This is an average bagel shop. They do have a nice Trio deal. For $6.99 you get a bagel sandwich, soup or salad and a drink. $1 more for a cookie. This Bruegger's won't let you get the softwich with the deal. The one on Smithfield will for 50 cents more. Small amount of table seating. They have plenty of coffee or tea and is convenient. You can get the unlimited coffee mug for about $175. Lasts 1 year. They need to change their soups more often. The chicken and rice soup is too heavy.
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Carly K.
Bruegger's is connected to the building where I work. So, anytime I need to grab something quickly and it's raining or snowing outside, I come here. The food isn't spectacular, but it is dependable. You can create your own salad, and they usually have three soups to choose from. Because I'm not a big bread eater, I normally stick with soups and salad, but I do hear the bagels are delicious. The chicken they use for salads looks and tastes like mystery meat, so go for the ham or no meat at all. There are a variety of veggie options for salads, so I usually do veggies. You can also add nuts, dried cranberries, or diced apples. Today I had the chili because I was craving something hearty. It was nice and spicy, and I could visibly see the chunks of bell pepper in the soup. I would definitely get it again on a cold day. This location is convenient to almost anything on Grant Street or in the vicinity of the William Penn Hotel. The interior is on the small side, so if you want to sit during lunch, come at 11 or after 1:30.
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Cheryl L.
I'm a little surprised at the low rating. honestly I had a lot worse food than this in Pittsburgh, i'd say this deserves at least a 3.5+ based on the food quality alone. ok the service staff is a little incompetent, but come on the food was good! and for a grab and go food place, to me the food outweighs the service. I really liked their soup, I had the chicken wild rice, didn't at all expect to be impressed but I was! and the rosemary bagle bites that came with the soup are delicious too. Bagle was good too. will be back for sure.
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kevin b.
The bagels and sandwich we had were good. The menu was a little confusing. The service was quick and the prices were reasonable.
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Darren W.
Well, I'd gotten some Dunkin' Donuts for the Goof Troop, but one of them mentioned bagels, so I also had to to sneak into Bruegger's to get some. The service was exemplary. I couldn't believe how quickly they got my order together and how "diverse" the assortment was after I simply told them to "give me a little of everything." Nonetheless, I am not a huge bagel fan, Bruegger's and Einstein Brothers failing to do much in the way of converting me with their dry, hulking lifesavers of bread.
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Sal G.
I am pleased with Brueggers. Quick and inexpensive food that you can eat if there is nothing else you are tasting. I need those "fall-back" places for times that I am ambivalent to the world. Today, we ordered the following items: Butternut squash soup Chicken spaetzle soup Ham egg and cheddar on toasted onion bagel Chicken chipotle club on toasted onion bagel minus lettuce (use the Turkey Chipotle Club as a base) Being from Florida, the soups were a hot welcome -- I was SO cold today. The chicken spaetzle soup -- think chicken noodle with the noodles replaced with dumplings -- was rather good. It wasn't too salty and the spaetzle wasn't mushy. I wouldn't rave about the flavor of the broth, but I enjoyed what I ate. The butternut squash soup, while lumpy and stringy, had a nice flavor with a slight piquancy to it. It is amazing that the butternut squash soup can taste better at Bruegger's than at Season 52. Since I am picky and finicky about what I eat, I special ordered my chicken bagel-wich. It took a little bit longer to make, but I am used to that -- it's a special order, what do you expect. The staff was up to the task and were all blunt and to the point with everything they said; my kind of people. By no means gourmet, the bagel-wiches still had good flavor. There was no undue piquancy in the chipotle, just some flavor to compliment the chicken and the tomato. The addition of the toasted onion bagel was nice. The ham, egg, and cheddar was average; but for being in downtown Pittsburgh -- and unable to make it home -- it is a passable substitute. I will definitely return.
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Caroline B.
As out of towners in a new city, we found some place comparable to an Einsteins. The place was good and quiet on a Saturday in the city...in the morning. It had been a while since I went to a "Bagel Joint" and i would say it did the job in filling my tummy but it wasn't spectacular.
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Wes R.
Bruegger's is a mixed place of win and fail. Well, not so much fail in food, but in being so pricey. Their bagels and sandwiches are delicious enough to warrent spending the money, though. One last thing, and I'm not sure if this applies to all bruegger's or not, bit this particular one always burns their coffee.
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Devin L.
Being from NY, I know bagels (I also baked bagels when I was a teen). This place is a fast food bagel shop. Kind of like Dunkin Donuts or Tim Hortons, adequate but not great. I got a whole wheat bagel with cream cheese. It kept me going until lunch.
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Ken P.
