18 OctOber 3 - 9, 2024 dallasobserver.com DALLAS OBSERVER Classified | MusiC | dish | Culture | unfair Park | Contents ▼ FIRST LOOK BAGEL BOOM BLOOMS ABBY’S BAGELS IS ONE OF THE NEWEST BAGEL SHOPS IN EAST DALLAS WITH EAST COAST FAVORITES AND COFFEE. BY AAREN PRODY T hanks to Dallas’ bagel revolution, small pockets of Big D continue to give us more opportunities to tap into the famous East Coast bagel culture. East Dallas in particular has a concen- trated number of these new bagel shops, and it’s almost shocking it took one this long to open in the heart of Lower Greenville, next to neighborhood veterans like The Old Crow, HG Sply Co. and Alamo Club. Greenville Avenue is littered with lively bars and late-night bites, but there was nothing to offer resurrection the following morning. Problem solved thanks to Abby’s Bagels, which offers the small mercy the neighborhood needed the morning after, sunglasses and all. Abby’s doesn’t claim New York roots like some other shops do. Rather, the owner is inspired by her family’s tradition of operat- ing bagel shops, especially after falling in love with the deli and bodega culture of the northeast coast. Their hot bagels (and strong espresso) were brought to life using family recipes and inspiration from Abby’s regional favorites. Even without the hangover on this fine Sunday, we were excited to join the late morning line for a cure-all. At any given time, the line at Abby’s wraps around their shop, but your goods will be se- cured quickly. We ordered two of the signature breakfast bagels, the Lox and the B-Squared. They claim their coffee beans from Devo- cion Coffee in Brooklyn, New York, are the freshest you can get in Dallas because the cof- fee is harvested, roasted and in your cup within 10 days. “And two lattes, please,” had a nice ring on the end of our order. Similar to coffee or wine, bagel superiority is a heated debate that boils down to personal prefer- ence a fair amount of the time. Mostly, but not always. The bagels at Abbey’s are some dense suckers. The B-Squared has bacon, ham, sausage, scrambled eggs, American cheese and garlic aioli pressed between a bagel of your choice. Ours was the truffle parmesan. The top- pings are fresh, but the bagel takes up a lot of real estate in the bite, and without a knob of cream cheese, it’s hard to get one of those perfect bites. Which is a little ironic to say considering the bagel was our favorite part of the sand- wich. The parmesan truffle seasoning is nice and salty with an awesome umami. With a lit- tle cream cheese, it could have helped give some moisture to the bites. Maybe some ex- perimentation is in order for the golden ratio. We also wish the cheese would have been melted, considering they advertise “hot ba- gels.” That could be a petty hill to die on, though, because the sandwich was good and judging by the lines, unmelted cheese is not going to make or break someone’s breakfast. The coffee though, had that strong espresso they’re talkin’ about. They also sell a few interesting specialty lattes like the Summer 14, with espresso, co- conut, chocolate and breve, or the iced Nick’s Special, which has a quad shot, Irish cream and a splash of cream. If one shot of their espresso is strong, we can only imagine what four could do on a Sunday morning. CLEAR! Abby’s Bagels, 1915 Greenville Ave. Sunday – Thursday, 7 a.m. – 3 p.m.; Friday – Satur- day, 7 a.m. – 5 p.m. ▼ FIRST LOOK YOU’LL REMEMBER THIS IN HISTORIC DOWNTOWN CARROLLTON, EVERYTHING MADELEINE DOES PROUST PROUD. BY HANK VAUGHN H istoric Downtown Carrollton has more to offer than a gazebo, clut- tered antique shops and a ’50s-era movie theater space; recent years have seen an explosion in mixed-use develop- ment that includes trendy living spaces, boutique shops and restaurants including Babe’s, Cane Rosso and Twisted Root, all conveniently located near an aerial DART Green Line station and plenty of Aaren Prody The colorful stuffed bagels at Abby’s. City of Ate from p17 >> p20 1713 N Market St. - Dallas - TX 214. 468. 4729 Reserve a Table at TheLiamsSteakhouse.com in Dallas’ NOW OPEN
