Einstein Bros

Nice atmosphere with nice servers. I only got a fruit cup and tea but the fruit was fresh and the tea was quality.

We love Einstein bagels. My personal favorite is the six cheese bagel with plain cream cheese. My partner really enjoys the green chili sausage egg and cheddar sandwich. Their lattes are excellent. My current favorite is the pumpkin spice latte. Yay fall! The service is always friendly and prompt and the facility is clean. We love coming here and plan to come long into the future. Creatures of habit love consistently great service! :)

This is my first time at an Einstein Bros chain!
The bagel itself was really amazing but pricy since I got the smoked salmon one (obviously)
But the workers there completely forgot my order and my food wasn’t delivered until later. Also the «kitchen» area looks really run-​down and unsanitary. The seating areas aren’t that clean either. The ambience overall isn’t great but a warm toasty bagel makes up for parts of it.

I love Einstein bagels the only downside to this place is the sloppiness with their schmere-​ing. Every time I get my to go baggy it literally looks like the bagel had explosive diarrhea of schmere. Oh and when I want my bagel toasted, they ALWAYS burn it, so now I have to say «lightly toasted» so they’ll actually make sure it doesn’t get burnt :/

Absulote Disaster! Got the food, and tried to buy a gift card to pay for it (my son really wanted the card with balloons on it:). Ended up paying double with 0 on the card. No refund, no apologies, just sorry — we can’t help you. Frankly, I’ve never seen anything like it. So shameful, it just gave me the creepies.
Even writing this just make me fell disgusted. Yuck!

I think Einstein Bros is breakfast/​lunch comfort food for me. I am just a huge fan of bagels or carbs in general, and I really appreciate the price, the variety, and the whips/​spreads. I also really like their coffee.
The bagels are soft and chewy. The outside is hard and crispy and the inside is so pleasantly plump and soft.
I like the bagel thins and sandwiches, but I do think they are a bit pricey (even though they are 5 to 6 dollars), I just think I can make a cheaper bagel sandwich myself?
I haven’t spotted many gluten-​free options so far.
*freeze and toast these bagels. Do not refrigerate. You can’t eat them after couple days– they are just not that good because they dry out easily.
*Great for catering! Service is fast and easy. If you don’t have time in the morning or for lunch, just come here and grab something for the go.

I’ll admit that I’m not a bagel snob, but I really enjoy Einstein’s bagels — I usually get the everything bagel with honey almond shmear, and it is so delicious. I really like this location, as well, and it’s usually not too crowded.
My only gripe is that the hours here are really strange — are there laws against eating bagels in the afternoon or something?

My first experience at this location will have me returning ! I entered the place 11am, not busy.
Ordered a chicken salad sandwich (contains cranberries, celery, mayo).
Service: The bread guy askes what kind of bagel, I request for a different type of bread and he offers 3 other types. Availible options for my sandwhich, check!
The cashier’s energy was downright pleasant on that 20 degree day, Thanks Tim!
I added a fruit cup, had a 20% coupon that was easily applied. My reciept came out with a coupon for a Free Coffee!
The order took 10 minutes max, I put a dime in the meter = 6minutes = 4 minutes of meter maid bait.
My ToGo Order: Fruit was fresh & sweet; a hit or miss with the seasonal fruit. Sandwhich bread held up, firm NOt soggy considering the chicken salad was a bit saucy. OK im my book. Salad was tasty, the cranberries made it fantastic !! SuggestedToppings: lettuce, tomato & onions. A pickle came on the side.
Loved it, coming back for my coffee & a bagel, hence a bagel joint.

Five stars for the guy behind the register (yesterday at Noon) who deserves a customer service trophy.
Have you ever been to a place that makes you want to come back just because of a certain employee that obviously takes such great pride in his job that you simply cannot leave without a smile on your face?
Tom & Eddie may have let me down yesterday, but the Einstein Bros didn’t.
Popped in here after a meeting yesterday, and yeah it’s a bagel chain, and yeah, it’s not anything super exciting, but I have to hand it to this location for hiring that guy behind the register (and I’m so bummed I didn’t catch his name… but that’s because he was super busy being helpful).
Simple transaction. I ordered a cinnamon sugary muffiny thing-​a-​ma-​bob and a coffee. But that simple transaction got this place a five star rating because that guy behind the counter took time to chat with my clan (off from school waiting for me during my meeting), and made sure to tell me what a beautiful family I have and that it was great to see me again (even though I know we’d never met, I felt like we had!).
Thanks for making my day bagel shop on the corner ;-)

Oh hey Einstein Bagels! This place gets CROWDED! The line is a bit confusing since it could get pretty long. Not a whole of seating here, at least with the small space and how cramped it can get, it’s not worth trying to come here to do work. With people walking around constantly and a lot of loud background noise, not worth it.
It has newspaper here and free TWC magazine, the magazine I picked up was more worthy than what this place has to serve. But, overall, pretty standard, overpriced, come here if you absolutely have to.

This is good place to grab breakfast when you’re in a rush. I really like their bagel thins (asparagus and mushroom and Swiss, yum!) and they’re always really fast with their service. I do wish that they didn’t close so early though… who says I can’t want bagels at 5 PM?

Average food, average service.
They do occasionally mail out great coupons — BOGO free, 20% off an item, etc. so be on the lookout for those if you live in the area. I redeemed one the other day hassle-​free!

