The Bagelry

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Yelp Reviews

I went to the Bagelry for breakfast today.  I probably should've just had a bowl of cereal but for some reason this was callilng me.  I got a breakfast sandwich, egg, bacon and cheese on a whole wheat bagel.  It was dense thick and hearty just like I wanted because I was really tired after sitting through the musical Wicked last night.  It made me tired of so many different things.  But the bagel cured all.  I was especially happy to see that they sort of burnt the bacon.  I like burnt bacon in situations such as these, bagel sandwich situations I suppose, because greasy floppy bacon is simply untolerable on a sandwich.  The rigidity of bacon is connected to its taste in no uncertain terms.  I can take floppier bacon next to a short stack or a thick ass Belgian but on a sandwich it's deplorable.  I understand some people like floppy bacon.  These people are strange and untrustworthy.
Normally I would've liked this sandwich on a salt bagel but I'm on a diet and am steering clear of white flour.  But salt bagels are my favorite.  I've only recently discovered them, perhaps in the last three or four years.  Bagels always taste a little sweet to me (don't get me started on blueberry or cinnamon raisin, christ, get a muffin) and the salty, savory contrast really appeals to me.  Especially with a little cream cheese.
The Bagelry has been my bagel spot for most of the time I've lived here in Tucson.  I think it's the only local establishment devoted solely to bagels.  I might be wrong.  Bagels at Breuggers and Einstein Bros taste a little manufactured for my taste.  The Bagelry has a good product.  It's rarely crowded if you go in for breakfast, most of the traffic goes through the drive through and very early at that.  I went at seven thirty this morning and only waited behind one car.  All of their bagels are excellent.  They are light and airy with a nice thin crust around the outside that provides a tell tale crunch of a decent bagel when toasted.  I highly recommend the Bagelry for your bagel needs.  Unless you do something creepy with bagels like put jam on them.  In that case you better buy them shits at Albertson's.