Once Upon A Bagel
1050 Gage St, Winnetka
(847) 784-1411
Customers' Favorites
Taco with Cilantro Lettuce Tomato Onion and Cheese
Bagel or Bialy with Cream Cheese
Bagel with Cream Cheese
Vegetarian Sandwich
Pastrami Rueben
Lox and Bagel
Bagels
Side Dishes
Fresh Cut Fries
Loaded Fries
Mexican Corn
Chips & Salsa
Onion Rings
Spanish Rice
Refried Beans
Chips & Guacamole
Cheddar Cheese
Drink Menu
Coffee
Please let us know in the special instructions if you would like cream or sugar added to your coffee or on the side.
Fountain Drinks
Fountain drink options.
20 oz Bottled Drinks
Assortment of bottled drinks.
Misc. Drinks
Assortment of misc. Drinks
Snapples
Assortment of Snapple bottles
Dr. Browns
Assortment of Dr. Browns
Jarritos
Assorted Jarritos flavors.
Bottled Water
Bottled water
Leonard's Bakery Goods
Homemade Chocolate Frosted Donut
Sprinkle Donut
Smiley Cookies (2-pk)
2 pack.
Chocolate Donuts
The best.
Chocolate Coffee Cake
No description is needed. The best.
Homemade Raspberry Coffee Cake
Assorted Sprinkle Butter Cookies
Assorted each.
Assorted Rugelach
Half-pound assorted rugelach.
Black & White Cookies (2-Pack)
2 pack.
Almond Coffee Cake
No description is needed. The best.
Apricot Rugelach
Half pound apricot rugelach.
Chocolate Rugelach
Half-pound chocolate rugelach.
Chocolate Covered Mandel Bread
One pound of chocolate-covered Mandel bread.
Chocolate Chip Mandel Bread
One pound chocolate chip Mandel bread.
Raspberry Rugelach
Half-pound raspberry rugelach.
Bagels and Etc.
Bagel or Bialy with Cream Cheese
Your choice of a bagel or bialy with cream cheese. Please let us know which bagel or bialy flavor you prefer in the special instructions.
Bacon Egg And Cheese Bagel
Dozen Assorted Bagels
Our choice of an assortment of a dozen freshly baked once upon bagels.
Individual Bagel
Bagels (Half dz)
Your choice of six bagels. Please add in the special instructions your desired amount of each bagel flavor.
Baker's Bagels (dz)
Your choice of a dozen bagels. Please add in the special instructions your desired amount of each bagel flavor.
Assorted Bagels (Half dz)
Our choice of an assortment of six freshly baked once upon bagels.
Individual Bialy
Udi's Gluten Free Bagels
Each. Gluten-free bagels.
Bialys (Half dz)
Your choice of six bialys. Please add in the special instructions your desired amount of each flavor.
Half Rye Bread Sliced
Half rye bread sliced.
Baker's Bialys (dz)
Your choice of a dozen bialys. Please add in the special instructions your desired amount of each bialy flavor.
Bag of Assorted Bagel Chips
Bag of bagel chips.
Whole Rye Bread Sliced
Whole rye bread sliced.
Fresh Cream Cheeses
Plain Cream Cheese
Plain cream cheese.
Chive Cream Cheese
Chive cream cheese.
Strawberry Cream Cheese
Strawberry cream cheese.
Vegetable Cream Cheese
Vegetable cream cheese.
Jalapeno Cream Cheese
Jalapeno cream cheese.
Cucumber Chive Cream Cheese
Cucumber chive cream cheese.
Walnut Raisin Cream Cheese
Walnut raisin cream cheese.
Lox Cream Cheese
Lox cream cheese.
Fresh Salads
Original Tuna Salad
Our famous original recipe tuna salad.
Egg White Salad
One of our staples the best around.
Poultry Salad
Our famous original recipe poultry salad.
Gramma's Tuna Salad
Made with sweet relish.
President's Poultry Salad
Made with cranberries and almonds.
