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    Once Upon A Bagel

    3.6 (21 reviews)
    Closed 8:00 am - 6:00 pm

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    Karyn M.

    This is a tiny location - just pick up - but all of the Once Upon A Bagel favorites are here - no grill though. Still, easy to park on the street and nobody was here at 7:30am so I easily picked up some bagels and other items. There's a refrigerator case with soups, and a stand with coffee cakes. If I were picking up a big order I'd call ahead. Friendly people, delicious sesame bagel!

    Ashley H.

    My friend and I met for lunch yesterday we grabbed some food from once I had a bagel and walked down to a near park brunch and had a beautiful picnic. my friend Mike got a turkey bagel sandwich. We split a veggie & potato pancake. And I had a Baily lox sandwich. Everything was amazing. This place is just opened and the staff were so friendly and quick. it's a very organized clean storefront. I can't wait to go back and have another beautiful picnic.

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    6 months ago

    Food and service were great! New favorite spot for breakfast and coffee. Plenty of seating for our family.

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    2 years ago

    Best chili and chicken soup in the area. Glad they opened in Lake Forest . Freshest bagels also

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    Great food!! Small location, but efficient and just as delicious as the larger delis!

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    2 years ago

    So glad they expanded to this location! Excellent bagels and the staff was really friendly and helpful.

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    Buttermilk - Vernon Hills

    Buttermilk - Vernon Hills

    4.0(735 reviews)
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    There's no word to describe the incredible service and experience we had here today :)…read more We were scheduled for the Bears Camp but it was canceled due to the weather. We wanted to grab breakfast since we drove an hour up to hit the camp and found this amazing gem! We weren't the only ones, many other folks who experienced the cancellation of the Bears Camp had the same idea! lol it was PACKED! I can't recall our hostess' name but she was a beautiful soul and so kind to us as we waited patiently for a seat. It was a 90 minute wait so we walked around a bit and killed time. When we got back, we still had a wait but a group of ladies said they just left the bar and we could walk up. We did and saw the hostess to ask if we could eat there and she said yes. Definitely worth the wait! We sat at the bar and Dani, our server was FANTASTIC! So kind, helpful and gave great advice on what to order since it was our first time. We ordered the biscuits OMG the best thing ever! We added the homemade jam and it was the chefs kiss! We had the hazelnut latte and French Madeline latte. Both were delicious! I got an omelette with sun-dried tomatoes, goat cheese and chicken sausage. It came with a choice of a bread item and I chose pancakes hubby got eggs sausage with French toast. The portions were HUGE! We were full off the biscuits lol but ate some of our meal and then packed it up to go and had it for dinner lol It's a cute farm inspired restaurant and very family friendly. We absolutely loved the staff. Dani, our waitress was a real Doll! Genuinely kind and so personal and attentive. Steve and Chris, the management team was absolutely above board and we so enjoyed chatting with them. They made us feel so welcomed! Thank you! We can't wait to return!

    First time here, and arrived at 7:30am on a Saturday morning we were seated quickly and that was…read morethe best part of our experience. We were super excited to try this restaurant as we heard from several friends how great it is. We sat at the table for over 10 minutes without water or a word from anyone. It was early so the restaurant was not busy. Our server was male and super inattentive and inefficient. Everything took forever and they weren't busy. The water arrived, then we waited, then we ordered drinks and waited...then we waited over what seemed like forever probably 25-30 minutes to order, while we watched our server take orders from people seated after us. We finally ordered a vegetable skillet for me with eggs over easy and multi-grain toast and an omelet for my husband with a side of potatoes and toast. The side of toast is only one piece of toast, cut in half. When did this become a trend?? I dislike it - this is the third restaurant we have visited this summer that has one piece of toast as a side??? Seriously...this feels wrong. So we both like two pieces of toast, so we ordered a side of toast to share. Ironically, the side of toast comes with two pieces. Lol Then the real wait started...as the restaurant began to fill up. Our food took over 30 minutes to arrive from a food runner not our server. At this point, my husband's potatoes were lukewarm warm at best. He said he would ask to reheat but our server didn't check on us and we were hungry. Oh and the side of toast didn't come with butter, sigh. We had to ask for butter. Thankfully, the omelet and skillet were hot and tasty. Husband loved the spice in his chorizo omelet. Skillet was great too. I'm not sure the food was worth the long wait though or made up for inattentive service. We will probably give it another try but hopefully have a different server. For the price point, there are MUCH better breakfast places in the area where the food is divine, service is friendly, super attentive, and efficient (Walker Brothers, Egg Harbor, Wildberry). Oh and those restaurants have two pieces of toast as a side. :) The atmosphere is cute, but overall vibe was off putting. Overall, food was good, service meh.

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