Cinnamon Raisin Bagel: Einstein Bros. was developed by Boston Chicken (Boston Market) in 1995. In 2021, Einstein Bros. announced a merger with Panera Bread and Caribou Coffee to form Panera Brands. I don't typically go for bagels, but I snagged this classic Cinnamon Raisin Bagel at a work meeting. There's nothing special or flashy about it (unlike their tantalizing Maple French Toast Bagel), but it delivers what is expected out of that type of bagel. Pleasant, if not light cinnamon flavor, a moderate amount of raisins, and a satisfyingly chewy texture (I prefer to warm mine in the microwave as opposed to a toaster). It's no better than a frozen cinnamon raisin bagel from my local grocery store and I wouldn't go out of my way to get another, but I would pick it up again at a work meeting. Doughboy approved Doughboy_Food_Reviews read more

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Inedible. Don't eat here! Ordered coffee, all 4 options were stone cold and they didn't want to remake. Finally they remade the regular. (Coffee was bitter and acidic, not what I remembered, but that's not a staff issue.) Ordered an egg, bacon and cheese bagel. Bacon was burnt, bagel was cold, cheese wasn't even melted a little bit. These are food safety issues. Having worked in a similar place, I know everything is timed - from the amount of time the food is meant to bake to when you toss the coffee and brew fresh batches. This is far below any Einstein's experience I've ever had. Also cost over $10. read more

Einstein Bros. Bagels - Egg bacon and cheese on Asiago - Bagels Near Me - Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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Today I picked up a Bacon, Turkey and avocado bagel sandwich and a iced vanilla cold brew coffee. The service was really good! It was fairly busy but the wait wasn't that bad. read more

waiting at the counter for 15 minutes no one even acknowledge the line of people waiting to order food. Three workers were just s making online orders and ignored everyone else in the store. read more

I hadn't been here for eons and I wish I hadn't gone today. Bits of paper littered the floor, the only short table was broken so badly that having a cup of coffee on it was impossible. Also, and most importantly was that had I come in with my scooter today or wheelchair, I would not have been able to reach sugar, cream, napkins, etc. Einstein Bagels IS NOT HANDICAPPED ACCESSIBLE!! read more

I stopped mid-morning to get a carafe of coffee to go. I watched as one staff filled a small sandwich order for a waiting customer. They the began the process of helping a young couple next in line. They also ordered sandwiches and beverages, meaning I'd be waiting at least 5 minutes as those were being prepared. When I noticed another staff person walking around in her hoodie looking perplexed and another rearranging some shelving, I opted to leave. They weren't going to figure out teamwork or customer service anytime soon. read more

This place needs a manager. No one talks to each other. Everyone is in a mood. Our order was wrong. My daughter wanted chocolate chip and she got blueberry. I got an everything bagel with cream cheese. I got a container of cream cheese but no knife. It's early and I don't want to be here either! read more

Einstein Bros. Bagels - Bagels Near Me - Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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HORRIBLE! Placed a web order yesterday morning, drove alll the way to my meeting and when I got there and opened my order, they forgot ALL the cream cheese...the garden veggie that I picked to come with the order AND the 2 ADDITIONAL I PAID FOR along with the strawberry & cream cheese strudel I ordered - ALL WERE MISSING! $13 in product that WAS NOT RECEIVED ON a $60 order!! The pastries that they DID remember were dry and hard...coffee was like warm at best. Called to talk to someone and was on hold for OVER 30 minutes!!! Finally hung up...HORRIBLE SERVICE, HORRIBLE PRODUCT!!! read more

Good deal on Mondays. Bagels are great. Good service most of the time. Clean restaurant.

