Blazing Bagels

Blazing Bagels is a bagel company based in Redmond and operating throughout the Seattle metropolitan area, in the U.S. state of Washington.[1] The business is owned by Dennis Ballen.[2][3]

Blazing Bagels
Headquarters
Redmond, Washington
,
United States
Number of locations
4
Area served
Seattle metropolitan area
ProductsBagels
OwnerDennis Ballen
Number of employees
110 (2017)
Mural inside the Redmond, Washington location

Description

Blazing Bagels is a Redmond, Washington-based bagel company operating in the Seattle metropolitan area. Menu categories have included "Cheesy" and "Meat Topped"; bagel varieties have included French toast, pesto, and rosemary.[4]

History

Dennis Ballen established the business in Redmond, Washington,[5] opening a storefront in 2001.[6] Blazing Bagels has four locations in the Seattle metropolitan area, as of 2020, operating in Redmond, Bellevue,[7][8][9] and Seattle's Ravenna and SoDo neighborhoods.[4][10] The business also supplies local restaurants such as Dingfelder's Delicatessen.[11][12]

Ballen once sued the city of Remond after he was stopped "from putting an employee on a corner in a sandwich-board sign that advertised fresh bagels".[13][14][15][16][17]

The company employs approximately 110 people and sold approximately 36,000 bagels per day as of 2017.[18] In 2018, The Seattle Times said Blazing made 7 million bagels annually.[1]

The business has supported local charities, donating approximately 220,000 bagels annually, as of 2019. Blazing Bagels has collaborated with athletes such as J. P. Crawford[19] and Marco Gonzales to release signature sandwiches with proceeds benefitting various organizations.[20][21] In 2019, the Remond location was the starting point for the Tulip Ride, a motorcycle ride to Skagit Valley benefitting Seattle Humane.[22]

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the business operated via delivery and take-out.[23]

Reception

Allecia Vermillion of Seattle Metropolitan wrote in 2020, "These bagels have a fan base, for sure, one that perplexes bagel purists."[4] Christina Ausley included Blazing Bagels in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer's 2020 overview of the city's best bagel shops.[6] Alyssa Therrien included the business in the Daily Hive's 2021 overview of "where to find the best bagels in Seattle".[24]

References
  1. "The great Seattle-area bagel taste test". The Seattle Times. 2018-03-01. Archived from the original on 2022-09-30. Retrieved 2023-02-06. Local Redmond-based chain Blazing Bagels also makes them big 'n' tall, but has consistency nailed: They make more than 7 million (!?) bagels a year, so they should. Blazing's specimens had the advantage of actual flavor and a visible crumb (rather than gum), but a bagel-authenticity stickler would still absolutely reject their squooshy texture.
  2. Sandefur, Timothy (2010-10-01). The Right to Earn a Living: Economic Freedom and the Law. Cato Institute. ISBN 978-1-935308-34-8. Archived from the original on 2023-02-06. Retrieved 2023-02-06.
  3. Overland, Bethany (July 22, 2011). "Blazing Bagels makes dough via retail, wholesale". Puget Sound Business Journal. Archived from the original on January 20, 2023. Retrieved February 6, 2023.
  4. "A Field Guide to Seattle Bagels". Seattle Metropolitan. Archived from the original on 2023-01-18. Retrieved 2023-02-06.
  5. Bolick, Clint (2013-09-01). Leviathan: The Growth of Local Government and the Erosion of Liberty. Hoover Institution Press. ISBN 978-0-8179-4553-4. Archived from the original on 2023-02-06. Retrieved 2023-02-06.
  6. Christina, Ausley (2020-10-07). "Where to find Seattle's best bagel shops". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Archived from the original on 2023-01-12. Retrieved 2023-02-06.
  7. Chan, Rosalie. "We checked out the neighborhood where Amazon is building a new 43-story tower in Bellevue, its tallest office building yet". Business Insider. Archived from the original on 2022-07-11. Retrieved 2023-02-06.
  8. "Business at Blazing Bagels heats up". Redmond Reporter. 2009-03-26. Archived from the original on 2023-01-20. Retrieved 2023-02-06.
  9. "Hines debuts design for Main Street Place, with offices, apartments and a 'town square'". Daily Journal of Commerce. Archived from the original on 2022-06-12. Retrieved 2023-02-06.
  10. "Blazing Bagels by Safeco Field". The Seattle Times. 2011-02-15. Retrieved 2023-02-06.
  11. "Take a self-guided walking (and munching) tour of Seattle's 'Bagel-muda Triangle'". The Seattle Times. 2021-12-03. Archived from the original on 2022-01-29. Retrieved 2023-02-06.
  12. "Is Seattle ready for the $18 sandwiches at Dingfelder's Delicatessen?". The Seattle Times. 2018-10-11. Archived from the original on 2021-07-27. Retrieved 2023-02-06.
  13. "Cities, businesses go round and round on twirling signs of the times". The Denver Post. 2011-06-20. Archived from the original on 2021-05-05. Retrieved 2023-02-06.
  14. Brandweek. Adweek L.P. 2006. Archived from the original on 2023-02-06. Retrieved 2023-02-06.
  15. Holt, Gordy (2003-07-22). "Bagel business sues Redmond over sign ban". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Archived from the original on 2023-02-06. Retrieved 2023-02-06.
  16. Sullum, Jacob (2003-12-01). "Moving Violation". Reason.com. Archived from the original on 2022-09-29. Retrieved 2023-02-06.
  17. Richman, Dan (2004-01-22). "Blazing Bagels! Ban is lifted on portable signs in Redmond". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Archived from the original on 2023-01-20. Retrieved 2023-02-06.
  18. "How IJ Helped Blaze a Trail with the Bagel King of Seattle". Institute for Justice. Archived from the original on 2023-01-20. Retrieved 2023-02-06.
  19. "For the Love of Dogs and Baseball: J.P. Crawford Pitches Sandwiches for Charity". South Seattle Emerald. 2021-07-12. Archived from the original on 2022-10-11. Retrieved 2023-02-06.
  20. "Mariners family and Blazing Bagels team up for multiple system atrophy awareness". king5.com. August 15, 2019. Archived from the original on 2019-08-16. Retrieved 2023-02-06.
  21. Morin, Richard. "Daily Sports Smile: MLB pitcher and wife create limited edition wine to benefit neurological nonprofit". USA TODAY. Archived from the original on 2022-09-29. Retrieved 2023-02-06.
  22. "TV star Katee Sackhoff advocates for animals at this weekend's Tulip Ride". king5.com. April 25, 2019. Archived from the original on 2019-04-27. Retrieved 2023-02-06.
  23. COVID-19 pandemic:
  24. "Here's where to find the best bagels in Seattle | Dished". Daily Hive. Archived from the original on 2022-12-01. Retrieved 2023-02-06.
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