Chicago Bagel Authority
955 W Belmont Ave, Chicago
(773) 549-1982
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Apparel
CBA Classic Logo T-Shirt - Heather True Royal
MANY MORE COLORS AND SIZES AVAILABLE IN OUR ONLINE MERCH STORE!This t-shirt is everything you've dreamed of and more. It feels soft and lightweight, with the right amount of stretch. It's comfortable and flattering for all.
CBA Classic Logo Unisex Sweatshirt - Red
MANY MORE SIZES AND COLORS AVAILABLE IN OUR ONLINE MERCH STORE!A sturdy and warm sweatshirt bound to keep you warm in the colder months. A pre-shrunk, classic fit sweater that's made with air-jet spun yarn for a soft feel and reduced pilling.
Long Sleeve Classic Logo T-Shirt - Red
MANY MORE COLORS AND SIZES AVAILABLE FROM OUR ONLINE MERCH STORE! Enrich your wardrobe with a versatile long sleeve tee. For a casual look, combine it with your favorite jeans, and layer it with a button-up shirt, a zip-up hoodie, or a snazzy jacket. Dress it up with formal trousers or chinos to achieve a more professional look.
SALE -T Shirts
Dad Hat
Beanie Hat
Lighters, Mugs, Stickers, Etc
CBA Travel Coffee Mug
CBA Travel Coffee MugMug Color: Gloss black Sized: 16 fluid ounces Composition: Insulated aluminum with compression seal plastic screw top and latching flip lid Printed graphic: screen printed monocolor CBA logol Good habits: Drink coffee often and people will enjoy working with you. Keep your coffee from getting stale. Transport it safely. Drink coffee often. Handwash for best results. Don't microwave this. Stop microwaving your coffee. We stole this text from Half Acre!
Postcard
CBA Ceramic Coffee Mug
CBA Sticker
$5
Full Monty Sticker and Postcard Collection
Chips and Treats
Chips
Choose from Deep River Kettle chips or other classics
Rice Crispy Treats
homemade and huge!
Huge Chocolate Chip Cookie
we make these daily and their gooey in the middle, crispy on the edges
Banana Chocolate Chip Cookie
like the best banana-chocolate chip muffin you ever tried
S'more Thingies
golden grahams & cocoa puffs all treated up
Chocolate Chip Muffin
Nuclear Ned Pickle
big delicious dill pickle, quartered
Blueberry Muffin
Cranberry Walnut Muffin
Goldfish Crackers
enough for two toddlers or one soccer mom
Mini Cookie
just a lil guy
Fresh Banana
perfect for tailpipes
Kids Menu*
Lightning Bagel
The Lighting Bagel- egg bagel- scrambled egg- sausage- American cheese- side of maple syrup for dippingLighting bagel meal includes stickers, goldfish crackers, and chocolate milk❤️ Temporary tattoos are coming soon!
Hot Melted Cheese Bagel/Bread
pick a bagel, pick a cheese, we make it melted and delicious
PB and J Bagel
all-natural peanut butter and your choice of jelly on any bagel
Gobbler (Kids)
turkey and American cheese on a plain bagel
WEEKDAY SPECIAL!
Weekday Special
The Weekday Special Sandwich is featured on Instagram & Twitter every morning. Follow us @eatcba to discover our sandwich of the day!Choice of drink & chips included.
Coffee, Espresso, Tea
***Rocket Fuel - Cold Brew Concentrate***
Juices & Soft Drinks
***Can Soda / Sparkling Water***
***Gatorade / Powerade***
***Joe's Teas***
***Tropicana Juices 10 oz***
***Naked Juice***
***Made in Mexico Bottled Soda***
***Root Beer***
***Kevita Kombucha + Probiotic***
***Sprecher Soda***
Melo Watermelon Water
***Dasani Bottle Water***
Unsweetened Black Tea
Red Bull Sugar Free
Red Bull
Red Bull Tropical
***Milk***
Featured items
Egg McMahon
sausage, scrambled egg, and American cheese on a bialy
The Dude
bacon, scrambled egg, jalapeños, American cheese, on an egg everything bagel
Hangover Helper
scrambled egg, ham, and smoked cheddar cheese on an egg bagel
Breakfast Bagel
bacon, hard-boiled egg, and American cheese on an egg bagel
Dirty Swede
turkey, cream cheese, bacon, Colby, smoked cheddar, lettuce, tomato, sprouts, and mayo on an onion bagel
Ben's Best
turkey, bacon, provolone, lettuce, tomato, and mayo on a bialy
Crunch and Munch
turkey, smoked cheddar, lettuce, honey mustard, parmesan peppercorn, and Nacho Cheese Doritos on an everything bagel.Wanna switch the chips? Let us know.
