Originally Posted by Uniter
Yuck! I've got to say, you and
wahooflyer have lost your taste buds! I'm a native NY'er and live in C'Ville and Bodo's is just
terrible. I mean, they're okay when their right out of the oven, but in 20 minutes, they've already begin to turn too hard. Plus, their much too small to compare to NY bagels. My parents brought down a big bag of 'em from Queens last weekend, so I was able to compare.
Honestly ... Bodo's is for Virginians, not ex-pats from NY.

Don't be so harsh about Bodo's.
Sure, they're not as good as most bagels from NYC, and they do go stale very quickly, but they're far better than most of the bread that passes for "bagels" elsewhere in Virginia.