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    Big Apple Bagels

    3.3 (92 reviews)
    Closed 6:00 am - 3:00 pm

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    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Outdoor seating
    Good for kids

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    Summer F.

    Convenient little bagel shop on the corner of busy Beechmont Avenue. I have been here multiple times and the bagels are delicious and fresh. Honestly, the coffee is not my favorite and there's plenty of other places I would prefer to get coffee from but this is a great place for bagels with cream cheese and bagels sandwiches. I like how the person taking your order is also the person who put your order together, so nothing gets lost in translation. They seem to have a pretty good system and has not left me hungry. Great for bagels but unless you enjoy gas station, coffee, just stick to the bagels here.

    My coffee was handed to me with this dirty, disgusting sleeve
    Kim C.

    This used to be my favorite bagel place in town, but the last 2 or 3 visits they have been really skimpy with the schmear and not quite as friendly. Whoever wrote on this sleeve just wanted to go home.

    Jalapeño bagel

    Delicious bagels, but they are veryyyyyy small :( onion and chive cream cheese is so good

    Garlic Parm w plain cream cheese
    Rebecca M.

    Yum! Finally made it into Big Apple! I love having a bagel shop so nearby. Pretty much the only bagel shop in Anderson aside from Panera. The parking lot sucks but everything else is pretty good! I grabbed a bagel with cream cheese and a couple mini muffins for the kiddo. I say this warmly, my bagel and coffee was good. Not over the top amazing but just good. I wouldn't necessarily call this the trendiest shop as it certainly has a mom and pop shop feel. Might be a little rough around the edges but the service and food is good enough for a quick breakfast.

    Pretzel bagel
    Elyse F.

    Big Apple Bagels has a wide variety of savory and sweet bagels. They also offer a selection of house made cream cheeses, as well as deli style salads. Chips are also available. I have heard good things about their muffins. Choices make this spot ideal for breakfast or lunch. Chewy on the outside, bagels give way to a light and fluffy inside. Even days later, they maintain this consistency, when reheated, in a toaster oven. The mix on the everything bagels is well distributed, and does not all fall off when being cut. Everything bagels are made with choice of plain or wheat bagel base. Wheat are a little more dense. Not only are the plain fluffier, but the flavor of the toppings is more pronounced. One of my children loves the pretzel bagels. It is more on the dense side, yet still soft. The sourdough bagels are light and airy. They get a thicker crust than the other bagels. These are great for sandwiches. The pumpernickel work well for sandwiches as well. Cheese bagels are cheese and garlic. We have yet to try their sweet bagels. Even late morning or early afternoon, on a weekday, they are busy. The parking lot fills up. Many people seem to be getting their orders to-go. As such, a parking spot opens up quickly. There seems to be an adequate number of tables. The staff has a bit of that short, to the point, stereotypical, Big Apple attitude. Staff is quick and efficient. The line moves quickly. Orders may be placed via their app. Catering is also available.

    Here's the cutting board at just 8:30 in the morning. How hard is it to wipe down a cutting board?

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    14 years ago

    Truly the best bagel I've ever had!!! This just became my regular coffee/bagel shop.

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    Their bagels are delicious and I love the deli sandwiches. You really can't go wrong with their muffins and their coffee is pretty good too.

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    Marx Bagels

    Marx Bagels

    3.6
    (297 reviews)
    11.2 mi
    $$

    We stopped for a quick brunch. I ordered a bagel, with an egg, and a side of fresh fruit…read more Let me tell you, the freshly made, warm, "everything" bagel was so tender! The cream cheese spread easily and the scrambled egg was perfectly cooked. The fresh fruit salad was so delicious. The combination of pineapple, cantaloupe, melon and sliced oranges were so fresh. Free parking just outside the door.