Belmont
maple sausage links, smoked ham, chive cream cheese, jalapeños, scrambled egg, pepperjack cheese and Gouda cheese on an everything bagel. Much like Belmont, it's a little nasty looking, a little sloppy, a wee bit skanky, but full of personality. So delicious.
Messy Katie
turkey, cream cheese, Colby, lettuce, tomato, sprouts, avocado, and honey mustard on a bialy
Ritz
turkey, bacon, smoked cheddar, and garlic mayo on a bialy
Dank N Eggs
scrambled egg, bacon, roast beef, smoked cheddar cheese, American cheese, honey mustard, and salt and pepper on an everything bagel
Clayboy
turkey, muenster, sprouts, tomato, avocado, and honey mustard on a plain bagel
Eternal Sunshine
scrambled egg, bacon, lox spread, onion, tomato, avocado & tabasco on bialy
Green Goddess
chive cream cheese, hard boiled egg, jalapeños, green peppers, avocado, dill havarti, and honey mustard on poppy
Mr. Turkey
turkey, provolone, lettuce, tomato, and mayo on a plain bagel
The Vegan-licious
This vegan sausage, egg, and cheese will blow your mind! Impossible Breakfast Sausage, Just Egg folded omelet, Follow-Your-Heart cheddar on a warm onion bialy. Named by Kennedy :)
STEAMWICH OF THE MONTH!
CBA Classic Logo Unisex Sweatshirt - Red
MANY MORE SIZES AND COLORS AVAILABLE IN OUR ONLINE MERCH STORE!A sturdy and warm sweatshirt bound to keep you warm in the colder months. A pre-shrunk, classic fit sweater that's made with air-jet spun yarn for a soft feel and reduced pilling.
Dad Hat
Full Monty Sticker and Postcard Collection
Breakfast Steamwiches
Lox Cream Cheese Bagel
Our new homemade deluxe lox spread - loaded with lox, capers, chives & dill. Delicious. This is premade and contents cannot be changed. We only steam, not toast! *This cream cheese spread is already mixed and CANNOT be changed!
Junior's Breakfast
Junior's Breakfast is a dealer's choice. Junior makes decadent breakfast sandwiches for himself every morning. This typically includes a couple of meats, a couple of cheeses, eggs of some sort, and habanero or chipotle mayo. But nothing is guaranteed. Feeling lucky?
Egg McMahon
sausage, scrambled egg, and American cheese on a bialy
Good Morning Tony
BaconSmoked CheddarAmerican CheeseSliced Hardboiled EggBlueberry BagelGrape Jelly
Breakfast Bagel
bacon, hard-boiled egg, and American cheese on an egg bagel
The Dude
bacon, scrambled egg, jalapeños, American cheese, on an egg everything bagel
Five-O Bagel
bacon and cream cheese on an onion bagel
Hangover Helper
scrambled egg, ham, and smoked cheddar cheese on an egg bagel
Belmont
maple sausage links, smoked ham, chive cream cheese, jalapeños, scrambled egg, pepperjack cheese and Gouda cheese on an everything bagel. Much like Belmont, it's a little nasty looking, a little sloppy, a wee bit skanky, but full of personality. So delicious.
Eternal Sunshine
scrambled egg, bacon, lox spread, onion, tomato, avocado & tabasco on bialy
Lightning Bagel
The Lighting Bagel- egg bagel- scrambled egg- sausage- American cheese- side of maple syrup for dippingLighting bagel meal includes stickers, goldfish crackers, and chocolate milk❤️ Temporary tattoos are coming soon!
Cheech's Smash Hit
Cheech's Smash Hit 🎶egg everything bagel corned beefchive cream cheesepickled red onionsscrambled eggpepper-jack cheesechipotle mayo
Dank N Eggs
scrambled egg, bacon, roast beef, smoked cheddar cheese, American cheese, honey mustard, and salt and pepper on an everything bagel
The Vegan-licious
This vegan sausage, egg, and cheese will blow your mind! Impossible Breakfast Sausage, Just Egg folded omelet, Follow-Your-Heart cheddar on a warm onion bialy. Named by Kennedy :)
Woody
bacon, scrambled egg, American cheese, and grape jelly on a bialy. THE OFFICIAL PRE-GAME MEAL OF KERRY WOOD!!
