Once Upon A Bagel

1050 Gage St, Winnetka
(847) 784-1411

Recent Reviews

s h e

What used to be a welcoming environment with the highest quality goods is no more. The prices have increased and the quality decreased. The service is complete chaos. Really unfortunate to see this great place decline.

Rose Martin

Great bagels with lots of cream cheese. Yummie, when we are in town, it's a must stop.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Bagels

Zoe Johnson

Best al pastor tacos I've ever had, best bagels I've ever had, quick and friendly service. HUGE menu selection. Adorable spot worth visiting. I drive an hour to get here on occasion just for old time's sake, because that's how good this place is.

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Bagels, Bagel or Bialy with Cream Cheese

Thomas Perrella

One of the best delis on the North Shore. Bagel and Lox sandwich are one of my favorites.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Lox and Bagel

Grendolyn M.

Okay food but you need to watch and ask for an itemized receipt. Third time our items weighed and cost more than was requested. It's not about the money, it's about communicating and giving the customer the option to decline the extra weight. We don't generally post on yelp but felt others needed to be aware.

Propulsion O.

This place was very good. The ambiance when I walked in was nice and felt welcoming. The everything donut was a 10/10. And the workers were chill. 4.5/5

Howard Rehs

We go out of our way to get bagels and whitefish salad from this shop. Among the best we have had.

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Bagels, Bagel or Bialy with Cream Cheese

Stacey Bergland

The bagels are good, lots of Hispanic food varieties but I ordered soup - which comes with a bagel - and it was cold. The service is mediocre but the location is good. Worth a bagel, but not much else.

W B.

Great tacos with a nice discount on Wednesday's. People there are nice too. I like it

Nima Jahedi

Great bagels here. We have not tried other stuff but it’s always busy. We usually get bagels here and take our kid to the playground across the street.

Vance W

I mostly come for the bagels but they have an extensive menu and the food looks great. Very happy they are in our neighborhood.

Alex Schwartz

Great restaurant, terrible bagels. This place is clearly a local staple, and the crowds are right. Good food is here to be had! But when the name of the restaurant has bagel in it and it doesn’t make a decent bagel I have trouble recommending. Still will come back and get good deli foods.

Nicholas Wilson

food is phenomenal. really expensive for what you're getting but considering the area, I guess it makes sense.

Partha Jyoti Das

A dedicated place for amazing bagel items with a Mexican vibe

Nemi C.

I had ordered chocolate chip pancakes - take out - the worst pancakes ever. They were so flat and hard that kids couldn’t eat them. Chocolate chips were thrown and melted between pancakes - Horrible!!!Pancakes end up in the garbage.

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