R&A Sourdough
1938 W Lawrence Ave, Chicago
(773) 942-6405
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Delicious vegan bagel sandwich option, "The Sprout". The egg & meat were way better than expected for a non-veg-focused shop. Would love if they added vegan cheese. I haven't tried other bagel sandwiches in the city, but it came out very quickly so it is a nice but expensive option for a busy morning. Updated from previous review on 2025-07-21
I got “the sprout,” which is the vegan breakfast Sammie. It’s got avocado, and vegan egg and sausage with cream cheese. I agree the bagel is average and a little too hard. The cream cheese is good, but not super flavorful. I feel like it’s overpriced for what you get…there’s a similar sandwich at Misericordia that’s half the price (but with less toppings) and the bagel it comes on is amazing. Also $25 is wild to spend for a bagel sandwich and coffee at a place with no indoor space or bathroom. They do have oat milk to add to coffee for free and syrups, so that’s nice! Also a really nice patio to sit on in nice weather. I’d stop by if I was around this area but wouldn’t go out of my way for it. Updated from previous review on 2025-07-18
Bagel was at the bottom end of passable. Texture too hard and dense but the flavor was good. Violife cream cheese fine, would prefer folks make their own, but like the option. Other reviews mention the breakfast sandwich. Will give that a try someday on my commute again. Someday. No rush.
It's great to have a bagel sandwich that has Just Egg and vegan sausage! You don't even need to sub. They also have vegan cream cheese, hummus, and avocado. The bagels are delicious. It is very busy on weekends I recommend ordering ahead.
This place is amazing. It’s part of our weekend ritual. Love them forever.
Food: 5
Service: 5
food solid, staff is a disappointment 🫥
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 3
Service: 1
Scrumptious and fresh sourdough bagels!! Loved the everything bagel, sea salt, and rosemary salt bagels. Vegan options and friendly staff! Can't wait to try the sweets next time.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Got a bagel here Thursday morning, and although it was a really good bagel sandwich, the woman taking my order was very rude. As I was slowly reading my order to her, she laughed and scoffed at me (not sure why?). She had a hostile demeanor, and I was surprised to learn that she was an owner. If I’m just a customer, it makes me wonder how the employees are treated.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 1
I thought that I would give it a try. Pretty good although what I ordered and what I got didn’t match. But I’ll go back again and underscore the order. It is window service so it is difficult to say a lot about atmosphere. It was 1/2 hour before closing so maybe the time had something to do with whatever went on.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 4
Service: 3
My Hanukkah party was catered by R&A Sourdough. The best food included lox, bagels, potato latkes, pastrami, turkey, egg salad, tuna salad and delicious desserts. Oh those brownies and cookies!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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Sourdough bagels are really tasty. They have some good looking bakery items there if bagels aren't your thing.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Sourdough Bagels
Food is great, but if you have a walk up window you have to move faster & have grab & go. I have waited 15 min for a plain bagel, not toasted.. nothing special. Only go if you have the time..
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 2
Chewy, flavorful bagels and schmear. This is our new go-to bagel place in adjacent Andersonville.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Schmear
First time, I got a sesame bagel with lox/chive cream cheese which was pretty good. I went back with a friend and got an everything bagel bacon egg and cream cheese - not good. The everything bagel lacked flavor and the egg was super hard and thick.
I placed an order online, and while it does say orders will take 30 minutes, I was surprised it took 45 minutes to fulfill 2 bagels on a weekday when it wasn’t busy. There is no indoor seating available as well.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
Has become one of my favorite bagel places. So good!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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