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Message: [QUOTE="KnightBridgeAZ, post: 3787450, member: 591"] Lived most of my life in NJ and there were plenty of Bagel shops. Came to Tucson and, not-so-much. It turns out that Bruegger's Bagels, which actually make them on site, are pretty good. But the chain probably has issues, they left the Phoenix area a few years back, we have 3 of them here in Tucson. I get a baker's dozen about once a week, I call ahead - a mix of poppy, everything, cinnamon raison and pumpernickel (they don't usually have enough poppy if I don't order it). They tried egg bagels a few years ago and were not successful, but yes, I liked egg bagels back when I was in NJ. Also Bialy's, which are simply not obtainable out here. Chompie's (Jewish Deli Restaurant small local chain) in Phoenix has all that (and bagels available in Tucson grocery stores), but the bagels are not the kind I'm used to, more bready than I like. What they do have is deli Corned Beef and Pastrami, our basketball friends (that are UConn fans) did a run a while back and brought us some, which I froze (our friend texted me that "no self-respecting Jew would freeze pastrami", I just reminded him I'm not. Tomorrow we are having the last of the Corned Beef and I will be doing a run in a couple weeks. No Jewish delis in Tucson. [/QUOTE]