California Tuna Salad
Made with green and red peppers, chives, and egg whites.
Cucumber Salad
Cucumber salad.
Egg Salad
Fresh egg salad.
Lucky's Tuna Salad
Made with cranberries.
Creamy Coleslaw
Creamy coleslaw.
Salmon Salad
Delicious homemade salmon salad.
Potato Salad
Potato salad.
Grandpa's Salmon Salad
Made with sweet relish.
Fresh Nova or Regular (Salty) Lox
Nova Lox
Freshly sliced nova lox.
Regular (Salty) Lox
Fresh sliced regular lox.
Meats
Carne Asada Ala Mexicana
Turkey Breast
Roasted deli Turkey breast.
Salami Stix
Each.
Turkey Pastrami
Delicious Turkey pastrami.
Corned Beef
Choose an extra lean or regular cut.
Hard Salami
Nothing better than some hard salami.
Roast Beef
Once upon style fresh roast beef.
Baked Ham
Delicious baked ham.
Beef Pastrami
Regular-cut beef pastrami.
Regular or Jumbo Hot Dogs
Regular or jumbo all beef hot dogs.
Soft Salami
Soft all beef salami.
Cheese
Muenster Cheese
Sliced muenster cheese.
Swiss Cheese
Sliced Swiss cheese.
Cheddar Cheese
Sliced cheddar cheese.
Provolone Cheese
Sliced provolone cheese.
American Cheese
Sliced American cheese.
Mozzarella Cheese
Sliced mozzarella cheese.
Pepper Jack Cheese
Sliced pepper jack cheese.
Homemade Soups, Etc
Bowl of Chicken Matzo Ball Soup
Bowl of chicken soup with a matzo ball. Please let us know your choice of roll or crackers in the special instructions.
Bowl of Chicken Noodle Soup
Bowl of chicken soup with noodles. Please let us know your choice of roll or crackers in the special instructions.
Quart of Chicken Matzo Ball Soup
Quart of chicken soup with matzo balls. Please let us know your choice of roll or crackers in the special instructions.
Quart of Chicken Noodle Soup
Quart of chicken soup with noodles. Please let us know your choice of roll or crackers in the special instructions.
Bowl of Chicken Rice Soup
Bowl of chicken rice soup. Please let us know your choice of roll or crackers in the special instructions.
Quart of Chicken Rice Soup
Quart of chicken rice soup. Please let us know your choice of roll or crackers in the special instructions.
Quart of Chicken Mish Soup
Quart of chicken vegetable soup with noodles, rice, kreplach, and matzo ball. Please let us know your choice of roll or crackers in the special instructions.
Quart of Chicken Kreplach Soup
Quart of chicken kreplach soup. Please let us know your choice of roll or crackers in the special instructions.
Chicken Combo Soup
Bowl of Chicken Kreplach Soup
Bowl of chicken kreplach soup. Please let us know your choice of roll or crackers in the special instructions.
Extras From Our Deli
Chicago Style Hotdog With Fries
Homemade Cheese Blintzes
Three delicious homemade cheese blintzes with strawberry sauce.
Potato Pancake
Once upon special recipe.
Pound Dill Pickles
Delicious dill pickles.
Fresh Cucumbers
Fresh cucumbers whole or sliced.
Fresh Tomatoes
Fresh tomatoes whole or sliced.
Piece of Apple Cinnamon Kugel
Per piece.
Fresh Onions
Fresh onions whole or sliced.
Piece of Raisin Kugel
Per piece.
Piece of Plain Kugel
Per piece.
Veggie Potato Pancake
Once upon special recipe.
Pan Plain Kugel
Pan plain kugel sliced into 16 pieces.
Pan Raisin Kugel
Pan of raisin kugel sliced into 16 pieces.
Pan of Apple Cinnamon Kugel
Pan of apple cinnamon kugel sliced into 16 pieces.
Black Olives
Half-pound container or pound container of black olives.
