbr. in many org. names 49. Flowery verse 51. Water need 54. “Behind __ Lines,” 2001 Hackman film 55. Madagascan monkey 56. Train 57. The Supremes or Cream 58. Kind of chop 59. Sleekly designed 60. “Ooooh, ___ scared!” 61. Baltic capital 63. Bestow a knighthood How to play Sudoku Each Sudoku puzzle consists of a 9x9 grid that has been subdivided into nine smaller grids of 3x3 squares. To solve the puzzle each row, column and box must contain each of the numbers 1 to 9. LEVEL: Medium Crossword by Myles Mellor and Susan Flanagan answers TINLEY PARK 350 Brewing (7144 W. 183rd St., Tinley Park (708) 825- 7339) ■■6:30 p.m. First Thursday of each month: Laugh Riot. Cost is $25 and includes dinner, two beers and a comedy show. For tickets, email todd@350brewing. com. Bailey’s Bar & Grill (17731 Oak Park Ave., Tinley Park; (708) 429- 7955) ■■9 p.m. Wednesdays: Karaoke ■■7 p.m. Tuesdays: Trivia ■■10 p.m. Fridays: DJ Dance Party ■■9:30 p.m. Saturdays: Live Music Ed & Joe’s Restaurant & Pizzeria (17332 S. Oak Park Ave., Tinley Park; (708) 532-3051) ■■7:30 p.m. Tuesdays: Team Trivia Old Tinley Pub & Eatery (17020 Oak Park Ave., Tinley Park; (708) 532- 4409) ■■8 p.m. Tuesdays: Trivia Night ■■8 p.m. Wednesdays: Movie Night ■■8 p.m. Thursdays: Karaoke Side Street American Tavern (18401 N. Creek Drive, Tinley Park; (708) 928- 8080) ■■7 p.m. Tuesdays: Bingo ■■7 p.m. Thursdays: Bags Tournament ■■9 p.m. Fridays: Flashback Friday Tinley Park Bowl (7601 183rd St., Tinley Park; (708) 532-2955) ■■10 p.m.-1 a.m. Wednesdays: Cosmic Bowl To place an event in The Scene, email a.ivanisevic@ 22ndcenturymedia.com.
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