First time at Upper Crust with a friend and this is a lot more than a bagel shop, it's a fine little deli! Here are some thoughts: -Yes, they have bagels! They have a pretty good selection--garlic, chocolate, plain, sesame, and everything in between. Tasty. -They also have breakfast sandwiches and regular lunch sandwiches--with classic deli meats. -I ordered a bacon, egg, and cheese bagel, like you get at McD's but this one was freshly cooked--very nice! Highly recommended. read more

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My absolute favorite bagel place. This is my to go to location. The guys working here are always super friendly and quick. The bagels are consistently very fresh and delicious. My go to is their Lox sandwich. Absolutely delicious always! They have a great selection of different bagels, lots of different flavors of cream cheese as well as tuna and egg salads and smoked fish. You can also grab fresh muffins and cookies. There's easy parking right out front. Give them a try! read more

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This is a nice grab and go place for bagels. It's a no frills place. They are a bit slow for the amount of staff they have, the prices are a bit much, but nonetheless, the bagel sandwich was pretty yummy. I got salmon Lox with garlic bagel. The bagel was perfectly chewy, balanced by the savoury lox. We also go the sausage egg and cheese on garlic bagel and that was a solid breakfast sandwich too. If we're in the area, we will stop by again. However, I don't think we'll go out of our way to come back. read more

Upper Crust Bagel - Lox bagel - Bagels Near Me - Northbrook, Illinois

VERY PRICEY! For a BEC sandwich with extra bacon and eggs due to not having enough topping with a drink is $18. read more

Upper Crust's Bagel does not disappoint! Their Northbrook location is a bit smaller than Deerfield but has all the same delicious offerings! I got their Bacon, Egg & Cheese Sandwich on a Garlic Bagel. The sandwich never looks large but the flavors burst in every bite! The Garlic Bagel was the perfect choice for me but they have a bunch of sweet and savory options. My husband got the Corned Beef, Egg & Cheese Sandwich on a Supreme Bagel. His had a thick layer of meat which was absolutely delicious. Love this bagel spot and already looking forward to my next visit! Be sure to give them a try! read more

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I'm a sucker for a good bagel. Living in Chicago, I don't get up this way very often, but recently had the opportunity to pickup a sandwich and a dozen bagels. I got a tuna sandwich, they have the different kinds of tuna salad. The sandwich was pretty good and for that alone, I'd give it 3.5/4 stars. I also took home a dozen bagels. On their own, the bagels weren't great. I'm not sure if they were day old when I bought them, but they were very hard almost immediately. On the bagels alone, they're more like 2.5 stars. Overall, I'm glad I tried, but I won't be rushing back. There are better options closer to home and it doesn't hold a candle to New York Bagel and Bialy. read more

We are new to the neighborhood and we're glad we came across this location bagel spot! The bagels are always fresh and they are quick to turn around our order. Great Sunday tradition! read more

As always, our fish trays were awesome! Great bagels too! Pick up was very well run.

Tried the chorizo egg and cheese bagel and it was so delicious!! Employees were super kind and got our bagels out quick. Definitely a hole in the wall type of place but I will surly be back and recommend this place to others. They even gave us two complimentary bagels to go which was very kind. read more

Upper Crust Bagel - Chorizo, Egg and Cheese on plain bagel - Bagels Near Me - Northbrook, Illinois

Excellent bagels. Ordered some bagels to go and one for breakfast with a veggie creamed cheese. Staff works fast so there's no wait. Like the texture and chew of the bagel. Only limited seating inside the shop. Wish there would be seating outside of the shop to sit for a while. read more

I asked my wife to pickup some bialys to try, She bought 4 @ $8 plus tax. That's what I call inflation. read more

The corned beef hash was gross. Looked like it was canned. Bagel was good but inedible because of the hash.

We ordered a couple breakfast bagels - one lox, eggs, and onions, and a bacon, egg, and cheese. We were pleasantly surprised that they fried everything fresh for each sandwich since a lot of places just reheat pre made egg patties. I'd give their bagels alone a 4/5. Good flavor and very fresh, but lacking in some of the chew and texture that others have. However, the rest of the sandwich filling were super over salted yet lacking in flavor. My lox sandwich had an off putting slimy/watery texture. Put sandwiches would have benefitted from some spices, maybe a sauce, avocado, or cream cheese. They just needed a little something else besides over salted eggs. The portion size was pretty solid though! read more

