Einstein Bros Bagels

I really like strong coffee. I really like flavored coffee. Einsteins coffee is pretty strong and they rotate good flavors. (The other nearby options are corner bakery for their great hazelnut and Au Bön Pain if you like weak flavored coffee). I am a jersey girl so these bagels are nothing like the chewy ones I grew up with, but I still enjoy a toasted garlic with reduced fat cream cheese and a slice of tomato. Einsteins has lots of interesting cream cheese choices but I guess I am a traditionalist at heart. Although this location is always busy in the morning, they run a pretty efficient ship. You order at one register and pay at another so by the time you pour your coffee, your name is being called.

Stopped in for a quick bagel and chai. Ordered the onion bagel with chive and onion cream cheese. The bagel was perfectly toasted and delicious. The chai was a little bland but I really enjoyed that it was not molten lava when I tried drinking it.

I’ve ordered catering from this location twice. Everyone in the office raved about how good everything was. I ordered the bagels w/​lox, fresh fruit, sweet tray w/​muffins, coffee cake and 6 brownies which were free because of a summer special. The lox are served on a bed of lettuce w/​tomato slices, cucumber slices, red onion slices, lemon slices, capers on the side and your choice of shmeers, all delivered before 8:30 a.m. I’m so glad I have now found somewhere to order breakfast for the staff.

How does one find a really bad bagel??? Oh, wait… Einstein Bros Bagels has that covered. The Everything bagel really didn’t have everything on it. The bread didn’t even have a quality consistency and no everything sprinkles on the bottom. The coffee is hot water with brown color in it, and while I did not choose decaf, it sure tastes like decaf. The clerks were friendly, not fast, but friendly (which is why I am giving them two stars)… They take your name and call you when your order is ready, only they confused my order with another customer’s… She didn’t seem very happy. Oh well, I don’t think there is a fix for the bagel recipe. However, if you prefer a savory doughnut with cream cheese, this might be your paradise!

Do NOT use these people for catering! They do not deliver what is ordered, no one will call you back and they will not issue a credit even though they have not delivered upon what you have paid for– essentially STEALING FROM THEIR CUSTOMERS! Run far and fast to anyone else!

I’m a huge fan of the gourmet bagels — especially the spinach florentine and apple cinnamon. But besides the amazing bagels, this specific location has amazing customer service. I go there on average once a week for breakfast (for about a year now). I recognize about 5 – 7 workers that are consistently there. They are all hard workers, positive and seem to genuinely like working with each other. I applaud their professionalism! If you’re ever in the need for a quick breakfast on the go, you won’t wait long if at all here.

Never had I had a bad experience at einsteins no matter which location I go to except for this one. Today my friend told me that einstein sold lox and bagels so of course I had to try it since I’m a huge fan of just theirs bagels and smears. After class, I took a detour on my way home just to try it out at einsteins. So I ordered and waited and waited for my order wondering what was taking so long since I was the only person in line. Twenty minutes later I finally got my order and quickly rushed out since I had somewhere to be. Maybe ten minutes after that I sat down to eat and I see that firstly one half of my bagel only had cream cheese on it and not even any tomatoes or anything on it, and the other half had one slice of tomato, tons of thickly cut onion, some capers, and one small piece of lox thrown onto the bagel. I knew from looking at reviews online that it was supposed to have more lox than what I got. Upon my first bite I discover that the bagel is soggy and tastes like it was dunked in water before being served to me. I definitely didn’t get my moneys worth at all. No wonder there were only 3 other people in the shop. I don’t know what kind of games the servers here are trying to play but I’m not putting up with it and I will not be coming back.

These bagels are carb-​tastic! They don’t have the biggest variety of bagels, but they ones they do have are fantastic. I’m that weird guy that doesn’t like his bagel toasted. I like to bite into a big soft, chewy bagel… and this is the place to satisfy that craving.
Their spreads are good too, I’ve had quite a few of them and have to say that my favorite as of now is the garden veggie. I haven’t gotten any of their sandwiches or coffee (which I heard is really good). I will just continue to stick to my bagels.
This location is always busy, but don’t let the line out the door deceive you, as these employees are quick.

The food is actually pretty good. My criticism is the service. I went during lunch and there was no one in line. I approached the «Order Here» line and gave my order, the person listened but did not input the order to the register. I then approached the «pay here» line and had to repeat the order because it was never inputted. What is the point of having two steps in the order and pay process if no one enters orders in the first step?

This place is right downstairs from my office, so it gets pluses for being close. However, there’s a Starbucks right next door and I think I prefer the Einstein’s. The refill’s on the mugs are only $ 1.23 (with tax) which is a damn sight better than the piddly $ 0.10 that Starbucks takes off for using a refillable cup there. And if you’re craving a mid afternoon snack, the Southwest Quinoa soup is fantastic! Get a side of Sriracha with it though – trust me on this one.

