Upper Crust Bagel

I enjoy this Resturant deli and their adjoining bakery !…read more The soup is delicious and I love the juicy corn beef! My daughter loved her salad ! I go in the shop after I leave and buy bakery items cupcakes and cookie s

We went to max and Benny's recently and I would say the service is good and the restaurant is very…read morespacious. The bakery has a large variety as well. Food: lox bagel: 4.5/5 it's pretty good and I love their chive cream cheese. My only complaint was that there were a lot of things that were spotty like dirty plates. Tea with lemon wedges that still had their stickers on and so on. I think if things were cleaner it would for sure be a higher rating.

Rotten salami.

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Once Upon A Bagel

4.1(268 reviews)

4.2 mi

Love the coffee cake and bagels. Also don't forget to try the soups. very busy area but quick…read moreservice

Good food good service! No ambiance get it to go. This place is deli with a few tables. Take the…read morefood home. Or deliver for large orders. They cater an excellent brunch menu too.

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Bagel tray

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Blueberry bagel with chive cream cheese

Big Apple Bagels

4.1(54 reviews)

0.4 mi

We travel around the NW suburbs and always eat lunch at various local places, and this is one of…read moreour favorites. great bagels that are not too chewy, fresh ingredients, wonderful sandwiches. the owners are kind and welcoming, and the place is clean. they often run out of our favorite Asiago cheese bagels but told us to call in to reserve them if we know we're coming. we'll keep coming back!

Bagels were Aok not great but very fine Buy 6 get 6 free…read morecoupon did not really add up to much of a deal vs just buy 12 I will definitely shop there again

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Chicago Bagel & Bialy Deli II

3.8(156 reviews)

2.8 mi

You'd have to go to New York to get better bagels, and even then you might not succeed. The bagels…read moreare fresh made on site, they have wonderful lox and whitefish, and their bagel sandwiches are generous and flavorful. The bagels are wonderfully chewy, and taste good plain or toasted. They use fresh ingredients on the sandwiches. Service is always quick. You can also pick up all the ingredients and take them home to make yourself. They have competitive prices for a dozen bagels to take to the office. As a side bonus, the day old bagels are really competitively priced, and so I usually get a bag to take home.

Always visit them every other Tuesday for their weekly Dozen Bagels for $10 special…read more Bagels are warm and chewy, just as I like them. Freeze a 1/2 dozen to keep them fresh and go through the others throughout the week. The sandwiches I've brought home from them are always great!!!

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Breakfast Bagel

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Upper Crust Bagels

4.1(142 reviews)

2.1 mi

Upper Crust Bagels has become a true staple in our house. Everything is always so fresh, and we…read moreespecially love the lox -- it's consistently delicious and keeps us coming back. They're always busy, which honestly just shows how much the community loves them too. We're happy to support this small business and grateful to have such a great spot nearby.

This is a fine restaurant with delicious food but it was almost impossible to order any of it…read more Patrons were forced online with no where to go. If you went to the restaurant in person they would not let you order forcing you to go online to order anything. I wanted to order only bagels and there was no way to do that. Give up technology.

Chorizo, egg & cheese bagel sandwich. best breakfast ever created.

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Once Upon a Deli

3.5(43 reviews)

0.1 mi

This was the first time that I went to Once Upon a Deli. It's located in a strip mall just 2…read morestores to the left of Dairy Queen, which I had patronized many times over the years. Somehow I had never noticed OUAD. I am so happy that I finally found it! Today's visit to QUAD served 2 purposes. As my AA miles were about to expire, I went on the AAdvantage Dining website to find a restaurant that is affiliated with the program, so that I could spend some money there so as to earn some miles before the deadline, in order to prevent my hard-earned miles from expiring. That's the main purpose of me going to Once Upon a Deli! Of course, I went there also because of the food! The deli was clean, and seemed very well-stocked and carried a great variety of deli food and ingredients. The staff were very friendly and helpful. I ordered the food to-go. It was in the early afternoon, and I was delighted that they still happily made me an All American Breakfast Sandwich. You can pick any ways for the eggs to be cooked, and the kind of meat and cheese. I had sunny-side-up eggs, sausage, and Swiss cheese (they ran out of Mozzarella cheese as it was already after one O'clock) on an all season bagel. There was so much yummy food! The staff told me that they left the sandwich opened in 2 halves because the eggs were not fully cooked. That was pretty thoughtful of them. I also ordered a raisin bagel with strawberry cream cheese. It was toasted to perfection, with a nice crispiness on the outside, and the right kind of chewiness inside. That's what a perfect bagel should be! It had a slight sweetness because of my fruity choices. The bagel was big and was packaged very well. I read that people had driven long distance to OUAD for their bagels. We are so lucky that it's only a 5-to-6-minute drive from home. I will definitely come back for more bagels. We will try more different items from their vast menu too! Next time, it will just be for good food, and won't be for AA miles!

