Einstein Bros Bagels

Came here on a rainy Saturday morning before heading to Hillsboro for a Quidditch tournament (yes, Harry Potter Quidditch). It was quite convenient from the airbnb place we stayed at.
We both got a the bacon and spinach bagel sandwich with egg and it was pretty tasty. The bf had coffee and I had a mocha latte, both were decent so we have no complaints about anything we had.
Staff were friendly too.
I guess this place is closing next week? Hopefully it will be replaced by another bagel place that will serve Stumptown Coffee :)

So sad this location is closing next week! I very much look forward to my turkey-​cranberry-​bacon sandwich at lunch. The employees are nice and the quality of the food is good. Maybe the building owner will realize how much the bagel shop fills a need in the neighborhood.

We met here for a Meetup hike. Thought it might be nice to have a bagel sandwich before we left. The bagels weren’t as good as the previous place that was there. but it was ok. The guy who served us resembled Matt Damon to me… wasn’t overly friendly though. So, felt bad asking for the bathroom key. I am not a big bagel eater anymore but if I am to have a seldom bagel I’d like it to be a better bagel than what I had.

I am a former employee here and I give my full regard to NEVER eat here. I am disgusted with how fake the food is. The eggs come in giant bags and they are cooked with a microwave. The bagels are not fresh either. They come pre-​shaped and frozen. FRESH MY ASS. All they do is stick them in the oven. That’s not fresh as far as I’m concerned. The meat comes frozen in giant bags as well. I would never serve food to people that I wouldn’t eat myself and that is why I resigned from this place. Coming from someone who has worked behind the scenes, I suggest to never eat here if you care about eating food with even the slightest bit of integrity.

I’m really confused by the two stars… I’ve been to other Einstein’s and this one always has great service and food. The bagels are always fresh and the Tasty Turkey is a must have. The berry smoothies are also a great treat. I would definitely come here over Kenny and Zuke’s any day.

I love going to this location. The staff is always super friendly! I’m not sure why the other reviews are dogging the food, I think it’s absolutely delicious and prepared with care (esp since you can see them making it). The Asiago bagel with cheese and smoothie = so damn good!

I met with my cousin for coffee up in NW yesterday, we were on a little bit of a time crunch and passed this Einstein bagel so we decided to head in and give it a try. The menu and layout is that of your average bagel sandwich shop. The girl at the counter was sweet. We got the same thing, iced coffee and a turkey avocado sandwich with a fruit bowl.
They have outside searing which is always nice when it’s so beautiful outside. The fruit bowl wasn’t fresh, they were in little prepackaged bowls which was very underwhelming. The sand which itself was tasty, not spectacular. The sauce was good but everything else tasted pretty processed and the bread was too much (shoulda gotten it on a bagel!) the iced coffee was pretty weak. It was OK. But I probably won’t be back considering the other yummy ooey gooey bagel places in Portland. Not bad if you’re in a hurry though!

The food is adequate, but the place seems a little sterile. In a neighborhood with many food options to choose from, this would not be in my top 15.

Enjoyed the food but grumpy cashier told my son to give him a dog treat that my son had dropped on the floor. Really? My dog would be happy to get a treat that had fallen on the floor. My poor son felt like he had done something wrong because of this grump. Thanks for the teachable moment on dealing with difficult people.

My first time. My bagel sandwich wasn’t fully heated… most of the cheese wasn’t even melted. The flavor was good but my lunch could have been better…

Lived in Salt Lake City for a few years during the 1990s. Lived just down the street from a decent bagel place. Then Einstein Bros bought it, took out the good bagels, and replaced them with barely edible pieces of round bread.
So I move to Portland an fall in love with Kettleman. Then Einstein Bros bought them out and replaced their great bagels with barely edible pieces of round bread. I’m starting to think Einstein’s management has a secret plan to ruin my life.
Don’t bother with this place, the average 7-​Eleven has better bagels. Head west to Kenny & Zuke’s Bagelworks, or south to Portland Bagelworks. Neither of those two are my favorite, but they’re infinitely better than than Einsteins. Here’s hoping Einstein Bros is driven from this city before long.

I guess I don’t know «good» bagels, since I didn’t find anything wrong with this place. ;)
Went here for breakfast, got an egg and cheese sandwich on a cheese bagel, with some onion and chive or something spread. It was tasty! Also had a latte, which beat S***b***s coffee by a mile. MIL had black tea, which they gave us two packets to make sure she could get it strong enough.
Service was just fine, and there were a bunch of other bagel flavors that looked good to me.

