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Shug’s Bagels, a Dallas-based bagel chain, is about to open at 7505 Maple St., on the nook of Maple St. and Cherokee, this Might. Shug’s Bagels makes a speciality of Northeast-style bagels, with a menu that features egg sandwiches, bagels with unfold, and hen cutlet and deli sandwiches. The menu will embrace gluten-free and vegan choices like tofu-based cream cheese.

Proprietor Justin Shugrue stated in an interview that Shug’s Bagels are “impressed by the genuine, New York bagel expertise, one that you just discover in a nook bodega in Manhattan.” Shug’s bagels sit for 48 hours of chilly fermentation earlier than being kettle-boiled and baked. “We don’t reduce any corners. We go from flour to product in-house. Each single day we bake that morning.” Any bagels leftover on the finish of the day will likely be donated to a homeless shelter.

The house was a former cupboard space for Bruno’s Tavern and has been unoccupied for a few years. Development has been underway on the brand new location for over seven months. The intensive renovation contains turbines to make sure Shug’s Bagels can stay open throughout energy outages and never lose dough.

Shugrue acquired his begin working in bagel retailers in Lengthy Island and bakeries in New York. Although Shugrue is initially from Westchester County, New York, he has lived in Texas for a few years and stated he considers the model id of Shug’s to be within the Solar Belt of Texas and Louisiana.

The primary location opened in Dallas in 2020, proper at first of the pandemic. In an interview, Shugrue stated they ended up “Far busier than I ever anticipated. Between our grand opening in 2020 and 2023, we have been only one retailer, however the demand was so excessive we have been simply ingesting from a hearth hose. Each weekend there can be a line out the door.” This led to a second location in Dallas, in addition to this location in New Orleans and one other in Austin, projected to open subsequent 12 months.

Hours are anticipated to be from 7 a.m. to three p.m., with the store open 360 days a 12 months, solely closing for a number of holidays. Shugrue is contemplating ultimately including what he calls “after hours” on the Maple St. location, with on-line orders and a pickup window solely obtainable from 3 p.m. till later within the night, which Shug’s Bagels presently does on the unique Dallas location.