If I could give this bagel shop a 0 star rating I would. The service was fine. We ordered 4 bagels, I breakfast bagel, raisin cream cheese, plain cream cheese and a turkey BLT. When you walk in it looks ok, but I can say we were not looking around carefully for any signs of issues. We when in ordered our food, got our food and took off because we had a little League game to go to. When we got home my husband started to eat because it was around 10ish and he was hungry. He made a statement that his bagel tasted dry. He looked at his egg and it was grey (see the picture). My bagel was ok, but the bread was also very dry, like it was old and not fresh. I do not recommend this establishment! read more

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I got to try this place via door dash. I was pleasantly surprised to find that the bagels were fresh, soft, and fluffy even after delivery. I was surprised to see that this place offered breakfast burritos, which I thought it was good, I should have got extra salsa. The lox bagel was also good. The perfect combination and proportion of yummy ingredients. The surprise was definitely the bagel with honey butter spread. It was simple, yet sooo delicious. I could eat that every single day. I would stop by here every time I'm in the area if I could. read more

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I ordered the Cheeze Pleez deli sandwich which comes with herb cream cheese, sprouts, two types of sliced cheese and tomato. I added bacon for an additional 3.50. It's an average bagel and they use cost effective ingredients. Disappointed in the extra thin bacon that was added and seen on the bottom of the bagel. No crisp to them. I couldn'T taste the bacon. Wouldn't have known there was any without looking. And i think they forgot to toast the bagel. I'll go here if I don't have the time to go to bagel corner where better quality items are used. read more

Bagel Bakery - Cheeze Pleez deli sandwich with bacon added for an additional 3.50. - Bakeries Near Me - Salinas, California

If you want business don't be rude to your customers trying to place large orders. Sorry for trying to order your bagels.

Whether it's burritos or bagels, this place is awesome. Foods are fresh and never disappoint. Staffs are great and friendly.

It had been too long since I had my favorite bagel sandwich. This place does it best and the owner has been here so long. It feels very reliable and I always leave satisfied. read more

Bagel Bakery - Kuperman on Jalapeño cheese bagel - Bakeries Near Me - Salinas, California

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Great tasting bagels. Close and easy to get to. Will be back. Had the ham and cheese croissant which was also really good.

Like servers & bagels there. Wish pineapple, strawberries were offered more often there. We'd go more if they did.

We were on the road and decided to take a quick break. I ordered the angus burger and my husband ordered the salmon wrap. The burger was a smallish frozen patty which seemed to be pre-cooked and reheated. To me it tasted like it had been in the freezer awhile. The cheese had dried edges which is a definite sign of older cheese. My husband said his wrap didn't have much salmon but was mostly cucumber. We didn't finish our meals. If you visit, I recommend you stick with the bagels. One last thing. We ordered iced tea which comes pre-sweetened so if you like your tea without a ton of sugar be sure to aak if they can serve it that way. read more

Bagel was made sloppy and customer service was awkward and bagel was not cook all the way and there was no cream cheese need to step up management cheap bagel read more

I got the Baja omelette bagel my first time here and it's so good! Great service also. Thank you so much!! read more

Bagel Bakery - Baja Omelet - Bakeries Near Me - Salinas, California

I ordered two breakfast burritos$9.75 each and he changed me $26.78. I don't think he meant to over charge me, but look closely at your receipt. read more

I liked the turkey panini and the tuna bagel. Really good food and would definitely recommend

***If Yelp had a ZERO rating this establishment would definitely get it with no hesitation. I ordered a honeydew boba tea and something was off with the taste. I ask them to fix it and they told me I was the only one to complain. After telling me this 3 times I told them I didn't want anything and threw it in the trash. Customer service is very much lacking. I recommend going elsewhere. read more

I waited a little long than I usually would for someone to take my order. The service at this place is terrible, so I didn't order and I won't be coming back. read more