Sucks that Kettleman’s closed

Focus on the bagel, not the hole. Einstein’s Bagels are great.
I, too, was disappointed when Kettleman’s went away but I still crave bagels and the surviving Kettleman’s bagels at Einstein’s seem as good as ever. Honestly, when traveling, I frequently go to Einstein because their bagels are pretty good (better than most bagel chains). I think their pretzel bagel is delicious and with the addition of the Kettleman’s boiled bagels, they’re now the best Einstein’s in the country.
Due to all the irrational haters still in mourning for the loss of Kettleman’s, it’s a lot less crowded at Einstein’s. Or maybe it’s the efficiency of the staff. Perhaps the long lines at Kettleman’s weren’t due to demand but merely due to the slow, entitled, hipster staff. The Einstein’s staff is super friendly and never get my order wrong.
So you miss Kettleman’s. My sympathies. Hey, do you know where you can still get three Kettleman’s bagels? Einstein. Boycotting Einstein won’t bring back Kettleman’s, it only threatens the only remaining Kettleman bagels.
UPDATE 8÷4÷13: Sad to report that when we went there today they informed us that their boiled bagel bakery had closed and there was no word on if these bagels would be available again. If this situation continues, I would be forced to reduce my review to average.

I too was extremely disappointed at the switch from Kettleman’s to Einstein at this location, and with the overall bagel quality. However, I disagree with previous reviewers about the service. I think it has improved a great deal at this location. While the other Ketteman’s locations were always a pleasant experience, this location reeked of snarky-​hipstery-​annoyed-​with-​your-​presence attitude that is so pervasive in my neighborhood. I’m happy for the personnel change. The food is okay… not great, but okay.

Terrible change
Coffee is gross
Bagels are just bread
Boycott this place at all costs
It was great as kettlemans

Very disappointed in this change. We moved here recently from SoCal and was so happy we found Kettlemans. This location is close to my son’s school and was the perfect place to stop for bagels, everything I ordered was exactly how I liked it. Hadn’t had a bagel this good since living on the east coast 13 years ago.
When we moved to Portland in January we tried Einstein’s in another location and it was not an experience I enjoyed. The bagel was awful, and the coffee was just okay. Bagels are not that good for you, but I love bagels, so when I eat a bagel I want them to be delicious.
I refuse to go here now that it is Einstein’s, I drove by the other day and it looks like CAT, the heavy equipment construction company. The people in charge of this buy out are complete idiots, it will clearly fail.

I miss Kettleman’s.
The bagel is dry on the outside and spongey on the inside, in an unfulfilling, doughy sort of way. The only part of the bagel I could taste was the cheese on top. The rest was, well, filler. The chive cream cheese was ok, but that’s it. If I am investing calories in cream cheese, it has to be worth it. And it isn’t.
My mornings of trekking to Lovejoy to fulfill my bagel fantasies are over. I will now search for a new local company to buy boiled bagels from.

Though I cant and don’t eat bagels, Kettleman’s was my Saturday morning spot for coffee and socialization with a group of my friends. The coffee was good, the macaroons were to die for. The atmosphere was relaxing and everyone who worked there knew my name and drink.
Now Einstein is nothing more than a corporate nightmare complete with advertising logos scattered all over the place. The cheesy décor reminds me of being in an international airport or the food court in a Midwestern mall. Its quite an ordeal just to order something with the two lines and being told that I can only «order drinks in that one» after waiting in line for 5 minutes. I felt like I was in a fast food joint. The coffee was bland and flavorless and nobody in my party liked the selection or bagels.

RUIINNNNEEEED!!!
Kettleman, Kettleman, wherefore art thou Kettleman?
You’re hiding there, with your great staff, now forced to serve up corporate dreck of O-​shaped death disks with apologetic smiles. You’re even tucked in among those monstrosities, with three original boiled bagel varieties still remaining — plain, sesame and original. (Oh, and you HAVE to say «boiled sesame» or said awesome staff must give you death Einstein sesame).
But you’re gone. Gone is your smoked salmon cream cheese, replaced by a pink-​hued «shmear» that was somehow sweet and way too salty at the same time. Gone is Stumptown, in favor of whatever crap Einstein stocks. (I didn’t bother ordering my customary latte).
Also, gone is your tip jar, so I can’t even leave a buck or two to let the staff know that it’s not them — it’s Einstein.
It doesn’t take an Einstein-​level genius to know that this was a bad move. I give it a big bagel shaped zero.