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    Forest Bagels

    3.6 (48 reviews)
    InexpensiveBagels, Delis
    Open 5:00 am - 10:00 pm
    Updated over 3 months ago

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    plain with butter right out of oven
    Mike M.

    Best bagels in NY. Live in the city but often travel to SI whenever anywhere near it to get their bagels. Owners always take care of me and give discounts ON TOP OF the free bagels. have never been disappointed. Everyone I know has tried one when I buy some and they all give me orders to place now. definitely worth the trip!

    Was susposed to be egg whites with cheese. Came out like soup
    Selassie S.

    I have came here for half my life, cause the bagels are good but lately,The service is BADD. I wish I wasn't saying this but the guys on the grill and the man who's working the register felt like the energy from an alley mugging. The guys are the pitts. also watch the register while he punches teds to have a heavy hand and then say oh I'm sorry I punch two times. Bagels are hard. I bet I'm not the only person who has watched this wonderful gem from my childhood, diminish and crumble into the ground as a business. Now I have to go else where.

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    Lisa C.

    Always friendly and fast! During my limited lunch hour, I have to grab something that is fresh and delicious. Boarshead deli meats, prepared foods, tuna salad, egg salad and the best chicken salad on Forrest Avenue. Snacks, candy and chips- nommm nommm!!! Bagels are always baked on premises - daily !! Sunday morning breakfast would not be the same without a dozen warm bagels. Most popular deli in the neighborhood, parking is easy and convenient. Management is responsive when customer has a concern, or questions about menu.

    Oh yeah. Late night Island bagel fix.
    Stuart T.

    I'm a big fan of the bagels here, and after 13 years since I moved, they're still amazing, even at 3:45am before the new bagels roll out at 4:30am (if you want them hot). I moved to NJ in 2003, and while the bagels there are also good, there is something about a Staten Island bagel at 3:45 am, eaten on the trunk of your car after a long night. Not sure why this old standby is rated so low, judging by my whole wheat everything with olive and pimento cream cheese, I'd say some of these Islanders are spoiled by 24 hour bagel joints, maybe if they moved to NJ where the bagel joints close at 4-6pm, they'd know how very good they have it.

    Micah A.

    I don't know if I'm allowed to swear on Yelp, so I'll do it in Vietnamese. These are some big du ma bagels. The only place I've seen bagels this big is the deficit (Get it? Because they're big @#$%ing zeros!). The bagels were so large that they were literally falling out of the trays and up against the glass. It looked like one of those coin games in the arcade where a token is dropped down a shoot and it moves other tokens off a ledge. They also had enormous muffins. The bagels were great - as bagels should be. The muffins are still sitting in the refrigerator because the bagels were so big I couldn't eat the muffins. They are a cash only place with a scuzzy looking ATM so bring money.

    Ham egg and cheese on a roll with salt pepper ketchup
    Nancy Y.

    The rolls and bagel here are huge which is always a plus! But I don't think the egg, ham, cheese proportions with how big the roll was. They should maybe put a lil bit more ham and cheese and egg in the roll. Some bite I would only taste bread. But other then that the bites with everything in it was delish!! I would come back but this time I'll ask for extra ham and cheese. I came around 11pm and the roll was still fresh tasting! If I wasn't trying to be healthy I would def get my breakfast cravings here everyday lmao.

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    Brought some bagels for coworkers and everybody loved them!! They were fresh and HUGE!

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    Best bagels anywhere. Im so spoiled from this place I don't even like to eat bagels form anywhere else. The cin raisin is awesome :D

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    4.3(18 reviews)
    5.7 mi

    Happened to pull up this place from the Google recommendations and I can say that it DID NOT…read moreDISAPPOINT!! 20/10!! Everyone inside was suuuper friendly and kind. Answered our many questions about the menu and all of the different menu items and dessert options! All of the hot food was prepared quickly and was all FRESH MTO - which I can really appreciate and value in places! Clean and cute location! It was easy to access with street parking! Purchased two different bagel options, pancakes, home fries, house-made soda and MANY desserts (there were so many + they were so good that I ended up trying all 5 of them on the journey home and they were all 10/10). First taste was so good that we ended up circling back for more before hitting the road. We were helped by Kelly who made me want to drive all the way back from NC to NJ to place another order tomorrow morning! Gems like these are why I love to leave a glowing review! Keep being phenomenal!!

