The Worst Bagel At Einstein Bros: Skip This Classic Flavor - Tasting Table

"While a blueberry bagel should be an industry standard, the bagel sampled at Einstein Bros was a disappointment. Visually, the bagel offered small pieces of blueberry that barely helped differentiate the blueberry recipe from the cinnamon raisin bagel. The dense and chewy texture was satisfying, but the taste of the bagel itself failed to meet expectations. Blueberries were sparse, and the earthy flavor of the item seemed to skip over the advertised berry element."

"While this order would work as a platform for flavorful cream cheese, as a standalone order, the bagel sampled by our writer was likened to something you might pick up from the store instead of an establishment that prides itself on freshly baked goods. Our writer wasn't the only sampler who experienced the blueberry bagel as lackluster. One taste tester, a self-described lover of blueberry bagels, wrote that this bagel left much to be desired."

Einstein Bros was founded in 1995; the name refers to fictional brothers, and the chain offers a lineup of flavored bagels. Ten Einstein Bros bagels were sampled and ranked, with the blueberry bagel placing near the bottom. The blueberry bagel showed small pieces of blueberry that barely differentiated it from cinnamon raisin. The texture was dense and chewy, but blueberry flavor was sparse and an earthy note often overshadowed the berry. The bagel works better as a base for flavorful cream cheese; as a standalone item it resembled a store-bought product. Opinions varied, with some describing it as tough when untoasted and others noting sweetness when served with cold cream cheese.

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