I used to frequent Einstein but their locations keep closing. Came to this one feeling nostalgic for their flavor. And I won't be returning. There are 5 people working. No one spoke. No one explained where I need to pick up my order. I had to ask them there to go for retrieval. They misdirected me. Then screamed HAVE A GREAT DAY when I left. read more

Delicious and fresh bagels. Soo many varieties and combinations. Also have treats for dogs. Excellent and quick service! Definitely a must stop! Also got a plain bagel with cream cheese but ate it before picture was taken it was that good! read more

Einstein Bros. Bagels - Mapplehouse Maplehouse Egg Sandwich - Bagels Near Me - Houston, Texas

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Where do I start! It's Friday, 7 am and I walk in smelling bagels!!!!! The service was so amazing at this location. There was an initial hiccup with my preorder. However, Leah contacted the Manager Don who clarified everything. Immediately, the staff began putting my order together and asked if I needed extra plates etc., they sliced three dozens bagels for me and I was in and out!! Mary, helped walk the other bag out since it was such a large order. They were all attentive, jovial and hospitable. We all know it's chaotic in the morning with breakfast but they did it was ease. This is my first time trying Einstein bagels and I will definitely be back! Thank you again Don, the teachers enjoyed the bagels on their first day back to work:) read more

Einstein Bros. Bagels - Bagels Near Me - Houston, Texas

It had been awhile since I ate Einstein and decided to visit this location since my son was hungry. The parking lot has plenty of space and a small dining area with a lot of stool and high table tops. The employees were busy and the cashier was very friendly. There were people coming in consistently but the wait time was short. I got a cinnamon muffin and Nova Lox on an Asiago bagel. My son didn't enjoy the muffin as much as I thought he would but did like my bagel with the cream cheese filling. I ended up taking out the tomato and onion because it was way too thick. It was double the thickness of the lox. The sandwich toppings just didn't blend well together. Unfortunately, it wasn't as enjoyable as I remember from years ago. read more

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I hadn't been to this Einstein Bagel location in years since I don't frequent the Rice Village area as much as I used to (because they jacked up the parking and charge for almost every surface lot parking spot). I was in the mood for a solid breakfast bagel and happened to pick up the Texas Brisket Breakfast Bagel around lunch time on a Saturday. I must say - it was quite delicious. Einstein has always been a top bagel joint, so adding brisket and egg to that made for an exciting party in my mouth. But the $10 price tag was a bit steep. The parking can be tight at times but it wasn't bad when I visited. And while the service was a bit slow (we did a mobile order ahead of time and waited an additional 5 minutes after arriving), the staff was pleasant. We dined in and had he seated was generally empty and relatively clean. The worst part of the experience was getting back on Kirby Dr to get to 59, but that's not really the restaurant's fault. Just too many cars on a Saturday afternoon and unnecessarily long red lights. Give Einstein Bagel a try if it's been a while. And splurge on a breakfast bagel meal to see what you've been missing. read more

Einstein Bros. Bagels - Texas Brisket Egg Sandwich - Bagels Near Me - Houston, Texas

Honestly, Einstein Bagel's has some of the best breakfast sandwiches I've ever had. Each sandwich is packed with flavor, and I'm always satisfied This location is a little older, but it's conveniently located near Rice Village and not too far from Greenway, just off Kirby. The space is relatively clean, and the staff were friendly. I put in a to go order, and my order was ready upon arrival sitting in the pick up area Some tips: Join their rewards to get special deals in the app. Every birthday I redeem my birthday breakfast sandwich. You have to make a purchase but a bagel (a la cart), a coffee, or doggy bagels are inexpensive and you could just purchase those. I recommend the chorizo sunrise sandwich, and my dog definitely recommends the doggy bagels Cheers!! read more

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thought I would try this place out since it's so close to me, got there at 2:45 (almost 2 hours before close), 8 cars in the parking lot just for all the doors to be locked during working hours..? this place seems like a waste of the space it takes, no one is ever going heee and the workers don't seem to care to work considering ALL the doors were locked, also just from the outside it seemed disgustingly dirty. read more

I was getting my hair done at a salon in Houston, so of course I had to leave 2 hours to get there. The gps said it was going to be an hour to get there ... but what about the horrible Houston traffic at 9:00 am????? Needless to say I made it this time with little difficulty and right around the corner from the salon was this place and... who doesn't love bagels??? I got the farmhouse bagel. It was an egg, Thick-Cut Bacon, Smoked Ham, Cheddar Cheese with Country Pepper Shmear on a Cheesy Hash Brown Gourmet Bagel. It had great flavor and was very filling. The country pepper shmear was a bit much. There was so much on it that all of the stuff inside the bagel fell out and it made it hard to eat. With that being said it was still good. I sat outside and watched the wonderful Houston traffic while I finished my Caramel macchiato. read more

