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| - It doesn't take Einstein to realize that $5.12 is a good deal for a bottomless small cup of coffee and toasted bagel with salmon schmear. It just takes an average Joe that is up for a cup of coffee and a bagel to snack on to realize that. I am one of the average Joe's to realize it.
Throughout the years when I had been in the vicinity of UNLV, I have sometimes stopped in this Einstein Brothers Bagels. The times that I have stopped here were when I was in the mood for both coffee and a bagel. The major advantage that this Einstein Brothers Bagels has over their closest competitors Starbuck's and Coffee Bean are bagels. This is an advantage that has sometimes caused me to chose Einstein Brothers Bagels over their nearest competitors.
Being that it is directly across Maryland Parkway from the UNLV Student Union, it is surprising that their parking lot never fills up. However, it is not surprising that the bagel case never fills up. So where I rarely have a problem finding a parking space outside, I sometimes have a problem finding the bagel that I want inside. And today was one of those days where they were out of poppyseed and sesame bagels. Apparently Einstein is not a genius at managing?
Speaking of managing, the ordering system has been different from the other Einstein Brothers Bagels that I have visited. The usual protocol when ordering here is that you order at the right of the counter then move past the bagel case to the register to pay. Here, I have ordered and paid at the left of the bagel case. Usually the employee that I pay has been a nice and overworked woman.
This is a relatively large location where I never had a problem finding a table unlike Sunset at Stephanie or Blue Diamond at Dean Martin. When I walk with my cup to the coffee there are no worries over somebody trying to take my seat. On account of the fact that it is not overly busy and that coffee refills are complimentary this is an ideal spot to relax. As far as coffee goes, Einstein Brothers holds their own. If you put me in a blind taste test, the reality is that I wouldn't be able to differentiate this from Starbuck's or Coffee Bean. You would not need to put me in a blind taste test for me to say that I like Einstein Brothers Coffee over Mothership. Now that I reviewed their coffee what about their bagels? For purposes of making this review easier to read, I will discuss this in the following paragraph.
When it comes to coffee, Einstein Brothers faces intense competition in the Maryland Parkway UNLV corridor. However, when it comes to bagels, it is a totally different situation. In my opinion, Las Vegas is short of bagel shops. From Centennial Hills to Boulder City they are too far and few between. Although, Einstein Brothers only survived in the bagel rich New York City market for a couple of months because they couldn't compete, in Las Vegas they are a major player in the bagel market. The closest mom and pop competitor to this location is Harry's Bagelmania. In my opinion Einstein Brothers is just as good and more reasonably priced. I rate an Einstein Brothers bagel three stars.
I am certainly no Einstein. However, when it comes to bottomless coffee and a bagel sandwich, I have enough brains to stop at Einstein.
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