Inglorious Bagels in Carlsbad's La Costa district produces New York-style bagels using a 72-hour slow-fermentation process at 6955 El Camino Real, Suite 105. The shop is a joint venture between Brian Gruber—who also operates NOTORIOUS SPORTS BAR & GRILL in the adjacent suite—and partners Phil Gunther, Andrew Brewer, and Randall Sims. To replicate the soft-water profile credited with giving Manhattan bagels their texture, the team distills local Carlsbad water, then rebalances pH and mineral content to match New York City's municipal supply. Each bagel is hand-rolled, kettle-boiled, and baked without preservatives, and the sandwich menu includes the Shlemiel (thick-cut bacon, egg, cheese, tomato, and garlic aioli) and a Kubaner with Taylor Pork Roll—a true New Jersey deli product. The artisan-baking commitment parallels the European hearth-oven approach at Prager Brothers Artisan Breads elsewhere in Carlsbad's craft-baking scene. Dough hydration runs at approximately 55 percent with high-gluten flour, and the 72-hour cold-retard fermentation in a walk-in cooler develops the malt-forward flavor and dense, chewy crumb that define a proper New York kettle-boiled bagel.