Bagels By the Book

Had my first toasted sourdough bagel. Yumm-o-licious! Topped it off with a fried egg, tomatoe, cheddar cheese and some sautéed red onion. Decided to try a blueberry muffin cause they just looked so amazing. Wow!! Moist and not too sweet. Perfect way to start my day. Chicago is really bringing the yumminess🔥 Cheers to our next adventure 🥂

It’s a cute bagel shop and for a quick morning stop, it’s not too bad. That said, these are not nearly the greatest bagels I’ve ever had. For the claim of “by the book” these bagels absolutely didn’t live up to the hype. It’s got the vibe of a trendy Instagram place rather than anything close to an authentic deli with authentic bagels or the “Jewish style” deli the articles claim to make it out to be. There are much better bagel options in the northshore, I would only recommend this if you need the convenience or a good Instagram spot. Also has the reputation of having a lot of cops From this current post—I got a bagel with “premium” cream cheese which was just cream cheese with large bits of scallions The egg bagel had poppyseeds in it…that is nothing like an egg bagel from Chicago, Mont

Great little bagel restaurant that aren’t too common around this area. Lots of options to choose from and very reasonably priced! Pictured is their version of the Monte Cristo on an everything bagel.

My family loves these bagels! We drive 25 minutes out of the way just for them every week. I love to see small businesses with a great product succeed. Keep it up guys!

I had wanted to try this place for awhile now. My daughter had a cheer comp at Libertyville high school. So while we waited for the comp to start, me and my youngest decided to finally give this place a try. We both thought the bagels were just ok. She went with a plain with cream cheese, I had the egg sandwich. I was expecting a thick egg sandwich but was only a thin piece of egg. The bagel itself is just ok, it seems like something is missing. I might give this place another shot. But it's not high on the priority. Still on my search to find the best bagel in Northern IL. Once upon a bagel in Highland Park has been my favorite so far.