{"id":242400,"date":"2026-04-22T21:45:07","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T21:45:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/242400\/"},"modified":"2026-04-22T21:45:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T21:45:07","slug":"tampas-homesick-bagels-brings-a-taste-of-jersey-to-north-hyde-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/242400\/","title":{"rendered":"Tampa&#8217;s Homesick Bagels brings a taste of Jersey to North Hyde Park"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p data-v-871f4c88=\"\">TAMPA, Fla. &#8211; For Travis Kaiser, bagels are personal. Growing up at the Jersey Shore, he says weekly trips to the bagel shop were part of life. Now, he is bringing that tradition to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox13news.com\/tag\/us\/fl\/hillsborough\/tampa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Tampa<\/a> through Homesick Bagels.<\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"WTVT\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-871f4c88=\"\">The backstory:<\/p>\n<p data-v-871f4c88=\"\">Kaiser opened Santoro\u2019s Pizza first, seeing strong demand in the North Hyde Park neighborhood. That success\u00a0led him to expand nearby with a bagel shop serving the same community.<\/p>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/vlcsnap-2026-04-22-16h52m44s622.png\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" fetchpriority=\"auto\" data-v-2fe2fe3e=\"\"\/>   <\/p>\n<p data-v-871f4c88=\"\">Homesick Bagels keeps things simple. Kaiser says the goal is to do the classics right, from bacon, egg and cheese sandwiches to fresh bagels made in-house. Customers can watch the process in an open kitchen, where bagels are boiled and baked the old school way.<\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"WTVT\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-871f4c88=\"\">Big picture view:<\/p>\n<p data-v-871f4c88=\"\">Kaiser says the focus\u00a0is not just the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox13news.com\/tag\/lifestyle\/food-drink\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">food<\/a>, but the experience. He wants customers to feel like regulars in a family-owned shop where people know their order and take pride in the work.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/vlcsnap-2026-04-22-16h53m49s839.png\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" fetchpriority=\"auto\" data-v-2fe2fe3e=\"\"\/>  <\/p>\n<p data-v-871f4c88=\"\">&#8220;We just want to hammer home that we\u2019re a classic bagel shop, and if you want a really great bagel, this is where you\u00a0come,&#8221; Kaiser said.<\/p>\n<p data-v-871f4c88=\"\">Homesick Bagels is located at\u00a01528 W North B St., Tampa, FL 33606. They are open seven days a week from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"group-source-paragraph\" data-v-4fbf7207=\"\">The Source: Information for this story was gathered from an interview with the owner of Homesick Bagels and Santoro&#8217;s Pizza.<\/p>\n<p>    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox13news.com\/tag\/series\/made-in-tampa-bay\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-871f4c88=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Made in Tampa Bay<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox13news.com\/tag\/us\/fl\/hillsborough\/tampa\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-871f4c88=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tampa<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox13news.com\/tag\/lifestyle\/food-drink\/restaurants\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-871f4c88=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Restaurants<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox13news.com\/tag\/lifestyle\/food-drink\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-871f4c88=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Food and Drink<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"TAMPA, Fla. &#8211; For Travis Kaiser, bagels are personal. 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