Henry Higgins Boiled Bagels

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Henry Higgins Boiled Bagels
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Restaurant information
Established2013 (2013)
Owner(s)Leah Orndoff
CityPortland
CountyMultnomah
StateOregon
CountryUnited States
Website hhboiledbagels.com

Henry Higgins Boiled Bagels is a small chain of bagel shops in Portland, Oregon. The business was established by Leah Orndoff in 2013 and initially operated as a pop-up, at farmers' markets, and via wholesale. Since opening the first brick and mortar shop in Southeast Portland's Mt. Scott-Arleta neighborhood in 2013, Henry Higgins has expanded to four locations. The business also has shops in the Northeast Portland part of the Kerns neighborhood, in Southeast Portland's Sellwood-Moreland neighborhood, and in Northwest Portland's Northwest District.

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Henry Higgins serves various varieties of New York-style bagels, as well as schmears, sandwiches, sides such as chopped liver and pickled herring, and baked goods such as bialys, knishes, and rugelach. The business has garnered a positive reception and was selected to represent Oregon in Eat This, Not That 's 2022 list of the best bagels in each U.S. state.

Description

Henry Higgins Boiled Bagels is a small chain of bagel shops in Portland, Oregon; there are four locations, [1] in Southeast Portland's Mt. Scott-Arleta and Sellwood-Moreland neighborhoods, in the Northeast Portland part of the Kerns neighborhood, and in Northwest Portland's Northwest District. According to KOIN, the company's missions is to "provide Portland with a traditional NY style boiled bagel". [2] Among boiled bagel varieties are "everything", onion, and pumpernickel. [3] Bagel toppings include such as schmears, cream cheese, and fish. [4]

The menu also has sandwiches (including hot and cold bagel sandwiches), [4] deli sides such as chopped liver and pickled herring, and baked goods such as bialys, [5] knishes, and rugelach. [1] Other sandwich ingredients include capers, dill, lox, [6] red onion, and tomato. [4] Drink options include coffee, tea, and hot chocolate. [7]

History

Leah Orndoff started the business in 2013, [8] initially operating as a pop-up, at farmers' markets, and via wholesale. [9] [10] The first brick and mortar shop opened at the intersection of Foster Road and 64th Avenue in Mt. Scott-Arleta (near Foster-Powell) in May 2015. [11] The shop had a seating capacity of 14 people, rotating artwork as well as mugs by ceramicist Cooper Jeppesen, and served coffee from Mudd Works. [9] [12]

In Northwest Portland's Northwest District, Henry Higgins Boiled Bagels operates in the space that previously housed Kornblatt's Delicatessen (pictured in 2022). Kornblatt's Delicatessen, Portland, Oregon, 2022 - 1.jpg
In Northwest Portland's Northwest District, Henry Higgins Boiled Bagels operates in the space that previously housed Kornblatt's Delicatessen (pictured in 2022).

Henry Higgins has also operated a bakery on Northeast 19th Avenue, [8] in Kerns. In 2018, the business announced plans to open a third location on Tacoma Street [13] in Sellwood-Moreland, in the space previously occupied by Feastworks Delicatessen. [8] The shop opened on March 17, [6] [14] with a seating capacity of approximately 25 people. [7]

In 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, Henry Higgins operated via delivery services like bicycle-based CCC as well as Caviar and Grubhub. Henry Higgins also sold groceries using these services. [15] The business expanded weekend hours in mid 2021, hosting "After Hours with Henry Higgins". [16] In 2023, Henry Higgins purchased the space previously occupied by Kornblatt's Delicatessen in the Northwest District. [17] [18] The shop opened on May 15. [19]

Dave Barile has been the head chef. [8] [20] Henry Higgins has used flour from Shepard's Grain and flour and seeds from Bob's Red Mill. [21] The business has been a vendor at community events, such as a Hanukkah food pop-up in 2002 and the Hanukkah Night Market at Eastside Jewish Commons in 2023. [22] [23]

Reception

Henry Higgins ranked second in the Best Bagel category of Willamette Week 's annual readers' poll in 2020. [24] Tanya Edwards selected the business to represent Oregon in Eat This, Not That 's 2022 overview of the best bagels in each U.S. state. [21] In a 2023 review of the smoked salmon bagel sandwich, Meira Gebel of Axios Portland wrote:

The smoked salmon was lovely and salty, complemented by the creaminess of a thick smear of cream cheese and the citrus of squeezed lemon. The herbs and veggies provided a hit of cool freshness... My only note is that the sandwich didn't want to stay together. It kept slipping, but I happily continued to compile the pieces into perfect bites. [4]

Gebel also said, "Boiled bagels are a classic New York tradition, and at Henry Higgins, you can grab one without getting on a plane." [4] In the first Portland Bagel-Off organized by Jacob & Sons Deli in 2023, Henry Higgins won the People's Choice award. [25] [26] Daniel Barnett, Brooke Jackson-Glidden, and Nathan Williams included the business in Eater Portland 's 2024 list of ten "real-deal" bagel shops in the city. [1]

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