Our Breakfast
All American Breakfast Sandwich
Choice of bagel, bialy, or toast with eggs, cheese, and breakfast meat. Please let us know your choice and flavor of bagel, bialy, or toast in the special instructions.
Nova Lox Plate
Hand-sliced nova lox with your choice of cream cheese and bagel. Comes with tomatoes, onions, olives, and capers. Please let us know which bagel flavor you prefer in the special instructions.
Once Upon Breakfast
Eggs are any style served with your choice of breakfast meat and your choice of pancake, bagel, bialy, or toast. Also comes with hashbrowns. Please let us know your flavor of bagel, bialy, or toast in the special instructions.
French Toast
French toast made with our delicious challah bread. Served with butter and syrup.
Pancakes
Pancakes with butter and syrup.
Breakfast Rollup
Eggs with tomatoes, green peppers, onions, mushrooms, hash browns, and salsa in a white or wheat tortilla.
Huevos A La Acapulco
Two eggs any style on top of hash browns with chorizo, green peppers, and onions.
Two Eggs Breakfast
Two eggs any style with a bagel, bialy, or toast. Please let us know which flavor bagel, bialy, or toast you prefer in the special instructions.
Bagel or Bialy with Cream Cheese
Your choice of a bagel or bialy with cream cheese. Please let us know which bagel or bialy flavor you prefer in the special instructions.
Strawberry Waffles
Strawberries, whipped cream, and powdered sugar on a freshly made waffle.
Cheese Blintzes
Homemade blintzes with strawberry sauce and sour cream.
Made to Order Oatmeal
Served with brown sugar and raisins on the side.
Chicken & Waffles
Fried chicken strips with strawberries, syrup, and powdered sugar on a freshly made waffle.
Grilled Steak and Eggs
Two eggs any style with grilled skirt steak, hash browns, and a bagel, bialy, or toast. Please let us know which bagel, bialy, or toast you prefer in the special instructions.
Fried Matzo
Fried matzo made to order.
Multi Grain Pancakes
Fiber-rich pancakes with butter and syrup.
Omelettes
Country Omelette
Bacon, hash browns, and American cheese. Please let us know your bagel, bialy, or toast flavor in the special instructions.
Greek Omelette
Sauteed spinach and feta cheese. Please let us know your bagel, bialy, or toast flavor in the special instructions.
Nova Delight Omelette
Omelette with nova lox, fresh scallions, and plain cream cheese mixed in the center. Delicious. Please let us know your bagel, bialy, or toast flavor in the special instructions.
Garden Omelette
Mushrooms, green peppers, tomatoes, and onions. Please let us know your bagel, bialy, or toast flavor in the special instructions.
Once Upon Style Omelette
A flat egg-white omelet with your choice of three ingredients and covered in mozzarella cheese and salsa. Please let us know your bagel, bialy, or toast choice in the special instructions.
Cheese Omelette
Choice of cheese. Please let us know your bagel, bialy, or toast flavor in the special instructions.
Single Meat Omelette
Your choice of meat. Please let us know your bagel, bialy, or toast flavor in the special instructions.
Spanish Omelette
Chorizo sausage, pepper jack cheese, onions, cilantro, and salsa. Please let us know your bagel, bialy, or toast flavor in the special instructions.
Plain Omelette
Please let us know your bagel, bialy, or toast flavor in the special instructions.
Single Veggie Omelette
Your choice of vegetable. Please let us know your bagel, bialy, or toast flavor in the special instructions.
Meat Lovers Omelette
Grilled corned beef, pastrami, and salami. Please let us know your bagel, bialy, or toast flavor in the special instructions.
Lox & Onion Omelette
Classic omelet with nova lox and fresh scallions. Please let us know your bagel, bialy, or toast flavor in the special instructions.
Breakfast Side Orders
Hash Browns
Bacon (Pork or Turkey)
Sausage (Pork or Turkey)
Veggie Hash
Grilled mushroom, tomato, green pepper, onion, and hashbrowns.
Cream Cheese
Plain, chive, veggie, or lox cream cheese.
