Had an early morning flight on Southwest and this was the most exciting breakfast option at the terminal. Husband and I always love getting something from Einstein bagels and haven't been disappointed before but this was the first time trying this location and not going to lie that bagel in the sandwich Was not fresh. I got the Santa Fe breakfast sandwich - it had the egg whites and turkey and cheese and the spread as well so that was all good there but the actual bagel itself felt quite stale. It was a bit too chewy/ rubbery and overall made the sandwich a little bit sad. The bagel is also supposed to be asiago but it didn't look like there was much asiago on top unless it had gone decolored from being baked too long ago. Husband bought the Pepperoni Chicken Sandwich with egg white added - first bite was a little bit underwhelming but the sandwich really grows on you! Quite a good large amount of chicken in there and the chia butter was also fresh and toasty which was beautiful! There was not super large amounts of sauce or anything, but everything went well together and it was a good sandwich. Also picked up one of the strawberry chicken salads to go. Nice to see that they have these fresh creative options to take on the go. It also had some almonds and cranberries in it so this was definitely another one of the items they put some thought into making. Just as a heads up, there is no dressing in this salad and I was a little skeptical at first about whether everything would go together (together even though I honestly don't use too much dressing myself) but there was no dressing needed here. Another good thing because it made it so much healthier! Another little downside here is that they wouldn't accept the coupon that I had that would give me a free bagel with the order. They said they don't accept coupons at this location. read more

In Airport terminal b before TSA, great stop anytime their bagels are wonderful and I tried the Brisket Breakfast Bagel delicious. Small dining area to sit for a bit before or after flights pick up a snack and also other items on menu including coffee, tea, juices, baked goods. Service great read more

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This was a so-so experience. Not bad, not as good, but still enjoyable for the taste and value of this meal. I would definitely eat here again so I can satisfy my hunger for sure when I'm waiting for my next flight! read more

I work at the airport a couple of times a month. This place is almost the only place outside of security where you can get a cup of coffee, which is pretty bad. Always dirty, the bagels taste stale, there are seldom eating utensils available, and the employees are grumpy. read more

I tried the All-Nighter Breakfast sandwich and it was great with the Cholula hot sauce. It was not messy like some breakfast sandwiches are. The reason it was not 5 starts was that they gave someone else our order and we had to ask them about it. They ended up remaking our order so we waited much longer for our food. read more

Einstein Bros. Bagels - Bagels Near Me - San Diego, California

Mawi helped me out choosing the best Protein sandwich being my first time I was satisfied with my purchase I will definitely coming back for more !! read more

Einstein Bros. Bagels - Bagels Near Me - San Diego, California

This was my first time here. I had a layover almost at the last second, and I decided to get an iced coffee. I ordered the iced caramel macchiato, and it's so good. The service was quick, and I have to stop by again if I see an Einstein bro in the future. read more

Good service alright food not sure if it's just this Einsteins but I've had better ones

In the morning you stop by for something different and enjoy eating your bagel with a cup of coffee on the bay! Well that's just what we did! Now a fresh onion bagel toasted with lox and cream cheese and a few red onions and capers and a slice of tomato! My wife had a cinnamon raisin bagel and cream cheese! I only wish that there was a Einstein Bagel near me back at home because I would be there every morning! The wait was about 10-15 mins but that's ok. They still don't let you eat inside. Why'?? I think they just don't want to clean the tables every time someone is done! They would have to hire another person to do this! Is it cost effective I just don't know! Anyway the bagels are great and you can enjoy them elsewhere like we did! read more

Einstein Bros. Bagels - Lox bagels and cream cheese with onion, capers and tomato - Bagels Near Me - San Diego, California

Coffee was extremely hot about half full for a medium. And the $9 bacon and cheese bagel was an embarrassment. I know it's airport food but this is ridiculous. read more

Einstein Bros. Bagels - Cheddar and bacon bagel - Bagels Near Me - San Diego, California

Not a lot of love for airport food here which is usually expected, but heck, it's a chain bagel shop after all. It's not rocket science, Einstein! On my way back home to NYC I left myself with little time to eat, so a quick excursion here to grab a bagel and coffee to take on my flight hit the spot. As a New Yorker I'm a bagel snob. These are passable but not by much. It's the Theory of Bagel Relativity, in that most bagels outside of the tri-state area are relatively not all that great. read more

