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OT: Best Bagel in CT

Danzz said:
You can't get in the door on Sundays.
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Bagel Train in Suffern NY right on across the line from Mahwah NJ has a ridiculous line on weekend mornings with family and week days with the blue collar folks (usually a good sign) and commiters rushing for the train to NYC.
 
whaler11 said:
yet people brag about drinking Rolling Rock...
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Hey, don't mess with the Rock. A year out of college, I had a 12 pack of bottles in my basement studio apartment in Boston and a girl came to visit with her roommate for a weekend. The girl did not like the Rock, her roommate would not turn down a free beer (unless it was Koch or Keystone) and put back a couple with me. Been married to her for over 16 years now...
 
Long Island has great bagel shops too. Bagel Boss on Willis Ave in Roslyn Heights is particularly exceptional.
 
Mr. Conehead said:
Hey, don't mess with the Rock. A year out of college, I had a 12 pack of bottles in my basement studio apartment in Boston and a girl came to visit with her roommate for a weekend. The girl did not like the Rock, her roommate would not turn down a free beer (unless it was Koch or Keystone) and put back a couple with me. Been married to her for over 16 years now...
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Too bad you didn’t have a nice New England IPA, you could be married to Serrano or Rocky or August...
 
whaler11 said:
Too bad you didn’t have a nice New England IPA, you could be married to Serrano or Rocky or August...
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LOL. Back in the late '90's, Sam Adams and Rolling Rock were 'microbrews.' My wife was actually on a tear the last few weeks trying every Irish Cider she could find on the Emerald Isle. Too sweet for my liking; but, she was happy, so I was happy.
 
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huskyjawz said:
Kossar's on Grand St., only real bialy on the planet.
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Hah, Białystok begs to differ as the original source of cebularz (aka biały in Yiddish and in the States). And, Poland in general, where biały are among the limited outstanding food items.
 
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businesslawyer said:
The place in Hamden? Used to have breakfast there occasionally in the 80s when in law school. Even then, their bagels sucked compared to what I grew up with in Westchester.
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Yes in Hamden but i'm referring to the late 60's early 70's before they went national. God I'm old.
 
Stew Leonard's (Norwalk) bakes mediocre bagels, but occasionally has very good bialys. No way store-baked, maybe imported from Kosar's?
 
Simsbury's Brookside for steamed, not boiled bagels. For the fellow Boneyarder who questions consistency, Dave & company always make great bagels, but the assembly of the order depends on how deep they are in the weeds (all of Simsbury eats there on weekends). As a long time aficionado, it seems to me that fewer kids working there seem to be stoned these days.
 
Kettle bagels in Southington and shefs in Cheshire are both better than fancey bagel. As a Southington resident I won't make any friends saying this.
 
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Costco has Einstein bagels ( acceptable) for $6 a dozen), can’t beat that. Stew Leonards has very good bagels priced well, you can take 13, and I compared them to one of the best supposed NYC bagels which were bigger not better but more than double the price. There is too much carb in these things so when i buy and freeze them I use them by halves. How many calories in a bagel and cream cheese?
 
jibsey said:
Costco has Einstein bagels ( acceptable) for $6 a dozen), can’t beat that. Stew Leonards has very good bagels priced well, you can take 13, and I compared them to one of the best supposed NYC bagels which were bigger not better but more than double the price. There is too much carb in these things so when i buy and freeze them I use them by halves. How many calories in a bagel and cream cheese?
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Don’t ask questions you don’t want the answer to.
 
Mano said:
Am I the only one who doesn't much care about bagels? I'm half Italian and I've never understood the obsession with bread in general for that matter.
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Lady Hans doesn't get the fuss about bagels or lobster rolls, but could eat pizza every night.
She compares all BBQ to what she grew up with in TX, and remains generally polite on the matter, finding more items & places she can like with each passing year. No wurprise, we're looking forward to the BBQ not pizza when we go to St Louis next month, though we will get fried ravioli.

While we're on & off subject here, for as long as I'm harvesting tomatoes, I'm on the hunt for the right baguette for my caprese sandwich, or toastable sliced bread for BLTs, though Chabasso ciabatta rolls on crazy discount at Ferraro's have worked for the latter.

Who's got the breads for my tomato basil, and mozzarella?

Wave Hill
Judi's
Pantry (simple, soft, skinny ficelle, somehow)
Isabella Y Vincent
Tom Cat (delivered from NYC)
Bread & Chocolate
Chabasso
SoNo Bakery

All get close for the right crunch & chew ratio, but none hit it out of the park.
 
jibsey said:
Costco has Einstein bagels ( acceptable) for $6 a dozen), can’t beat that. Stew Leonards has very good bagels priced well, you can take 13, and I compared them to one of the best supposed NYC bagels which were bigger not better but more than double the price. There is too much carb in these things so when i buy and freeze them I use them by halves. How many calories in a bagel and cream cheese?
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Stew Leonard's may very well be the answer to the original question. They make a decent bagel.
 
pepband99 said:
Stew Leonard's may very well be the answer to the original question. They make a decent bagel.
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...and decent might be a reasonable CT standard for home consumption of a toasted bagel.

I realize that I'm the outlier in wanting what's hot, with no toppings, as my first hit.

