I guess we are sticking with the NYC theme all the way to the health code violations! While at Big Apple, I was greeted by the nice newer cashier, but then followed up by the red headed barista taking a used spoon out of the sink and wiped it off on a used cloth, and mixed my drink with it! Not once, but twice! And the spoon, while making contact with the bottom of the sink for the SECOND time, was not even attempted to be cleaned. SMH all that nonsense for the coffee to taste like shorts. read more

Came here before heading on a road trip and it was amazing! The breakfast sandwich bagels are super fresh and delicious, the service is friendly and efficient and the store itself is very clean and organized! Highly recommend stopping in!!! read more

Made an online order. After waiting 20 minutes they asked what order we were waiting for, gave the name and they said ok. After another 15 minutes we checked on our order and they said they haven't received it yet. Never coming back. read more

Don't let the name fool you. Definitely not NY-style bagels. More like sweet rolls and what I would expect in the Midwest. Which is ok if that's what you want. Not for me. read more

recommend placing an order for pick up if standing in a line to place an order bothers you. I've always felt like the staff gets through the line to order fairly fast, especially given the # of customers they're serving. Love their northern sandwich. read more

I tried the lox bagel, was simply amazing. Service was nice. Will always be one of my favorites when I'm visiting michigan. read more

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Came here before heading on a road trip and was pleasantly surprised overall! The store was very clean, cozy and inviting, the service was some of the friendliest I've ever had and the bagel sandwiches are absolutely incredible! My only complaint is that there aren't open later!!! read more

This place is awesome. The bagels? Awesome. The cream cheese options? Awesome. The staff? Awesome and kind. The atmosphere? Awesome. I come here all the time, initially because it was on my way but now i will drive 30 minutes out of my way to get a swiss melt bagel with scallion cream cheese. You guys rock, please never change. read more

One of my favorite spots for breakfast! Visited recently and they discontinued their apple strudel bagel. Bummer! They have good service and get you out the door in a timely manner. They have limited seating but the atmosphere is good. read more

Super skimpy on the cream cheese the last few years. I've been a regular customer since I was 5 years old and it used to be my favorite because there was so much cream cheese on the bagels. Now if I ask for extra cream cheese to get back to that amount I still get barely any extra if I do get any at all even though I pay for extra. I have been really upset with the quality of product and service for that last 5 years or so. read more

Big Apple Bagels - Bagel & "extra" Cream Cheese - Bagels Near Me - East Lansing, Michigan

Pretty good bagels, but not like NYC bagels. But still very tasty and the dough is delicious

I've had the turkey and havarti several times and it has been very good. Friendly - yep, quick - yep, attention to detail- yep. Good sandwich with the lightly toasted everything bagel. read more

They have fantastic bagels. They have muffins. They have passable coffee and coffee drinks. They have friendly staff (most of them are). But do not even think about calling your order in over the phone because the likelihood of not getting the busy signal is akin to winning a lottery. At the very least it will take you upwards of 35-40 minutes of continuous redialing. There is also no way to order online. Not for the East Lansing location anyway. The wait for a bagel on the weekend is approximately 20 minutes. The line is approximately 10 to 15 minutes depending on time of the day. read more

Good bagels good service the everything bagel cream cheese they make is amazing jalapeño too

Love a trip to BABs for a quick bagel and lox to start my day. BAB is a staple of East Lansing breakfast food...but only if you can brave the line muahahaha. Pro tip: CALL AHEAD AND PAY OVER THE PHONE YALL!! That way you can just grab it and go rather than waiting around with all the other hungover youths trying to rally their Saturday morning. thank me later read more

Have gotten their bagel packs for brunches with houseguests and they are always delicious !

Bagels are as close to NYC as you can get here and service is friendly and accommodating. Lots of free parking. I call and order ahead but downside is that they take phone off hook when they're busy instead of a recorded message and often forget to put it back on! They close too early at 1:00 pm. But otherwise, just dandy. read more

It's a bagel and coffee place so how much is there to say? The bagels and cream cheese are good and the breakfast sandwiches hit the spot. What i came here to say is what a great job they have done during covid. Everyone is masked properly, good crowd control, order pickup shelf, etc. great job looking out! read more

Best bagels in the area. It's hard to find a bagel joint can make a bagel with the right texture. These guys have the real deal. Also love their flavored cream cheeses. Coffee not bad either. read more

Bagels are ok. Several choices of cream cheese. Very inefficient with their service. It shouldn't take 15 minutes to get a bagel.

Confusing place. It always seems like there are 20 staff members talking to each other behind the counter and no efficient service. It takes way too long to get a bagel. read more

We LOVE Big Apple Bagels!!!! Even when the line is pretty long they are SO fast! I al surprised they are able to work so effortlessly and efficiently! Its a little expensive and their coffee is mediocre at best (would not recommend the coffee sorry) but I Love the bagels! love the selection and the cream cheese is great too! Always a great breakfast or brunch spot for me and my bf! read more

Great food but very dirty. Lights burned out. Under steMer machine very visible to customers filthy. Wish I knew what kitchen looked like before I ordered a sandwich read more

Their bagels are always fresh, they offer a lot of cream cheese flavors for the bagels. Also they cut the bagels on the center.