Upper Crust Bagel - Lox, Egg and Onions Bagel - Bagels Near Me - Northbrook, Illinois

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On my way to botanic garden, found myself early and hungry. Googled this place and the bagel was wonderfully chewy, the coffee is good. I think it's a traditional no frills Jewish deli. I bought a half loaf of multi-grain bread. It looks great! Wish we lived closer! read more

I love almost everything about your bagel shop. the people are great and polite, the quality is excellent and the prices are fair. WHAT I DON'T Like ARE THE oblong bagel that are not round. read more

We ordered the rainbow bagels they advertise on their website. Paid for the bagels and headed there to pick them up. We showed up to pick the bagels up, and they said they did not have the rainbow bagels and gave us plain bagels. read more

Stellar New York bagels! Come early for the best selection as they do sell out. We are mostly fans of the bagels vs the rest...

My bagels were stale. I picked up a bag for the family and they were definitely not made that day. It was Monday so I guess they were Sunday leftovers. So much for quality. I will never go back read more

I'm gonna go out on a limb and say Upper Crust Bagels is the best restaurant in Northbrook. This unassuming bagel shop located in a strip mall off Dundee has real New York-style boiled bagels, as well as made-to-order breakfast sandwiches, cold cuts, lox, and various house-made salads. Their sausage, egg, and cheese is unreal. Bacon, egg, and cheese is a close runner-up. So freaking delicious. I'd have it for breakfast every morning if I could. The staff is polite and hard-working. Always nice chatting with them when I come in for some egg bagels. Top notch bagels at a reasonable price. read more

Upper Crust Bagel - Sausage, Egg & Cheese Bagel - Bagels Near Me - Northbrook, Illinois

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SOOO FRIENDLY! Thank you so much for always making my mornings SOOO MUCH BETTER! The guys that work there are VERY HARDWORKING, FRIENDLY, and PROFESSIONAL! The store is always clean! The cook(s) ALWAYS know how to make my mom's bagel! She's a very picky person, so I'm happy I can swing by pick up breakfast for both of us. Their tuna is AMAZING!! My ex husband and I LOVE LOVE their simple chicken noodle soup! It's soo simple, BUT the taste is definitely different and addicting. I will keep coming here! PLUS, my dog was waiting for me in the car, and now the guys ask about my princess (Reddit Marie) every time I go and pick up my order. HOW THOUGHTFUL! I mostly go with: scramble eggs, turkey, cheese, on a multigrain bagel. Mom's Gracias! read more

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Love this place! I come here at least once a week, if not more. My favorites: Wheat bagel with chive cream cheese, Supreme bagel with chive cream cheese and lox!!!! Chicken salad sandwich on sesame or garlic bagel. I have tried a sample of their tuna salad and it's pretty good too! I'm addicted to their lox! The lox is amazing here. I see people come in and get pounds of it. I asked Gilbert about their lox and he mentioned that they get it fresh from Brooklyn. Gilbert and one guy (forgot his name but he makes all the chicken salads, tuna salads, etc. and works Mondays) are great! They are always so welcoming and nice. They even know me by name! Thanks guys! read more

Upper Crust Bagel - Lox with chive cream cheese on a supreme bagel!! - Bagels Near Me - Northbrook, Illinois

My grandparents have been coming to Upper Crust for years for their hand sliced lox and bagels. I decided to stop in and try one of their sandwiches. The bagels are just as good as what you'd get in New York and the lox is great, as well. I will definitely be coming back to try more bagel sandwiches including some of the breakfast ones! read more

Upper Crust Bagel - Lox bagel - Bagels Near Me - Northbrook, Illinois

Awesome bagels!! They even put the seasoning on both sides. Friendly atmosphere. Ronnie and Johnny and there Uncle are the best. read more

I had heard so much about this place I had to try it. I was really craving a New York style bagel. When I walked in I was immediately not impressed, it seemed dirty. I walked passed the case with all the salads and they looked awful. They obviously had been sitting and hadn't been stirred all day so they had that dry coating look to the top. Unappetizing. I ordered two everything bagels, one with chive cream cheese and one with butter. And two plain untoasted to go. That was $10.41. The cream cheese was ok, nothing special but it was a very light spread. Not like NYC. There was hardly any butter on the other bagel. The bagel itself was very under whelming. There was no chew. It could have been from the frozen section of the grocery store. Nothing stood out about it. I won't be going back. The bagel was pretty small too. read more

I pass two other bagel shops to get here at least four times a week. Great staff, hand cut lox and fresh bialys and bagels! #MyGotoBagelery

