Great bagels with quite the variety of flavors to choose from! Huge! Crispy outside and soft and…read moreinside! Your usual go to flavs like everything, garlic, onion, plain, cinnamon/raison, etc.. but with other great flavs like spinach, egg, or French toast (and more)! Can I tell you how great a bacon, sausage, or ham egg n cheese is on a French toast bagel?!?! The sweet n salty! MUST TRY!! Also house made amazing cream cheese varieties (huge fan of the veggie cream cheese! Had to buy a few when I brought bagels in for my work crew on fridays cause it always went sooo fast! But many other great flavors) can just get it on your bagel or buy a container to bring home for the week. Great lunch sandwiches too with Boars head meets! Great staff and service as well! But if it's a Fri, sat or Sunday I'd recommend go early or you can order ahead for pickup as people come and grab dozens at a time! You may have to wait a little bit for a fresh batch of your flavor to come out depending on the morning rush times but trust... it's worth it!!! The bagels themselves keep well for days and don't get hard as a rock and dried out quickly like from other places which is awesome and makes a trip there worth it! Easy on and off rt 84 Waterbury... def worth the stop!

Absolute GO TO mom and pop breakfast spot! Best breakfast around ! Everything they make is so…read morefresh! Bagels come right from the oven to the trays and sell out quick! I always try to get an everything bagel when I visit ami's! I have been coming here for years and food is always amazing! Fast and friendly service!

Shef's is the BOMB!!! I love these bagels. I dream about bagels…read more Shef's is a 1/2 hour drive for me -- once I got there and it was closed for cacation, another time I got a late start and most of the bagels were sold out --- but hey, thst's cuz they're awesome! Can't be beat!

Finally, a place in connecticut that has good bagels and good prices! I was really happy with my…read moreexperience at Shef's Bagels. The staff was so friendly and helpful, and they had a good variety of bagels. I got a BEC on a Spinach Bagel and it was delicious and filling! They do not play with the bacon, there's a ton. The bagels are a little smaller in general (that's my opinion, i'm originally from NJ) but they packed a lot of flavor. I got a French Toast bagel with their house made strawberry cream cheese and it was incredible. I was really impressed. They also are making homemade turnovers, the apple one was a nice treat. will definitely come back here! please note that they are currently cash only!

DeRocco's has made the move from its longtime neighborhood home in Naugatuck to a beautiful new…read morelocation in Middlebury, and I couldn't be happier for them. The new space is bright, welcoming, and much more accessible to people who may have never discovered this hidden gem before. While I wondered if something would be lost leaving that small neighborhood setting behind, it didn't take long to realize the opposite. The owners, the staff, and the loyal customers have all brought the same warmth and sense of family with them. It still feels like home. I'll admit, though, I was crushed when I learned that Taylor Ham didn't make the move to the new menu. If you read my older reviews, that's actually what brought me through their doors in the first place. It genuinely broke my heart. But loyalty goes both ways. I love this place, so instead of dwelling on what isn't there, I'm making my way through the menu looking for a new favorite. Today I tried the Jalapeño Whopper--bacon, grilled jalapeños, and cream cheese on an everything bagel. It was really good. I discovered that warm cream cheese just isn't my thing, but that's 100% on me, not the sandwich. I also ordered the Gootz: sausage, egg, provolone, sautéed mushrooms, and cherry peppers on a garlic bagel. Outstanding. I'd order that again without hesitation. I'm going to keep working my way through the menu in hopes of finding something that fills the Taylor Ham-sized hole in my heart. And even if I never do, I'll happily keep coming back for their outstanding bagels, incredible spreads, great food, and the feeling you get every time you walk through the door. And while their coffee service is a little different with the pots behind the counter, it's still fantastic. Some places serve breakfast. DeRocco's feels like home.

I don't know how to say this but I like the charm that the Naugatuck site had …read more The restaurant menu was a bit boring the older signs were very creative and appealing . My sandwich was good the location is fabulous down the street from where I live . They just need to add some warmth and charm to the building it has a cold feeling .. I'll be back .

The honey glazed donuts are sooo good and fresh. We keep missing the Boston cream because they sell…read moreout and don't make more but the glaze they continue to make all day. Also the eclairs were soo yummy too. They have egg sandwiches too. Pro tip, get a box and ask for the warm ones that just came out.

It appears I am in the minority here, but the only redeeming quality of these doughnuts is their…read moresoft texture. I sampled 3 powdered doughnuts - jelly, cream and a lemon. Jelly was the worst of the 3. The jelly was totally unremarkable.All 3 just had a strong fried taste. My hands even smell fried. Sorry, but this is a one and done for me.

Yum. Always fresh, kind workers, very efficient even when very busy. Best bagels outside NYC.read more

These just don't feel like authentic bagels to me. Went once and didn't see the need to come back…read more They're just too soft and don't have that nice exterior crunch.