    Good for a local spot. Great pricing. While I think the…read morebagels are good, sandwiches are great. They definitely add a good amount of toppings. I just find the setup for the bagels odd. They're using aluminum trays, which I'm assuming get reused bc they're all bent out of shape. So, for this reason(and one more below) I've given 3, instead of 4 stars. My kids do love the sandwiches, and an added bonus are the chips of your choice. Okay, so a while back, when they first opened up, I ordered a salad with grilled chicken. Being on a health journey, I was looking forward to a delicious salad. Unfortunately, they did not knock it out of the park. The chicken is seasoned weird. I really couldn't put my finger on it, not sure if it's cumin or something else, but it had this weird flavor that I do not want at all on grilled chicken. I don't even think it's cumin, I'm really not sure: I haven't ordered a salad since, or a chicken sandwich, bc I couldn't accept that flavor in my mouth honestly, I'm being nice here BTW. To make it worse, there was a hair in my salad. If it wasn't for my family, I would've stopped getting food here. They convinced me to give them a try again. Glad I did, I may even consider trying the chicken again, but will be extremely disappointed if it tastes the same lol Either way, this is a good spot for bagels and sandwiches. Just hoping they will get some normal trays for bagels. It'll make the place look more clean, professional and overall aesthetically pleasing. The staff is super nice, really helpful, friendly, and informative.

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    3.9(725 reviews)
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    As popular as this place it is 100% worth its hype. The hostess was immediately very friendly and…read morewelcoming as soon as we walked in! You go and pick out the deserts you like from the glass and they come and bring it out to you all pretty on a plate with powdered sugar, the deserts felt cold and fresh even despite it being close to closing and our server was very attentive, kind, and excited even showing us his favourite options! Royal Crown is a Staten Island classic and totally worth the visit.

    Went to this place after getting off the road all the way from Westchester with my elderly mother…read morebecause she wanted eggplant Parmesan and she had eaten from this place before when a relative was staying at a hospital rehabilitation center nearby and remembered the food being good, so we went to have some lunch. We were seated in the outdoor area, which is nice on a humid day as You can get a decent breeze. 99% of the people who were there were just enjoying their their food and socializing, We decided to sit at a table near a window for whatever reason there was a gentleman at this table who decided that it was okay for him to vape while he was sitting down instead of exiting the restaurant. Not only did he decide that it was okay to vape, he decided that it was okay to blow his vapors onto my mother's head and engulf us in his gaping experience. Instead of noticing (full time hostess in the immediate area), automatically reseating us, apologizing and telling the man that is NOT okay to vape in the restaurant I had to flag a server down and let them know that we wanted a different table. Pretty good service but I really thought that that was a gross oversight on part of the restaurant like indoor smoking is illegal in the first place and vaping really isn't any better (arguably worse depending on what scientific data you're looking at), plenty people have respiratory issues and just preference period. No one should be forced to sit anywhere where a no vaping policy isn't being enforced in 2026. Really disappointed that I can't give this place a higher than a three star rating as a result because the food is pretty good and the servers were quick and pleasant, but the smoking issue to me is a gross oversight as far as basic customer service goes. People shouldn't be made to feel like they're being weird for wanting a different table because they don't want to be surrounded by anything but oxygen, Do better folks. Tried to call and speak with a manager BEFORE leaving this review, was left on hold for close to 10 mins however manager was extremely apologetic and pretty appalled he personally stated that vaping IS against their policy and that the staff should have absolutely been enforcing that. Welp, that's what complaints are for right? Food is decent and staff is respectful but I don't know if I'd go back given that experience if I have alternative choices in the area just trying to enjoy some lunch, drama and discomfort is not necessary indoor vaping is outlawed for a reason people violating that shouldn't get to just go about their day with zero consequences while everyone else is annoyed or having their lung / cardiovascular health put at risk involuntarily. YMMV

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