Denver
ham, scrambled egg, Muenster cheese, onions, and green peppers on bialy
Lean Jean
egg whites, turkey sausage, basil, gouda on a scooped out rye bagel
Huevos Rancheros
ham, scrambled egg, pepper jack, and jalapenos on a onion bagel
Eggosaurus
bacon, roast beef, scrambled egg, swiss, American, avocado, onions & spicy chipotle mayo on bialy
Phat Matt (vegan)
Everything BagelJust Egg - Plant BasedPlant Based CheddarImpossible SausageGiardinieraSproutsTomatoSlap Ya Mama Spice
Country Breakfast
ham, scrambled eggs, and Swiss on bialy
Swanson Sandwich of Greatness
ham, bacon, sausage, roast beef, scrambled egg, hardboiled egg, American cheese, and smoked cheddar on an onion bagel - side of maple syrup available upon request
Goat Killer
roast beef, scrambled egg, pepperoni, hot giardiara, scrambled egg, provolone cheese on bialy
Cream Cheese Bagel
Warm, gooey, deliciousness. Pick a bagel and a cream cheese. We steam, not toast!
Just a Bagel
choose your bagel, let us know if you'd like it steamed or sliced!
Sam's Sunrise
scrambled egg and American cheese on an egg bagel
Sausage Fest
scrambled egg, sausage, bacon, and American cheese on onion bagel.
Super Deluxe
scrambled egg, bacon, ham, smoked cheddar, and American on an egg bage
Butter Bagel
Warm, buttery, deliciousness. Pick a bagel. We steam, not toast!
Western
scrambled egg, green peppers, onions, tomato, and colby on an egg bagel
Puck
Canadian bacon, scrambled egg, and American cheese on an egg bagel
Turkey Steamwiches
Dirty Swede
turkey, cream cheese, bacon, Colby, smoked cheddar, lettuce, tomato, sprouts, and mayo on an onion bagel
Crunch and Munch
turkey, smoked cheddar, lettuce, honey mustard, parmesan peppercorn, and Nacho Cheese Doritos on an everything bagel.Wanna switch the chips? Let us know.
Messy Katie
turkey, cream cheese, Colby, lettuce, tomato, sprouts, avocado, and honey mustard on a bialy
Ben's Best
turkey, bacon, provolone, lettuce, tomato, and mayo on a bialy
Dhrumanji
turkey, bacon, mushrooms, basil, pepper jack, gouda, garlic, oregano, parmesan peppercorn on pretzel roll
Clayboy
turkey, muenster, sprouts, tomato, avocado, and honey mustard on a plain bagel
Mr. Turkey
turkey, provolone, lettuce, tomato, and mayo on a plain bagel
Ritz
turkey, bacon, smoked cheddar, and garlic mayo on a bialy
Bluegrass
turkey, pepperoni, salami, onion, Italian dressing, provolone, and smoked cheddar on a bialy
Smitty's Nook
turkey, bacon, Gouda, lettuce, tomato, and mayo on a bialy
Chip's Special
turkey, provolone, colby, lettuce, tomato, sprouts, mustard, and mayo on a bialy
Sara's Secret
turkey, cream cheese, avocado, sprouts, and mustard on a bialy
Stud's Turkey
turkey, smoked cheddar, lettuce, tomato, and honey mustard on a plain bagel
Tonya Harding Club
turkey, ham, bacon, Colby, and Swiss on a plain bagel
Miss Matilda's
turkey, Swiss, smoked cheddar, cukes, tomato, and mayo on an onion bagel
Ned's Gold
turkey, swiss, lettuce, banana peppers, parmesan peppercorn, and horseradish on a garlic bagel
Wam-O
turkey, smoked cheddar, veggie spread, lettuce, and tomato on a bialy
Spaulding's Choice
turkey, American cheese, lettuce, tomato, avocado, and Parmesan peppercorn on a plain bagel
White Lightning
turkey, pepperoni, pepper jack, jalapeños, habanero mayo, lettuce & tomato, dash of cayenne, on poppy
Toby-Q
turkey, smoked cheddar, provolone, onion, green pepper, and BBQ sauce on a poppy bagel
Bacon Boat to Turkey Town
turkey, chive cream cheese, bacon, sprouts, banana peppers, red onions, and spicy mustard on a poppy bagel
Veggie Steamwiches
Green Goddess
chive cream cheese, hard boiled egg, jalapeños, green peppers, avocado, dill havarti, and honey mustard on poppy
Greg-O
cream cheese, smoked cheddar, avocado, lettuce, tomato, sprouts, and mustard on bialy
