B’s Sweet Bites in Des Plaines to close permanently

A Des Plaines restaurant and bakery is closing permanently after more than 11 years.

B’s Sweet Bites, 1641 Oakton Place, will serve its last meals and sweet treats Feb. 14.

Owner Bianca Joseph announced the pending closure on Facebook this week. Sales haven’t been strong enough to keep the business going, she said in a subsequent telephone interview.

Joseph said she’s treasured her time at B’s Sweet Bites and the people who became regulars at the restaurant.

“We will definitely miss them,” she said. “We appreciate everything they’ve done for us.”

Joseph, who is pregnant and due in March, said she doesn’t have plans to open another restaurant but will make her baked goods available in some format after her child is born.

“I’ll still be around,” she said.

Meanwhile, Joseph encouraged B’s Sweet Bites customers to place final bakery orders in advance.

“We will be baking our buns off for the last 2 weeks with all your favorites that you can stock up in your freezer,” she wrote on Facebook.