Howard Beach Bagel Cafe

This place is topnotch it’s clean the food is extremely good n I love im only 3 blocks away

I know I gave a bad review initially but now, I LOVE THIS PLACE. I order delivery probably 2−3xs a week through seamless and I never have a complaint, it also usually comes really fast. I usually get the Angie omelette, it’s always great and the bagels are nice and fresh.
Their cranberry chicken salad is DELISH. And try the graham cracker iced coffee– I’m addicted!
Also, one of the drivers happened to find my friends wallet outside somewhere and they took the time to come and drop it off for her. And all her money was in the wallet when she got it back.
It’s really nice to know there’s still honest people left.
The staff is always super friendly and quick. The delivery drivers are also very patient, I usually have to chase my two pits away whenever I answer the door.
Awesome place, def recommend it!!!

Found this place on Unilocal.Called in an order of an egg white omelet with spinach, mushrooms, chicken and cheese along with a Chicken cutlet BLT on a roll. A guy picked up the phone and took my order very promptly. He told me that i get a side with my sandwich ok, Cole slaw it is. He proceed to tell me it would be 30mins! I thought that was a little too much, So when we made it there it was busy. A busy bagel shop on Crossway Blvd. (BTW i never noticed this place before.) Anyways… walked in… busy morning. People were in and out getting coffee breakfast sandwiches and bagels (which looked good), Made it to the counter… what’s the damage you ask? $ 18.60 which included a medium and large coffee. Kinda steep I think. In this place you pour your own coffee the way you like it so i guess that’s a good thing. Now my BF said that omelet was soo tasty and satisfying. And we didn’t realize this came with home fries but no toast. My Chicken BLT was OK, I’ve definitely have had better. Not a lot of chicken and This mainly only had a bacon flavor and over whelming with bacon. More like a BLT with some chicken :-/​
Maybe next time ill stick to the bagels.

Came here on a Friday night to pick up some chocolate cigars. I ordered two but the guy packed only one of them. It was a blessing in disguise as the cigar seemed under cooked inside. My wife got a chocolate Danish which was out if this world good. I also picked up some lox cream cheese. My review of that is the worse at 1 out of 5 stars. They were open at 7:55 Friday night which got a 5 out of 5. Service was good except for mistake 4 out of the stars. Nice atmosphere. Parking in back.

Awesome place. Coffee is good and it’s a dollar any size after 3pm. The staff is quick. The bagels are good but there are better bagels elsewhere. The egg sandwiches are good, the panini’ are awesome and order the macaroni salad it is the best I have ever had anywhere

I’ve been going there and typically order a bagel and coffee and it’s generally good.
This time I did want to try a bagel with lox, and so ordered a bagel with a schmear of cream cheese along with the lox. I was also given the option for a side order of potato salad, cole slaw and macaroni salad. I opted for the cole slaw.
When she brought order was brought to the counter, I noticed that it was overflowing with cream cheese and had little lox. I told her that I had ordered it with a schmear of cream cheese, she said that I could take some off myself ! I didn’t say anything but when I did take most of the cream cheese off, there was little lox to be seen. I also got the side order of macaroni salad, instead of the cole slaw which I had asked for.
Total cost of this coffee a bagel lox = $ 11.50
I also took pictures but can’t seem to post it with this review.

Every few months I give this place another chance and then I’m reminded why I stop. Waited 1 hour and 20 minutes for a chicken cutlet hero, a bagel, and an iced coffee to be delivered. The total was $ 23. Uh excuse me? Called after an hour to see what the hold up was and the guy told me the delivery person just left and it still took another 20 min and I live 6 blocks away. When I finally got the food, it was horrible. The chicken was hard as a rock and brown like it had been sitting in their refrigerated display for 3 days. There was one piece I couldn’t even chew.

Great place to stop for breakfast. Fresh bagels and staff is really friendly and on point. I stop here alot and never an issue with my order. I’ve tried a few things from the menu and everything is pretty solid. Most important the coffee saves me every morning I walk in.

If you go early oh my god, HOT BAGELS, like you never had it. They have the biggest selection of cream cheese I have ever seen. They have the best selection of sandwiches for lunch and dinner. I tried Brooklyn Bomb. It was the best. It came with macaroni salad that was out of this world. Best place to eat in Howard Beach by far.

