Bloomfield Best Bagels

I usually stop by this place for bagels though I always forget that a dozen bagels is $ 8 (I ordered 6 bagels today & paid $ 6, no matter, I don’t eat that many bagels anyway). With the bagels I usually have no issues. It’s really hard to mess up bagels being so close to NYC.
Today I happened to see their «Thursday Specials» and saw they had 3 sliders w/​tomatoes, lettuce & fries for $ 6.50 (price not on sign). When you see «sliders» on a menu, normally you think of hamburgers on a tiny bun like what they serve at White Castle. That’s what I was expecting.
Apparently I was waiting around too long because one of the servers w/​a Black Reebok Spartan Finisher shirt asked me what I was waiting for. I told him I was waiting for the Sliders Special. He nodded & went into the kitchen to see the status of my order.
I thought nothing of it since it was fairly busy even for 11.00 am and they were trying to fulfill orders for waiting customers full aware that the parking meter is 20 minutes for a quarter.
Three to four people had their orders fulfilled as I waited — mostly Taylor Ham & Cream Cheese bagels. When I finally received my order, there were no fries.
Walking back to the Specials sign, I verified the sign said it came with fries so I walked back to the counter and asked if the order came with fries. The black shirted guy asked the cook wearing a dark blue shirt and he shook his head, no fries he said. A manager looking fellow looked around for their menu for Thursday to try to confirm & their info said no fries.
«Ok», with my scratchy voice (I’m recovering from being sick w/​a sore throat so I have almost no voice beyond that of a whisper) I said nicely, «the sign says it comes with fries.» I shrugged then turned to walk away.
One of the guys said «no problem» and went to the kitchen to cook up a batch of fries. The guy that looked like a manager said «if the sign says it comes w/​fries, it comes w/​fries.»
So now I“m waiting a bit longer than normal but it’s alright I tell myself, they messed up the order, maybe one should NOT order from their Specials Menu… who orders Sliders from a bagel shop??? I should have checked the order when they forgot the fries but having previously been a satisfied bagel eating customer of the joint, I gave them some leeway.
To be fair, the black Spartan shirt guy hooked me up with napkins, ketchup & utensils for my fries (although those items should have been in there for me to eat my veggies) & I ordered a ½ lb of low fat cream cheese for $ 4.28 knowing that my dad had recently acquired a lot of fresh salmon from Hunter’s Point, NY.
Finally I got my fries & headed home. No ticket & no time left on the meter!
At home, I opened up my sliders to find, 2 sliders had tuna fish mixed with mayo and the other slider had egg salad on it. Shredded lettuce & 3 thinly sliced tomatoes surrounded the «sliders». The fries were hot but they weren’t anything special.
Was it a mistake? Egg salad & tuna fish on slider buns. Maybe it was intended but the sign didn’t specify that it was a veggie platter! Who the hell eats egg salad on a slider bun?
Will I eat here again? Not likely.
Do I recommend it for bagels? Sure, just don’t order anything other than bagels from this Bagel shop because you’ll be disappointed.

I was excited to find a rainbow bagel store in NJ after recently discovering the original bagel store that started this trend. The cream cheese tasted like amaretto?! Such an odd flavor for cream cheese to have. Must be the mix of cream cheese and sugar… I don’t know for sure, but it was odd. After one bite I was done. It wasn’t the flavor I was expecting.
The bagel is chewy and soft but not the same texture or flavor as the original. It’s really just a colored plain bagel.
This review is only for the bagel, it’s the only reason I went out of my way to go to this store. I’m sure the other items are good, but no reason to come back when there are other bagel stores closer to me.
Service was good and they have a nice selection of other things. If you go, mayne try something else.

