Lively 'Hoods
Adventures in the Zone
East Providence's Bagel Zone has a mix of fast cars, dancing girls and good food.
It was my mom who first told me. The sign for a full pot roast dinner tipped her off that the Bagel Zone was more than coffee and bread. She was worried, though, that no one would go there, hidden in a corner off Waterman Avenue right before Pawtucket Avenue. Little did she know. My friend Ann and I decided to check it out, hoping for some good food. It looked like a deli from the outside, except that you could see a row of painted ceramic jars through the window above the counter, a homey touch. We walked in behind a woman with a cane who smiled and held the door for us. "Hey, Jackie's here!" announced someone in the group of men who casually occupied the entire left side of the room. "Jackie" chose a table by herself on the right side, …