The sandwiches were just okay. Pretty expensive, but every place is these days. For me, I would…read moretake a pass.

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American Sandwich - Sausage, Swiss Cheese, Egg, on an All-Season Bagel

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Einstein Bros. Bagels

2.2(100 reviews)

2.3 mi

Great bagels and love stopping by for an occasional coffee. Friendly staff and quick service.read more

Very sad about this location because I genuinely love Einstein Bros, but I've had many issues with…read morethis specific site. I've placed "asap" online orders multiple times with over 30min of time for prep and still when I get there, it's never ready. I think the issue is that they seem understaffed in the morning. There's usually one person getting orders ready and one person is usually just walking around wiping things down.. This morning, there weren't any bagels out, but I know there were bagels made because they were on the cart. Definitely lots of potential for growth at this location. Every time i come here, I see people leaving without their orders because they just don't want to wait any longer.. On a positive note, the wait time aside, every time I've gotten bagels from here, they're fresh and warm! The location just needs some help!

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Max's Delicatessen & Restaurant

2.7(544 reviews)

2.7 mi

An Italian/Jewish Deli located in Highland Park on Skokie Blvd and Lake Cook Rd. Had the Turkey…read morePastrami with Muenster cheese and coleslaw rueben. Comes with Russian dressing on the side. The regular size is huge. We shared one and took one home. The pickle is pretty much a cucumber. We also got the key lime pie. Outstanding. Also got the New England Clam Chowder. Wonderful. The service is quick but getting the sandwiches takes a little time to put together. After we got it we understood why. I have had the pastrami on rye previously. Very good. It is a beautiful restaurant with seating but most order to go. A great deli experience.

I was extremely disappointed in our experience at brunch today at Max's Deli. Not only was the…read moreservice poor, our waitress was indignant and the owner was completely out of line and yelled at my mom (who is 80 and goes there weekly) when she confronted him about the service. It was so classless and honestly he should be ashamed of himself. My family met there at 1:00pm, it was Sunday and they were busy. The waitress was stressed, understandably, but that doesn't excuse the rudeness that transpired. It took her 30 minutes to take our order; there's no reason for that. The kitchen was backed up, I get it, but when my mom confronted the owner at 2:05, and said we had been there for an hour, he called her a liar and yelled at her. THERE IS NO EXCUSE FOR THAT!!! Instead of that he could have just said that he would check on it- he literally could have said or acted any other way than the way he did! We got our food shortly after and the waitress seemed to be a little nicer at this point. The owner came over to our table as we were finishing up and I told him that he had no right to speak to my mom that way and his behavior was totally inappropriate; and it was! He kind of chuckled and gave me the "thumbs up" as he walked away. I have never quite experienced anything like this before. It's one thing to have poor service, but to have an owner behave the way he did is something else completely. We will never go back there again! Obviously if I could give this 0 stars, I would!

Home made cookies!

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Store front on Skokie Blvd

Once Upon a Bagel

3.5(102 reviews)

5.6 mi

Food and service was fantastic, my bagel and toasted pastry was a tad stale and dry but the flavor…read morewas immaculate. Great location and the inside was beautiful! Will definitely be coming back

Always a pleasure! I order here when I am sick and I am always met with delicious, warm soup. 10/10read more

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Once Upon A Grill

3.9(162 reviews)

0.1 mi

Once Upon a Grill is a great spot for great food -- consistently tasty and always satisfying. It's…read morean easy go‑to when you want something reliable and flavorful. My only gripe is the pace during lunchtime. I get that they're busy, but it is lunch, and most people don't have a lot of time to spare. The wait can feel a bit long when you're trying to squeeze in a quick meal. Still, the food makes it worth coming back, especially when you're not in a rush.

We couldn't decide if we wanted breakfast or lunch so a friend recommended this place since they…read moreserve both. Plenty of parking as it's located in a plaza. The menu is located on a big board behind the counter. They have quite a lot of food items to choose from. You order and pay at the counter and you'll get a number to put on your table and they bring it out to you. They had me at horchata, plus it's self serve and you can get refills. The kicker? It's delicious horchata so I will be back. For my food I ordered breakfast enchiladas in red sauce and a side of hashbrowns. I didn't realize the enchiladas came with rice and beans so that was a lot of food so some got packaged up to go home. The space is clean, there's plenty of tables inside to dine in. Staff were quick to clean off tables as patrons left.