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| - Not hot! Not fresh out the oven! Overpriced! Very disappointing!
To be fair this place just opened and I guess they're still working things out. I suppose you just have to be there at the right time, when they take it out of the oven. But for the price (a whopping $1/ea.; $5 for 1/2 doz.; $9 for doz.) a cold bagel is inexcusable.
St. Viateur and Fairmont in Mtl charge less than half of what Nu Bugel charges, and of course, those bagels are steamy, hot and delicious all the time.
The layout is also odd - don't order at the cash and pick up your order. Instead, walk all the way to the back and order there first; there's no sign either. This is admittedly a minor pet peeve, but traffic in this place doesn't flow very well. If you want to eat there they have to move the counter to get out and bring you your order.
So far, Nu Bugel has more style than substance, which is an unfortunate trend, especially in Kensington market. I'm hoping that once demand picks up, the ovens will be on all day, and fresh, hot bagels will begin to flow.
In the mean time they should just put out a sign whenever a new batch is in the oven, a la krispy kreme.
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