Steve's Bake Shop

 

Steve’s Bakery has remained a local favorite in Streator, Illinois since Steve Elleson opened its doors in August, 1984. Steve has been donning that white apron coated in flour since he was a 7 year old working at his father’s bakery. The baking trade goes back far in Steve’s family, with both of his parent’s having grown up around their own family’s bakeries. His father started out with his own bakery in the Quad Cities and worked his way down Interstate 80, bringing that delicious aroma of doughnuts with him. After graduating from high school, Steve worked in a number of supermarket bakeries in Houston, Texas before he brought his family’s traditions back to Streator, Illinois. Steve says that he knew Streator always had a history of old-fashioned, family bakeries, so he decided to bring the Elleson legacy to the Illinois Valley.