BEST EATS: Bagels and pastrami sandwiches in Culver City

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The bagels offered at Wise Sons Jewish Deli are correctly made, given a bath in boiling water before baked. Some place...

November 26, 2022
11:06 AM

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The bagels offered at Wise Sons Jewish Deli are correctly made, given a bath in boiling water before baked. Some places simply steam before baking; that's not a real bagel. Wise Sons, with multiple California locations (I visited the one in Culver City), offers an excellent salt and pepper bagel with a good chew and a perfect amount of seasoning. The bagel selection includes onion, sesame everything and, for those with a sweet tooth, a cinnamon raisin bagel. Also offered are bialys, a bagel-like creation, baked rather than boiled, with a depressed center packed with onions rather than a hole in the middle.

Jason Kotowski