The females behind the counters always have a problem with doing their jobs, being absolutely rude. I wanted to add something to my order, I walked up to the register asked to re place an order the girl just looked at me clocked out and left, not saying anythingggg at all very rudely . Already being unsatisfied with my service I look at the girl making my food and she's literally touching EVERYTHING with the same GLOVES SHES MAKING MY FOOD! From the register down to everything else she was doing putting things in and out the toaster oven taking things out the fridge, not saying they are extremely dirty but how many other employees have not touched all them places with bare hands just very much unprofessional. read more

This is horrible sloppy and a complete mess and cold! The guy that took my order was nice but this sandwich is horrible read more

Einstein Bros. Bagels - Santa Fe - Bagels Near Me - Milwaukee, Wisconsin

My review is not really based on the whole store experience but on the product that they offer. When I saw the jalapeño cheddar bagel I instantly thought a burger of some kind creation was in the future for this bagel because it looked so good. I ended up making a brat burger with bacon on the jalapeño cheddar bagel which was good and different. The jalapeño added a nice kick to the brat burger and all the flavors went well together with the brat patty, American cheese, thick cut Smokey bacon and the jalapeño cheddar bagel. I don't really bagels all that much and it's not like I don't like them but I should start stopping more often and thinking of sandwich recipes when I see a promising lookin bagel. read more

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We drove from Racine and we walked in no greeting and immediately we saw an employee picking at their nose, on and off again. Reach for gloves afterwards to prepare food and did not wash hands . We hesitantly ordered coffee and left . We regret not saying anything to the employee about this in person. read more

Drove to this location and they were closed like 30 minutes earlier than the listed time.

Went in and received a Santa Fe bagel after I waited 15 minutes for it and I took a bite. There was so much sauce. It literally turned my bagel into a sponge. I wasn't given any napkins so it was literally like eating a sloppy Joe that just fell apart and made nothing but a mess. The inside of the restaurant is completely filthy. The floors have leaves dirt And garbage there is no place you can sit and there's 15 workers in the whole building and no sense of urgency read more

Lots of choices of bagels and toppings, very quick service, great tasting latte (better than Starbucks IMO)

I haven't been to this place for years. I got some coupons so I figured I'd try it again. I got the All Nighter with cheddar instead of American, the Bacon Avocado, and Tomato with a regular egg(not egg white), and a vanilla sweet cream coffee. I can say that I really enjoy the All Nighter. I like the zing that the jalapeño garlic aioli gives it. The coffee is actually pretty good too. I'm kind of iffy about trying coffee from chain restaurants because they just aren't that good. This one was not overly sweet, not bitter, and had a good overall taste. I did end up adding some fresh cream to it though because it is too dark for my palate. The BAT was "good" my husband says. The bagel was fresh and soft. The only things I wish were different: i would have liked my sandwich a little warmer. The cheese was not melted at all so I waited until I got home to microwave it and eat it. The BAT also had an egg white, even though I asked for a regular whole egg instead. It could also have had a bit more salt in the avocado. Besides that, I feel like I would go back. read more

Einstein Bros. Bagels - All Nighter & Vanilla Sweet Cream Coffee - Bagels Near Me - Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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Stopped for a quick breakfast sandwich after a stop at St. Luke's. Well it wasn't very quick. The sandwich, when they were finally ready, were very good. They just took a long time to get. We got the farm house and the all nighter. Just the right amount of heat for me. I'm not a spicy food person. Ordered two coffees. Vanilla latte and a regular coffee. Got a vanilla latte and a vanilla hazelnut. Close but no cigar. read more

I waited for 5 minutes while two employees were talking in the back room. I didn't know if they knew I was there, so I said "hello"! One of them raised her voice in a very sarcastic manner and said "JUST ONE MINUTE!" Not a please, Not a thank you, not, not even a sir! I said "forget it and walked out. That USED to be a good place. Not any more! They've lost my business. read more

Food is good, sometimes it is busy but that's what should be expected for a breakfast spot!

Been here a few times and it's the same But the coffee for a big group is delicious read more

Einstein Bros. Bagels - Bagels Near Me - Milwaukee, Wisconsin

This place is plummeting fast. Almost as bad as the Einstein/Caribou on Oakland in Shorewood. They just had a major remodel, now the men's restroom is broken. Seriously? Tables aren't cleaned off- not a single one, the floor isn't cleaned up, and the garbage is overflowing- at 10:30 in the morning. What a mess. The only thing keeping it from getting knocked down to one star is that my toasted bagel with shmear was not burnt, and they did not hand my order to the wrong person. But that's it. Needs district manager to step in and fix the situation. read more

Einstein Bros. Bagels - I need carbs this morning. I'll take ALL the bagels, please. - Bagels Near Me - Milwaukee, Wisconsin

