Originally Posted by
JBord
I guess I'm no bagel aficionado. I love Montreal bagels and NYC bagels are good too. But the best ones we have here in Chicago are comparable enough for me. We prefer the Once Upon bagels, which I believe are now also available at Kitsch'n on Roscoe, if that's closer to you. Although they're probably more than a few hours old there.
I love bagels but don't seek them out. For example, decades ago I lived down the street from D&D in Evanston. They got bagels delivered daily, and they were warm when D&D opened. I bought one every day. When Jacob's Brothers existed, I also bought one every day because it a blocked from my office. We now live within 2 miles of New York bagel and bialy, and after standing in line to buy once, I would never do it again. So I may have opinions about what is a good or bad bagel, but I also don't stand in line for more than 10 minutes for a great bagel.