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the glencoe anchor | July 18, 2019 | 29
Adelheidi’s brings a new flavor to downtown Winnetka
Michael Wojtychiw
Sports Editor
When the Schuppenhauers
opened their first
Adelheidi’s Organics restaurant
in Naples, Fla.,
in 2011, the hope was to
bring organic, glutenfree
items to southwest
Florida. Fast forward
eight years and the same
has done the same with
their newest store, which
opened May 8 in Winnetka.
”Winnetka really needed
one,” manager Tania
Nesterak said about why
the new store was opened
in Winnetka. “[They
thought] it would be really
popular in this area
and people really like
vegan and gluten-free
stuff. They’re more into
this kind of life. It’s a
perfect place. We opened
I think the same day as
the arcade, so we have a
toy store here, we have an
arcade here, we have ice
cream shop here, so it’s
the perfect location.”
The organic ice cream
shop is located at 522 Lincoln
Ave. in downtown
Winnetka in the Winnetka
Walk property with fellow
tenants Games on
Lincoln, an arcade, and
Beat Street, a toy store.
The Winnetka location is
the only one outside of the
original Naples location,
as well as a factory outlet
in Naples.
Since the store opened
in May, Nesterak says the
reception has been a positive
one.
“We have regular customers
who come here a
lot,” she said. “It’s really
cool. I have people who
I know their name, who I
don’t even need to explain
anything on the menu to.
They know everything.
“It’s been really busy,
The caramel kiss sundae has butter pecan gelato
topped with salted caramel and nuts.
especially for dinnertime
because we’re open real
late. We’re open until 11
p.m. So after people have
dinner, at 8, 9 p.m. we
have a huge line.”
While Adelheidi’s might
be known for gelato and
ice cream, it does also have
multiple other items such
as cakes, coffee, shakes,
smoothies and more. The
smoothies are made of
real, organic fruits, while
the shakes and floats are
made with grass-fed organic
milk.
Four 22nd Century
Media editors stopped by
the Winnetka location on
a hot morning to try out
what Adelheidi’s had to
offer.
We first tried the açai
bowl ($8.95). Like all of
their items, the açai bowl
is made up of fresh ingredients,
namely fresh
blueberries, fresh bananas
and fresh strawberries,
as well as açai. The bowl
was topped with glutenfree
granola hemp hearts,
chocolate nibs and coconut
flakes.
“We change our flavors
every two weeks,” Nesterak
said. “On gelato, one
Adelheidi’s
552 Lincoln Ave.,
Winnetka
(224) 255-6272,
https://www.
adelheidis.com
11 a.m.-10 p.m.
Monday-Thursday
11 a.m.-11 p.m. Friday
and Saturday
11 a.m.-10 p.m.
Sunday
of our favorites here is fig
and goat cheese. You can’t
even taste goat cheese. It’s
so good. We have rum and
raisin. We have a lot of different
flavors.”
One of the gelato selections
we had was the
Caramel Kiss gelato. This
dish was served with butter
pecan gelato and salted
caramel topping and also
covered by nuts.
Along with all of the
frozen treats made on the
premises, Adelheidi’s also
features a number of nonfrozen
items.
We were able to try a
couple of those as well.
First we tried the choco
lavender crunch, which is
similar to a cracker that’s
Adelheidi’s Organics açai bowl ($8.95) has blueberries, bananas, strawberries, açai,
granola, chocolate and coconut flakes. Photos by Megan Bernard/22nd Century Media
Adelheidi’s offers a variety of gluten-free and organic gelato and ice cream flavors.
vegan, gluten-, grain-,
dairy- and egg-free, as
well as featuring all-natural
ingredients and non-genetically
modified foods.
Along with the choco lavender
crunch, you can get
it in vanilla crunch, ginger
crunch, matcha green
power crunch, choco acai
crunch and chocolate
cookie crunch flavors, all
for $4.99.
We also were able to try
the lavender pizzelles, the
shop’s take on the traditional
Italian waffle cookie.
Lastly, we were also
given two toppings that the
store uses: rum cherry and
salted caramel. The two
can be used as toppings for
pretty much any item in
the store.