One of my favorite places for bagels! I stop there almost every morning to get a cute breakfast before I hop onto the bus for work! That's until I made an order today & took a quick bite before running to catch the bus & overheard the workers talking rudely about me. I apologized if it was an issue taking a quick bite due to their dining room being shut down, but the lady was rude & "didn't wanna talk to me". It made me feel weird & unwelcome. This makes me very sad considering I'm here almost every morning. That will sadly be my last morning there ): read more

Haven't been here in a very long time. Good selection of bagels and the usual suspects. Prompt service. Very clean facility. read more

This location was a once great Einstein's. When we moved to the south side of Milwaukee, this was one of the first locations we started to frequent on a weekly basis. First for Sunday breakfast with the boys, then as the pick-up for Sunday morning bagels. The staff was VERY friendly, you got to know them, and they treated you like friends. Times change, staff turns over, and places like this just seem to decline. A few months back, this location got the Caribou makeover. They were closed for quite some time, they were doing a lot of retraining, and we had hopes that they would return to something of their former glory. Alas, it was not to be. The new staff, while seeming a good deal more friendly, seems to be clueless with both product and people. While some of this can be attributed to a new staff, it's been months now with no real improvement. Along with new branding came new pricing, making both the coffee and the bagels less than a bargain. We drive across town to Panera now. Put the order in online, walk in, pick up our bagels. Yeah it's a drive, but it's so much better than this place. read more

This used to be my favorite place to grab a breakfast sandwich on my way to work. Recently, the service has been terrible. Employees are rude to customers, orders are incorrect and many times the inventory is minimal. Management has to get their act together in order to avoid a mass exodus of customers. read more

Been here twice this week. First time just ordered bagels to take home. Person behind the counter must've just woken up.. had 0 energy. Went today for a sandwich.. ordered the turkey avocado and bacon on a toasted Asiago bagel. I asked for it to be toasted twice.. I noticed she was wrapping it up and it seemed like no time had really passed.. so I asked "the bagel was toasted, right?" She looked me right in my eye and said "yea" with an attitude. Got home, sure enough, wasn't toasted. Guess I'll be going somewhere else for my bagels from now on. read more

Not that great. Latte wasn't that good, bagel sandwich was Ok, but I made the mistake of having it on the garlic bagel that tasted pretty gross. Workers were nice and I got in and out pretty quick. read more

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Whoever decided to remodel this location and change the process made the wrong decision. You used to be able to see the selection of bagels better, now it's blocked by the line of customers waiting because the service is slower. You used to tell the person your order, that person makes your order, gives it to you and then you pay. Simple, less chance of mistakes. Now you order, pay and then the various people making your order, when they get to it because the orders are backed up have to stop and ask you questions that you told the person at the register. I don't know why but people don't understand where the line even is without the little railing, but there's less room up front but they still want tables and instead of having those tables on the wall where you sit looking out the window they went with high tables and chairs that get in the way of the backed up line. There also appears to be all new staff, I had stopped going as regularly before they remodel because of done staff changes, so maybe I'm wrong, but it appeared everyone is new. With that said I can give room for people learning and things like that, obviously there is a learning curve, and none of that is an issue. I did feel bad for the kid on the register, he looked like he was trying his best but struggling. The interactions with his co-worker and manager, well let's say they didn't help him. He's struggling and instead of encouraging or helping, just putting more on him. Maybe it's a sink or swim type environment though so I don't know. As a customer seeing a kid doing the most stressful task and trying his best to hold it together, while a worker doing the least amount of work with the most attitude, that seems like an issue. As far as the food...i don't know. I don't actually order from there for myself. I stop there because I family members that like it. Overall, the staff do seem like the are learning and for the most part trying their best, but between the learning curve and a now less efficient system that customers have to get used to too, will be causing issues for awhile, at least i hope it's not always going to be like this. I mean waiting 30 mins to get a bagel and coffee doesn't seem like it would be a good plan long term for the business. Really they seem to just be trying to copy a lot of what the evil empire Starbucks does but with bagels now, but people go there for the bagels. Change isn't always a good thing and I wish they would have thought more about it. read more

Ok I try and stop here when I have time in the morning before work. I swear the crew there is stuck in first gear! Today they were moving extra slow while I stood at the register waiting to order for 5 minutes without even and acknowledgement! So had to leave. Plenty of other places to go that are much faster. read more