Bagel or Bialy (Butter or Margarine)
A toasted bagel or bialy. Please let us know your bagel or bialy flavor in the special instructions. Served with butter or margarine.
Ham
Grilled and delicious.
Grilled Salami
Grilled and delicious.
Corned Beef Hash
Corned beef, onion, green pepper, and hashbrowns.
From The Grill
Mean Hamburger
Chicken Club
Grilled chicken, melted mozzarella, crispy bacon, lettuce, and tomato on a fresh bialy loaf.
Pizza Puff
Who doesn't love a pizza puff?
Chicken Fingers With Fries
Chicken fingers with French fries. Served with a side of BBQ sauce, ranch, or honey mustard dressing.
Skirt Steak Sandwich
Grilled skirt steak sandwich on a bialy loaf. Please let us know in the special instructions if you would like melted mozzarella, lettuce, tomatoes, and grilled onions added to your sandwich.
Grilled Cheese
Grilled cheese on white, wheat, rye toast, or challah toast.
Francheezie Jumbo Weiner
Authentic Gyros
Served with tomatoes, onion, and cucumber sauce. Served with French fries.
Just The Breast
Jumbo Mean Wiener
The Mean Wiener
Garden Burger
Delicious veggie burger grilled to perfection with lettuce, tomatoes, and onions on a challah bun. Served with a pickle. With French fries.
Junk Yard' Dog
Served with chili and cheese. Served with French fries.
Coney Island Jumbo Wiener
Turkey Burger
Grilled to perfection on a challah bun with lettuce, tomatoes, and onions. With a pickle. Served with French fries.
Loaded French Fries
Greek Fries
Feta cheese, red onions, tzatziki sauce, and paprika.
Meat Lover's Fries
Carne asada, mixed cheeses, pico de gallo, and guacamole. Also comes with homemade salsa.
Veggie Fries
Sauteed onions, grilled corn, jalapenos, avocado, cilantro, refried beans, and sour cream.
Mexican Fries
Homemade chorizo, mozzarella cheese, jalapenos, cilantro, and lime.
Chili Cheddar Cheese Fries
Sharp cheddar, sour cream, and scallions.
New York Style Specialty Sandwiches
New York Style Reuben Sandwich
Corned beef or pastrami with Swiss cheese, sauerkraut, and Russian dressing on rye bread.
New York Style Hot Pastrami Sandwich
New York Style Hot Corned Beef Sandwich
Prepared New york style
Buffalo Wings
Buffalo Wings
Just Sandwiches
Turkey Club Sandwich
Turkey, lettuce, tomato, bacon, and mayo on white or wheat toast with a pickle on the side.
Corned Beef Sandwich
Hot lean or regular cut corned beef on rye. Served with a pickle.
Beef Pastrami Sandwich
Hot beef pastrami on rye bread. Served with a pickle.
Turkey Sandwich
Turkey on the choice of bread, lettuce, tomato, and a pickle on the side.
Turkey Pastrami
Served on a choice of bread, lettuce, tomato, and a pickle on the side.
Hard Salami Sandwich
On your choice of bread and a pickle on the side.
Baked Ham Sandwich
On the choice of bread, lettuce, tomato, and a pickle on the side.
Vegetarian Sandwich
Lettuce, tomato, onion, carrot, cucumber, spinach with honey mustard dressing, and a pickle on the side.
Soft Salami Sandwich
On your choice of bread and a pickle on the side.
Bacon, Lettuce & Tomato Sandwich
Served on your choice of toasted bread. Mayo and a pickle on the side.
Roast Beef Sandwich
Roast beef with lettuce, tomatoes, and mayo on your choice of bread. Served with a pickle.
Roast Brisket Sandwich
Hot brisket with au jus with lettuce and tomato on a bagel, bialy, roll, or bread. Comes with a pickle.
Salad Sandwiches
Tuna Salad Sandwich
Original, gramma's, Lucky, or California. With lettuce and tomato on a bagel, bialy, roll, or bread. Comes with a pickle.
