Einstein Bros

Fast and fresh

I still lament the loss of Jacob Bros. Bagels, but when a co-worker came by my desk with a handful of business card from Einstein Bagels new shop at Washington & LaSalle good for one free sandwich I thought, why not.

What I really lament is the fact that it is next to impossible to find salt bagels in Chicago. Dude, I call H&H in New York every other week and order salt bagels, onion bagels, and bialy, along with a few containers of vegetable cream cheese. They overnight ship everything and I spend an hour slicing, individually wrapping and freezing them. Then I just need to pop 'em in the toaster in the morning and add a schmear.

When my co-worker got the cards she asked after salt bagels for me. They assured her that they would carry them. Imagine my disappointment though when we went for our free sandwiches [+ $1 for my upgraded Florentine bagel] and was told that they in fact did not carry them. I told them they should and that I was having bagels fed-ex'd to me from New York. Then imagine my surprise when the manager said they could make salt bagels and just needed 1 day notice! Wow! Talk about accommodating! And the free sandwich was great too!