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| - Owen's Bagel & Deli is located in "The Pavilion @ South End" shopping center, in the South End district of Charlotte. The retail center is oddly designed, with multiple vacancies at the moment.
I thought that the bagels were made on the premises, but a sign at the door announced that the bagels served were actually from New York. Curious about the steamed heating method, I did not allow the sign to deter me from entering, although I was a little concerned about another sign taped to the door where the resto apologized for the "inconsistency" of the bagels.
The bagel shop itself looked more like a university dining commons room gone wild, with school banners all about and graffiti over every inch of the walls. As I waited for my order, a simple onion bagel with cream cheese and a breakfast bagel, I spied a poster that read "War is unsafe for children and living things". A rather smart thought, however, on each table was a table tent advertising that they were switching back to styrofoam cups, since patrons did not like the plastic ones. Styrofoam? Does that not hurt living things as well, sitting in landfill, since styrofoam does not decompose? A bit of a contradiction I thought.
A few moments later my order came out and as others commented, the bagel heating process makes the bread chewy, however, I didn't mind, since I was prepared for that. If I wanted a traditional bagel, I would have stopped by the bagel shop a few blocks down the street, however, since this cooking method appeared to be a local thing, I had to try it out.
Overall, nice staff, reasonable prices and interesting decor. The heating method itself, well ... interesting.
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