Wrigley Fielder
veggie spread, dill havarti, onions, green peppers, tomato, sprouts, and avocado on a bialy
Chia Bagel
veggie spread, Swiss, avocado, lettuce, sprouts, and honey mustard on sesame
Aunt Beanies
hummus, sprouts, tomato, and avocado on rye
Urban Gardener
provolone, colby, and every veggie we have on a bialy
Weir's The Beef
vegan cream cheese, mushrooms, peppers, onions, jalapeños, arugula, mustard, and frank's hot sauce on poppy
Cheesemonger
gouda, dill Havarti, provolone, horsey sauce, tomato, and sprouts on a bialy
Veggie Pizza
pizza sauce, onions, mushrooms, green and banana peppers, and provolone on bialy
Webster Fitness
hummus, smoked cheddar, cukes, and sprouts on a bialy
Roast Beef Steamwiches
Covfefe Crunch
roast beef, salami, swiss, horseradish mayo, lettuce, tomato, covfefe peppers, sour cream & onion chips, on sesame
Ravenswood
roast beef, smoked cheddar, horseradish, mayo, lettuce, and tomato on an onion bagel
Mikey's Munch
roast beef, pepper jack, lettuce, tomato, avocado, and Parmesan peppercorn dressing on an everything bagel
Rocky's
roast beef, bacon, smoked cheddar, lettuce, tomato, and mayo on a bialy
Large Marge
guajillo dusted roast beef, basil, jalapeños, onions, swiss, provolone, avocado, lettuce, tomato, peppercorn ranch on bialy
Motown Philly
roast beef, green peppers, onions, provolone, and Italian dressing on a bialy
Captain Beefheart
roast beef, banana peppers, jalapeños, horseradish, muenster, tomato, and avocado on garlic
Chicken and Tuna Salad Steamwiches
Chicago Party Aunt
tuna salad, giardiniera, smoked cheddar, lettuce, tomato, onions, and mustard on a garlic bagel
Donkey Punch
chicken salad, onions, bbq sauce, and smoked cheddar on bialy
Fire Walk with Me
chicken salad, pepperoni, pizza sauce, provolone and tabasco on everything
20/20
chicken salad, Swiss, lettuce, and tomato on bialy
Honey Badger
chicken salad, swiss & gouda, bacon, jalapeños, lettuce, tomato and honey on sesame
Feel the Bern
chicken salad, jalapeños, dried cranberries, pepper-jack cheese, maple sausage, and habanero mayo on poppy
Hot Tuna Meltdown
tuna salad, American cheese, lettuce, tomato, and banana peppers on a bialy
Jane Train
tuna salad, veggie cream cheese, swiss, avocado, lettuce, sprouts & honey mustard on sesame-rye
Muenster Mash
chicken salad, green peppers, and muenster on an everything bagel
Loosey
tuna salad, Swiss, sprouts, tomato, cukes, and mustard on an everything bagel
Ham/Bacon Steamwiches
Amazing Gracey
bacon slathered in butter, with avocado and Slap Ya Mama Cajun Seasoning on a pretzel bun.
Ham Radio
ham, swiss, pickles, arugula, and brown mustard on egg everything
Ham Solo
ham, mushroom, onion, gouda, avocado, chipotle mayo and spices on sesame
Oak Pork BLT
chive cream cheese, bacon, smoked cheddar, lettuce, tomato, avocado, and garlic mayo on an everything bagel
Five-O-Bagel
bacon and cream cheese on an onion bagel
Dillweed
smoked ham, dill havarti, smoked cheddar, 1000 island dressing, spicy pickle potato chips, dill pickle, lettuce, garlic bagel
Dreadlock
bacon, colby, smoked cheddar, lettuce, tomato, and sprouts, on a bialy
Italian
ham, salami, pepperoni, provolone, Italian dressing, banana peppers, and onions on an onion bagel
Good Rick
bacon, gouda, dill havarti, muenster, mushrooms, tomato, avocado, and parmesan peppercorn dressing
Hoosier Daddy
ham, American cheese, and mayo on a plain bagel
Bob-E-Q
ham, bacon, bbq sauce, smoked cheddar & lettuce on an onion bagel
Lincoln Pork
ham, bacon, muenster, mushrooms, onions, and mayo on a sesame bagel
Fred's Rainbow
ham, American cheese, avocado, jalapenos, lettuce, tomato, and mayo on a bialy
Corned Beef Steamwiches
Depaul Reuben
corned beef, Swiss, sauerkraut, and 1000 island on rye bagel.