New England Muffin Factory is located right in a plaza not far from highway exit. I was there…read moreright after my gym class during the week since they are open at 6am. Figured I'd take the ride and che k it out! They have so many muffin flavors, you can also get breakfast sandwiches and bagels. I didn't take pictures of all the delicious looking muffins as I was busy talking to the lady who was there attending and trying to figure out what flavor muffins to bring home. She was very sweet and helpful. I ended up buying pear with almond , Boston Cream and a gluten free blueberry muffin for myself that they keep separately in the back. It's very small inside with no tables. It's more of an order , pick up and go place. My dad loved his muffins. As I did mine. Not greasy , not dry, nor crumbly! Big sized fresh muffins! If you love muffins for breakfast give it a try! The Chocolate Boston Cream was nicely filled with Cream! I'm looking forward to going back for another GF muffin! Prices are fair! They open bright and early Monday -Friday at 6am and weekends at 7am and close early.

I had told my friends I was craving egg & cheese on a roll. Well, to my excitement - I was able to…read moreget that here. It was exactly what I wanted. We took it to go but it was ready fast!

I really don't like giving bad reviews. The sandwich was very delicious; a ham and American cheese…read moreon a plain bagel. However, there are a few things I want to point out as to why the two stars. The display board shows make your own sandwich two meats for 995. They gave me a menu that shows one meat for 995. I was then charged 999 for only one meat. They asked what I would like for my side and gave me an option of sliced pickle or chips. I chose chips thinking that it was included and it is not included as it is a 50 cent up charge. The chips were thinly sliced bagels that had no taste to them whatsoever. Might be a play on the bagel crisps you could buy at the gas station? Skip the chips. Stick with a sandwich. But watch the pricing as. Nothing matched up. I pointed out what the board said and they just pointed to the menu.

Order was prepared very fast and the ice coffee was great. I ordered a Taylor ham, egg and cheese…read moreon a garlic bagel. Hard to find places that serve Taylor ham! Yum!

I can't believe I haven't been to Cheshire coffee before! There were so many choices it was a…read morelittle overwhelming - a good thing because I'll definitely be back! This coffee shop is super welcoming and friendly. I love that it's not pretentious and there are plenty of seats for you to hang out and enjoy your coffee. I got the staff suggested salted caramel pistachio cold brew and a spinach and feta croissant. Both were delicious and I'll need a larger size of coffee next time. Staff was so friendly and kind!

A new day, a new coffee place to start a morning…read more I've actually been sitting on this review since August 8th, and originally, I was going to wait for another visit before I gave this a proper review. However, the more time I have actually had to sit with my thoughts of it, the more I realized I could just write one now and possibly update it later. So here we are at Cheshire Coffee, a coffee spot that sits oddly enough on the Waterbury side of the town line with Cheshire. Seriously, this place I don't even have to go outside my city limits for, and it is, notably enough in between the same two exits on I-84 as Blackie's is across the line. Much like The Loaded Goat Coffee Company in Naugatuck, this place is very inviting, cozy, with great coffees and excellent customer service. This visit involved an asiago bagel toasted with cream cheese, a beef chimichurri sandwich that the baristas panini-pressed for me, and a Churro Latte. All 3 of these things were good to great. Really, this review is mainly a 4-star review in the way that a place I don't have much of an impression on would get 4 stars. I would need to come back for more things to decide whether or not a 5th star would be warranted. But the interior helps makes a strong case for that star. I was most impressed with the poem on display as I was waiting for my coffee. It's not a detail I've shared yet here on Yelp, but this visit 's prompt me to say this now. So fun fact about me is that once upon a time, I wrote poetry. Late sophomore year of high school and going for a few years after and starting in 2007, I wrote poems any time I felt inspired to do so. I once attended a poetry slam that was held by my high school later in 2007 when I was in the first half of my junior year, and boy was that a great experience! Seeing the poem on display, I am really starting to think about getting back into writing poetry. I just need to find a muse and inspirations. This is honestly a great coffee option if I want to start traveling anywhere eastbound towards Hartford and such. I would totally come back in a situation that allows for it and try some other items.

Decent place to get a breakfast sandwich but they only accept cash and most of the time when we…read moreplace a large order there's at least one or two things that are wrong or missing. Fast service though and the guy who usually works the front is really nice.

This is a great little spot! A couple guys and their kids slamming out some pretty decent…read moresandwiches at lunch for decent prices. Food appears fresh, it's quick and clean, the menu has a variety of choices and everyone is happy and upbeat. Today I had the roasted pork with peppers and mushrooms on a Portuguese roll. 6 bucks. Very good sandwich. No napkin in the to go bag but perhaps I was supposed to grab one. I'll look next time. Today I avoided dropping it on my lap! They have a decent breakfast menu as well with a few specials for breakfast also. I think I'll get to work early next week and try some of them. I'm going to say that this is one of the top sandwich places within walking distance of the Waterbury courthouses. I am concerned about the parenting, however. One of the kids had a Yankees shirt on...

Another awful experience my wife had. ordered onion and tomato on bagel. totally forgot, despite me…read morepaying for it. these people are imbeciles. when will they get it?

worst service ever let me stand in line or what i thought was a line for 15 minutes before i…read morerealized here sign on the other side of the counter the two women working ignored me said good morning to the manager not once not twice but three times never acknowledge me i explained i didn't see the sign. i walked in and saw customers waiting assumed that was a lie and was told more or less don't i know how to read.