She said last-minute finishing touches are all part of opening a business.
"Once we're ready to go, we don't want a lot of downtime," she said.
The store, despite looking like a more traditional bakery and cafe from the outside, will have a host at ground level to direct patrons either to the area where they can buy a bagel, or downstairs to order a sit-down meal from an expanded menu.
After ordering, customers can sit at a table and wait for their meal to be delivered by "food runners," a concept that company staffers have pitched as a quicker alternative to traditional waiter service.
The eatery will also offer free access to phone jacks for patrons to connect to the Internet.
In addition, the shop features a
Bagel Buzz Saw, a conveyor belt coupled with a fast spinning blade which flings hinge-cut bagels at high speed toward employees spreading cream cheese and making sandwiches.
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