Egg Salad Sandwich
Served with lettuce and tomato on a bagel, bialy, roll, or bread. Comes with a pickle.
Poultry Salad Sandwich
Served with lettuce and tomato on a bagel, bialy, roll, or bread. Comes with a pickle.
Egg White Egg Salad Sandwich
Served with lettuce and tomato on a bagel, bialy, roll, or bread. Comes with a pickle.
Salad Selections
Shana's Salad
Romaine, spinach, chicken, bacon, broccoli, red pepper, onions, celery, and avocado. Served with a choice of dressing.
Chinese Tossed Salad
Lettuce, tomatoes, spinach, carrots, broccoli, water chestnuts, mandarin oranges, and Chinese noodles. Comes with toasted sesame dressing on the side.
Tuna Salad Plate
A garden salad with a scoop of your choice of tuna. Choice of dressing.
Chef's Salad
A garden salad with Turkey, Swiss and American cheese. Choice of dressing.
Garden Salad
Lettuce, cucumbers, tomatoes, onions, green peppers, carrots, and hard-boiled eggs. Choice of dressing.
Tossed Caesar Salad with Grilled Chicken
Grilled chicken, lettuce, spinach, parmesan cheese, croutons, and Caesar dressing.
Tossed Caesar Salad
Lettuce, spinach, parmesan cheese, croutons, and Caesar dressing.
Chinese Tossed Salad with Grilled Chicken
Grilled chicken, lettuce, tomatoes, spinach, carrots, broccoli, water chestnuts, mandarin oranges, and Chinese noodles. Comes with toasted sesame dressing on the side.
Veggie Supreme Salad
Lettuce, tomatoes, celery, cucumbers, green peppers. Choice of dressing.
Chicken Supreme Salad
Grilled chicken, lettuce, tomatoes, celery, cucumbers, and green peppers. Choice of dressing.
Grilled Boats
Philly Cheese Steak Grilled Boat
Grilled Philly meat, grilled green peppers, and onion, mozzarella cheese served on our homemade sub roll with a pickle on the side.
Corned Beef Reuben Grilled Boat
Choice of lean or regular corned beef with sauerkraut, Swiss cheese, thousand island dressing, and a pickle on the side.
Beef Pastrami Grilled Boat
Beef pastrami with your choice of cheese on our homemade sub roll and a pickle on the side.
Turkey Reuben Grilled Boat
Grilled Turkey, Swiss cheese, and thousand island dressing on our homemade sub roll with a pickle on the side.
Beef Pastrami Reuben Grilled Boat
Grilled beef pastrami, sauerkraut, Swiss cheese, thousand island dressing, and a pickle on the side.
Corned Beef Grilled Boat
Grilled lean or regular corned beef with a choice of cheese on our homemade sub roll with a pickle on the side.
Turkey Grilled Boat
Grilled Turkey, choice of cheese served on our homemade sub roll with a pickle on the side.
Italian Beef Grilled Boat
Our homemade Italian beef with melted mozzarella cheese on our homemade sub roll with a pickle and giardiniera on the side.
Tuna Salad Grilled Boat
Grilled tuna with tomato and choice of cheese on our homemade sub roll with a pickle on the side.
Turkey Pastrami Grilled Boat
Choice of cheese served on our homemade sub roll with a pickle on the side.
Salami Grilled Boat
Grilled salami with a choice of cheese on our homemade sub roll with a pickle on the side.
Ham Grilled Boat
Grilled ham with a choice of cheese served on our homemade sub roll with a pickle on the side.
BBQ Beef Grilled Boat
Grilled BBQ beef, your choice of cheese served on our homemade sub roll with a pickle on the side.
Tortilla Roll Ups
Turkey Tortilla Roll Up
Turkey, lettuce, tomato, muenster cheese, and honey dijon dressing or Caesar style.
Poultry Salad Tortilla Roll Up
Poultry salad, lettuce, tomato, muenster cheese, and honey dijon dressing or Caesar style.