Bread Intruder
corned beef, bacon, hardboiled egg, pepperjack, smoked cheddar, black pepper, lettuce & habanero mayo on a rye bagel
Chicago Fire
corned beef, pepper jack, jalapenos, and spicy brown mustard on rye bagel
Bowler's Bagel
corned beef, smoked cheddar, lettuce, tomato, onions, mayo, and horseradish on an onion bagel
Pepperoni, Salami, Meatballs Steamwiches
Slick Willy
meatballs, provolone, lettuce, tomato & parmesan peppercorn on sesame
Brennaissance
meatballs, mushrooms, onions, green peppers, muenster, provolone, fresh basil, creamy marinara and spices on a pretzel bun
Pizza Bagel
pepperoni, provolone, pizza sauce, oregano on a plain bagel
Hide The Salami
salami hidden under bacon, pepperoni, banana peppers, provolone, lettuce, avocado, and ranch dressing on an onion bagel
E-Town Express
veggie cream cheese, salami, pickles, arugula, and brown mustard on egg everything
Afterburner
Meatballs, banana peppers, pizza sauce and provolone on an onion bagel.
Hot Carl
meatballs, dill havarti cheese, tomatoes, cucumbers, red onions and parmesan pepper- corn on an everything bagel!
Snacks
Miami Bagel
cream cheese and cinnamon-sugar on a blueberry bagel
PB and J Bagel
all-natural peanut butter and your choice of jelly on any bagel
Hot Melted Cheese Bagel/Bread
pick a bagel, pick a cheese, we make it melted and delicious
Banana Surprise
sliced banana, plain cream cheese, and cinnamon-sugar on a cinnamon-raisin bagel
Atheist's Nightmare
sliced banana, all-natural peanut butter, and cinnamon-sugar on a wheat bagel
Jelly Bagel
jelly on your choice of bagel
Cookie Monster
a chocolate chip cookie, cream cheese & cinnamon sugar on blueberry bagel
Gobbler
for kids! light turkey and cheddar on a plain bagel
Hummus Bagel
house-made hummus on your choice of bagel or bread
Peanut Butter Bagel
all-natural peanut butter on any bagel
Lottery!
Lottery
Don't have a clue? We'll pick! Let us know if there's anything you love or hate on your sandwich.
Bagels
Half Dozen
Package Deals
Bakers dozen comes with 13 bagels and 2 tubs of cream cheese, 2 dozen comes with 24 bagels and 3 tubs of cream cheese.
Dozen
Spreads
Cream Cheese, Spreads & Salads
Made in-house! Cream cheese, lox spread, chicken & tuna salad, hummus.
Bulk Coffee
Coffee for 10 Box
With cups, cream & sugar, stirrers.
CBA Blend 12oz Bag
Medium-dark roast. Bold and full-bodied, this blend hints at roast, but finishes with flavors of dark chocolate and nuts.
Soups
CBA's New And Improved Chicken Chili
Seriously delicious, crackers are included, shredded cheese, jalapeños , chopped onions, and sour cream available upon request.
Loaded Baked Potato
please call for availability!
Frito Pie
A bag of Fritos topped with chili and cheese! jalapeño, chopped onions, & sour cream available upon request. It's irresistible.
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Recent Reviews
Ordered the Egg McMahon and Five-O bagels. The Egg McMahon was mushy and tasted plain. The egg and sausage patty didn't have a good flavor and wasn’t seasoned. I thought the Five-O was going to be bacon bits mixed into the cream cheese, but it was just thrown on top of it with way more bacon than cheese instead of a decent balance. The cream cheese wasn’t good and the bacon is overly salty. The bagels are soft which was fine, but overall I was quite disappointed in the...
November 2025
CBA has Fantastic bagel sandwiches with a huge selection. The bagels are fresh and steamed not toasted super nice chew to it and all the ingredients are fresh...This is one of my favorite places in Chicago for a bagel
The staff is helpful and knowledgeable. Your biggest problem will be selecting out of the over 100 options! 100% recommend!
The staff is helpful and knowledgeable. Your biggest problem will be selecting out of the over 100 options! 100% recommend!
October 2025
As a New Yorker, I have spent way too much time searching Chicago to find a bagel that actually feels like a real bagel. I have probably tried over two dozen different bagel spots across the city. Most were fine, some were pretty good, but Chicago Bagel Authority is by far the closest thing to what I grew up with and easily the best bagel I have had in Chicago.
My go to order is the Eternal Sunshine, but I substitute Tabasco for chipotle mayo. They always get my special...
My go to order is the Eternal Sunshine, but I substitute Tabasco for chipotle mayo. They always get my special...
October 2025
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