I welcomed Fall with a delicious toasted Pumpkin bagel and plain crème cheese. It was soft and cheery and everything a Fall bagel should be. The coffee wasn't bad either. The staff seemed happy and welcoming and overall gave a good vibe to my morning. read more

Einstein Bros. Bagels - Store front - Bagels Near Me - Portland, Oregon

Great tasting food. Fresh bagels! Great service, friendly with customers and with each other. read more

I am a loyal customer, buying bagels several times per week. The staffing issues are constant, but I understand, but when you disable the app, and refuse to honor in-app discounts, that screws over your most loyal customers. That's a bad policy, and I will not be back anytime soon. read more

A bagel sandwich shop vs bagel bakery. Not a place for a traditional toasted bagel and schmere.

This location is awful. Whole vibe in there is off. Seems like all the workers in there hate their job. I get it, you're busy, but no one greeted us, register person was dull and our bagels were just tossed onto the counter. Never had this at the Beaverton location. Maybe I'll try Spielmans next time. read more

Great bagels and great customer service! Really love coming in, employees are excellent, what a great experience. Clean restaurant with good vibe. Keep up the good work! read more

Decent bagel if you're in a pinch. Got a toasted everything w onion schmear and a vege sandwich w spinach, egg, tomato. Everything was fine. They don't give you a ton of schmear which i appreciated. Sandwich was mediocre. read more

I placed a web order for 6 bagels and a smear, came in about 15 minutes later since that was the estimated time given, and they were just putting the order on the pickup rack. My wife and I thought the quality of the bagels was excellent - soft, chewy, the correct skin, and the honey walnut smear tastes great! I really wanted poppy seed but not available. The blueberry had lots of flavor and the ancient grains was very tasty. I couldn't find any fault. There were maybe a half dozen people waiting in the store so I'm glad I placed the web order. read more

I love their food... when I actually receive it. Multiple orders through grubhub. Always missing items ( hash browns mostly). I'm done!

Got a Green Chile Bagel. To begin with, it was more like a bread roll. None of the chewy that a bagel should have. No way these bagels are boiled before they are baked. I asked for it with butter - what a joke. There was a tiny bit of butter in the middle (the size of a quarter) and very thin. The topping was sparse and directly in the center of the bagel - so the perimeter was just bread. Does not resemble the photo you see on the website AT ALL!!!! Very disappointing all in all. read more

The veggie/avocado lunch sandwich was tasty, and while the cashier seemed new and confused, service was fine overall. Outside seating was available, with an inquisitive pigeon adding to the memories. read more

The bagels here are bagels. Which isn't a bad thing. But they really are just bagels. They do some creative stuff with them, though, and that's pretty neat. Pizza Bagel is easy, but "Thintastic Chicken Pesto" is probably not something you'll find elsewhere. The earlier in the day you go, the fresher your bagel will be. My wife got the last hashbrown bagel at 2pm and was disappointed. My plain bagel was just fresh as the driven snow, though. But the real awesome thing here (buried the lede again, Brian) is that they serve Caribou Coffee! If you're an old Midwesterner from way back like me, it's a nice taste of home. Ya sure! Dunno if the 80s tunes are a regular thing or just for today, but we were groovin! read more

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I ordered for the first time on the app this morning. It was easy and fast to place my order. When I arrived at the location it was ready for me. Nice way to start a Friday morning. read more

For what was an incredible weekend visit for what was 25 years, Einstein Bagels lays the last board for their demise by changing their entire menu to what appears to mirror a disgusting Subway chain. Why change a menu that has literally worked for so long. Prior to it being called Einstein's, a national chain, it was Portland's beloved Noah's bagels. Sticking to traditional roots of the New York bagels, they offered delicious renditions of stackable breakfast treats. Now? The only vegetarian option WITHOUT pork? Avocado toast.... Don't waste your time with this dump. I can assure you, when you lay eyes on their sausage bagel burrito, you two will move on. Absolutely pitiful place now. read more

These guys have stepped it up. Something happened, or they hired smarter employees since i was here a few years ago. Got exactly what i wanted, done quickly, and courteous service. Bravo! read more

Yesterday's company meeting was my first experience with Einstein's bagels. Wow they have sold me on being the best bagels in the area. As an Italian Jew and vegetarian coming from the east coast I'm always looking for the best bagels and real Italian food. In my opinion Einstein's is the king of hill and we can't wait to visit and buy their offerings for ourselves. read more

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Hi all! Currently here with some friends having a very pleasant and joyus experience here with the staff. Very helpful with my sandwich and making substitutions that didn't an insane amount! Tipped, had too! Come here! read more

What this location lacks in the fact that they are doing mass produced bagels they make up for in amazing customer service. I grew up on the east coast where bagel shops are just local one off stores and every town has their one shop that's the best. Chain bagel shops are not exactly the norm. I'll admit, I had gotten off work, did a good deed for close friends by making my way to Hillsdale and was just plain hungry. Einstein was the closest breakfast place around. Not my first choice. I got my bagel and a hot chocolate. The folks were very friendly and brought out my bagel to where I was sitting and called out my name for the hot chocolate. There was hospitality going on here and that stood out to me and I noticed that they were making everyone that came in feel the same way. That's good service to me. The food was fine, nothing to brag about but I ate and was on my way. But if there's one thing that would make me come back here it was the employees. Enjoy. read more