Bagel Bakery - Bread bakery - Bakeries Near Me - Salinas, California

It's really hard to find good bagels to on the West Coast. This place makes an okay West Coast bagel. There are the standard West Coast accoutrements, nothing fancy but okay. Being raised on the East coast I admit to being hard to impress. The one thing I will say is that it has inspired me to learn how to make my own bagels, that was a plus. read more

Pretty good turkey BLT on jalapeño and cheese bagel. Stopped here on the way to LA. Safe to say I'd stop here again for the exact same thing. Fresh bagel 10/10, fresh ingredients 10/10, flavor 10/10, loses 1 star because having a hole in the bathroom door allowing me to see out while using the restroom is pretty uncomfortable.. read more

PIT STOP / P-STOP / LOX-STOP ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The New Yorker gets The New Yorker! On our way to SLO, I decided to pull into this non-descript shopping mall in Salinas. Since any type of freestanding Bagel place is rare, I decided to check if they had Bagels & Real Nova Scotia Lox. They did and it was of course, called "The New Yorker", complete with Tomato and Onions, but sadly missing on the side capers (but had a pickle slice) . I asked for an Everything Bagel & extra Lox, and I think it came out to about $8, which is not bad considering that they must have put at least 4-6oz. of fresh Lox on it. The Bagel was pretty good by California standards. It was apparently run not by Russian or Eastern-European Jews, like in Brooklyn, but by Vietnamese which was strange...unless they were Jewish as well... If my Czechoslovak mother from Brooklyn, NEW YORK were here, she would have offered her fair and balance opinion, and say, " THESE ARE NOT BAGELS, GODDAMNIT YOU A-HOLE! YOU NEED REAL NEW YORK JEWS TO MAKE THEM YOU MORON! YOU DAMNED IMBECILE"! THAT IS WHY, I THANK THE LORD EVERY DAY, THAT MY IMMEDIATE FAMILY STILL LIVES AROUND 3,000 MILES AWAY ....but even that is a little close... HAWAII, AT 6,000 MILES, WAS BETTER...AND THEY ARE A BIT TOO FAT TO FLOAT 3,000 MILES! It was a great break from driving, but they apparently only serve breakfast and lunch...and started to close at 3:30PM, as we were leaving. In NYC, Bagel shops went from about 5AM till 11 or 12PM, but they mostly only sold bagels and sandwiches were almost unheard of. You could buy the sides (like lox and cream cheese) in the frig.. It was DIY at Brooklyn Eastern European Jewish Bagel shops, back in the day. This Salinas place had over a dozen different types, include Pumpkin of all things! Again, my Brooklyn Slovak (non-biased) Mom would say some "choice" words, for example, "GODDAMN IT! PUMPKIN! WTF IS THAT SHIT! DAMNED STUPID AMERICANS CAN F-UP BAGELS...THE A-HOLES"! It appeared to be fairly clean & the owners were polite to me. Vietnamese (& Mexicans) have had a French colonial influence in their food and baking that persists to this day. The sign stated that it was under new ownership. Ref: http://www.foodreference.com/html/art-vietnamese-cuisine.html VIETNAMESE CUISINE The cuisine of this Far Eastern country may be more interesting to gastronomes than that of Thailand and which is generally considered superb. Chinese, French and the geography influenced this country's culinary delights. Vietnamese, small-built and wiry, have trounced invaders from Khubilai Khan to Lyndon Johnson, and everyone in-between. They excel in trade and entrepreneurship as their recent resurgence proves. While some of the protein sources of Vietnamese revolt western gourmets, to one who is starved, there is really no difference between beef and dog, or for that matter field mouse, toad, bat or king cobra. African nations eat meat from animals which western gourmets would rarely think, if ever, acceptable. Dog meat may be grisly and sinewy, but if properly cooked, can be acceptable. Mostly it is grilled, but what may look and taste somewhat unusual is a bowl of steaming liver, lungs and heart. The main source of starch for Vietnamese is rice, but French introduced the art of baking breads, and producing croissant, that buttery, flaky crescent shaped pasty enjoyed by millions of people daily. In Saigon, you can still get excellent croissant and café au lait. BTW- This review is new & improved, because the prior one was deemed too "normal" by Bubba...so Bubba, just for you :) read more

