Ok so I will start with Yes the Bagels are good, but they are good like any other decent bagel shop in town. They do have a vast collection of spreads, meats, bagels kind. They also have fresh squeezed orange juice. The place is pick-up place, expect huge line-ups as the owners have outdone marketing his bagel shop amongst tourists and its amazing and he deserves this line-up. If you want to learn those tricks and how, respond me with “bagels” and will connect.
So back to bagels - yes it’s good. Are they worth 45 mins plus wait in this winter, no I won’t. Even the locals passerby were surprised on line ups as they shared few other similarly decent tasting bagel within 1 mile. Will I visit here again ? May be, May be not. If there is no wait n I feel like bagel I will. If there is line up, no way. Make your own wise choice depending upon how much time you have to spare in this city.
I tried three bagel shops in NYC so far. We ordered a signature, and it was not my favourite, unfortunately. Everything bagel's bottom was either overcooked or over-toasted: it was hard. Not chewy. HARD. I eventually decided not to eat the bottom half. Salmon had a good smoked flavour, cream cheese was a bit dry. Considering the long lineup and less satisfactory bagel, not sure if I will revisit.
This was the first bagel place we tried whilst staying in NYC, and after trying a few others I definitely think this was the best!
Very generous with the fillings.
Hot tip to AVOID THE LONG QUEUE - you can order online and select a pick up time! So glad we did this, as we got there the line was out the door for people waiting to order, but we just walked in and picked up our order in under a minute.
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