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Bagel Fix
updated: Sep 28, 2012, 7:46 PM

Where else can I buy good bagels that's on the Goleta side of town and not in Isla Vista?

Places People Are Talking About:

Jack's Bagels

What People Are Saying:

LOUWHO?	2012-09-28 07:59 PM
Von's has great bagels!!!
COMMENT 325651	2012-09-28 08:43 PM
Are u serious?? Their spinach bagels were the best! I dont know where else to go either....
COMMENT 325687	2012-09-28 10:18 PM
There's always Jack's Bagels next to Trader Joe's on Milpas. Pretty good bagels there.
COMMENT 325719	2012-09-29 07:22 AM
you seriously just saved me a trip out lol I was on my way there! that blows. The kids like blueberry bagels.. hmmm
COMMENT 325740	2012-09-29 08:17 AM
Bummer. Jack's definitely had some great bagels...
COMMENT 325749	2012-09-29 08:33 AM
That's the original Jack's Bagels location and they just invested $60K in that hood a couple of years ago after a year or more of struggling with the health dept over their permit to make hot food. Too bad.... I guess employee issues (keeping good ones) could no longer be glossed over.
COMMENT 325789	2012-09-29 09:55 AM
Daily Grind on De la Vina and Mission, they are excellent. I haven't tried Java Station's yet, my next stop and will find out. Good bagels are a rare commodity in this town.
EZ2	2012-09-29 09:59 AM
99cent store has western bagels 4 for .99
COMMENT 325806P	2012-09-29 10:25 AM
bagel cafe on the mesa's not bad. still don't know of a place in town that boil-bakes their bagels the way they're supposed to be cooked.
COMMENT 325872P	2012-09-29 12:15 PM
Daily Grind gets their bagels from Jack's. Would love to find a place that knows the difference between Brooklyn Jawbreakers and a wad of tasteless, circular-shaped whitebread.
COMMENT 326009	2012-09-29 04:43 PM
Hmmm I enjoy Jacks on Milpas... Non Mexican food on milpas is hard to come by. So a Brooklyn Jawbreaker huh? Sounds hard but delicious. So where do New Yorkers that live here get the best bagels? Authentic sounds tasty.. As far as NY style pizza I enjoy Gino's first, Paesano's second, and Nicky D's third.
COMMENT 326015	2012-09-29 04:58 PM
I am with you 872. I know it sounds snobby but there just ain't a good local bagel. Got a semi-fix last year when wifey had a box of H & H shipped in for Father's Day. Not quite fresh and not quite Brooklyn, but it was enough!
COMMENT 326028P	2012-09-29 05:36 PM
I'll probably get slammed for saying this from all you who insist that we buy everything local, but Panera's has really good bagels. And, yes, they are made locally every day (they say) but I'm sure some will insist we can't buy these as Panera's is a big bad chain.
EZ2	2012-09-29 06:11 PM
I would love a NY Bialy..yes I am from NY
LEAHKING	2012-09-29 06:23 PM
come on down to carp. jack's bagels is still alive and well here, with pleasant indoor, outdoor seating
COMMENT 326057	2012-09-29 06:45 PM
I'm not from NY but I think that even a good bagel isn't quite the specific crusty NY style. So by that definition, even if jacks or panera is good.. (as in good bread) it just isn't a crusty, chewy, make your jaw tired, New York style. Just like there is good pizza that isn't NY style, it's possible for decent bready bagels, to also Not be NY style. Back me up New Yorkers?
COMMENT 326069	2012-09-29 07:49 PM
Hey that's cool that ez2 is from NY but also gave me a tip for bagels at 99cent store. OhAnd I'm sure they are softer than NY but Jacks on milpas has a yummy onion bialy. I prefer it to the bagels to make a sandwich on.
COMMENT 326084	2012-09-29 08:59 PM
Panera huh? You're probably right that that is a good alternative to Jacks upper state. Unfortunately for Jacks, the newly remodeled panera with parking, probably became a jacks alternative to that crowd and probably contributed to jacks failing up there. Just speculating.. Oh and those crusty ny style bagels are made with Malt. That is what creates a much crustier texture.
COMMENT 326161	2012-09-30 07:46 AM
The one and only time I went to Jacks, the bagels were ok but the cashier snotty. Customer service matters!
JOHNSANROQUE	2012-09-30 07:09 PM
I don't think it's snobby to say that NY style bagels are the only decent ones. What passes for bagels in most places here is bread that's shaped like a bagel. I've been to Panera and had decent bread, but their bagels are not real bagels. They are not dense, not chewy, and not tasty. Making bagels by boiling and then baking them takes time and talent. It's probably not profitable for bakeries here to go through that time and expense. I don't know where the Santa Barbara Roasting Company gets their bagels, but they are pretty good. They get delivered before 6:00 am every morning, so someone is baking real bagels overnight around here.
COMMENT 326430P	2012-09-30 08:19 PM
I agree there are no good bagels in Santa Barbara, Someone spoke about Jack's. I am not even sure that They boill their bagels, It is like bread with a hole in the middle. recently, The bagel shop closed on State Street mear the Granada, The owner was a super nice guy, but he made bad bagels. I don't think anyone had the heart to tell him. Gelson'ssells a new brand of frozen bagels that come from New York. They're actually not too bad.
JOHNSANROQUE	2012-10-01 07:23 AM
To 430: Exactly right. There was a bunch of hoopla about the bagel place that opened near the Granada. I was eager to try it. I went once, and that was it. I felt bad for the guy that opened it and spent a bunch of money, but not bad enough to go back.