Goldstein's Bagel Bakery

Goldstein’s Bagel Bakery was started in 1989 by Michael and Bridget Agabra Goldstein.   Goldstein’s was created because Michael got hooked on fresh bagels while working in Monterey California.  Every morning he went to a bustling bagel shop and waited for hot bagels to come out of the oven.  A cinnamon raisin bagel with cream cheese was his ritual.  When Michael moved to the San Gabriel Valley in Southern California, he noticed that there was not even one place he could get his hot cinnamon raisin bagel right out of the oven.  Seeing the opportunity to offer people a great product at a reasonable price, he set out to look for a mentor and the perfect location for a bagel store. Between 1988 and 1990 Michael and Bridget found that location, were trained in how to make bagels by that shop in Monterey, built their first bagel store in Old Town Pasadena, bought a house, and had their first child.The first store was located in a dusty former wine shop at the corner of Colorado and Delacey in Old Pasadena. This was not the bustling retail center it is now, but an area in transition with lots of offices nearby and a movie theater across the street. Every day during construction, people would say "Bagels?!? But there aren{t any Jews in Pasadena." To which we{d reply "Doesn{t everyone eat tacos or Chinese food?" Although the very first sale on the very first day was only a carton of milk, people became familiar with the hearty, chewy bagels that were made from scratch in the bakery and served as sandwiches or with cream cheese. Indeed Goldstein’s Bagel Bakery has been a huge success since opening in 1989. We are proud of the product we serve and the satisfaction we see in our very own customers. Now, our bagels are for many customers, their ritual.