only reason I have one star is because I couldn’t give zero stars. zero flavor. zero cares given to getting orders right. zero heat in the food and it took over an hour to get to us again. there aren’t many breakfast options to choose from in this area so we have given them a few chances. every time it’s horrible. not many places do breakfast right and I think they feel that’s why they can literally be Bloomfield’s worst food establishment. don’t deliver outside of town if you can’t handle the volume. it’s not rocket science. it’s breakfast. save your money and don’t eat here

WI’ve been going to this place forever. The Bagels are fresh and soft you won’t break your teeth. The breakfast specials are great home fries are and all the breakfast meats are out of this world. The bagel spreads are also good my fav is the olive spread. But don’t stop at breakfast I had the best pasta salad I ever had. The sandwiches are amazing. They deliver which is great. I’ll never go anywhere else… Catherine ferrara.

As others have commented, the main issue with this place is delivery. We ordered two bagels with cream cheese. We live 5 minutes from the shop. It took 1.5 hours to deliver our food… and that was after 5 calls from the delivery person saying they can’t find our street. The bagels were decent (although I prefer more cream cheese, especially because the bagels are so fat and fluffy) but the delivery just killed it.

Great bagels slow as all get out. Avoid if you are in a hurry.10 minutes no line to get a roasted egg bagel with cream cheese after waiting for the one cashier to finish a lengthy phone order. Too bad. This will be our last time going there.

I made an order for delivery to my office for lunch and it was all wrong. I ordered three quesadillas and a ham salami and cheese. They made one quesadilla right and the other with egg and another on a bagel with egg. I didn’t even how this was possible because I’ve never heard of a quesadilla being made on a bagel. The delivery guy got nasty with me when it was his fault since he took the order. I then called the restaurant to make a complaint and I was told next time don’t make an order with the delivery guy ask for so and so. The food took and 1 hour and 20 minutes to deliver and when made the complaint the man on the phone said I would still wait because they had a lot of orders. Never again will I order from this establishment.

Won’t be back in. The bagels are ok — I mostly used this location out of convenience, since they are walking distance from my house.
A few months ago, my mom was in town visiting, so I stopped here for a few bagels. Walked up to the counter and chose 3 or 4 misc bagels based on what was in the bins — one being an everything bagel. I noticed there were only two or three left in the bin. While the person was putting my order together, someone came out of the back and grabbed all of them for an order. I didn’t think anything of it, as the person helping me also appeared to complete my order — I figured they grabbed a fresh everything bagel out of the back. However, it wasn’t until I got home that I realized they had substituted one of their everything «flagels» — the flat bagels instead. Now, ok — it wasn’t that big of a deal, it’s still kind of similar, but seemed shady. They could have asked about the substitution or if I wanted a different bagel all together, but there was no mention of it. This wasn’t enough to keep me from coming back, just something that stuck in my mind.
Fast forward to today… I walk in and I’m #4 in line. I wait patiently. As person #2 is being helped, a woman walks in off the street, cuts the whole line and walks up to the left side of the counter with her money in hand. She turns to the guy immediately in front of me and says that «she placed an order» (I assume over the phone). The guy replies that he too called in his order and says something to her along the lines of «must be nice to just walk in while we are all on line.» I watch the scene unfold, and they take care of the guy in front of me. It’s now my turn, and as I’m (literally) stepping up to order (two bagels with nothing on them, just two bagels is ALL I wanted, and waited at least 10 min for at this point)… The cashier, who should be helping me, turns to the line cutter to collect her money. Oh. Hell. No. I spun so fast and walked out. Granted I was only buying two bagels this time (clearly not hurting their bottom line), but never again. I will drive 10 – 15 minutes out of my way rather than step foot back in here.
2 stars because the bagels are ok, this is more about service.

Best bagels in town. Their egg platters are awesome as well as their pancakes. Great local eatery for families. Parking located in the back and off street parking is way to come by. The service is on point!

Best bagels on Broad Street!
I had my order delivered to my job this afternoon in under 30 minutes. The driver was funny and courteous.
IGNORE THE NEGATIVE REVIEWS! Those people are just idiots.