This place is delicious but its is fairly expensive. The morning bliss deal (bagel w/ chesse & meat +orange juice) for $5 is very good but isn't much of a deal. To get filled up you need to spend $7+. This place was conveniently located at the corner where the William Penn Oni Hotel was (where I was staying). I wouldn't go out of my way to go here.
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Chelsea C.
Not impressed by the food or service. It took me ten minutes to get a bagel and cream cheese. It was my first breakfast experience there and the guy working there didn't asked me of I want it toasted. I told the girl at the register... Waited 5 minutes and they gave me back the same untoasted bagel I started with. If you're looking for breakfast or coffee, dunkin donuts is next door:)
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John H.
We came here on a sunday morning before heading out on the town. The lady behind the counter was so nice and friendly. She chatted us up while she made our breakfast sandwiches. We got the Fresh start deal which saves money but more importantly has maple cream cheese on the sandwich instead of the other cheese. This was fantastic. ~5 stars We went there the next day and got pretty much the same thing but with the regular cheese and it was meh. The order taker was different and was not as good. ~2 stars This averages out to about 3 stars.
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Bill T.
It's convenient, I'll give it that! Went here to get a bagel and a drink. The bagel was mediocre, a little bit old but whatever. The drink was overpriced, but whatever. Then I saw a dessert bar. Oooohhh! That looked so good! I asked the lady if there were nuts in it (I don't have an allergy, I just don't like nuts in my brownies or blondies....that doesn't make me a monster! Or does it?) Anyway, she didn't know if there were nuts in it or not. I manned up and got it anyway and it was delicious. I didn't taste any nuts (no comments from the peanut gallery) so my vote says "no nuts". Anyway, if you need a bagel and you're nearby, this should meet your basic requirements.
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My B.
Visiting Pittsburgh for work so we decided to stop here for breakfast. We beat the rush. I ordered two sausage, egg and cheese bagels on wheat and a wheat bagel. It was satisfying. Hot, fresh, and fast!! Everything you want in a breakfast meal. I didn't order the coffee so I can't help you there. Just a heads up, it does seem to get busy but the line moves fast.
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Morton F.
Bruegger's is a nice coffee shop with a good ambiance, similar in style to Einstein Bros. I wasn't terribly impressed with the Jalapeño Bacon and Egg Sandwich I ordered though. For what they charged, I expected something a bit more than a squished blob.
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Courtney C.
Holy cow Batman. I couldn't believe the line at DD the morning we were scheduled to head home. Being impatient people and only having 2 breakfast options within walking distance, Brueggers won by default. I ordered some spicy wrap that had jalapeno cream cheese, egg, sausage and peppers and a chai tea. My husband ordered the cheese bagel with onion & chive cream cheese and a coffee. The food was more than satisfactory. In fact, it was pretty good. I think if we were locals I would have bought 10 tubs of that chive cream cheese and ate it with a spoon. I'll admit I had my doubts when he ordered it, but it was scrumptious. The jalapeno cream cheese was too hot for me, but I can't blame them-- I'm just a wuss. I had to scrape most of it off. The chai was some of the best I've had lately! The reason for 3 stars was the fact that it took an insane amount of time for our order -- at least 25 minutes from the time we walked in. There was only 1 person ringing the register and 1 person making the food. The guy ringing the register eventually came to help prepare the food (because she couldn't make it all by herself) but it was after standing there for around 10 minutes realizing that no one was coming down to the register because no food was prepared. I'm not sure if there was a call off or if someone quit, but they needed at least one more sets of hands to get through the breakfast rush in a reasonable amount of time. I do have to give mad props to the girl preparing the food because I probably would have threw my hands up and gave up with the amount of people she had to wait on, but she did a great job and managed to be personable with everyone in line.
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Corey F.
Nice convenient coffee and sandwich shop. The food is good and prices are reasonable. Staff is friendly. Only draw back is it gets pretty crowded at lunch so lines can be long.
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Tricia S.
(Dreidel bagel song?) I love a softwich bagel, baked with Asiago, And when it's cool and ready, a supreme club I will swallow. Oh, Bruegger's love your bagels, especially on the go. I've just got 30 minutes, then back to the office I must go. Um, yeah, so what if it doesn't rhyme, keep with the beat, and is lame. The Supreme Club with cheddar and red peppers on an Asiago softwich slathered in honey mustard rocks, even if I don't. :)
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David T.
"Meh. I've experienced better" is exactly right. While the bagels are somewhat tasty (I would hope they have this recipe down), service is SLOW (takes a healthy 10 minutes to get a bagel and coffee with 1 person in front of me) and everything is on the pricey side.
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Glenn C.