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If you can go to BAGEL CORNER instead, absolutely do it. This place is expensive for what you get. Customer service is always HORRIBLE!!!! I ordered a bagel online and after waiting 20 minutes for my food, they told me they had no plain bagel and couldn't refund me. She then told me to pick between the 5 options that were available. Will never come back! read more

I would give them zero stars if I could. This bagel bakery is the worst. Customer service is bad and every single time I order takeout they never toast my bagels. Every single time. I will order it toasted but they don't toast it. If you order to go they just don't care. Terrible customer service read more

Usually have good service but today my granddaughters and I got bagels then drove quite a ways only to find they didn't give me my bagel, so I didn't get my breakfast. Not cool at all!!! read more

My family and I were driving through and stopped across the street to get gas. Wr planned on going to a chain restaurant and walked by this place. It looked good. 2 ladies were eating out front and I asked how it was. They said it was great. We decided to give it a try. We ordered a grilled cheese, pastrami wrap, veggie bagel sandwich and the turkey club bagel sandwich. They were all amazing! The bagels tasted fresh and weren't dry or hard even being toasted. We will definitely be back when we drive through town on the 101 again. read more

I am not a bagel expert, but this little place surpassed my expectations, which were lowered by the one review they had. Got the CA Dream on a plain bagel, which was easy to bite into and made daily according to the bagel prepper. It tasted very good with fresh avocado and sprouts, and a side of mild salsa. The interior was very plain, but so what. It fit the price of under $5 with tax. Some will want to salt or pepper this order, but I liked mine the way it came. Restaurant quiet with slow traffic, so if you want a place with people fighting to get in the door this is not the place for you. I was going to get a Subway sandwich, but was happily surprised by this sleepy joint. I didn't try their coffee offerings, so no opinion on that except their drip is labeled Peerless and they do have an full size express machine. read more

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Got a bagel sandwich for the first time and wow I was shocked when I got home . One piece of turkey . It was the skinniest turkey sandwich I've ever had from a Bagel Bakery . I think I'll drive to the bagel bakery at the mall next time.. Turkey, Sprouts and tomato .. hmm where's it all at ?? read more

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I have only been here once, but I've eaten enough breakfast bagels to know this place is a good spot to go to for one. I wish it was closer to my house, or I'd be a regular here. I enjoyed the breakfast bagels with tomato's on it and cheese, it was perfect. I enjoyed it so much that if I am ever in the area again I will definitely revisit! The customer service was quick and attentive as well. The price was affordable too! read more

The jalapeño bagel without cheese is my favorite. But, for some reason it's not available at all locations. My favorite vegan friendly sand... Vegetarian no cheese, no mayo- has sprouts, mustard, avo and tomato and the jalopeno adds the perfect kick! This is one of the few spots you can find for healthy-ish food in Salinas. read more

Husband had a hot pastrami on a super seed bagel, light on the meat but otherwise delicious. I had a turkey with mayo on everything bagel. Fresh bagels! Pleasant staff. Clean enough. read more

They never disappoint love getting plain bagel with Monterey Jack cheese, salami, jalapeños, Mayo and mustard. Yummy

Guess this location fixed up their service! Order taking went smooth! Answered my questions about additional toppings and combos. I didn't feel rushed by the workers! Both my orders were well done and fresh! Service was great! The location needs some updating, but overlooked because the service and sandwiches were fantastic. They have me back as a customer! read more

Ordered from here twice since we've moved to salinas. Each time they've been out of multiple parts of our order. What you get isn't awful as long as they have it. Whoever does their ordering needs some better training. Until that's fixed we probably won't be back. Sunshine is better and more consistent anyway. read more

