Izzy's Brooklyn Bagels

Izzy's bagels are my idea of a good, real bagel. They are densely chewy on the inside and the outside has a thin 'crispness' to the surface. They are the only bagel I have eaten since moving to the Bay Area four years ago that in any way approximates a bagel. Most of what is sold as bagels here in Bay Area are round buns with holes in the middle that have no denseness, no chewiness. I can't...+READ Izzy's bagels are my idea of a good, real bagel. They are densely chewy on the inside and the outside has a thin 'crispness' to the surface. They are the only bagel I have eaten since moving to the Bay Area four years ago that in any way approximates a bagel. Most of what is sold as bagels here in Bay Area are round buns with holes in the middle that have no denseness, no chewiness. I can't believe Noah's Bagels has built a chain of mediocre bun shops mislabeled as bagels.

ChowFun_derek. . . how long has it been since you had a real bagel in Brooklyn? If Izzy's fall 'far short', I think you have forgotten what bagels are, esp. since you seem to admire bagels with a 'nice shiny crust' because Izzy's bagels have a nice shiny crust.

I like the size of Izzy's bagels. . . to me, the size is realistic. The jumbo bread rolls sold at most places and wrongly called 'bagels' are much, much bigger than bagels.-COLLAPSE / REPLY (86 Replies) (by tizzielish, created April 11, 2010)