This former Noah's Bagels has switched flags if not exactly flagships. It's an OK joint to grab a dozen bagels to go, and the standard varieties & shmears are up to brand standard. In a disappointing twist, the recently-acquired Kettleman Bagels that had expanded the available choices to include boiled bagels have since ceased to exist entirely. This particular shop has limited seating, a crowding problem compounded 9 months of the year by its easy proximity to Wilson High School. The customer service is --on the whole-- pretty blase, and while some employees do shine, the overall atmosphere is a little rudderless (for instance, I saw one employee take her lunch break by going next door to Pizzicato, which she brought back to the breakroom --certainly no crime, but not the kind of message you'd normally be witness to in a more tightly-managed emporium). As for the menu, stick to bagels & shmear; the sandwiches are lacking, and while the thought of a Chicken Cuban Panini or Turkey Sausage egg & cheese might sound really mouth-watering in your head, the actual results are a little on the bland side. read more

Einstein Bros. Bagels - Bagels Near Me - Portland, Oregon

The place is small and has no feng shui and make mediocre food. The order process is slow and flawed: 1). Order a bagel from one line at terminal one. 2). Go to the next register (terminal 2) and "wait" for all the people ordering at terminal one to finish ordering so the cashier can then move to terminal two so you can pay for your order - (this can take awhile). Bogus system. You can make a better bagel at home. So I do. read more

Einstein Bros. Bagels - Lox bagel with "all" the fixings... - Bagels Near Me - Portland, Oregon

There bagels are pretty good. But every-time I come here which is pretty frequently.. I never get greeted and anytime this one particular cashier is there.. She makes a point to ket me know she is having a bad day. Somebody higher up needs to check the attitude and demeanor of these employees at this location. Also, No greeting in an empty store..Wow so, I simply asked "hello, is this order for sean?" Response: "I don't know dude, it's whatever is on the receipt." As she walks away.. Trash service read more

I went for a walk last week and stopped here for lunch. I had a perfectly toasted everything bagel with lox. Everything was perfectly balanced flavors, not too much onion, not too many capers the perfect slice on lox and the right about of cream cheese it was a very satisfying lunch! read more

I have to agree with the other reviewers, that the staff here are quite friendly. The bagels were good too, more chewier than other locations. The interior is lacking though. . . cramped location and tables are close together. read more

I got going this morning too early. I really didn't pay too much attention until I realized I would be to work a full 45 minutes early. Having nothing to prove to the boss (it's our slow time of the year), I decided to get off the bus at the next stop and grab a quick bagel and coffee and read the paper until a later bus came along. A coffee-and-bagel combo was advertised for $3.99, which seemed like a pretty good deal, and such was the emphasis on pumpkin added to so many things, I caved and got a pumpkin bagel with pumpkin schmear. While I waited for them to toast my bagel, I didn't pay attention much, checking to see how soon I could politely grab the newspaper, and didn't read the label on the hot pot and ended up with flavored coffee. I drank the coffee and was surprised by the metallic taste until I realized what I had done. I kept on with the coffee just because it had been paid for and didn't want to waste money. I picked up the bagel with schmear and felt that it was just OK and was more like a firmer-textured doughnut, although the pumpkin schmear had a nice tang to it once spread on the bagel. The customer service was acceptable and friendly enough, but there was one gentleman working the counter that was more personable than the rest. I suspect people probably keep coming in because of him because many seemed to know him and enjoy chatting with him. It seems overall like a nice place to sit and drink coffee and read the paper, and I appreciated the classical music playing in the background not too loud and not too low and this made for a pleasant atmosphere. The seating area was not crowded at all, so I enjoyed being able to spread the paper out and relax without worrying I was in somebody's way. Next time I will pay better attention, but even so it was a perfectly OK place to hang out whilst waiting for the next bus to not take me to work early. read more

First of all I walk in and the young gal taking my order and cashing me out was talking so fast I couldn't even understand what she was saying. At check out I asked if there was a way to contact someone to provide feedback on another location and she had no idea and didn't even bother to ask another co worker. I got my breakfast sandwiches to go and when I got to my destination and bit into my chicken and tater breakfast sandwich my chicken was bad! It tasted old and chewy. Needless to say I had to toss the chicken and ended up eating my burnt over paid bagel and smear. This is the second location I have tried in Oregon and continue to be disappointed. I did however submit a review by following the directions on the bottom of my receipt so we will see who that reaches. read more

Great service, they laughed at my jokes. OMG. I had the bagel with Lox and paid for extra lox... put it on the spinach Florentine bagel, toasted of course - TO LIVE FOR! Comes with red onion, capers, a generous Schmier, and tomato! YUMMY! read more

