It's the little things....

[bobobb.livejournal.com]

So Diesel no longer toasts bagels anymore :( and I'm just not crazy about untoasted bagels for some reason. Is there another place in the square (besides Dunkin Donuts) to get a bagel fix first thing in the morning?

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[audioboy.livejournal.com]

Where did you hear this? I had a toasted bagel there earlier this week.

[bobobb.livejournal.com]

I went in this morning and was told that they no longer toast bagels (maybe starting today?). They were really nice though and toasted another type of bread for me and put cream cheese on it, but they were sort of bending the rules on that one.

The two reasons I was given were:

1. Toasting dries the bagels out and reduces their quality.
2. Toasting takes too much time and slows down their lines/work.

I'm guessing it is really the second reason, because who are they to say whether the customer should like a lower quality, drier bagel -- which apparently I do!

Anyhoo -- any other place to get a toasted bagel?

[clevernonsense.livejournal.com]

#1 is the dumbest thing I've ever heard. Well, about bagels :)

[misterthorn.livejournal.com]

Neither of those makes any sense to me. Like, um, at all.

But to address your question does ABP toast their bagels?

[yourenotwithme.livejournal.com]

Yes.

[audioboy.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry, I love Diesel, but that is just stupid. Toasted bagels are a breakfast essential in the business they're in. They're going to hear about this from me. I spend a *lot* of time and a lot of my money in there and I *despise* untoasted bagels.

[gingicat]

De gustibus. :)

[talonvaki.livejournal.com]

Wow. That is some serious hardcore stupid right there. What, are toasted bagels not edgy and emo enough to merit Diesel's attention?

[omg-anna.livejournal.com]

i worked at einstein bagels a few summers ago, and we had one of those neat conveyor toasters. it never took more than 10 seconds or so to toast a bagel-- even when we were really busy it never took longer than 3 minutes to get a bagel and cream cheese out.

i don't know what kind of toaster diesel uses, but if they've got that kind, #2 doesn't make any sense either.

[sparkgrrl658.livejournal.com]

seriously, i mean, dunkin donuts exists, wtf.

and they toasted 'another kind of bread' for the op? what? totally bizarre.

[bostonartist.livejournal.com]

"2. Toasting takes too much time and slows down their lines/work."

so does grinding, brewing, and pouring coffee. Too much work. Maybe they should stop doing all that, offer you a fist full of beans and take your money.