Spring Break
The Local Flavor
Middlebury Bagel and Deli
Lisie Mehlman
Issue date: 4/15/04 Section: Local News
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RESTAURANT
MIDDLEBURY BAGEL AND DELICATESSAN
LOCATION
11 WASHINGTON STREET
HOURS
MON-SAT: 5-2, SUN: 5-1
FEATURES
TRADITIONAL DELI FARE
The Middlebury Bagel and Delicatessen is this wee town's hidden treasure. In fact, I deliberated whether even to compose this review, for I don't want this gem of a deli to become as crowded as Ross' lunchtime rush. The small restaurant, located across the street from Shaw's, is perfect for students who currently stifle their early morning cravings for bagels and lox, who seek their very own deli at which to partake in brunch gossip à la the "Sex and the City" ladies, or who are just looking for a quaint place to get some grub and do their calc homework.
On the menu are the usual bagel offerings - plain, onion, everything, poppy, cinnamon raisin, etc. My dining partner and I tried the everything and the plain varieties, both of which were doughy and delicious. We could have eaten a dozen more of the soft, incredibly fresh bagels (for only $8.50). The everything bagel was tasty but not too oniony, which was a plus, and we did not leave feeling paranoid that we'd have some big seed stuck in our teeth for the rest of the afternoon.
As for the cream cheese, well, they are quite creative at the Middlebury Bagel and Delicatessen. Flavors include olive, bacon horseradish, roasted garlic and cilantro, sundried tomato as well as some more traditional ones. The olive spread was supremely good, again, because it was not overwhelmingly olive-ish. The deli seems to have mastered the art of perfectly flavoring its items.
Sandwiches abound at the restaurant. From turkey to tuna, corned beef to ham, you cannot go wrong; we ordered a tuna sandwich. The bagel sandwiches, which consist of a bagel, a serving of lunchmeat and vegetable toppings, cost six dollars each. Those toppings, I must add, were incredibly fresh, as the tomatoes and onions we ordered most definitely added to the delightfulness of our meal.
MIDDLEBURY BAGEL AND DELICATESSAN
LOCATION
11 WASHINGTON STREET
HOURS
MON-SAT: 5-2, SUN: 5-1
FEATURES
TRADITIONAL DELI FARE
The Middlebury Bagel and Delicatessen is this wee town's hidden treasure. In fact, I deliberated whether even to compose this review, for I don't want this gem of a deli to become as crowded as Ross' lunchtime rush. The small restaurant, located across the street from Shaw's, is perfect for students who currently stifle their early morning cravings for bagels and lox, who seek their very own deli at which to partake in brunch gossip à la the "Sex and the City" ladies, or who are just looking for a quaint place to get some grub and do their calc homework.
On the menu are the usual bagel offerings - plain, onion, everything, poppy, cinnamon raisin, etc. My dining partner and I tried the everything and the plain varieties, both of which were doughy and delicious. We could have eaten a dozen more of the soft, incredibly fresh bagels (for only $8.50). The everything bagel was tasty but not too oniony, which was a plus, and we did not leave feeling paranoid that we'd have some big seed stuck in our teeth for the rest of the afternoon.
As for the cream cheese, well, they are quite creative at the Middlebury Bagel and Delicatessen. Flavors include olive, bacon horseradish, roasted garlic and cilantro, sundried tomato as well as some more traditional ones. The olive spread was supremely good, again, because it was not overwhelmingly olive-ish. The deli seems to have mastered the art of perfectly flavoring its items.
Sandwiches abound at the restaurant. From turkey to tuna, corned beef to ham, you cannot go wrong; we ordered a tuna sandwich. The bagel sandwiches, which consist of a bagel, a serving of lunchmeat and vegetable toppings, cost six dollars each. Those toppings, I must add, were incredibly fresh, as the tomatoes and onions we ordered most definitely added to the delightfulness of our meal.