I’ve tried to eat at this place twice but the service is sooooo slow. The first attempt was two months ago, there were five people ahead of me in line. After waiting ten minutes on only moving up two spots in line I walked out the door.
Today I tried to go back. I walked in about 15 minutes before they closed. There was one other customer and four employees that I could see. Just like the time before, I was not greeted whatsoever. I waiting in the order line for a couple minutes and then an employee, who appeared to be a manager that was sitting in the corner working on some paperwork yelled across the seating area to another employee that they were closing in ten minutes. I thought she was talking to me, but she clarified that she wasn’t and went back to her paperwork in the corner. There were two employees behind the counter but neither acknowledge my presence. After waiting about five more minutes and not having an employee try to take my order, I walked out and went a couple blocks down the street to NYC Bagel Deli. I’m embarrassed for Einstein that they could care so little about the customer experience. Obviously I wont be going back, and I recommend everyone else do the same.

At this location, I come here for one thing and one thing only: their Nova Lox Bagel.
It is consistently good. You get your choice of bagel with Lox and cream cheese, and your choice of capers, tomatoes and sliced red onion. Get it with everything, and you’ll find yourself with a filling meal for around $ 7.
They serve it open-​faced in a to-​go box that is clear on top, which is a nice touch because the nice presentation trumps the fact that I stood in line, paid, and received it after hearing my name being called… all in less than 5 minutes. Kind of like Starbucks.
It’s all in the details:
They give you two fat tomato slices on each half of the bagel, and ~two large rings of sweet red onion as well. Gobs of cream cheese, and generous with capers. Since each half is loaded with toppings, I feel like I’m eating two bagels. It’s big enough to stretch out over two meals, if you’re not too hungry (which is a question I always contemplate when eating at Chipotle). When I come here, I know my order and the way it’ll turn out. Woot.
It’s also a plus that it’s a step away from my office. Their service is quick, a little brisk, but efficient, considering their menu layout is a whirlwind; meandering around 20 signs, trying to find their schmear flavors and differentiating between a classic or signature bagel. With time… a regular customer would be able to get the gist.
Einstein’s has other offerings too, like breakfast sandwiches, coffee and even doggie bagels (!). These offerings can definitely be found elsewhere, for cheaper at or least comparable, save for the doggie treats but I wouldn’t be sure :)
Since I like their salmon, I’ll have to try their salmon schmear next time. And fyi, the schmear flavors are posted on a little sign by the cashier.

They’re just so terrible at making bagels here. I don’t understand!

I became a fan of Einstein Bros Bagels while living in Shorewood WI. We lived in a small apartment on the Eastside of Milwaukee and parked our vehicle in the parking lot of an EBB. Every morning at 5:55 am we would need to walk down the street and move our cars to the street. Well, needless to say, we ended up eating there often.
I rarely meet a carb I do not like and bagels are no different. The bagels at EBB are good. They are nothing to write home about, but they are better then any grocery store bakery bagel. There is a large selection of bagels and bagel sandwiches. I am always carb satisfied after eating at EBB. A bagel and schmear is a filling and affordable lunch.

Great food. Very friendly staff.

I should start off by saying there should be a rating-​star that lies between A-​OK and Yay! I’m a fan. That’s what I would rate it as. The bagels here are plentiful and certainly fresh! Their size is good too (if you’re from NYC, you know what I mean). The only thing bad I would even think of saying about them is that the day I went in, the woman who took my order was rushing everyone and didn’t greet one customer with a smile let alone a friendly attitude. I’m sure it had something to do with the morning crowd but still. Also the system they have for customers waiting on their orders is a little weird. I found myself just standing in the middle of the store not knowing where to stand in order to get my bagel. So, I guess my review would be go for the food, not the customer service. Did I mention their bagels are worth it?

vanilla hazelnut is the bomb!

I love a place that offered up a dozen different type of bagels and cream cheeses.
I walked in after the morning rush expecting there to be only one variety left… and while the display case was a little bare the woman behind the counter offered up the point that there plenty more in the back. She then proceeded to make me a cinnamon sugar with strawberry cream cheese. Yummmm.
It occurred to me after I ordered that I didn’t say «lightly toasted» but I guess I didn’t need to– the bagel was perfectly toasted with a nice schemer of cream cheese. and it was very tasty!
Next time I come across an Einstein I’ll definitely stop in.

Having had very little to eat last night at the Unilocal party and way too much to drink at the after-​Yelp party, I woke up this morning staarving! I think my grumbling tummy may have woken me up.
On my way into work today, I stopped by the Einsteins for a bagel and a schmear. The bagel was not enough to satiate me so I came back for an egg white panini with turkey bacon. And then I came back for lunch and ordered a rueben sandwich.
If you’re doing the math: 3 stops in one day + 3 sandwiches X me = hungry, hungry hippo.
The staff was nice, the location was clean (enough), and the food was average.

I hadn’t had Einstein Bros for many many years, however, this trip was pretty much what I expected. The poppy seed bagel was good and not too big or too small. I got the club mex, not sure what that means, but it had turkey and bacon and was a nice sandwich…