Tuesday, April 9, 2024

[EXCLUSIVE] Brooklyn Bagel Bound For Brookhaven

Brooklyn Bagel & Deli is bringing its bagels to a new neighborhood.  Already with locations in Johns Creek and Midtown, a new Brooklyn Bagel & Deli could open as soon as late this year in Brookhaven!  The new eatery is planned for Cambridge Square, the soon-to-be Publix-anchored shopping center at the corner of Johnson Ferry and Ashford Dunwoody Roads.  

The original Brooklyn Bagel & Deli opened on Haynes Bridge Road in Johns Creek in 1997 and is operated by the father and son team of Alan and Avi Ahlzadeh. It would be two dozen years before the Ahlzadeh's second location opened.  ToNeTo Atlanta was first in late 2020 to report on the planned Midtown location along Piedmont Avenue at Ansley Mall.  The Midtown restaurant opened in August 2021 and occupies a former Panera [Bread], spanning more than 4,300 square feet.  The Ansley Mall eatery is more than double the size of the Johns Creek shop which measures just over 2,000 square feet.  

In Brookhaven, Brooklyn Bagel will occupy a former Starbucks and a former UPS Store, with a combined square footage of just over 3,100 square feet.  

The eatery describes itself as a "fast casual New York deli and bakery" where they make all of their bagels from scratch, daily, using the traditional kettle boiling method.  This preparation ensures that their bagels are crispy on the outside and fluffy on the inside.  

With two locations open and a third on the way, ownership also recently closed on the purchase and lease of a production facility just off Roswell Road in Sandy Springs.  The roughly 3,400 square foot space was described by Steve Josovitz of The Shumacher Group, the broker who handled the sale, as a "Prep Kitchen & Commissary with Baking Production Equipment."  The facility was most recently operated by Rocket Farm Restaurants (Ford Fry).   

Brooklyn Bagel's Brookhaven shop joins a growing list of bagel shops and bakeries that have opened in the area in recent months.  Henri's, which has good cookies but what seem like store-bought bagels, opened at 2163 Johnson Ferry Road last January.  More recently, both Einstein Bros. Bagels (in Chamblee Plaza) and The Bronx Bagel Buggy (at Broad Street and Peachtree Road) opened late last year.  

Brooklyn Bagel & Deli, Einstein Bros. Bagels, and The Bronx Bagel Buggy, among other local bagel shops, participate in "Bagel Rescue," a local non-profit that was launched in 2020 and works to "rescue" surplus bagels.  The organization supports more than 100 partner agencies and has made more than 10,000 deliveries, rescuing more than 1.4 million bagels.  

Are you excited about the opening of Brooklyn Bagel & Deli in Brookhaven?  Who in Atlanta do you think makes the best bagel?  What local bagel shop would you most like to see expand?

Please share your thoughts below.  

24 comments:

Anonymous said...

Great job guys!

Anonymous said...

I'm happy to see Einsteins participate in Bagel Rescue, but Einsteins should be referred to as bagel shaped bread, not bagels. Non-boiled are NOT bagels :-)

Anonymous said...

Make the manufacturing facility kosher and retail bagged bagels (or have limited retail hours at the baking facility) and you’ll have a whole segment of the community you won’t get otherwise.

Anonymous said...

Glad to see him opening some new concepts and no more Gyro Wraps or Burger Kings

Anonymous said...

So excited until I read that they are building a “production facility”. That signals the end of quality.

Anonymous said...

So excited for this!

Anonymous said...

Wait...Publix is moving across the street to the old Harris Teeter?

Anonymous said...

By far the best bagels in the Atlanta area. Can’t wait.

Anonymous said...

Not sure why the SBUX never reopened after Covid. Its a good location, hopefully they have other items than bagels which are so unhealthy.

Anonymous said...

I used to love the one in John's Creek when I lived over there. Looking forward to another breakfast option over here. I was hoping a local coffee shop would go in there though.

Anonymous said...

Can’t wait. Our favorite!!

Anonymous said...

They should sell only raw and steamed vegetables. And no potatoes or corn, so unhealthy. And no seasoning either, so unhealthy. And only filtered water at room temperature to drink, no ice, so unhealthy. And painted over windows, no sun, so unhealthy.

Eric said...

>> "They should sell only raw and steamed vegetables. And no potatoes or corn, so unhealthy. And no seasoning either, so unhealthy. And only filtered water at room temperature to drink, no ice, so unhealthy. And painted over windows, no sun, so unhealthy."

What in the world are you talking about?

Anonymous said...

They do

Anonymous said...

Hmmm. Production facility. I go to the ansley location a couple times a month. The best part about it is how warm/fresh the bagels are. They are the best bagels in town - staying optimistic that this won't ruin a good thing. All the best spots in NYC boil/bake on site.

Anonymous said...

Finally a good bagel store opening up in the area. And no Bronx Bagel Buggy isn’t any good with their stupid hats and incompetent staff

Anonymous said...

Henris has great coffee!

Anonymous said...

It still will be boiled and baked at each store
And cann see the oven and action

Anonymous said...

So unhealthy. So unhealthy.

Anonymous said...

Bronx is awesome. Maybe you’re a stupid kos.

Anonymous said...

Is that really necessary to speak about a business employees that way. Shame on you

Anonymous said...

I agree Buggy is not the best and their employees need serious training, for that matter the managers and owners need serious training also.

Anonymous said...

That’s what I thought. I think the kitchen is for catering and further commercial development in the marketplace. They know they need to make bagels in each store.

Anonymous said...

Bronx Buggy is awesome. Another stupid kos.

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