Couldn’t disagree more. I stopped by Mt Bagel on Thursday (now Sunday) to pick up my order, and then popped right over to Hey Bagel (first timer!) for some more, to do a back-to-back comparison. The only benefit to Hey Bagel was their bagels were warm. Other than that, the most defining feature of their bagels was the inordinate amount of salt. So much salt. Obscene amounts of salt. Plain, poppy and sesame were just far too salty.
And you know what else Mt Bagel rules at? Second and third day edibility. Hey Bagel are about rocks after two days and rock solid after three. Mt Bagel? Amazing after a few days - even three, and toasted are fantastic, - way better. Hey Bagel tasted like an old bagel that was toasted. Bleh.
Anyway, Mt Bagel all the way. Then again, I’m happy to spread the word about Hey Bagel to keep my chances of getting bagels from Mt Bagel up!
Agreed! What a thorough review, you have made. Hey Bagel is the real deal. Andrew Rubinstein thought of every detail- as evidenced by the product. Nothing in Hey Bagels taste or appearance have been left to chance. Meticulous craftsmanship is at work! Delicious!
Right on, your impressions exactly match my own. Let me add two things: you know how when you visit New Orleans, you get beignets and sit on a bench and eat them and there’s a dusting of powdered sugar around all the benches, especially near Cafe du Monde? Well, I’m predicting that the benches around Hey Bagel are going to soon have a dusting of seeds everywhere, because people (like me) aren’t going to be able to wait to rip and dip their bagels. Second, I’m starting to notice a particular hallmark of the Sean Keely bagel review that I think needs a proper name. In this review, it’s the suggestion that we surveil people who are crazy enough to buy second-rate bagels. Basically, it’s a wacky, off-the-wall idea floated right into the middle of an otherwise “normal” bagel review. In software, we might call it an Easter Egg, but Sean, I’m counting on you to have a Yiddish term. (Or maybe I’m just a schlemiel.)
Couldn’t disagree more. I stopped by Mt Bagel on Thursday (now Sunday) to pick up my order, and then popped right over to Hey Bagel (first timer!) for some more, to do a back-to-back comparison. The only benefit to Hey Bagel was their bagels were warm. Other than that, the most defining feature of their bagels was the inordinate amount of salt. So much salt. Obscene amounts of salt. Plain, poppy and sesame were just far too salty.
And you know what else Mt Bagel rules at? Second and third day edibility. Hey Bagel are about rocks after two days and rock solid after three. Mt Bagel? Amazing after a few days - even three, and toasted are fantastic, - way better. Hey Bagel tasted like an old bagel that was toasted. Bleh.
Anyway, Mt Bagel all the way. Then again, I’m happy to spread the word about Hey Bagel to keep my chances of getting bagels from Mt Bagel up!
Love Love Hey Bagel and totally agree the rip and dip. That’s perfect
Agreed! What a thorough review, you have made. Hey Bagel is the real deal. Andrew Rubinstein thought of every detail- as evidenced by the product. Nothing in Hey Bagels taste or appearance have been left to chance. Meticulous craftsmanship is at work! Delicious!
Right on, your impressions exactly match my own. Let me add two things: you know how when you visit New Orleans, you get beignets and sit on a bench and eat them and there’s a dusting of powdered sugar around all the benches, especially near Cafe du Monde? Well, I’m predicting that the benches around Hey Bagel are going to soon have a dusting of seeds everywhere, because people (like me) aren’t going to be able to wait to rip and dip their bagels. Second, I’m starting to notice a particular hallmark of the Sean Keely bagel review that I think needs a proper name. In this review, it’s the suggestion that we surveil people who are crazy enough to buy second-rate bagels. Basically, it’s a wacky, off-the-wall idea floated right into the middle of an otherwise “normal” bagel review. In software, we might call it an Easter Egg, but Sean, I’m counting on you to have a Yiddish term. (Or maybe I’m just a schlemiel.)
" wacky, off-the-wall idea floated right into the middle of an otherwise “normal” [article]" sums up the last 20 years of my writing career... 😂
I had a caramelized onion and cheese bialy straight out of the oven the other day (never even made it into the basket), and it was _amazing_.
And apparently I am so excited about it that I have left two comments about it. Hah.
Understood!
well ranked! need a ranking just for schmears..
great post, #drool