Amanda Daly says she's always been 'obsessed' with being a small business owner. 'I didn't even care what it was, just that it connected with my neighbors and my friends and my town.' Read samanthanelson1's profile of Oak Park's The Daly Bagel.
The Daly Bagel opened its brick-and-mortar location Oak Park in 2020. Image: Courtesy of The Daly Bagel / Instagram
An avid amateur baker, Daly had been making her own bagels for her 10-year-old son, a picky eater who wouldn’t settle for the versions she could buy at the grocery store. When she lamented that someone should open a bagel shop in Oak Park, he reminded her of the promise and the concept forThe whole family gathered around their dining room table to brainstorm how to make the business work.
“I was a little nervous about using it at first because bagels are very time and labor intensive and shared commercial kitchens charge by the hour,” she says. “It ended up being really a wonderful experience just in terms of learning how to organize your time, how to maximize efficiency, and what kind of equipment you want.”
After a long search for the right space, she found the spot at 130 Chicago Avenue and started a Kickstarter campaign to fund renovations. “We kept things as simple as we possibly could,” Daly says. “We only did bagels and cream cheese and drip coffee. As things alternately tightened down and opened back up, we've been able to work more efficiently towards what our customer's needs are.”
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