Einstein Bros. Bagels - Bagels Near Me - Houston, Texas

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Your typical franchise bagel shop... Great breakfast and lunch sandwich selection... The following location has been here for years... It's been a minute since my last visit but decided to have a breakfast sandwich before heading to the nail shop... I went with the asiago bagel with turkey sausage, egg, and american cheese... Service was fast and my breakfast sandwich was made to order... My breakfast sandwich was fresh and delicious... If you are feeling extra carbie for breakfast or lunch you can't go wrong with Einstein bagel... read more

Bagels overdone and hard. I had to throw them out as no one would eat them. Stuff unfriendly. read more

Einstein Bros. Bagels - Bagels Near Me - Houston, Texas

06APR2025: after delivering my much better half to Hobby Airport, I took a "shortcut" back toward our apartment, but enjoyed a delicious brekkie at this GREAT ADA-compliant Einstein Brothers Bagel shop [5300 Kirby, HoustonTX 77005 USA; 713.322.2097; einsteinbros.com] immediately before settling back into a few days bachelorhood. It was so fantastic to feel so warmly welcomed--fantastic staff and the heady scent of superior coffee! While there wasn't any question about the lovely dark liquid, I did have a small quandary concerning the brekkie bagel--the numerous choices meant another early morning decision [my "shortcut" was confused by too many same-named streets ("Rice", "College") often distant from each other!], but was quickly decided upon the chorizo bagel! The dark roast coffee for me was a no-brainer, but the value was exponentially increased when I added some ice, making the HOT fluid instantly drinkable! Yea, this was the PERFECT way to continue my Sunday early morning, and it definitely has my coveted "iWheel of Approval!" I highly recommend this coffeehouse for everybody‼ read more

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This location is not the cleanest, I think mostly since most people come and go through the location but the staff was nice and my lox bagel came out quickly. Much like many others, I got my food and left. I was planning on eating there until I saw the state of their dining area. Tables were dirty and it just looked a bit run down. My bagel was very good and would recommend their lox bagel! read more

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The bagels are great. However, they sent a promotional email for 13 bagels and a schmear for $10 for online orders however, when I placed the order, it came out to 3 times that amount. I called and called but no one ever answered. Otherwise I would have given them a much higher rating because even full priced they're very good but consumers are tired of false advertising and bad customer service. If you can't ever reach a human, that's bad customer service. read more

What an absolute joke. I ordered through UberEats and it's clear Einstein Bros has 0 regard for their customers. All food arrived cold despite being barely over a mile way from my residence. When ordering through the app, all flavoring options for the cold brew coffee were grayed out. First of all, how do you run out of every flavoring? But second, they just sent a cup of plain cold brew, no creamer included, no milk added, nothing. That's insane, if they were going to give nothing, why not at least call me to confirm? Who drinks just straight black cold brew? You couldn't include any creamer? The twice-baked hash brown was not only not good, but they wrapped it so tightly in the bag that it came in and it was so soggy that the entire top of the hash brown adhered to the bag and stuck to it so it just came off. Huge waste of money and waste of time. I'm legitimately making an account just to share this review. Einstein Bros you need to do better, this was a seriously poor experience. read more

I loveeee this place! so much!! i've stopped by here in the morning and doordash from here all the time! the bagels are always delicious, decadent, warm, toasty, perfect. supper quick and nice service too! maybe one weekend i hope to actually sit and eat here, not just go inside to order to go because it is sooooo cozy and clean inside from what i've seen read more

Einstein Bros. Bagels - toasted everything bagel with plain shmear - Bagels Near Me - Houston, Texas

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Needed a quick bite for breakfast after the gym and this place was nearby! Placed a takeout order on the app and it was ready by the time we arrived only a few minutes later. The ham and Swiss bagel sandwich I got was pretty good. The bagel was toasted nicely but the insides of the sandwich themself felt a little artificial or low quality to me. It was still a very satisfying decent breakfast and is very consistent with the other times I have gotten einsteins. If you need a quick, decent breakfast that will be super consistent then Einstein Bros. Bagels is a solid option. read more

Einstein Bros. Bagels - Ham and Swiss Egg Sandwich - Bagels Near Me - Houston, Texas

The physical place is disgusting- the bathroom is dirty with roaches and the restaurant is in major need of an update. I would be scared to see the kitchen. Service was good and people were very nice and hardworking. read more

Decent coffee and food, the line can get pretty long on the weekends and the seating area is crowded, cramped, and a bit dirty though which is unfortunate. Be prepared to have to clean your table from others trash and crumbs if you want to sit down and eat. The other con is the parking, it's pretty small and crowded so navigating in and out can get difficult when it's busy. read more

Einstein Bros. Bagels - Iced Coffee - Bagels Near Me - Houston, Texas

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Thanks for the manager Michael for making this such a great spot to get our breakfast bagels. My toddler absolutely loves them and he makes it so easy to pick what he may like best. This location has the best atmosphere and is so welcoming. read more

CC at the register was lovely to speak to. The food was accurate and very fast. They were very friendly and attentive. I will be returning!