I’m not sure why this place is rated so low. I’m a pretty big fan! Sure, the staff isn’t always chipper or smiling, but they are quick, and the food is good. I love the pumpkin bagel with pumpkin cream cheese (toasted of course), and they are generous with the cream cheese. I love it when it’s practically oozing out! The lunch sandwiches are pretty good too. And the coffee is delicious and there are so many options. My favorite is the vanilla hazelnut, although the autumn roast is pretty good too. If you buy a travel mug, it’s a great deal, since you get the first cup free, and every cup after that is only $ 1.10. They also have a deal for a medium coffee, bagel and cream cheese for $ 3.99, which is not bad. From 3 – 5, you can get 25% off drinks and bagels!
Einsteins makes my morning so much easier, and isn’t too heavy on my wallet either.

The line was long, but I waited — I had my heart set on a Honey Whole Wheat Bagel with Honey Almond Cream Cheese.
I wait 5 minutes — and am told it is cash only, the systems are down.
I don’t have cash. I go to the ATM.
I go back, the line is even longer, about 12 people deep. I wait 10 minutes. I order. I go to pay. I hand over a $ 20. The guy asks if I can pay with a card instead. WTF? I thought the system was down.
I give him my card, get my order and leave.
They gave me Vegetable Cream Cheese instead of Honey Almond.
NEVER GOING BACK.

I’m a big fan of Einstein’s in general but this particular location consistently is out of bagels and basic ingredients, the staff seems distracted, and orders are usually wrong in one way or another. Shape up Einstein’s!

I’m not sure why this Einstein’s is getting such horrible reviews. I’ve been here a number of times and have had a wonderful experience. It’s a great place to get a bagel quickly! I typically get a toasted chocolate chip bagel with a shmear of regular cream cheese, and it’s made perfectly every time! They are generous with the cream cheese, and are really quick in getting you your bagel. The staff is super friendly to me, and one lady that works there is really funny. A bonus is that if you fill out an online survey (usually suggested at the end of the receipt) you get a free cup of coffee on your next visit. Needless to say, I have had many a cup of free coffee, and I usually end up paying less than 3 dollars for my breakfast which is a great deal!
I love this place, and I will continue getting my breakfast here! Five stars!

For a chain restaurant, this place is very poorly maintained. The thermostat is set at about 80 degrees, the furniture is shabby and outdated, and the trash bins are gross and overflowing. The fountain drinks are also super flat.
With so many well-​maintained and yummy breakfast spots (Le Peep, Dixie Kitchen) or lunch chains (Cosi, Panera, Jimmy Johns) just a block away, why bother?

Two reasons I’m giving this Einstein’s two stars. Coincidence? Maybe.
First, a friend told me he found a hair in his bagel. I wasn’t with him, but he doesn’t use Unilocal (yet), so I’m reporting his experience here. It’s heresay, so if you want the next reason, go for it.
The service is slow. Given, I usually go to this place during busy times (morning, mostly), perhaps I should expect to wait a bit. For the kind of bagel and coffee place it is, however, I do not think that’s the case. The number of staff does not seem to be the issue. Usually, there are at least 3 employees working behind the counter. It’s just slow.
For my love of their lox bagel sandwich, I occasionally take a risk with hair rumors, allow extra time and wait for the sandwich.

Corporate mockery of the sacred bagel and all (eh, I’m a New Yorker), this Einstein’s has still made a fan out of me. The self-​serve coffee is awesome– I wish I ever had the motivation to wake up earlier so I could sit around and take advantage of their free refills. The bagels are actually acceptable, too. The employees are friendly, and the space always feels bright and clean. It’s a decent place to study (I believe Northwestern wireless is accessible from here), if you ever feel the need to do so before their inconvenient closing time at 4pm.
My only complaint is that Einstein’s gets pretty crowded on weekday mornings, and the line moves really slowly because they don’t necessarily have enough people behind the counter. Relatedly, on weekends it’s filled with screaming children. So avoid that, if you please.
NB: If you are really broke and have a lot of freezer storage, or if you need to feed a large group of people for free, inquire about the FREE BAGELS at closing time (4pm)– They give away all the bagels they didn’t sell that day to whoever claims them, in giant garbage bags. Sometimes the variety is meh, but sometimes you get «gourmet» and «Power» bagels in the bags too. I tried a Spinach Florentine bagel that way (because no way am I paying more than $ 2 for a bagel otherwise) and man it was delicious. Seriously, it’s like 60lbs of free bagels, and so much better than seeing all that food go to waste.

The food is great. It basically goes without saying. I’m especially fond of the breakfast sandwiches, as well as the pumpkin bagel and pumpkin cream cheese (I don’t care how neon orange it is, I love it).
But the service could be improved. I am not, I repeat, NOT, someone who likes to nitpick service. When my order is wrong at any restaurant I somehow wind up apologizing profusely before I make a weak, tepid complaint that I have every right to make. I don’t complain about every last thing. But after all the times I’ve been here (read: many), I am hard pressed to think of an instance in which my order has been correct. I don’t ask for a lot of substitutions or crazy changes, but it’s never right. It takes a really long time, too… even when few people are there. I go there if other people want to but I am, frankly, sick and tired of it.