The Woodlands Edition | July 2022

DINING FEATURE

Owner Kurt Crowley and manager Julie Carranza oer a variety of bagels and bagel dogs at Fuhgedaboudit Bagel Co. (Photos by Andrew Christman/Community Impact Newspaper)

Fuhgedaboudit Bagel Co. Business brings taste of New York to Indian Springs A fter spending 30 years in the oil and gas industry making numerous trips to New York available for purchase. “If they are new to bagels, … I would recommend they get a single bagel sliced and toasted with their choice of schmear,” Crowley said. “What we want people to experience is a crispy exterior and chewy center.” BY ANDREW CHRISTMAN

DISHES TO TRY

Customers can create combinations, such as the poppy seed bagel with sun-dried tomato cream cheese (left) or the asiago bagel with scallion cream cheese (right).

City—often grabbing a bagel and a cup of coee and walking around Manhat- tan—Kurt Crowley said he wanted to bring that experience to Texas. “If we could bring a great bagel shop to The Woodlands, [we] believed it would do well,” he said. In November 2021, a year and a half after retiring from his executive posi- tion, Crowley opened Fuhgedaboudit Bagel Co. “The Woodlands has embraced us over the last seven months,” Crowley said. Taste of New York Crowley said when opening Fuhged- aboudit Bagel Co., it was important to bring the fun, energy and avors of a New York City bagel shop. When a customer comes in, Crowley said they can smell the fresh-baked bagels when they enter. “That smell is very enticing,” Crowley said. “We do not sell day-old products.” The menu consists of bagel sand- wiches, bagel dogs and “Brooklyn bites,” which are baked with cream cheese inside of them. A variety of avored schmears, or cream cheese, is

Bagel sandwiches are available for lunch, such as The Chairman, which includes smoked salmon, or the Dean-O, which is Fuhgedaboudit Bagel Co.’s take on a bacon, lettuce and tomato sandwich. There are also premium bagels, such as the rosemary and olive oil or the jalapeno and cheddar, available for an extra charge. More to come By late August, Crowley said he wants to oer specialty coees with a trained barista on sta. The bagel shop is also looking to add seasonal schmears in the coming months along with additional bagel avors and baked goods. Crowley added he and his sta are grateful for the reception The Wood- lands has given them, especially as a rst-time restaurant owner. “I am a local boy; I grew up here. … To see this community ourish and to be a part of that as a business owner is really exciting for me and my family,” he said.

The Chairman ($11.50, left) features smoked salmon, capers, pickled red onion and cream cheese. Another menu item is a sesame bagel with jalapeno cream cheese ($4, right).

The Dean-O ($9.50) is a bagel sandwich consisting of bacon, lettuce, tomato, and the customer’s choice of cream cheese or mayo.

Fuhgedaboudit Bagel Co. 6777 Woodlands Parkway, Ste. 212, The Woodlands 832-207-2170 www.eatmorebagels.com Hours: Tue.-Sun. 7 a.m.-1 p.m., closed Mon.

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