Kettle-boiled and stone-hearth-baked, Bruegger's bagels--crusty, dense, and chewy--were the first true New York nosh to hit town. Twenty years ago they set the standard by which all others are measured. The stores in Dinkytown and on Lake Street were the first arrivals, but the metro area now has more than 30 outlets of this 250-franchise national chain. As the corporate logo might suggest, most Bruegger's are pretty much the same, but each varies a little by location. It's safe to say that city shops have a shaggy-dog charm compared to the newer, brighter suburban cousins (or maybe it's just the light in the mall). Bruegger's newest offering, a square bagel, is the consistency of a tender dinner roll and dumbs down the original classic. Likewise, salsa cream cheese and pumpkin bagels are just a little too weird to be good. But if you stick with tradition, you can't go wrong here. Pick up a simple salt bagel or pumpernickel with butter. Or a poppy seed with smoked salmon, plain cream cheese, and red onion--now there's a genuine bagel.