Kinda like a tomato pie from the right place.
 
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Hans Sprungfeld said:
...and decent might be a reasonable CT standard for home consumption of a toasted bagel.

I realize that I'm the outlier in wanting what's hot, with no toppings, as my first hit.

Kinda like a tomato pie from the right place.
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A freshly made salt bagel with no toppings is the best soft pretzel I’ve ever had.
 
Hans Sprungfeld said:
Lady Hans doesn't get the fuss about bagels or lobster rolls, but could eat pizza every night.
She compares all BBQ to what she grew up with in TX, and remains generally polite on the matter, finding more items & places she can like with each passing year. No wurprise, we're looking forward to the BBQ not pizza when we go to St Louis next month, though we will get fried ravioli.

While we're on & off subject here, for as long as I'm harvesting tomatoes, I'm on the hunt for the right baguette for my caprese sandwich, or toastable sliced bread for BLTs, though Chabasso ciabatta rolls on crazy discount at Ferraro's have worked for the latter.

Who's got the breads for my tomato basil, and mozzarella?

Wave Hill
Judi's
Pantry (simple, soft, skinny ficelle, somehow)
Isabella Y Vincent
Tom Cat (delivered from NYC)
Bread & Chocolate
Chabasso
SoNo Bakery

All get close for the right crunch & chew ratio, but none hit it out of the park.
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Mrs. Guapo is similar.

When we first met her idea of having a "bagel" for breakfast was a Thomas Cinnamon Raisin "bagel" with something called honey walnut cream cheese.

I don't think she's ever admitted she was wrong to do this but she knows now that this behavior was deeply offensive to me and family's heritage.

She has excellent taste in BBQ though.
 
Hans Sprungfeld said:
...and decent might be a reasonable CT standard for home consumption of a toasted bagel.

I realize that I'm the outlier in wanting what's hot, with no toppings, as my first hit.

Kinda like a tomato pie from the right place.
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Don’t worry Hans. Soup season is right around the corner.
 
Robertelamin said:
Don’t worry Hans. Soup season is right around the corner.
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After bacon season, it's corn & peaches, then apples & pears, big squash (yeah, some soup), sock season, baseball season, CWOS, colorful dying leaves, actual UConn basketball games, "the holidays," and football season . . . all of which precede soup season.
 
I grew up in Stamford CT.. Many bagel shops. I now live in Richmond VA, much better BBQ down here, but their favorite bagels come from Panera and Einstein , not the same thing!!
 
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UconnFanNVa said:
I grew up in Stamford CT.. Many bagel shops. I now live in Richmond VA, much better BBQ down here, but their favorite bagels come from Panera and Einstein , not the same thing!!
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Richmond?

Sounds like you should change your name to UConnfanSVA
 
Da_Aisijimo_Gou said:
Hah, Białystok begs to differ as the original source of cebularz (aka biały in Yiddish and in the States). And, Poland in general, where biały are among the limited outstanding food items.
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Anyone else thinking about this guy reading this?
 
Hans Sprungfeld said:
Lady Hans doesn't get the fuss about bagels or lobster rolls, but could eat pizza every night.
She compares all BBQ to what she grew up with in TX, and remains generally polite on the matter, finding more items & places she can like with each passing year. No wurprise, we're looking forward to the BBQ not pizza when we go to St Louis next month, though we will get fried ravioli.

While we're on & off subject here, for as long as I'm harvesting tomatoes, I'm on the hunt for the right baguette for my caprese sandwich, or toastable sliced bread for BLTs, though Chabasso ciabatta rolls on crazy discount at Ferraro's have worked for the latter.

Who's got the breads for my tomato basil, and mozzarella?

Wave Hill
Judi's
Pantry (simple, soft, skinny ficelle, somehow)
Isabella Y Vincent
Tom Cat (delivered from NYC)
Bread & Chocolate
Chabasso
SoNo Bakery

All get close for the right crunch & chew ratio, but none hit it out of the park.
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I envy you.

I have a half dozen major supermarkets within 1.5 miles of my house. For the most part all of their baguettes suck. Best of the bunch is the sourdough at Whole Foods. Second best are the ciabatta rolls (which are shipped frozen) at Trader Joes.

Even our top bakeries don't do baguettes all that well. Something about soft crusts and Pittsburgh. Classic CT "hard rolls" don't exist and 99% of the pizza is undercooked.

However, I can get a box of 4 exceptionally good croissants at Fresh Market for $3.99. Go figure.
 
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CL82 said:
Jersey has good bagels. Ramapo Valley bagels has a killer sandwich:

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Ah, you feel the ol' arteries hardening just looking at it. Used to hit this place before AAU tournaments. Kept you going for a whole day of games.
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That looks emotional
 
storrsroars said:
I envy you.

I have a half dozen major supermarkets within 1.5 miles of my house. For the most part all of their baguettes suck. Best of the bunch is the sourdough at Whole Foods. Second best are the ciabatta rolls (which are shipped frozen) at Trader Joes.

Even our top bakeries don't do baguettes all that well. Something about soft crusts and Pittsburgh. Classic CT "hard rolls" don't exist and 99% of the pizza is undercooked.
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Are there any good bagel places in Squirrel Hill?
 
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