Great choice for breakfast or for lunch. Fresh veggies and meats, hard working crew and yummy bagels. Definitely a place to check out

Delicious bagels and atmosphere!! Great customer service too! I bought a pack for our family and everyone was raving about how good they were! read more

Quick and delicious. We ate the most delicious cream cheese onion bagel with smoked sable. This is not available in Sacramento and greatly missed by two transplanted New Yorkers read more

Ordered a lunch bagel (turkey). Not good. Could have made something better. Bagel was also just dry. I've tried a lot of bagel places and it just wasn't good. read more

What a great place to grab bagels, bialy and sandwiches. I'm from NJ and these are east coast quality and delicious. The place is small with only 2 small tables so it's basically takeout. They have Monday- Friday sandwich specials. Homemade soup, salads, cookies, and smoked fish are all available. If you like bagels you have to try this place. read more

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Ordered fish platter. Very disappointed. We ordered that very same platter before. It used to have a lot of fish - lox, sable etc. it was truly fish platter. Today I couldn't believe my eyes, for 10 people it had barely 2 lbs of fish. But everything was layered with ridiculous amount of green leaf lettuce, so much that you could barely find fish in it. And with that they put 3.5lbs of cream cheese! It should've been called a cream cheese and lettuce platter instead. And fish had skin with scales on it. I understand that prices went up, but cutting corners that way! Felt cheated today. read more

A recent discovery for me. I'm not a big consumer of bagels but theirs are as good as Kaufman's in Skokie. Their tuna salad excellent. Always looking for tuna salad without raw onions or chunks of egg. They have one with relish that seems to be kind of blended/smooth and ties for first place with once upon a bagel in the yum factor. Nice staff. Delicious. I'll be back. Soon! read more

Matzo ball soup sucked. Nice place, but when they are helping one customer they tend to just focus on that person. I ordered something that came with a bagel, and they seriously charged me for a condiment sized cup of cream cheese. Not pleased with that. Honestly, better bagel places out there if you want something other than plain bagels. read more

Skinny bagels I got seemed to be more than 2 days old...dried out and bland. Didn't offer to slice for me. Chicken noodle soup was not tasty either. Only chive cream cheese was good. Will go elsewhere to get bagels in the future! read more

WOW am I glad I came across UCB! I visited this location specifically because their site brags about a smokehouse that they have here to smoke their own fish. And I'm not even a smoked salmon fan (the husband is). AND NOW I AM TOOOOO!!! I couldn't stop eating it. I topped my everything bagel w/ (my own) cream cheese and the salmon like a good woman should. And I have no regrets in life. They also have these awesome/adorable rainbow bagels that my kids went ape*sheeze* for! The day that I went they only had them in mini-bagel form, but I'm not sure they come in full size. Either way, I didn't have to fight my kids to come eat breakfast thanks to UCB. I can't wait to go back and try more on their menu (eyeing that breakfast sandwich menu)! =) read more

Upper Crust Bagel - Sausage egg and cheese on a toasted everything bagel! - Bagels Near Me - Northbrook, Illinois

Their homemade tuna is as good as it gets and their breakfast sandwiches are delicious

I really like this place....not far from where I work and it was a nice place...the food was quite tasty and filling, the service was quick and efficient. I do want to apologize if the manager should read this....I did take a few pics inside and this seemed to have made some of the staff concerned....the only reason i posted those were only to promote the business because I liked the store, the staff, the food and the service...so I guess I was really wanting to let others know..because I believe if smething is awesome in service should be recognized. The staff were really friendly and talkative while they worked....so if you are in the area...check it out. read more

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Upper Crust Bagel has become my pandemic go-to place. I order large amounts of bagels and freeze them, so that I am set for the week. The bagels are "real" New York style bagels, and not the fake ones you find at the grocery store. They are OUTSTANDING! As a matter of fact, I have enjoyed everything I have tried from Upper Crust. I work from home and find the delivery option so convenient, especially now. I am so happy to have discovered Upper Crust, and will continue ordering from them. I highly recommend them to anybody who appreciates quality bagels (and other food items.) read more

Delicious omelet and toasted supreme bagel was yummy! Friendly cook and will go back next time I'm in Northbrook! read more

Upper Crust Bagel - Bagels Near Me - Northbrook, Illinois

Prices on Website at different than in the store the food is delicious but this service needs to improve this is my second time and I was disappointed with the service read more