I used to stop in at various Einstein Bagel locations periodically over the years and always thought it was decent for a quick breakfast or lunch. However the past couple of times has been pretty awful. My biggest beef is with the way they cook their food. It appears they've switched to using those fast cooking ovens. This completely wrecks the bagels! I stopped at this location the other day to grab a takeout order. Big mistake. If I had been dining in the restaurant, I would have returned the entire order and asked for a refund. It was totally inedible. All three of our Bagels were Shriveled-up, chewy and gross! Additionally, my egg 'patty' tasted like it had about a tablespoon of black pepper on it. What?!?! Never going back. read more

I haven't been to Einstein in a long time. I bought three shmears that were VERY skimpy on the cream cheese and an OJ. Each bagel had maybe a tablespoon of cream cheese on it. My everything bagel was stale. I thought Einstein's (before they were bought out) carried fresh-squeezed orange juice, but this was nothing more than Minute Maid. I understand that things can happen from time to time. However, when you couple the sub-par food with the bad attitude and rudeness of the host, I won't be going back. I will spend my hard-earned money elsewhere from now on. read more

Since Einstein Bagels merged with caribou coffee service is extremely slow and bagels are not as fresh. Extremely disapointed. Waited 20 minutes for 6 bagels to go. read more

Wow, I use to love stopping at this location, but the management and staff abruptly changed and so did the service. Watching the staff run around like chickens without heads is not fun. Should it take 10-15 minutes to get a bagel stuffed into a bag and a cup for coffee that I serve myself? read more

We walked in to no one behind the counter. After about 7 minutes of no one showing up, we started calling out for someone, as a line was starting to form. Someone finally showed up after 15 minutes. We ordered our bagels, and told her we needed them as soon as possible since our bus was coming soon. She just looked at us, as if she didn't understand. The people behind us had already left because of how long it took. She started toasting our bagels even though we asked her to not to toast them. We told her that the bus was at our stop and we had to go, and asked if she could stop toasting them. She just looked irritated and didn't do anything, so we left the shop to catch our bus. We called just after, and they thankfully said they could give us a refund the next day. The gentleman who was leaving the shop when we were saw the whole ordeal, and told us that the place used to have better service, but doesn't anymore. read more

Really disappointed in Einstein's after my most recent visit yesterday morning when there were only 5 bagel choices left to chose from (plain, pretzel, pumpernickel and two I don't even remember) at only 7:30am! So fine I settle for a plain bagel UNTOASTED. Then wait an obnoxious amount of time to wind up getting a toasted bagel and an unpleasant employee experience when I inform her of the error. And on another note, I really miss the Einstein's coffee and hate having to purchase the overpriced caribou options that do not add up in taste and quality. read more

I only stop here because it is on my way to work. I have stopped for breakfast a whole bunch of times and the bagels with humus, cheese, and veggies (my usual) are always good. It is a much better pricing for the same thing than Brueggers bagels and that is reason I give 4 stars and not 3 Although my visits are limited to breakfast, I like it and will be back! read more

Poorly managed with grumpy tellers. I've tried a few times to order early-via phone- and then not have to wait in line. Now theres a new clumsy process through catering that's like applying for a mortgage. Panera's order and go process (and with an app) has worked twice since I switched to them. read more

It seems the only time I stop in to Einstein's is when I have screwed up royally at work and need to bring in a dozen bagels for the crew. I love that they open at 530am. So, when I get there all of their bagels are freshly made. I have never had a bagel from Einstein that I didn't believe was made that morning. They have a wide variety to choose from, and when you order the dozen you get two cream cheese containers with it. They also offer different sandwiches and drinks. Another favorite of mine, that I don't get nearly enough, is the bagel dog. A nice big hot dog wrapped in a bagel. Delicious!! The staff is always friendly and the place is always clean. read more

The BEST sandwich/bagel place in the Milwaukee area. This is the spot that I get my favorite lunchtime meal, a turkey/bacon/cheese bagel melt....and it's fantastic. I've been to the Einstein Bagels that is downtown and rated it EXTREMELY poorly. And maybe I was hard on them because this location (27th st) is so good. My one small gripe, is that the prices are pretty high. For a bagel sandwich, chips and drink, it costs me over $9. But, I normally don't have an issue paying for what I want...and that's the case here. read more