The bagels are great, the line moves fast and the service is friendly. We go there all the time. Sometimes eat in normally take out. Great location with plenty of street parking and a lot in the back.

Bloomfield’s Best has been a favorite of mine for many years. I have never had bagels that were so fluffy and doughy inside, but still have that nice hard outside from anywhere else besides Bloomfield’s Best. Their bagels are perfection. I have tried other things from them– like hot sandwiches and they weren’t the best. But their bagels with cold cuts are great and big! I honestly just go there to buy their bagels alone because they are just that good! Definitely recommend them to all the lovers of big and yummy bagels!

Best damn bagels north of the Mason Dixon line! Bagels are large and fresh. Staff is friendly and attentive. I would highly recommend to anyone in the area.

Terrible, slow service and mediocre bagels. They can’t get a simple egg sandwich out in less than 10 minutes. Dunkin donuts is better than this bs.

There’s a reason this place is packed every morning. The best bagels around. The sandwiches are always full and not are they only tasty but you get your monies worth and usually have leftover. I would highly recommend using this place to cater a party. Everything is off the charts, especially the Penne Vodka with prosciutto and sausage. Yeah yeah yeah, the occasional mistake happens but considering the volume they do, it is expected. Check your order before you leave if you are worried. Well done BBB

I ordered egg whites, cheese on a whole wheat wrap. The cheese was melted just right. The wrap was nice and warm. I was pleased. They also have sundried tomato cream cheese which is my favorite. Cant say that the bagels are as good as most other places in Bergen County (where they are better, I believe).

This was my second time at BB, and it confirmed my initial visit’s vibe: stale bagels. I always get the same thing whenever I do a morning bagel: egg whites, cheese, ketchup, on a whole wheat bagel. It’s my personal standard…
The other issue is wait time: and yes, it’s pretty rough. We waited almost 15 minutes for our two orders (one was a wrap with egg/​cheese, the other was a bagel) — other places, like previously reviewed Manhattan Bagel, do a much quicker service with a better QUALITY. I’d give it a higher score if the quality was worth the wait, but it wasn’t.
I’ve experienced two stale, hard bagels at Bloomfield Best — it felt like they were slashing your throat on the way down! Very unsettling, and not a pleasant experience.

I like this place, but their service leaves MUCH TO BE DESIRED. The workers are all very nice and the food is good, but nothing can explain waiting almost 30 mins for one sandwich and two buttered bagels when the order was called in when I left my house. When I finally asked someone to check on my order, it turns out my sandwich and one bagel were sitting there waiting and the only hold up was they «were waiting on the fresh onion bagels to come out of the oven» WHEN THERE WERE STILL at least 6 onion bagels already in the bin.

I dropped in today and had a Taylor ham Egg and Cheese on a toasted onion bagel with a dap of hot sauce and ketchup. It was really good! I like their Starbox coffee and then bought a half dozen of bagels with Cream cheese for less than 10.00 $. Bagels were hot and fluffy. Great service. I highly recommend this place.

Considering we got 2 bagels for under $ 5, I was happy. The first was the poppyseed toasted with cream cheese. It was warm, not really toasted, but loaded with cream cheese. I read that one Unilocaler complained of a lack of cream cheese. Not the case on this bagel.
The second bagel, (garlic bagel) I ordered to go with the cream cheese on the side, which they got right. And again, there was more than enough cream cheese in what appeared to be a 4 oz. to-​go cup.
I’ve also read other Unilocalers complaining about this place not being clean. I disagree. I heard BBB did some renovations so perhaps those reviews pre-​date the renovations.
The only thing keeping me back from giving the supposed new and improved BBB 4 stars is the wait time. This is one area where I do agree with my fellow Unilocalers. There was one other customer in the store on the Sunday morning I went and I waited about 15 minutes to get 2 bagels to go, only one of which was toasted.
My preference remains Hot Bagels Abroad.