Queens Bagel Town

The service and quality of the bagels are inconsistent. Sometimes they serve the best bagel and lox sandwich in Forest Hills. Their tuna is delicious. Other times the grumpy woman behind the counter leaves items out of my order. On occasion the cinnamon raisin bagels are raw inside and inedible.
I mainly go back because it’s near my house and the owner, Joseph, is a nice guy. He used to make better bagels though.

One star goes to the ring shaped bread roll which was the smallest bagel I’ve ever seen. My Everything bagel was a puny five bite snack which couldn’t satisfy the sparrows in my yard. I’m not sure if the problem lies in the ingredients, boiling or baking but somewhere along the process there is (are) a glaringly obvious problems, a feeble attempt by the back end folks.
Sineage adorning the walls spoke of many fish sandwiches all hovering around ten dollars, tilapia was advertised multiple times. Tilapia? Not exactly a fish I’ve ever come to crave.
Pizza also made inroads to the peculiar lunch menu, the thick oaktag wall posts highlight a $ 2.50 slice which I must take a future pass on.
Back to my breakfast, the coffee was not a saving point for the bad bagel incident, a great cup of coffee would have been the silver lining on an otherwise distasteful experience.
There should be Yiddish bagel standards, in that if the requirements are not met the establishment is stripped of its bagel making license.

This place rocks. Not only do they have great bagels & breakfast sandwhiches (bacon/​egg/​cheese is on point) but they also have lunch stuff like chicken cutlet heros and philly cheesesteaks.

I usually buy my bagels from the supermarket because I eat them almost daily. For the few times when I don’t have any and need a quick breakfast I will stop by here since it’s only 1 block from my house. I’ve only purchased bagels and they are always fresh. The staff are okay and they have some space for you to enjoy your food.

To understand the difference between Brooklyn and Queens visit this bagel shop. It is unpretentious and untrendy and so are the people who go here. The clientele is mulicultural and polyglot. The food is good and fresh, and the prices are reasonable. I come here often with my son, who gets the panini with pepper jack cheese, tomatoes, peppers, and onions. I often get either iced coffee or fresh carrot and celery juice and maybe a bagel with something on it. I am flabergasted at the negative reviews.

Joseph has stopped being Kosher so now he offers up some more mainstream fare; good for him!
Kosher, along with Halal, are two ideas that I feel belong in the dustbin of history; I personally prefer to eat à la republicanist.

Their bagels look just as bad as when they opened. They taste and look more like rolls than bagels. Back then, the owner would only give me one napkin per bagel and I would remember to ask for more napkins every time he took my order. These bagels are not worth eating.
Hint: if you’re looking to open a bagel store in this neighborhood and can make a great bagel, you could probably do very well here — I’ll be your first customer. The Dunkin’ Donuts nearby is no better since I literally have to repeat a simple order 5 times whenever I go there.

6 bucks (and change) for:
1) an okay pumperknickel bagel with walnut raisin cream cheese.
2) a large mediocre plain coffee.
thanks, but no. fast and friendly service — there’s nothing wrong with the staff — but I can’t justify coming back when the other delis have better products and prices.
never again.

Awful bagels served in a nursing home setting. I would like to go here but all the food they serve stinks

Really poor service and average food at best. The place looks old and is very small. Its a shame they cant even be courteous to their customers or provide a decent experience. I’d rather go to Dunkin Donuts around the cornere where the food and service are better. Its too bad these people dont know how to run a small, local biz that would be great for the neighborhood.

How do you have a dismal bagel business in a neighborhood like this???
1) Service is not friendly — or maybe it depends on who the customer is
2) Bagels are DRY
3) Two Bagel sandwiches for $ 20? It’s a sandwich! On a bagel!
4) $ 0.50 for each additional topping explains why. $ 0.50 for tomato, $ 0.50 for lettuce and $ 0.50 for onions. Oh and $ 0.50 because it’s scallion cream cheese instead of plain,
5) They also serve pizza… which tells me they didn’t succeed in just bagels so had to add more options to their menu.
Won’t be back.

This place is very average and the prices are really high for what you get.

dont let the asian guy take ur order. he will screw it up by overcharging u, give u someone elses bagel, put it on a tray instead of a bag, etc etc

Overpriced and limited bagel spread choices. There are other place s in the area that are better.

Over priced, slow service, but after that it does it job of serving a bagel with crème cheese for $ 2.17.

i’m not a bagel person but if i need a breakfast, i only get cinnamon raisin bagel. the bakery does not give enough raisins in it. for bread, i like cinnabon, pretzel w/​almonds, other special breads. my friend likes to go here for his bagels.