This is an average bagel shop. They do have a nice Trio deal. For $6.99 you get a bagel sandwich, soup or salad and a drink. $1 more for a cookie. This Bruegger's won't let you get the softwich with the deal. The one on Smithfield will for 50 cents more. Small amount of table seating. They have plenty of coffee or tea and is convenient. You can get the unlimited coffee mug for about $175. Lasts 1 year. They need to change their soups more often. The chicken and rice soup is too heavy.
(3)Carly K.
Bruegger's is connected to the building where I work. So, anytime I need to grab something quickly and it's raining or snowing outside, I come here. The food isn't spectacular, but it is dependable. You can create your own salad, and they usually have three soups to choose from. Because I'm not a big bread eater, I normally stick with soups and salad, but I do hear the bagels are delicious. The chicken they use for salads looks and tastes like mystery meat, so go for the ham or no meat at all. There are a variety of veggie options for salads, so I usually do veggies. You can also add nuts, dried cranberries, or diced apples. Today I had the chili because I was craving something hearty. It was nice and spicy, and I could visibly see the chunks of bell pepper in the soup. I would definitely get it again on a cold day. This location is convenient to almost anything on Grant Street or in the vicinity of the William Penn Hotel. The interior is on the small side, so if you want to sit during lunch, come at 11 or after 1:30.
(3)Cheryl L.
I'm a little surprised at the low rating. honestly I had a lot worse food than this in Pittsburgh, i'd say this deserves at least a 3.5+ based on the food quality alone. ok the service staff is a little incompetent, but come on the food was good! and for a grab and go food place, to me the food outweighs the service. I really liked their soup, I had the chicken wild rice, didn't at all expect to be impressed but I was! and the rosemary bagle bites that came with the soup are delicious too. Bagle was good too. will be back for sure.
(4)kevin b.
The bagels and sandwich we had were good. The menu was a little confusing. The service was quick and the prices were reasonable.
(4)Darren W.
Well, I'd gotten some Dunkin' Donuts for the Goof Troop, but one of them mentioned bagels, so I also had to to sneak into Bruegger's to get some. The service was exemplary. I couldn't believe how quickly they got my order together and how "diverse" the assortment was after I simply told them to "give me a little of everything." Nonetheless, I am not a huge bagel fan, Bruegger's and Einstein Brothers failing to do much in the way of converting me with their dry, hulking lifesavers of bread.
(3)Sal G.
I am pleased with Brueggers. Quick and inexpensive food that you can eat if there is nothing else you are tasting. I need those "fall-back" places for times that I am ambivalent to the world. Today, we ordered the following items: Butternut squash soup Chicken spaetzle soup Ham egg and cheddar on toasted onion bagel Chicken chipotle club on toasted onion bagel minus lettuce (use the Turkey Chipotle Club as a base) Being from Florida, the soups were a hot welcome -- I was SO cold today. The chicken spaetzle soup -- think chicken noodle with the noodles replaced with dumplings -- was rather good. It wasn't too salty and the spaetzle wasn't mushy. I wouldn't rave about the flavor of the broth, but I enjoyed what I ate. The butternut squash soup, while lumpy and stringy, had a nice flavor with a slight piquancy to it. It is amazing that the butternut squash soup can taste better at Bruegger's than at Season 52. Since I am picky and finicky about what I eat, I special ordered my chicken bagel-wich. It took a little bit longer to make, but I am used to that -- it's a special order, what do you expect. The staff was up to the task and were all blunt and to the point with everything they said; my kind of people. By no means gourmet, the bagel-wiches still had good flavor. There was no undue piquancy in the chipotle, just some flavor to compliment the chicken and the tomato. The addition of the toasted onion bagel was nice. The ham, egg, and cheddar was average; but for being in downtown Pittsburgh -- and unable to make it home -- it is a passable substitute. I will definitely return.
(3)Caroline B.
As out of towners in a new city, we found some place comparable to an Einsteins. The place was good and quiet on a Saturday in the city...in the morning. It had been a while since I went to a "Bagel Joint" and i would say it did the job in filling my tummy but it wasn't spectacular.
(3)Wes R.
Bruegger's is a mixed place of win and fail. Well, not so much fail in food, but in being so pricey. Their bagels and sandwiches are delicious enough to warrent spending the money, though. One last thing, and I'm not sure if this applies to all bruegger's or not, bit this particular one always burns their coffee.
(3)Devin L.
Being from NY, I know bagels (I also baked bagels when I was a teen). This place is a fast food bagel shop. Kind of like Dunkin Donuts or Tim Hortons, adequate but not great. I got a whole wheat bagel with cream cheese. It kept me going until lunch.
(2)Ken P.