I am at this airport weekly. I love getting food and drinks from this location in Terminal 2 next to the security. Only thing is, you can't take drinks thru security so when I get here with extra time I always get a garden sandwich with an OJ. The ladies that work there are so kind. One worker has really high positive energy which always makes the start of my travel smooth. The cherry and Plain yogurt pastry is 10/10! I cannot describe it but has the perfect combination! This is a must try item! Thank you staff for always putting a smile on even while super busy! Keep up the great work! read more

Einstein Bros. Bagels - Sitting in one of the tables inside. - Bagels Near Me - San Diego, California

Great customer service They need apple pay service and preorder to eliminate the lines. Also disappointed that there was no lox early in the morning read more

This location is inside terminal 1 at San Diego before you pass through security. Busy bagel shop but they are well staffed and the lines move quickly. I ordered six cheese toasted bagel with chives and onion cream cheese. This was exactly what you want in a bagel. It was pillowy soft, tender to chew but had a nice crust on it. It tasted so freshly made. I will stand in many lines for that bagel again. I also ordered the turkey sausage with one egg and extra cream cheese and this comes on a different plain bagel. It was not delicious. It was dry, the bagel seemed to be stale, not much cream cheese on it and very dense. I will not be ordering that option again. They do have Diet Coke in a bottle.No Pepsi here. They call your number when your order is ready. They do have about 15 tables for seating inside this location with some local news running on their televisions. I was told you can bring the sandwiches through security but I ate mine in their seating area so I am not sure if you really can bring it past the TSA lines. The total was $18.30 with a bottle of Diet Coke. read more

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Just came here for coffee before a flight. Can't blame them as it's literally the first thing after the escalator into the area. Super busy. Ordered 2 iced coffees and received one. Maybe it was too loud at the kiosk but had to order and pay for another before catching our flight. read more

We were on our way back home and had time to get a little snack! We didn't want a burger so we decided to give this place a try! Neither one of us had had Einstein Bros Bagels in years! Great choice. I had the turkey bacon avocado bagel sandwich!!! Toasted bagels. Crispy bacon. Crunchy fresh lettuce. Turkey ( a nice portion ). Fresh avocados. Fresh tomatoes. Mmmmm....ooooooh soooooo good!!! For some odd reason, airport location restaurants are rarely the same as the local neighborhood locations. Every once in a while we get lucky and get that sandwich that gives you a little burst of flavor and wakes you right up! YUMMY!!! I truly enjoyed my sandwich!!! For that hot cup of joe??? Meh. Not sure what happened there. Not the rich flavor I was craving for. Again, this is located in SD airport. With that being said, I cannot comment on tables/chairs/bathrooms. All are wherever you can find in a shared environment. For the staff, they are working as hard and as fast as they can keep up. It is a busy airport!!! read more

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This place is a remarkably good value. For $6.54, you can get a fresh salad with grilled chicken, bacon, cucumber, tomato, onions, cheese and some little croutons made out of bagels. It gets the job done at half the price of a salad at any of the other two options in this terminal. read more

Einstein Bros. Bagels - Chicken club salad $6.54 - Bagels Near Me - San Diego, California

Staff was super friendly and nice. Can't complain about their bagels and hot coca! Definitely recommend to stop by and try. read more

Einstein Bros. Bagels - Hot Chocolate with Whip Cream - Bagels Near Me - San Diego, California

The bagel was just sad. Wasn't toasted and soggy. It was very bland and was disappointed with the avocado on my bagel. Tried this place because it was my 1st time. Hopefully it's just this location. Never got to finish the rest of the bagel. read more

Einstein Bros. Bagels - Bagels Near Me - San Diego, California

Had a wonderful warm bagel and tasty strawberry banana smoothie. For two bagels with cream cheese and a medium smoothie it was almost $14. A little too pricey but I suppose it's due to the fact it's in a airport. Something about the structure was incorrect due to the fact that it was extremely loud, almost as though the sound was trapped inside the glass windows . Wouldn't recommend for a conversation spot but is a nice feature before going through security. read more

Einstein Bros. Bagels - Yum! Einstein bagels in San Diego airport! - Bagels Near Me - San Diego, California

I spent $18 (with a tip) on a coffee and a bagel with cream cheese and a bacon egg and cheese bagel. Neither of my bagels were toasted. Staff is lazy. Oh and they also don't take Apple Pay btw. read more