    I have been going to this bagel shop for over 25 years. It…read morewas owned by John Marx. It was great. He sold the store to a new owner and at first everything seemed OK. But then slowly everything changed. He reconstructed it to where you order at one place and pick up at another. Ok. New staff, one or two of the original people are there.M The new staff have NO customer service skills. Consistently, always have an attitude when you go to the cash register they look at you like they hate you. They have no training in Customer Service greeting, smiling thanking you for your business. None whatsoever and if they were trained, they're not using the skills when no one's watching them. Slowly the prices went up and up and up, which is true of everywhere , but at one point their prices for their tiny baked goods were insane . It appears maybe they lowered some , but you can't walk out of there without spending a lot of money. Also, they changed the tuna recipe which was their classic number one signature tuna. They're now using a cheaper fish or tasting brand. It's more liquidy and it's a completely different taste. Fishy It's not good. I might as well make it at home I can use albacore instead of their cheap tuna. Their pastries are *tiny and overpriced. They have raised prices ok but they drastically cut the portions they give you . It's half the amount of food that Marks is is known for . Marxx is known for its overstuffed Bagels - no more but they are charging more for much less food. If you're going to charge a lot, at least give the same amount of portions that people who have been loyal customers are used to. Also, they bought bigger containers, but they put less in them. It's so obvious when you buy loose tuna or loose cream cheese it's in a different bigger container with less food in it. Overall, I feel the place is completely gone down downhill! the things that were known for like the tuna the over stuffed sandwiches being able to feel like you got a good meal with a nice portion. All of that is gone. They're inconsistent with the portion sizes they give you and sometimes it's just not even enough. I had ordered containers of cream cheese with salmon in it and tuna and I had company over and what normally lasted did not because there's so much less food in the containers. Unfortunately, the tuna does not taste good anymore and he's probably buying something other than albacore to save money. People notice what you're doing they see that everything is being cut, and that the taste is changing the bagels are much smaller but are higher in carbohydrates . I go to Skip's now as well, and Skip's has much bigger softer. Bagels and their food is actually improved and I still like the salmon cream cheese and a lot of of the food at Mark's and allow myself to go there, but I don't go there as often.

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    OTR Bagel Bar

    OTR Bagel Bar

    3.5
    (96 reviews)
    8.9 mi
    $

    Updating my review. Haven't been here in over a year and a half. Bagels are different (it's just…read morebread), their flavored cream cheeses are not flavored, bacon not cooked, and I got half an egg. Super disappointed.

    Nothing bothers me more than misused potential- and sadly, that's what this was. There's always a…read moreline at this shop- so I never frequent it- but this morning there was a break in the line and do I decided to check it out. I soon discovered there is always a line, not necessarily bc it's good- but because you order yourself via tablet at a station and people are generally slow & not very efficient at that task so ordering just takes a long time bc of customers- anyhow- I ordered a sesame bagel with turkey veggie cream cheese, lettuce & tomato and a can of Coke Zero. My total for a bagel & drink wad $21. I will not be doing that again. Was it edible, yes. Was it worth $20, absolutely not. The bagel was bread. It was NOT a bagel. It was bland and boring. It was not toasted. The turkey was thin and barely there. The veggie cream cheese was nothing. I mean it was mildly taste-able but goopy and not savory at all the produce was blah (I mean- we are in a freakin farmers market and you can't offer quality products- c'mon man) - I only ate one half bc I didn't want to waste the calories on something so not enjoyable. I did waste my money though, so you don't have to.

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    This was their cinnamon toast crunch bagel
    Carl's Deli

    Carl's Deli

    4.4
    (283 reviews)
    6.0 mi
    $$

    I have heard so much about this place recently and I love a good sandwich so I know that I had to…read morestop in ASAP. I stopped by for a quick lunch during the week and wanted an easy to-go sandwich. They have a medium sized menu but a lot of different options which makes it a bit hard to pick haha! I decided on a reuben sandwich with all of the fixens inside. I was surprised that I was the only one in there because of the amount of rave reviews. It was a small quaint little place. The employees were suppperrrr nice and gave me a lot of time to think about my order. The vibes in there were very cool with fun music and just overall a good time. Now onto the Reuben. Holy cow! It was juicy and very flavorful, with the perfect amount of sauerkraut. The bread was toasty and the sandwich was nice and warm but not too hot. I think this will be a new spot for me for lunch!

    This was a happy accident. I was on a day trip with Matt and Michael and where to eat lunch became…read morea bigger problem than anticipated. Essentially for me I had waited too long to eat and the idea of waiting longer was a non starter for me. Sandwiches are not my go to food outside the house, it seems silly on some level. However, the sandwich I had was fantastic and well balanced. There was a good amount of everything without it being too much. Sometimes it's too much. This was great. They also had good, homemade or freshly made sides like potato salad and other salads you could get. It was great.

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