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Barry Bagels

6/19/2016

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Barry Bagels 
300 N Summit St, Toledo, OH 43604
4024 N Holland Sylvania Rd, Toledo OH 43623
3301 W Central Ave, Toledo OH 43606
302 W Dussel Dr, Maumee OH 43537
26611 Dixie Hwy, Perrysburg OH 43551
3366 W Sterns Rd, Lambertville MI 48144
www.barrybagels.com
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Sometimes there’s just nothing like a sandwich. We are so happy that Barry Bagels keeps hummus handy so there is a nice option for a vegan lunch. Several of the bagels are vegan, and you can choose from a typical list of other sandwich toppings, including lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers, pickles, onions, etc.

We asked which of the bagels were okay for vegans, and after the person helping us asked two other people, they said any that don’t have cheese or egg in the name. We went with this for the time, but then went to their web site to see for sure before we posted. The vanilla cinnamon bagels list “cinnamon chips” as ingredients, so since we’re not sure what all is in them if anything other than cinnamon, but otherwise here are the bagels that we found to be vegan: blueberry, cranberry, everything, garlic, marble, onion, plain, pumpernickel, salt and sesame (though all contain sugar—we do not know at this time if it is bone char sugar or not, and all are produced in a facility that uses milk and other allergens, so it really depends on how strict you are on this point). If you eat honey, you could also order the honey wheat or sunny grain.

Another option would be a peanut butter and/or jelly bagel, which is often a bagel shop go­-to breakfast for us when traveling, though we haven’t ordered that at Barry Bagels. We all know how hard it is to find a hearty vegan breakfast.

We also love to buy a baker’s dozen of bagels and freeze them for a breakfast treat now and then in-­between our standard smoothie, oatmeal or toast.

This review was written based on the Maumee location.
5 Comments
Mandy
10/12/2018 08:31:19 am

None of Barry's Bagels bagels are vegan according to the nutritional information on their website. Not sure if they used to be vegan in 2016 but they all contain milk and egg now. All of them.

https://barrybagels.com/home/nutritional_information

https://www.barrybagels.com/assets/pdf/Barry%20Bagels%20Product%20Ingredients%20041817.pdf

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Vegan Toledo
10/13/2018 09:59:10 am

Thanks so much for reaching out Mandy! This issue just came up in the local Vegans and Vegetarians Facebook group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/182650325111073/) and we had pulled this review down. Then the following was determined by the group organizer, Jessica, as of 10/01/18 and we reactivated the post:

"I received an email back from Barry Bagels. The nutritional info paper at the Maumee location is outdated. The only bagels containing animal ingredients are the Chocolate Chip, Vanilla Cinnamon and the various cheese bagels. Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate is no longer used in their bagels. They are going to make sure every location has a current ingredient list sheet."

More information from Jessica on 9/28/18 while investigating:
"Most of their bagels don't contain eggs or dairy. That is why they say something is vegan. The May Contain disclaimer you are referring to is because they are produced on the same equipment as the products that contain those ingredients. Not that eggs and dairy are actual ingredients put into the bagels. It is up to every vegan how they feel about 'May Contain.' For some it's an unavoidable evil. A strict Vegan, meaning someone who does not eat or use any animal product/byproduct is different than someone who is Whole Food Plant Based. Vegan is not a diet. Its a lifestyle so eggs, dairy, honey and every animal product or products made using animals or tested on an animal is avoided."

Hopefully they will update their web site and information sheets at all of their locations soon!

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Smitty Jerkins
5/2/2019 07:14:53 pm

It says processed in a facility that uses those ingredients.

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Smitty Jerkins
5/2/2019 07:13:10 pm

Honey isn’t vegan. You’re not vegan, you’re plant-based.

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Candi(ce)
8/3/2020 03:41:56 pm

Love their bagels! I can't resist a fresh baked, warm bagel (especially from Barry's). H-E-A-V-E-N. They can also make great vegan version sandwiches in a flash too, yum!

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