Tuna Salad Tortilla Roll Up
Tuna, lettuce, tomato, muenster cheese, and honey dijon dressing or Caesar style.
Stir Frys
Grilled Steak Stir Fry
Skirt steak with sauteed onions, carrots, and green and red peppers on a bed of rice with teriyaki sauce and Chinese noodles.
Grilled Chicken Stir Fry
Grilled chicken breast with sauteed onions, carrots, and green and red peppers on a bed of rice with teriyaki sauce and Chinese noodles.
Grilled Veggie Stir Fry
Sauteed onions, carrots, and green and red peppers on a bed of rice with teriyaki sauce and Chinese noodles.
Delicious Milkshakes
Delicious Milkshakes
Homemade delicious milkshakes. Flavors include vanilla, chocolate, strawberry, peanut butter, and Oreo.
Once Upon Mexican Grill
Taco
Served with cilantro, lettuce, tomato, onion, and cheese
Taco Plate
Served with lettuce, tomatoes, cilantro, cheese, and onions. Served with rice beans.
Quesadilla
Fresh mozzarella on a tortilla with cheese and a choice of veggie, chicken steak, or ground beef.
Burrito Grande
Chicken, steak, ground beef, or veggie. Deliciously filled with beans, cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, and rice.
Tortas
Choice of steak Milanesa, chicken Milanesa or grilled chicken. Served with beans, lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, avocado, sour cream, and jalapenos.
Chilaquiles Con Huevos
2 eggs any style with tortilla chips and topped with green, red, or mole sauce, minced onions, cheese, sour cream, rice beans, and corn tortillas.
Fajitas Plate
Chicken, steak, or veggie with grilled onions, grilled jalapenos, green and red peppers, tomatoes, cilantro, and avocado. Served with corn tortillas, rice, and beans.
Enchiladas
Topped with lettuce, onion, tomato, sour cream, avocado, and cheese. Rice and beans included.
Nachos Supreme
Served with beans, cilantro, onions, tomatoes, cheese, and guacamole.
Mexican Panini
Choice of meat with mozzarella, avocado, and pico de gallo. Served with fresh-cut fries.
Huevos Con Chorizo
Eggs scrambled with Mexican sausage, rice, beans, and corn tortillas.
Chilaquiles Con Asada
Grilled skirt steak, tortilla strips topped with mole, red or green sauce, cheese, rice, beans, and corn tortillas.
Just for Kids
Kid's Silver Dollar Pancakes
Includes choice of bacon or sausage.
Kids Chicken Fingers
Chicken fingers with fries, chips, or fruit.
Kid's French Toast
Includes choice of bacon or sausage.
Kid's Grilled Cheese Sandwich
Grilled American cheese on white, wheat, rye, or challah toast with fries, chips, or fruit.
On the Side
Cucumber Salad
Onion Rings
Fresh Cut Fries
Potato or Veggie Pancake
Fresh Cut Fries with Cheese
Kugel
Piece of kugel.
Cole Slaw
Potato Salad
Additional Mexican & American Side Dishes
Chips and Guacamole
Mexican Corn
Side of Hot Cheddar Cheese
Great for French fry dipping or on a burger or hot dog.
Fresh Cut Fries
Chips and Salsa
Onion Rings
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Recent Reviews
I lived in San Francisco and I love Mexican food. I think the al pastor taco plate with rice and beans is the best I have had in the Chicago area. Homemade green salsa and guacamole comes on the side. A+
March 2025
I live across the street, and I loooove Once Upon. Great soups and desserts, delicious bagels, unique cream cheeses, cheap and tasty tacos. The employees are always pleasant. The area to order is usually pretty tight and bustling, but that's just because this place is so popular!
January 2025
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There’s a lot on the menu here — a range of traditional Jewish deli items and much more (tacos are unexpected and good). It’s all good and efficiently prepared. It’s hard to go wrong, and it will take many visits to work through the menu.
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