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We've been once, a couple years ago when going to Towson to look at a car. I wouldn't make the trip for their bagels which are fine, but not significantly better in any regard to my local top 3 or 4. It seems the place does have a lot of interesting fish, tho. (Side note: Goldberg's Georgia Ave switched to Ivy City Smokehouse as their packaged fish purveyor maybe a year ago, which was great, but they switched back to Acme, and when I asked got a straight answer, which was surprising. Their profit margin on it wasn't good enough, and the expiry date duration wasn't long enough)

I'm an adventurous driver, and approaching from Seminary Rd/Linden Ln. So I usually cut through the public lot to avoid the logjam of people who won't right-turn-on-red at the light at Georgia. I then snake through the Exxon station, and right into the Goldberg's lot. I'll confess I depart in reverse direction through the Exxon *without setting a wheel on Georgia Ave*. It's an easy cut across to Snider's Super Food from the lot, as well.

I've eaten a bagel or bialy for breakfast the great majority of days since the mid-80's. Thousands of 'em. For many years I frequented Bethesda Bagels on Bethesda Avenue, and when we lived on River Road, very close to Western Avenue, I switched alliances to Georgetown Bagel by the River Road Whole Foods. Both of them make a good bagel and a decent bialy. In 2011 we moved close to East West Highway @ Beach Drive, so Goldberg's Bagels on Georgia Avenue is my new place. Excellent, if somewhat inconsistently rolled bagels, and really good bialys. Their parking lot is an utter shit-show, the service is average to abysmal, and the coffee has improved from wretched to better than muffler shop waiting room coffee. They're closed Saturdays, as well as all the Jewish holidays you've ever heard of, and a bunch more. But the bialys, and the bagels haunt me. (I buy dozens and freeze them in Washington Post bags. 45 second defrost in the microwave, toast to just the tiniest hint of brown. Add Philly, Euro butter, or a quick lox or olive spread and a pot of Mayorga, and you're eating my daily recipe for making mornings tolerable)