Waited to place an order. Someone came in behind me, went past me and servers flocked to them. Maybe it was my ??? Just walked out to find a people friendly wait staff read more

I've been coming for 15+ years and a young lady named Sophie yelled at me, instead of calmly letting me know that they were closing early. I was going to let her slide because I know how tough it is to work in customer service, but she addressed all other patrons with respect. I was humiliated and will never come back. read more

Moist, chewy bagels. Tried the Mediterranean on an everything bagel and the Southern on an Asiago bagel. Both were tasty and filling. There are mounds of flavored cream cheese in the cooler and an assortment of fresh bagels to choose from. We did not try the java. Fast and friendly service. read more

Big Apple Bagels - The Mediterranean. - Bagels Near Me - East Lansing, Michigan

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Working down the street means that I come here on a semi regular basis. So far I've been pleased with each experience. The staff is helpful and kind and my meals have been great. They have a vast variety of bagels as well as sandwiches, smoothies, soups and coffee. My wait has never been too long, making it a feasible lunch stop. My favorite has quickly become the Mediterranean Veggie sandwich. So good! read more

Ok, so I lived in NYC, and so I love my bagels. I don't usually eat them, except for when I first move somewhere because nothing is good enough. I like to give stuff a try though. Was this good enough? Of course not, but was it decent? Yeah it was. It was fairly priced, the cream cheese was actually pretty good. The bagel reminded me of the cheap bagel stands in NYC. Would I recommend Over the other bagel places in the area? yes. also the service staff was really awesome! read more

I love this place. We come here regularly and I enjoy the lox and cream cheese sandwich. The only reason I am not giving it five stars is because they still give Styrofoam cups for water. ***Dear BAB owner, please stop with the styrofoam cups. :) read more

I'm definitely a fan. They always satisfy. Not real New York bagels of course but were you really expecting authentic NY bagels for real? Oh and they pile the cream cheese on in generous amounds so that's always lovely. read more

I love this place! Great bagels and great cream cheese options. Good lunch sandwiches. Decent coffee. A few my favorite choices: Salt bagel with veggie cream cheese Swiss Melt bagel with cheddar bacon cream cheese I feel like I should pause for effect before mentioning the muffins................okay, the muffins are little crack bombs. They have like cheesecake, double chocolate & a host of other ridiculously good & sinful choices.Good recovery food for a post-drinking morning. They only knock i have on this place is that the service is ALWAYS slow. But I guess I can look the other way for the good food... read more

A great quick breakfast find for the morning work commute. They host a huge selection of different bagel blends and cream cheese flavors at very favorable prices. With a complete lack of Einstein's in the area, this is the only local bagelry that has yet to satisfy my lust. My go-to tends to be the Swiss Melt bagel, which is always heated perfectly! The wait is fast and the staff is usually cheery and very good at quick chats with waiting customers. Big Apple also serves fun and decadent muffin options. I tend to stay away from sweet things in the morning, but they have mini bite-size versions of the regular size muffins for super inexpensive that are perfect for a mid-afternoon craving. read more

I can't get enough of their lox bagel, although I wish it came with the traditional capers. Love their bagel selection, and the staff is always friendly. read more

Great bagels and friendly staff. They were very quick with my order and put tons of cream cheese on each bagel.

After getting food poisoning on a prior visit, I reservedly returned today. My original intention to purchase a bagel and cream cheese quickly ended once I noticed not one but two employees not shut the cream cheese cooler doors. Even more infuriating was when one clearly saw one side open, opened the other side and left both that way PLUS there is a color-coded thermometer in the case. It was outside of the red zone pushing 48 degrees. Passsssssss. read more

Big Apple Bagels usually provides a pretty perfect start to my day. I'm somewhat picky about my bagels, and have no complaints. I usually order mine with butter, but they have a pretty large selection of cream cheeses. read more

I don't usually leave reviews but in this case I must because I can't let others go through what I have been going through. The last 3 times I have visited this place something was either missing or wrong on my order. I ordered nothing hard just a sausage egg and cheese. I received someone else's order.... The second time I ordered a sausage egg and cheese as well as ordered a muffin. The muffin did not make it to the bag.... The third time I ordered from here I ordered a sausage egg and cheese and add bacon and ham not too hard you would think. They couldn't mess it up a third time in a row surely! Well they did. I only got ham and bacon on my bagel and on top of that they forgot my muffin again! This is the last time I am coming here because it is students that do not value the customer and it seems there is always someone new in training every time I go in there which could attribute to the decline in the quality of the product. All in all this place needs major work because they do not know how to get orders right at all. This place does have good flavor of the food but that doesn't matter unless you can get what you ordered CORRECTLY! Off my soup box now and I hope this review helps some people. read more

Decent food/ drink selection. However I find that everything is a bit overpriced. The quality isn't really spectacular, but the staff is nice and fairly quick. It's a good quick stop for when I'm dying for something of substance to eat on my way home or to work. But if I had to choose between here and Bruegger's on Grand River, I'd choose the latter . But the parking nightmare that is Grand River is a whole other story. read more

Big Apple Bagels - Turkey classic w/o mayo & a hot chocolate to go - Bagels Near Me - East Lansing, Michigan

Great bagel, I got the southern tradition with an iced coffee. Great way to start off the morning except that line was pretty long so come prepared. Would go again. read more