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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