Another vote for Izes

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Never heard of "double toasted". "Toasted, dark".

Double toasted is standard terminology for the NYC/NJ area. It just means toast it twice.

I'll remember that when I visit New Jersey.

Call Your Mother does pretty well with this order. Have you tried them?

I feel this, OP. My other pet peeve is when I order a bagel and cream cheese and instead of putting the cc on the bagel, they put it in a tiny little ramekin in an amount that barely covers half the bagel.

I think that double toasted is an option at Bethesda Bagels.

Anonymous wrote:Never heard of "double toasted". "Toasted, dark".

Double toasted is standard terminology for the NYC/NJ area. It just means toast it twice.

Never heard of "double toasted". "Toasted, dark".

Change your bagel place. Tim Hortons does this when I travel.

I find it helps to describe.

"Hi, I like my bagels almost burned...toasted longer. Can you do that?"

"Double toasted" is easy to not understand or hear or dismiss.

I do this with bacon and almost always get what I want. But only if I add some actual language to the description instead of just an order that people can brush over or not register.

Anonymous wrote:Nobody eats bagels.

I eat bagels daily. This isn’t California. Go to Chesapeake bagel bakery. Their once toasted is almost burned imo, but they will lightly toast ( throw it in 1/2 way) or double toast for you. Their bagels suck though.

The pizza equivalent is “well done” - have you tried that?
Or order it in person and ask them to show you before they put the cream cheese on.

I’ve had decent luck with double toasted at Ize’s. It helps to have a regular place so they recognize your order and you can say, No last time it wasn’t dark enough.”

Ha I have the same gripe! I’ve tried saying a different ways. Double toasted. Toasted twice. Toasted dark. it always comes out too mushy drives me crazy. I now only get them if I’m headed home and can re-toast.

Nobody eats bagels.

This is a very petty post but I’m wondering if this is normal.

I love a good bagel and have ordered it the same way for most of my life: double toasted (everything or onion) bagel with cream cheese. I like the crispy texture, the melted cream cheese and the char of the toasted onions. I’m from NYC and this was a normal order and never had a problem.

I’ve lived in the DMV for over a decade and never once has a bagel shop actually toasted it the way I ask. They are not even hot to the touch and don’t even have a light toasted color. I’ve tried adjusting and saying “triple toasted” or “burn it” and it’s never toasted enough. What am I doing wrong?