Was in town doing some work. What's better for breakfast than a bagel? Saw this place thanks to fellow Yelpers and was on my way. Ordered two bagels the first was a chocolate chip (my standard). The second was a cinnamon raisin. Both bagels were great. These are big baked chewy type a bagel (more muffin/cake-like), not your New York City variety. So if you're in the Salinas Valley area and you have a taste for a bagel, this is your spot! Here's the rundown: Satisfied? Yes Return? Yes Advocate? Yes read more

Zero stars! Just purchased a grilled ham and cheese that I though would be a panini (like it shows in the picture)...nope. Tiniest little ham and cheese on a straight up tortilla! So disgusting...$5 for this? If I didn't already drive down the street I would have went back in for my money. Stay away...The ham looks and taste old, and I just can't get over the fact that this is what they call a grilled ham and cheese... read more

Bagel Bakery - Horrible...here's my tortilla "ham and cheese panini". - Bakeries Near Me - Salinas, California

I was there this morning to get a toasted bagel and cream cheese and some other bagels and orange juice. While my bagel was being made, the employee went to answer the phone with my half made bagel sitting on the counter - knife and cream cheese sitting on the bagel. Another customer comes in and is helped and takes the remaining blueberry bagels I wanted plus she gets multiple bagels while my bagel sits with a knife laying on it and the employee making mine still on the phone. A word of advice to The Bagel Bakery and any business, a customer in the shop always comes before the one on the phone. I walked out and they can eat that bagel and I will never be back. All of the other Bagel Bakery's I have been to are well managed, polite and good food. This one however from previous experience plus this distasteful experience is subpar. read more

I love coming to this spot. Customer service is usually very consistent. Mornings are the best time to go. Would highly recommend their Vietnamese coffee and a garlic bagel bun I noticed people leaving some mediocre reviews about their mediocre experiences but when does anyone ever write a good review for a good spot ‍love this small owned business to the MAX. It is a little hidden from the rest of the city but it's always live at lunch time. In fact I'm craving it now read more

This is a great little bagel shop. Close to the Salinas softball fields. Most impressive are the owners: Friendly, funny and dedicated to customer service. The bagels are reliable and consistent with most bagel places. Give em a try! (and be sure to try their flavored cream cheeses! Green onion my fave!) read more

I always stop here for lunch. They have paninis, bagel sandwiches, burgers, breakfast sandwiches, boba drinks, mochas, frappes, coffee, bottled drinks & wide variety of snacks. Nice place to stop by if you're near by. This place is run by a family (usually just the married couple) which is why your order takes a while if there's a line but the food is good. Never have I gotten anything sloppily made. They always get tons of customers, so that tells you something. They know their repeat customers and are friendly! read more

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I've been coming here a lot and I always get the same thing. I get a Sesame Seed bagel with the turkey combo, but instead of lettuce I get sprouts. It's so good. Of course you have to get it toasted. I also tried the breakfast bagels, the Baja bagel is really good as well. The owners are really cool and always seem in a good mood. And if your going to get a Bagel you must get the Mrs. Vickies Jalapeno Chips. read more

Poor customer service, owner or woman at register very rude practically pulls your money from ones hands. Bagels stated stale on this Sunday morning. Last time was here same thing same woman was very rude and even admitted to being hung over. They skimp on the cream cheese. Too bad the bagel bakeries are not what they used to be. read more

Bagel Bakery - Bakeries Near Me - Salinas, California

Have never been inside as my mom hits this place up after her graveyard shift at the post office. There was always a bag of bagels plus a tub of their cream cheese sitting on our table when I'd wake up during my trips back home. The bagels are solid, I've tried several varieties, the sesame seed being my favorite. They're huge too ... I usually end up eating half of one and the other half a little later, around brunch time ... I bring them home (San Francisco) but the bag of bagels never get too far in a house full of hungry college students. =) read more

Taro pearl milk tea. Pearls were a bit chewy. and they microwave them... weird. Bagel sandwiches are good though! I've gotten a few of them... turkey club, turkey, tuna.... all good sandwiches. :) read more