Vibe- Nice bagel shop with some tables/chairs outside under a covering and a good amount of places to sit inside. Theres Wi-Fi as well. Customer service- Great. Food/drinks- I got a French toast bagel with honey almond spread and a hot chai latte with almondmilk and vanilla (it was a 3/5 for me as far as taste) Parking- There's about 20 spots around the building. read more

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Baby let me tell you! That Bacon egg & cheese on a Blueberry bagel is BOMB! Will be coming back.

I stopped by the other day to pick up some bagels for work but I wasn't sure what to order . James was so patient and very helpful by helping me decide what to get . I will definitely be back to place another order read more

in NY/NJ i would've given this place a 3, but in Texas it gets a 4 stars. i'm not sure why the other reviews are so bad, this is a pretty solid place to grab a bagel. I kept getting coupons in the mail for Einstein so i figured i was overdue to give it a shot. as a former bagel snob i was super excited to have this for breakfast. I went with the classic staple, everything bagel toasted with cream cheese. The bagel was really good, a standard bagel with just enough cream cheese. Definitely better than a dunkin donuts bagel by comparison. The coffee was also surprisingly good. For covid they have indoor and outdoor dining available at this location, all of the staff wore masks. All of the patrons wore masks but not all adhered to social distancing (not a huge deal to me since i was only in here for a few minutes). I think they have online ordering if you want to minimize time spent inside! i will definitely be back to try a breakfast sammy, and hopefully with a coupon. read more

Einstein Bros. Bagels - Everything with cream cheese - Bagels Near Me - Houston, Texas

Second time here ever - first was eight or more years ago - and it's no better. Service is slow with five people in line and three people standing around behind the counter talking and laughing and one person working. Their throughput here is a joke. One person whom I think is the manager was doing some work in the ceiling in the seating area and had his tools needlessly spread out over all the seating tables except one or two places blocking people sitting. Just not a comfortable place to eat. This is my second time here and the second time I note that they operate at about 10% efficiency, literally. At 9:00 AM on upper Kirby they should be packed and people streaming in and out nonstop. The chirizo taco was horrible. Literally inedible. And the poppy seed bagel had about 4 times the cream cheese it should have. It was gloppy and dripping all over. read more

What happened to this place? I use to love it so much! The bagels are small now. I use to be so impressed with their size and freshness. The blueberry bagel was an upcharge, but tasted stale and a few days old. So disappointed. read more

Ordered a brunch special that came with a bacon egg cheese bagel a blueberry muffin and hash brown. Two coffees a cinnamon sugar with plain shmear and a chocolate milk. Almost $40 and NEVER received any coffee no muffin no hash brown and could be connected to anyone on the phone to get help. 0/5 recommend and read more

Einstein Bros. Bagels - Only two bagels in this bag and chocolate milk on the side Classic Bagels Egg Sandwich - Bagels Near Me - Houston, Texas

Einstein Bagels delivered exceptional service with quick turnaround, and the brunch box provided a perfect variety for our team's weekly meeting. A delightful change-up and a hit with everyone! read more

Einstein Bros. Bagels - Brunch Box - Bagels Near Me - Houston, Texas

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It would be nice when the cashier walks away and you are waiting to say something when they are taking a bathroom break. But no! Just walk away and here we are waiting. Well we just walk away. read more

My husband and I love grabbing Einstein's for Saturday breakfast. We always get them to go as it's not the nicest restaurant to eat in and is always packed with people. But the bagels themselves are always delicious and packed with flavor! Recently I've been loving the Bacon, Avocado, & Tomato Egg White Sandwich. I want to put that roasted tomato spread on everything! read more

Find bagel shop with a nice Friday of options in quicker. I really like their variety of spreads. (B)

We eat here all the time and love it for all it's faults they still offer a good product. Today was different. Their AC was out and they should have closed. For working conditions, but also for food safety. They could not possibly keep the food safe and you can see what I noticed after consuming the orange juice and cream cheese below. The ice maker could not keep up so the drink were not good today. This to me is a red flag when things go wrong, they are willing to take risks with public health and workers conditions and the dining room was too hot to sit and eat. Had I noticed the thermometer in the cooler, I would have taken my family someplace else. I don't play with food safety. read more

