CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO LONDON N. BREED, MAYOR OFFICE OF SMALL BUSINESS REGINA DICK-ENDRIZZI, DIRECTOR Legacy Business Registry Staff Report HEARING DATE OCTOBER 22, 2018 HOUSE OF BAGELS Application No.: LBR-2018-19-003 Business Name: House of Bagels Business Address: 5030 Geary Blvd. District: District 1 Applicant: Michael Puente, Owner Nomination Date: July 31, 2018 Nominated By: Supervisor Sandra Lee Fewer Staff Contact: Richard Kurylo
[email protected] BUSINESS DESCRIPTION House of Bagels opened in 1962 in its original location on 2nd Avenue and Geary Boulevard in the Richmond District. Their famous bagel recipe and manufacturing process were brought here from Brooklyn, New York, by a native New Yorker. According to the owner’s research, there were no authentic bagels in Northern California. House of Bagels serves the Jewish and East Coast expatriate community with an authentic East Coast bakery experience. Sidney Chassey opened the business and ran it with his wife, Mary Chassey. In 1964, Miguel Puente, started working at the House of Bagels and eventually become the second owner. In addition to bagels, the bakery makes every day artisan breads (fresh challahs and rye), traditional cookies (hamentashen, black and white cookies, rugelach and Russian tea cakes), cookies and pastries. According to the owner, House of Bagels is the only place in San Francisco where one can get a real black and white cookie (lemon cake topped with chocolate and vanilla frosting), a cheese pocket, a kuchel or a mandlebrot. The business is located on the north side of Geary Boulevard between 14th and 15th avenues in the Inner Richmond neighborhood.