NOVEMBER 11 • 2021 | 27

MAKING A HOME
IN THE COMMUNITY
Calling around, Goldberg
found a space for sale in Lake
Orion. But the owner, who
believed Goldberg could find
something better, directed
her to another spot for sale —
and she bought it.
“Here I am in my 18th
year,” Goldberg jokes. Yet fit-
ting into the tight-knit Lake
Orion community wasn’t
easy. “We were told by many
people that you will not sur-
vive,” she continues. But to
Goldberg’s surprise, the com-
munity made Mannie’s Bagels
and Delicatessen one of its
own. Now, the shop is a local
culinary staple that continues
to feed residents and visitors
alike.

“I know everybody’s name,”
Goldberg laughs. “I know
their grandkids. That’s the
type of community it is.”
Working with her daugh-
ters Amy and Rebecca,
Goldberg runs Mannie’s Bagel
and Delicatessen as a family
business. Amy, who serves
as head baker and whips up
more than 10 homemade
cream cheese flavors (includ-
ing strawberry, jalapeno and
cinnamon-honey), handles
the backbone of the shop,
while Rebecca oversees
menus, graphic design and
social media.
Mannie’s Bagel and
Delicatessen offers tradition-
al bagels — like salt, onion
and chocolate chip — but
the Jewish-owned business is

hailed throughout Lake Orion
and beyond for their top-shelf
bagel flavors.
“We have an Asiago bagel
that no one else makes like
us,” Goldberg says. “We have
an onion Swiss melt and one
of the most original [bagels]
is the taco jalapeno jack.”
Goldberg’s top-selling sand-
wich, meanwhile, is the #6

Jewish Cheeseburger, a classic
open-faced bagel topped with
cream cheese, smoked Nova
lox, tomato, onion and capers.
Around Lake Orion,
Goldberg says locals
call Mannie’s Bagel and
Delicatessen a “pillar of the
community.” “Advertising is
very low for me,” she explains.
“We get more people coming
in by word-of-mouth.”
Yet in her 18th year of
business, Goldberg continues
to be pleasantly surprised by
the path she took and how
seamlessly Mannie’s Bagels
and Delicatessen integrated
itself into the Lake Orion
community.
“Did I ever think I would
own a bagel shop? Never,” she
says. “It’s a good business.”

Mannie’s storefront

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