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Johns Creek IS part of the Atlanta metro area.

2012-01-28T00:21:14.102-05:00

Johns Creek IS part of the Atlanta metro area.

The best bagels in Atlanta are not in Atlanta metr...

2012-01-27T12:12:55.635-05:00

The best bagels in Atlanta are not in Atlanta metro, but in Johns Creek...Essex Bagels...
As a born and bred Brooklynite...I can attest to these being the best I have ever had...even compared to Brooklyn bagels...on which I was raised.

Einsteins does have some good offerings, like the ...

2012-01-26T19:14:03.584-05:00

Einsteins does have some good offerings, like the power bagel and the vanilla hazelnut coffee. The biggest problem there is the terrible service.

Hello Anon, Yes, Brooklyn Joe's Pizza & P...

2012-01-26T17:13:42.958-05:00

Hello Anon,

Yes, Brooklyn Joe's Pizza & Pasta will open at the Prado. I think this is in place of the Bruegger's Bagels. Brooklyn Joe's currently has location in Canton and Milton.

Thanks for your interest in the blog and for the comments.

The location at the Prado will be a Brooklyn Pizza...

2012-01-26T10:40:33.497-05:00

The location at the Prado will be a Brooklyn Pizza and Pasta. Coming Soon signs are already up on Level P2. The restaurant is set to open in April.

Don't get too excited - when the original Broo...

2012-01-26T09:39:29.478-05:00

Don't get too excited - when the original Brooklyn Water Bagels opened in Delray Beach, I rushed to try it on a visit to mom's. Meh! Nothing special. I will still swear by Bagelicious as a NY bagel afficienado of old. With all the new places opening and the old ones folks still tout, nothing comes close to Bagelicious in East Cobb (and I do travel to get there) for authentic.

Weren't there a bunch of these bogus bagel pla...

2012-01-26T08:59:14.187-05:00

Weren't there a bunch of these bogus bagel places sprouting up in the early to mid 1990s??

Looks like bagles are the new fro-yo (revival of a concept that ran its course)..

I think that the absolute worst bagels I've had are the ones made by the Kroger deli, which make no pretense of even trying to look lik e anything other than pale whitebread shaped like a bagel.

You both make some great points. As much as I hat...

2012-01-26T07:58:23.879-05:00

You both make some great points. As much as I hate to admit it, as I do LOVE Costco, the Einstein Bros. Bagels there are dreadful. Even worse than in the store, they have so little taste it's sad. I'm eager to try out this new concept and hope it's all it's cracked up to be and more. I too hope they open in actual CITY of Atlanta, it will be a challenge though to get a good location though.

Thanks for reading and for the comments!

Being from NY, Einsteins and Brueggers are not rea...

2012-01-26T07:48:17.574-05:00

Being from NY, Einsteins and Brueggers are not real bagels, neither are the ones from Panera or Corner Bakery. They are eatable, but nothing like a real NY bagel...

Goldbergs is the closest you can get in Atlanta... I'm willing to try this new place, but here's to hoping they open some locations in the actual CITY of Atlanta instead of just Cobb, Gwinnett, and North Fulton.

I'll admit, I'm a NY bagel snob. NY bagel...

2012-01-26T07:44:31.789-05:00

I'll admit, I'm a NY bagel snob. NY bagels are the best and I've come to realize that unless I'm in NY, I will suffer with "the next best thing" as opposed to a true NY bagel. First let me say, it should be a crime to call Einstein's bread product a bagel. A bagel needs to be boiled before it's cooked. This is what creates the chewy/crusty combination. Einstein's does not do this. It amazes me when I see a drive through line around the building. Then again, both Red Lobster and Olive Garden continue to thrive. I digress... Goldberg's is the best bagel I've found in Atlanta. NY bagels? No. But they have egg bagels, something hard to find here. I'll drive anywhere in this city for the best bagels. Thankfully I live near Akers Mill and will try this new place, but just because they have Brooklyn in the name and have formulated NY water, doesn't mean they'll be true NY bagels. My taste buds will be the judge of that!