Slow service, mediocre food, high prices. Not a great combination. The employees here seem to be incredibly easily distracted… instead of having one person make your sandwich, three or four keep tag teaming it while they alternate between counter, food prep, and chatting with customers. Seriously, stop chatting a just make my food. A panini should not take close to half an hour to make. To top it off, the ingredients in it were not what was listed on the menu, and it came out totally charred. Barely edible. And to top it all off, everything comes in plastic takeout containers and plastic bags. Way too wasteful. I hope to never come back to this disappointment.

YUM! YUM! YUMMY! YUM, YUM, Dang-​it.
The bagels here are so fresh! I tried the blueberry cream cheese and was hooked. The muffins are so delicious and huge. They have so many beverage machines it makes me feel like a kid in a candy store. Great place for breakfast.
My love handles definitely do not like and appreciate my bagel feasts here. Oh well.

So my first experience here sucked! My first impression was wow this place is really nice, looks clean and in order! Perfect! I was overwhelmed with the choices of breakfast options and lunch options. I couldn’t decide so I ordered the buffalo chicken wrap! When I received it, I came with a pickle and potato salad (they give you a choice). As I was eating it the chicken was soooo dry and had NOT AN OUNCE of buffalo flavor! It was more like dry chicken rolled around in a sweet chili sauce with bits of carrots! Gross gross gross! Maybe it would’ve been good had I ordered a sweet chili chicken wrap I know! My mood was shot I ended up tossing it! Next day I said U know what let me try breakfast here since I wasn’t sold on the wrap. Ok no problem. I ordered a egg bacon cheese (who can go wrong right?! ESP in NY) WRONG! Egg was overly fried which made it dry as heck! My other order was all wrong. Asked for a plain bagel with nothing on it. Completely got something else. Asked for a breakfast wrap, got it with NO wrap just the egg. I mean come on it’s not that hard to mess that up when we gave the specific item # RIGHT off the menu! Ughhhh! Anyone who knows food knows that this is a buzz kill! So disappointed!

Great food and reasonable prices for the area. Service is always friendly and courteous. There are long lines at times but they move you in and out so quickly I really don’t mind. Plus it gives me a chance to look at all the great salads they have. Don’t know what the other reviews are saying about the delivery delays. We called for a delivery a few times during bad weather for the office and it was right in time. I would rather call in my order anyway and pick it up so I can see more of what they have to offer. I highly recommend this place for their food and service. It’s a nice addition to the neighborhood. We all needed it. Thank you.

Passed by this place a few times but never stopped in until today. (Saturday). It was a little past noon and it was pretty busy. There are tons of people behind the counter though and the line moved pretty quickly. I had two breakfast bagels, whole wheat bagels with bacon, egg and cheese. They were good. I’ll be back for breakfast for sure. There are a few tables there too to eat in. They have a pretty big lunch and breakfast menu. There is also parking in the back.

Great service and awesome food! Definitely recommend this place!

Awesome food and selection. Great bagels and really good service. My wife loves the selection of healthy side salads and the staff was nice enough to actually offer to make a wrap out of one of the healthy chicken salads! Really awesome place, must go!

They have a variety of chicken salads that are absolutely delicious. The Taco Chicken salad is life changing. Everyone that works there is nice and attentive.

I love this place. The bagels are always fresh but expect a wait there is always a line but that just means the good us good. The wraps are pretty tasty too. This place never disappoints.

Solid bagels and good cream cheese. Better than most other bagel stores, but I don’t love the sandwiches. The omelettes are good also. I liked their macaroni salad, and some of the chicken salads in the case. Their sausage egg and cheese on a bagel is the best! Only thing is, serious line anxiety.

My favorite place to eat while I’m at work! Food is always fresh and delicious, great portions, and their bagels (especially if they’re hot in the morning) are ALWAYS worth the wait! Super friendly and professional staff. I usually get a sandwich, bag of chips and a drink for $ 10 – 13. Well, well worth it! The first time I went in for an iced coffee and discovered they had a jumbo 32 oz. size, I knew it was love at first sight.