Horribly run location. 6 people "busy" but doing much of anything. Waited 25 min for the bagel sandwich I ordered and never got it as I needed to board. Save your $$ read more

Every time, and I've had my last time at this location horribly run location, it's Al want a mess, chaos and they literally throw the food together! Don't go here! read more

Angelica was a great help with our bagel needs. we ordered a pepperoni chicken bagel & got it within 5 minutes. even gave us more cheese! heck yea read more

I have been there three days in a row and all three days they have messed up my orders, this is unacceptable the management in the employees are as bad as it gets they really need to re-train everyone at that location because it's very busy and it could be a lot better if they did the orders correctly. It's not as hard as you would imagine to put a bagel together or to get an order correct, but the employees are always giggling and playing around so they messed up the order definitely need a new training manager there read more

No complaints here: bagel was solid and Boyfriend enjoyed his peanut butter toast with bananas. I mean, it's an airport bagel place so your expectations can't be too high. It tasted like any other chain store bagel that I've had. They even threw in a brownie, not sure if that was included with the toast or what but it was delicious. Only reason it gets 4 stars and not 5 is because a really annoying alarm went off in the middle of our meal. Fire alarm maybe? Not sure exactly but it was brutal. read more

great customer service in the morning, they also make very good recommendations to toppings and bagel selection, i know that can be seen as up selling but when it's a good recommendations it's okay! read more

Einstein Bros. Bagels - Avocado toast with egg on six cheese bagel - Bagels Near Me - San Diego, California

Air Canada issued me a $10 food voucher for a cancelled flight. As I waited for the plane-full-of-people line to die down at the ticketing booth, I used it at the nearby Einstein's outside the security checkpoint. I purchased a bagel, schmear, and salad using the voucher, but my outstanding balance was under a dollar. I did not have cash on me, and asked to charge it to my credit card. The cashier informed me that she cannot accept a credit card for under $1. I don't usually carry cash, so asked if I could pay with foreign currency since that was all I had on me at the moment. She said no. I was ready to put the salad back (it didn't look very good anyway, I was just trying to get some veggies in), but the cashier called over another employee, who pushed some buttons on the monitor and said it would be fine. I never signed for the purchase (since it's a small amount), was not offered a receipt, and didn't think to ask for one for an item I was unlikely to return. Fast forward to whenever I decided to glance over my credit card bill. I don't remember exactly how much change I owed them after the voucher, but remember it was under $1 since they gave me some grief about it. So, I knew the $1.62 on my credit card was incorrect. Now, I'm not upset about a dollar, but the fact that she overcharged me without saying anything is fraudulent and unethical. I could have put the packaged salad back, or have been told that I could choose to pay an extra dollar, but those options were not presented to me. P.S. The salad was not good. I ate less than half before I gave up. And I loooove salads! P.P.S. I know, I know. Salads are probably not Einstein's Bagels' specialty. I won't hold that against them. But fraudulent charges, no matter how small, is not okay. read more

I made a quick stop for lunch before I got in the security line. Not amazing but surely beats airplane food. Nice people.

Angelica from Einstein's in SAN is the best! She recommended me a delicious frozen drink and was super speedy, allowing me to get on my way without any issues. read more

Einstein Bros. Bagels - She even put hearts on my drink! - Bagels Near Me - San Diego, California

Really bad service. Waited 20 minutes after ordering and still didn't get what I asked for. Customers who had ordered more complex things 5-10 minutes after me were served first. I don't think I'll be eating here again. They refused to even cut the bagel in half although I had requested it upon ordering. read more

I've eaten here several times while waiting on my plane. The staff works very hard and efficiently moves the long lines. The food is good even though they are rushed to move it for so many people. There is a standing area off to the side for you to eat and if you are in a rush this is the place to stop. read more

The food is decent but overpriced. At least they were open, unlike other places in the airport that were closed because of the coronavirius.

