Three Einstein Bros. Locations Coming to Mason

Einstein Bros. Bagels

UPDATED 1:44 p.m.  

George Mason University will house a total of three Einstein Bros. Bagels locations across its Fairfax and Arlington campuses by summer 2011, with each campus beginning an operation this fall.

Two of the three Sodexo-run operations of the national coffee and bagel chain will be located at the university’s main campus in Fairfax. The third Mason location will be on the street-level of Virginia Square on the Arlington Campus.

The first Fairfax location will open in the Long and Kimmy Nguyen Engineering Building before students start classes late August. Operating as a kiosk similar to the Jazzman’s in Fenwick Library, it will offer a limited version of the Einstein Bros. menu.

Plans for the Engineering Building also include a 400 to 500 square foot convenience store, with a selection of items similar to One Stop Patriot Shop.

“We’ve got kind of the mama, the papa and the baby thing going on,” said Denise Ammaccapane, the resident district manager of Sodexo, referring to the Engineering Building location as “the baby.” Both other locations will have full menus.

The Arlington location is slated to open late fall semester. The second Fairfax location will open next summer on the ground level of University Hall, a building currently being constructed near Rappahannock Parking Deck in the former Lot H that will contain administrative offices, classrooms and a large space for retail.

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[Editor's Note] An early draft of this story stated that the Arlington location would be opening early October. It will open late in the fall semester.