House of Bagels

Madeline Vogel Edited 4 weeks ago

This place needs a deep clean and the prices need to come back down to earth because an egg and cheese bagel should not cost $12. It was small, not filling, and I didn’t see or taste any cheese on it. Both SF and NYC have cheaper bagel sandwiches. I was the only one in there and it was oddly dark. The egg was microwaved in a plastic container right in front of me. The store looks dirty and outdated. I will not be returning with these high prices and low food quality and prep standards

Anastasia Autuori a month ago

Likely the worst breakfast bagels I've ever had, dont bother.

Michaela Spector 3 months ago

Not a happy place, very depressing space and outdated. The lady at the counter had a hard time taking/understanding our order and was very stingy with the ingredients on the lox bagel. $29 later for 2 bagels. Very expensive and overrated IMO. The food made me feel a bit sick with nausea, I am not sure how fresh or what kind of lox or schmear they use. I tried to get a schmear from their fridge but everything is whipped and costs too much for a tiny container, with no dates on it.

Anthony Gordon 2 years ago

Very good bagels, run by a very nice family. The atmosphere is clean, but not somewhere that's very inviting to eat. Since the pandemic, I haven't seen literally anybody eating here. People just get their stuff to go. That said, they make proper boiled bagels fresh every day. They're chewy and crisp when toasted, which is exactly how a bagel should be. I'm a lox guy, and they've only ever served me good, fresh lox. This is an important detail. Tons of bagel places serve fishy lox that you can tell hasn't been properly refrigerated or stored. This is never the case at house of bagels. To be honest, I've kind of had an addiction to this place. I go on jags where I get a bagel there 4 times a week....one last thing: try the pastrami bagel. It's delicious.

Gene Chamson 2 years ago

I feel bad for this place. They make some of the best, authentic NYC bagels anywhere. Much better than some of the better known shops. But they are family run, and they seem burned out. They have been robbed a few times and I think that would sap the spirit from anyone. These days, they only stay open until 2pm, and run out of many flavors long before. The poor woman at the counter seems like she'd rather be anywhere else. But they still make great bagels! So I go by whenever I can go early in the day and stock up. They are almost as good after freezing.