Pretty good bagels! I wasn't around for the incident that closed the original absolute bagels, but the new place is really nice. Great interior design, fast service, good variety of options. I got the plain bagel with jalapeno cream cheese. To note, I do like my bagel with very light cream cheese, so the amount they gave was way too much for me. But, the bagel itself was pillowy soft on the inside with a nice crunch that holds its shape on the outside. Overall, very good, and I'd definitely come back to try their other varieties.
Absolutely lives up to expectations. The bagels have an absolutely delightful crust and service is fast even though it was busy. I got the everything bagel with lox spread toasted and it was absolutely scrumptious. Enjoyed it lots and will be back.
Extremely nice service and much better quality than I've had. Probably the best overall texture in a bagel and easily the top of my list. 10/10 would recommend.
p.s. they take card now and 2 free bagels per dozen
The bagels and long lines are back! The new iteration of this UWS neighborhood treasure is serving up a pretty good bagel. Service is fast. We ordered 5 kinds and all were chewy on the inside. Outer crustiness varied significantly with poppy having the best crust. Probably just got left in the oven the longest on this busy Saturday morning. They didn’t quite get our bagel order right despite writing it down—part of their new ordering process—and they only got one of our two cream cheese orders right. We still enjoyed them and hope the kinks are worked out soon!
I came here once and I ordered a very expensive lox bagel that came with TWO slice of lox and I boycotted this place after that for 2 years. While they’re still serving the same ridiculously small lox amount for the same high price, I highly recommend getting a simple bagel with cream cheese. It’s cheap-ish and when there’s no line it’s worth it. THIS IS NEVER WORTH IT IN A LONG LINE.
