The Eating Man

BAGELS BAGELS WHOSE GOT THE BAGELS

FIRST, WE'RE NOT IN NEW YORK. SO, THE QUESTION IS, WHERE CAN I FIND A GOOD BAGEL IN GREENVILLE SC? THE ANSWER IS, MANY PLACES. THE QUESTION WAS ABOUT FINDING A "GOOD" BAGEL. NOT, A "GREAT" BAGEL. YES, THERE ARE MANY GOOD BAGELS AROUND, BUT FEW, IF ANY, GREAT BAGELS. HERE IS THE LIST:

1) GREENFIELD'S - PROBABLY #1 BY A LONG SHOT. GOOD. VERY GOOD. GREAT? PROBABLY NOT. THEY SUPPLY MANY OF THE LOCAL BETTER BREAKFAST SPOTS AROUND TOWN

2) PANERA - A Somewhat-DISTANT SECOND

3) LOWES FOODS - SURPRISINGLY OK AND BEST ON PRICE

4) ATLANTA BREAD - OK. NOT TOP 3

5) BRUEGGER'S BAGELS - A BIT TOO HARD FOR ME

6) BROADWAY BAGELS - REALLY NOT SO GOOD, BUT NOT MANY OPTIONS LEFT

7) DUNKIN' DOUGHNUTS - ACTUALLY A PRETTY GOOD BAGEL. VOTED (BY SOME MAGAZINE A FEW YEARS AGO) THE BEST NATIONAL BAGEL. IT'S OK. Not Great

8) STARBUCKS - MAYBE I AM JUST DESPERATE, BUT THEIR EVERYTHING TOASTED WITH REAL BUTTER FOR $1.50 IS QUITE TASTY

WHOLE FOODS AND FRESH MARKET ARE BOTH OK. NOT GREAT. PUBLIX IS WEAK. BI-LO IS WORSE

THERE IS AN EINSTEIN'S BAGELS IN CLEMSON. IF IT WAS HERE, IT WOULD PROBABLY BE #1. SPECIAL NOTE RE SULLY'S STEAMERS. THEIR BAGEL SANDWICHES ARE GOOD BECAUSE ANYTHING STEAMED IS GOOD. THE BAGELS THEMSELVES IS NOT THEIR FOCUS

TEM