I only come here if starbucks is too busy because I live across the street and it's convenient on my way to work EVERY TIME I order they get it wrong or forget half my order Today I ordered 2 bagels untoasted and got the wrong bagels toasted and had 2 wait 10 minutes for 2 coffee drinks RIDICULOUS read more

Ugh, this place annoys the crap out of me. So I place a catering order every Friday and have for several months. Some Fridays the order is done when I walk in, other Fridays they act like they have no idea there was even an order. Some Fridays they give me what I ordered, other Fridays they replace all 6 blueberry bagels with pumpernickel...not even close Einstein Bros, not even close. Also this morning I witnessed a worker drop a customer's bagel on the counter with no napkin or other germ protection on it, sigh, look around for the guy, and upon realizing he was not in the store (he had stepped out to get something in his car) put it into another bag and serve it to him. Gross. I'm so sick of the inconsistent and crappy service that I have to find another bagel place, even if it means I'm driving 30 minutes longer in Portland morning traffic and paying twice as much. read more

Full disclosure: I have been a big fan of "Noah's" bagels since 1996 when I first had a sun-dried tomato smear on an everything bagel, so when I walked into the Hilsdale Einsein Bros Bagels, I already had a favorable disposition. And I still call this place "Noah's," which makes my wife roll her eyes. Cutting to the chase: The staff at this location is awesome, friendly, and unfailingly consistant in their professionalism. The bagels are good, there's a wide variety, in fact this is a great place for the whole family. Yep, east coast bagel snobs will have a lot of criticism, but 95% of the rest of population will love these bagels. Smears: Variety? Yes! Taste? Fantastic Last thing: They offer sandwiches and coffee drinks as well. read more

It was very good especially there bagels (obviously). They also make good hot choclate. The place looks nice to it is nice and decorated

5 stars+ Corey the manager and his entire crew was so nice to me and my girlfriend, he went over and beyond to make sure we were both happy the entire lobby was smiling awesome Sunday morning read more

Einstein bagels bought out every other bagel company in Portland- and it's the most depressing thing to happen frankly. Their bagels are the same quality as grocery store bagels. The only thing that saves it is that they have some good sandwich options. But really how can anyone support a business that eats every single mom and pop business around and they aren't even good tasting? Boo! read more

Service was great! Well for 6 am... no one should be working at that hour, but I'm glad they were open perfect for a before work bagel. Even though Einstein's bagels are a lot different than traditional bagels. More like tasty flavored bread that you put flavored schmear on! I was a fan. Keep it up. read more

Great bagels. I like the chicken artichoke. We come every few weeks. Always have a pleasant experience. I would recommend!

Liked it better when it was Noah's!!!! When Einsteins bought out the rest of Noah's I noticed a huge difference in management and product east and west coast. read more

First Time Coming here and won't be coming back! Ordered on the app for curbside and came to pick up my order. Clicked I'm here when I was parked right in front of store. The app said "Someone is on the way with your order" and 20 minutes went buy saw people come and go. So I go inside and see my order just sitting on the shelf. I have to get this guys attention in the kitchen with headphones on twice because he couldn't hear me. I told them this was a curbside order and he said "oh really" and just walked away. Another female employee coming to put something on the shelf said "oh we just got done with a big rush". As someone who's worked in customer service for 20 years if you have a rush that should make you even more motived to get customers there orders. Not be lazy and put there order where they don't know it is and have them waiting until it gets cold. Thanks for the shitty morning. Poor work ethic. Shitty food. Won't be coming back. read more

Early in the morning, you expect a little less. Well these guys far exceeded my expectations. Not only did we get delicious bagels, but we got a very pleasant customer service experience. My decaf was delicious and everything made to perfection. The guy cashier was extremely helpful, and even warmed my son's blanket before we left. I was very imoressed. The place was clean and ready for business, even at 6am. Top notch, so glad to be coming here again years later. The apple cinnamon bagel has always been my favorite but the pumpkin walnut looks good too and the French toast one my son had is very yummy. Thank you read more

Is there no social contract concerning wifi and reasonable bandwidth when pay for a meal in Portlandia? I asked before i ordered how the connection was here and was told it was fine. They got my money, and there was enough juice to get my email to log in, but thats it. Would not even load my email. Server guy #2: "Oh yeah, our wifi sucks, everybody knows it" Stopped here to get a meal and a little work done. Never coming back because the mgmt wants to $ave a few $'s Kinda pissed i wasted time, money, and gave them my email. read more

I like the bagels and coffee at Einstein. I've never had their lox so I tried the Nova Lox. It was pretty good. My only gripe is that it always seem to take way too long to get your order, especially TO GO aka you're in a hurry etc, whenever I go to Einstein (ANY Einstein). Perhaps trying to figure out a better system to get the orders out. read more

Why do I keep trying this place? Every visit, usually to grab a bagel and coffee on the way to work, is disappointing. Disorganized staff, slow service. But my biggest complaint is how dirty the surfaces seem. I showed examples one morning to a manager, but i got the sense he had no idea what to do about it. I hope the owner of this franchise reads this and pays some attention. in general the bagels are tasty and the coffee is too. read more