Heading 2 my lovely gr daughter's HS Graduation, long line virtually disappearing in nano-secs! Phú took my order with helpful suggestions. My original BLT on xxtra toasty everything bagel was supremely umami/fresh! Completely sated & ready to board the plane 2 C my Little Princess, Micah! YELPers eat here & hopefully Phú will b ur guide 2 gustatory goodness. read more

I usually stop here before my flights out of San Diego. I'll have to admit that this location isn't as good as other locations out of the airport but I still have enjoyed the items I have ordered. I usually order a breakfast sandwich of some kind to give me energy to get through my travels since I do not drink caffienated beverages. Today, I ordered the french toast breakfast sandwich, which is a holiday sandwich. The sandwich included egg, cheddar cheese, a health portion of applewood bacon, and maple shmear on a french toast bagel. I love, love, love salty and sweet food items, especially for breakfast. The bacon was crispy and the bagel was nicely toasted. The french toast bagel had a good french toast flavor that was not over powering. The maple shmear (the little there was) went really well with the bagel. The saltiness of the bacon mixed perfectly with the sweet aspects of the bagel and the egg and cheese gave it a nice finishing taste. However, I did have two complaints. My first complaint would be that the cheese was not melted very well. It looked sweaty versus melted which is kinda gross but that would never stop me from eating it. My second complaint is that there was definitely not enough shmear on my sandwich. I have always felt like Einstein's is known for stuffing their bagels with shmear and that's why I continue to go back because it's a business that finally feeds my need to cream cheese lol I know that people may think it gets messy but I love it. This location however barely had any shmear at all on the sandwich. Sad day. It's ok though since the sandwiches here overall have been good, I have been happy with them, and I haven't had any real issues. The staff is friendly enough nothing above and beyond. Will be coming back every trip out of SD. read more

Einstein Bros. Bagels - French toast egg sandwich - Bagels Near Me - San Diego, California

Ms Gabby has ALWAYS been awesome! I fly in every week & because we don't have an Einstein Bros in Honolulu, I always stop by. She is what true awesome customer service is & I hope she continues to be who she is because you cannot teach or train that. read more

I've never been to Einstein Bagels before and after this visit I will never be back. The breakfast sandwich I ordered was the messiest thing I have ever eaten in my life. I admit I am a little OCD about having things neat and tidy but the sauce on the sandwich was excessive. I had to use 6 napkins just to keep my hands clean after each bite. After a few bites I just gave up. Their muffins looked good. The customer service was horrible. The staff was complaining about work the entire time I was there. Not good! read more

Einstein Bros. Bagels - Asparagus mushroom bagel.... - Bagels Near Me - San Diego, California

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Went here yesterday as I was catching a flight back home. Ordered coffee and a couple of bagels (as is, not toasted or sliced). Went back to the terminal (Southwest) to eat and the Cinnamon Sugar bagel was slightly sliced and hard as a rock. The other bagel, a Cinnamon Raisin, was just okay (but still not that fresh). I returned back to the counter to exchange the Cinnamon Sugar bagel for a fresh one, and was given a weird look. The lady said something like, "It feels okay to me, but I'll see if I have a softer one. We don't really have anything that fresh." She said all the other Cinnamon Sugar bagels felt like the one I turned it, so I just exchanged for another, somewhat fresh one. That was so ridiculous.....you are paying higher prices and you don't even get fresh food.... read more

Let me start this out by saying I have been in the food service industry for 18 years and this is one the 2nd one star I've written. If I could give this place a half star, I would. First of all, I realize that this is an airport food place and I don't expect much as it is, but this is definitely a one star experience. I will say first that the line was shorter than usual would put me in a good mood, the food was correct and hot, and the gentlemen at the register on the morning of Tuesday the 15th was EXTREMELY pleasant. If anyone reads these, don't lose him. If it was about him, it'd be a 5-star. If the other employees showed them same customer service skills...but the place gets no more than one star from me. I won't go into details on here, but I will say that the experience was embarrassing and uncomfortable, and the staff you learn not to talk disrespectfully about customers. Or at THE VERY LEAST, wait until I'm not in earshot! Based on this visit (which was a second chance already), I will not be going here again. I will go to the other restaurant per the usual. Very disappointing and a sad example of humanity. read more

I often fly in the morning, and this is definitely my go-to place for breakfast. I believe they open at 5am, which is maybe 30-45 minutes before my check-in time. That gives me some time to get a good cup of coffee and a bagel! The lines always look really long, but don't fret, they are super quick and very efficient. I don't recall being in line for more than 5 minutes (of actual time). I personally love their "Neighborhood Blend" of coffee. It's pretty smooth, and you don't have to add much milk/sugar for flavor. Whenever I'm feeling fat, I go for the lox bagel, which is FANTASTIC :) read more