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Lubbies lives at the old 20 Feet Seafood location near Goodfriend Beer Garden & Burger House.
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Fresh-baked bagels aplenty, including sesame, onion, salt, pumpernickel, poppyseed and whole wheat.
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Many types of schmear are prepared daily including scallion, pimento cheese, roasted carrot hummus, jalapeño cheese and blueberry swirl.
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The day we visited, bagel dogs were available at $9 each, so we grabbed one. The dog was more of a spicy sausage, a klobasnek by any other name, but wrapped in everything bagel dough. It had a lot more kick to it than we were expecting, and though perhaps a bit more expensive than the usual klobasnek, it was also much larger.
You get a half-dozen bagels for $15, so we went with six different varieties as well as a side of both blueberry swirl and scallion schmears. You can have them whole or sliced, toasted or not, and everyone has an opinion of the proper way to have them prepared. New York traditionalists eschew the toasting, tut-tutting about who knows what and usually getting overly emotional about the importance of the New York water source as well, but who has time for all that? Get them how you want them. Impatience in this case was the deciding factor: we went with untoasted and whole.
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Lubbies offers several varieties of fresh bagels including garlic, plain, sun-dried tomato and sesame seed.
Hank Vaughn
All the varieties we sampled were extremely good, and all brought to the table the all-important chew factor: slightly crispy on the outside, chewy on the inside and full of yeasty flavor and toppings that were not overpowering. Most were still warm, which, if Krispy Kreme doughnuts has taught us anything, always goes a long way toward elevating the eating pleasure of baked goods.
Both schmears were extremely good: light, fresh and spreadable while also being substantial and not overpowering. The scallion was not overly oniony, and the blueberry swirl not overly sweet — both deserving of a chef’s kiss.
Lubbies is a welcome addition to the Dallas bagel scene, which includes such spots as Starship Bagel and Shug's, and it's a worthy successor to 20 Feet Seafood. We look forward to whatever else the owners may decide to offer with their expanded menu. But if they just stick to bagels and schmears we’d be satisfied — at least until our next visit to Manhattan.
1160 Peavy Road. Daily, 6:30 a.m. – 2 p.m.; hours may be limited during soft opening.