Einstein Bros. Bagels - Refrigerated fresh food sold at improper temperatures - Bagels Near Me - Houston, Texas

Last time. Literally thawed bacon on a simple egg & cheddar sandwich. And I tipped. Wasn't even hot enough to melt the cheddar cheese. I wouldn't have minded waiting five minutes for properly cooked. Won't even tell you what I paid. read more

Einstein Bros. Bagels - Pork sushi Was supposed to be bacon & cheddar - Bagels Near Me - Houston, Texas

This place had declined so much over the past few years. This used to be a pleasant bagel spot with a nice seating area and friendly staff. Now it's gloomy and looks almost abandoned inside. The staff is awful and impolite. It is always very dirty (dirty floors, dirty countertops and tabletops). It's too bad because the bagels are very good but I had to give up on this spot. It's just too dilapidated and makes me suspicious about the food integrity. read more

I always enjoyed my visit to that location. The people there are very helpful and nice. The food is great and the coffee is wonderful.

This place is in a busy location so it's hard to get in and out of but what isn't in Houston. We had to play a maze game with a minivan just so they could get out and we could get in to park. Other than that the experience was ok. We ordered the all nighter and the farmhouse bagels. Both were good, nothing special but good. Also ordered half a dozen to take home and I don't know what was wrong with the chocolate one but it was like a bowling ball when I ate it. Sat in my stomach for days. The whipped spread we got was ok but nothing special as well. It was honey almond. Not alot of flavor. I love this place but I'd try other locations, this one seems to be stretched thin due to location. read more

Einstein Bros. Bagels - All nighter. Decent. - Bagels Near Me - Houston, Texas

I ordered online. I was not contacted or notified that the store was out of brisket. Two of my orders required it. I received a text that my order was ready. When I arrived it was not. I waited 10 minutes before someone noticed I was still waiting and even then I was not instructed on what needed to be done. I realized other customers were talking to a person at the other end of the register preparing food. I went over and inquired about my order. He informed me the brisket was not available but I could have bacon, extra bacon even, if I wanted. Another person pushed a few buttons on the screen noting that I ordered online 40 minutes ago. No shiggity. I finally received the food. read more

The bagels here are solid but the service is hit-or-miss. Some of the employees are super sweet and brighten your morning when you talk to them, and others are *ahem* not exactly like that but that's ok, not everyone is a morning person. The parking lot of this location is super small, but the inside of the restaurant actually has a decent amount of seating and was fairly clean. There's also a separate little outer room that's quieter since it's farther from the counter area. I've seen some people bring their laptops and do some work there, and it seemed like a good place for a casual catch-up or quick breakfast date too. What I've tried: - All nighter bagel sandwich - pretty good. Pros: good flavors that complemented each other nicely, especially on the green chile bagel which added a nice spice. Cons: way overpriced at $7 for 1 bagel sandwich and a bit too buttery/greasy. I thought it needed a thicker sauce and the bacon/eggs were skimpy and oddly super flat. - Turkey sausage and egg bagel sandwich - Much less greasy since they used turkey sausage. A more simple breakfast sandwich but a solid option to start your day. - Egg and bacon bagel sandwich - I didn't like this one as much as the turkey sausage, but it was fine. - Orange juice - also pricey but complements the bagel sandwiches nicely as a good refresher between bites, helps cut the grease/heaviness - green chile bagel - solid bagel, adds a slight spice to bagel sandwiches that I liked - garlic bagel - a nice garlicky bagel, also complements bagel sandwiches nicely - spinach florentine bagel - the flavors weren't as strong with this bagel so if you get it as part of a sandwich the sandwich flavors might overpower the bagel. I'd recommend getting it toasted to enjoy on its own or with a schmear. - sesame bagel - similar comments as spinach florentine, would recommend enjoying on its own rather than as part of a sandwich if you want to taste the sesame flavor read more

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I have had several bad experiences already with the older lady at the register. She has an attitude or maybe that's just her personality which if you ask me it needs an adjustment. Today I decided to come back give it a try again and when I saw her I decided just to ignore her bad attitude when I ordered. However, when I get my food, I got a burnt bagel. I find it cynical of them to even have put the bagel in the bag. That was just bad service! Who does that? Be honest and let me know that the food you just gave me was burnt. It smelled burnt! No way on earth they would have probably eaten that bagel themselves but they expected me to! Ridiculous! I now understand their bad rating on here and on Google. read more

Einstein Bros. Bagels - Burnt bagel - Bagels Near Me - Houston, Texas

Placed an order online and waited 50 minutes for the manager to tell me that the order was pending and didn't go through. Checked my bank account and they took out the money. Manager did not even care to listen to me. He did not care that I was charged and said he was not going to make our order. Unfortunately will never come back to this place. read more