This place is delicious but its is fairly expensive. The morning bliss deal (bagel w/ chesse & meat +orange juice) for $5 is very good but isn't much of a deal. To get filled up you need to spend $7+. This place was conveniently located at the corner where the William Penn Oni Hotel was (where I was staying). I wouldn't go out of my way to go here.
(3)Chelsea C.
Not impressed by the food or service. It took me ten minutes to get a bagel and cream cheese. It was my first breakfast experience there and the guy working there didn't asked me of I want it toasted. I told the girl at the register... Waited 5 minutes and they gave me back the same untoasted bagel I started with. If you're looking for breakfast or coffee, dunkin donuts is next door:)
(1)John H.
We came here on a sunday morning before heading out on the town. The lady behind the counter was so nice and friendly. She chatted us up while she made our breakfast sandwiches. We got the Fresh start deal which saves money but more importantly has maple cream cheese on the sandwich instead of the other cheese. This was fantastic. ~5 stars We went there the next day and got pretty much the same thing but with the regular cheese and it was meh. The order taker was different and was not as good. ~2 stars This averages out to about 3 stars.
(3)Bill T.
It's convenient, I'll give it that! Went here to get a bagel and a drink. The bagel was mediocre, a little bit old but whatever. The drink was overpriced, but whatever. Then I saw a dessert bar. Oooohhh! That looked so good! I asked the lady if there were nuts in it (I don't have an allergy, I just don't like nuts in my brownies or blondies....that doesn't make me a monster! Or does it?) Anyway, she didn't know if there were nuts in it or not. I manned up and got it anyway and it was delicious. I didn't taste any nuts (no comments from the peanut gallery) so my vote says "no nuts". Anyway, if you need a bagel and you're nearby, this should meet your basic requirements.
(2)My B.
Visiting Pittsburgh for work so we decided to stop here for breakfast. We beat the rush. I ordered two sausage, egg and cheese bagels on wheat and a wheat bagel. It was satisfying. Hot, fresh, and fast!! Everything you want in a breakfast meal. I didn't order the coffee so I can't help you there. Just a heads up, it does seem to get busy but the line moves fast.
(5)Morton F.
Bruegger's is a nice coffee shop with a good ambiance, similar in style to Einstein Bros. I wasn't terribly impressed with the Jalapeño Bacon and Egg Sandwich I ordered though. For what they charged, I expected something a bit more than a squished blob.
(3)Courtney C.
Holy cow Batman. I couldn't believe the line at DD the morning we were scheduled to head home. Being impatient people and only having 2 breakfast options within walking distance, Brueggers won by default. I ordered some spicy wrap that had jalapeno cream cheese, egg, sausage and peppers and a chai tea. My husband ordered the cheese bagel with onion & chive cream cheese and a coffee. The food was more than satisfactory. In fact, it was pretty good. I think if we were locals I would have bought 10 tubs of that chive cream cheese and ate it with a spoon. I'll admit I had my doubts when he ordered it, but it was scrumptious. The jalapeno cream cheese was too hot for me, but I can't blame them-- I'm just a wuss. I had to scrape most of it off. The chai was some of the best I've had lately! The reason for 3 stars was the fact that it took an insane amount of time for our order -- at least 25 minutes from the time we walked in. There was only 1 person ringing the register and 1 person making the food. The guy ringing the register eventually came to help prepare the food (because she couldn't make it all by herself) but it was after standing there for around 10 minutes realizing that no one was coming down to the register because no food was prepared. I'm not sure if there was a call off or if someone quit, but they needed at least one more sets of hands to get through the breakfast rush in a reasonable amount of time. I do have to give mad props to the girl preparing the food because I probably would have threw my hands up and gave up with the amount of people she had to wait on, but she did a great job and managed to be personable with everyone in line.
(3)Corey F.
Nice convenient coffee and sandwich shop. The food is good and prices are reasonable. Staff is friendly. Only draw back is it gets pretty crowded at lunch so lines can be long.
(4)Tricia S.
(Dreidel bagel song?) I love a softwich bagel, baked with Asiago, And when it's cool and ready, a supreme club I will swallow. Oh, Bruegger's love your bagels, especially on the go. I've just got 30 minutes, then back to the office I must go. Um, yeah, so what if it doesn't rhyme, keep with the beat, and is lame. The Supreme Club with cheddar and red peppers on an Asiago softwich slathered in honey mustard rocks, even if I don't. :)
(3)David T.
"Meh. I've experienced better" is exactly right. While the bagels are somewhat tasty (I would hope they have this recipe down), service is SLOW (takes a healthy 10 minutes to get a bagel and coffee with 1 person in front of me) and everything is on the pricey side.
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