A casual neighborhood spot where staffs are very friendly. Lots of people order and takeout their bagels since the space is pretty small inside. I enjoyed the Smoked Salmon and Cream Cheese Bagel Sandwich (eventhough I misunderstood what I ordered lol). The salmon filet was soft and flavorful without being too salty, paired perfectly with the dills, tomatoes, lemon, and plain cream cheese! read more

Henry Higgins Boiled Bagels - Sandwiches Near Me - Portland, Oregon

Ok so the bagels are okay at best honestly. I've avoided this spot for years because of their poor management and quality contol... But really.. can y'all please go the extra whole mile to cut my 10$ bagel in half please? Utter disgrace to East Coast bagels. That would be on site in the place you claim to represent. /fighting words and half the price. Just make it make sense and I don't have to write a bad review! Asking for a friend thanks Also this is for the management and owners. I had nothing but excellent service and the nicest people working there. You should pay them more and/or have a protocol of cutting bagels in half. It's literally ridiculous to spend over 10$ on a decent at best bagel with cream cheese and shitty coffee. If you order a sandwich it's cut in half usually yes? What if you ordered a pizza just one pie no slices. I just don't get it thanks for listening and never changing. It's kind of an important part of getting a bagel ‍ read more

Bagels are 4.5 star. However, I don't appreciate that an employee was wearing a pin in support of a movement for a murderous group of people. Such pins do not foster an inclusive and welcoming environment. I do not think these employees would be welcomed by that group either. I will not be spending my bagel funds at this location. read more

Eh. It was nice they had a vegan option (vegan hot dog wrapped in a bagel) but it was eh. Not worth the novelty It seemed the dough was industrial crappy dough and not bagel. They were out of vegan cream cheese so we got the bagels without and they were just okay. The pumpernickel was not what pumpernickel is anywhere else. It was more like a dark wheat as opposed to rye read more

Third time going to the foster road location. Arrived just as they were closing for the day. The young woman was more than happy to help me. As usual the bagels were fabulous! We will be returning to this location again, however I'll try to arrive a little earlier. read more

The best Bagles this side of the country! New Yorker approved! It's a really welcoming environment and I'm always looking for a reason to visit! (They make the bagels fresh and it's fun to peek over the counter and watch...) The staff are the kindest people ever and hearing them call me by name or compliment my shirt always makes my day! read more

Henry Higgins Boiled Bagels - Egg Meat and Cheese Sandwich with a Smoothie - Sandwiches Near Me - Portland, Oregon

Solid bagel sandwiches off foster! The bagels are 10/10 and they cook fresh egg for the sandwich. They have a fridge of cold beverage for drinks. The inside has some bar seating and 2 picnic tables outside. Staff is also super friendly. Worth a few visits! read more

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wow such a fantastic bagel omg. a young person with a backwards hat with some pins on it helped us out at the counter and had great customer service. got the sandwiches done super quick and are priced well for the quality. read more

Okay, on my first review I must have been having a bad day, as well as the place being busy. I have returned there many time to get a garlic bagel with smoke salmon schmear. They are always busy. The bagels are good, and the schmear is plentiful. I owe them an apology for my first review. Seriously good bagels. Excellent schmear. Very fast service. read more

Great food and Proud Mary Coffee. Friendly staff. For lunch i love the Pastrami. Repeat customer read more

Henry Higgins Boiled Bagels - Reminds me of the HH staff. - Sandwiches Near Me - Portland, Oregon

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Amazing bagels, nice crew and bomb coffee. One note is that the coffee drinks are hot as ****! Maybe use a thermometer. None the less, we love it and will be back many times. read more

Probably the best bagels in the city, which isn't necessarily saying a lot, since PDX is definitely deficient in reliable, East Coast-level quality bagels. Still, my partner and I hit up the Henry Higgins on SE Foster at least once a month. The service is good, but the vibes are a little meh. If you've got a bagel craving, give it a shot, but don't expect anything mind-blowing. read more

As a native of, and frequent visitor to, New York City, I believe I have some credibility in the bagel world. As I wrote last year, these guys make very good bagels. But I just tried their chopped liver and it is terrible. My mother would have tasted it and thrown it all away. It is slightly bitter, with heavy texture and weird dark color and very poor taste. Please maintain your excellent reputation by making it better or stop selling it. read more

Came in for breakfast and ordered breakfast sandwich and loved it absolutely delicious and definitely will be back. read more

Henry Higgins Boiled Bagels - Sandwiches Near Me - Portland, Oregon

I grew up in good bagel land. I am clear on what a good bagel tastes like. These are not good bagels. They have an odd taste them that I do not love. I have been here many many times and they never taste any diffrent. The prices are pretty high for just okay bagels. They could improve their recipe and lower their prices. Staff are usally nice and friendly. Street parking. Nothing special about the inside of this bagel shop. read more

One of my favorite bagel shops ever, and it's so close to where I stay whenever I'm in Portland! Great bagels and even better service. Get there early though, as lines can get pretty longer closer to mid-morning (even on weekdays). The lox bagel is delicious! read more

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Bagels remind me of east coast bagels :) But I came here to mention how delicious the pickles are! They taste homemade, but I'm not sure. Perfect crunch and balance of tang. I wish I could buy these! read more

Henry Higgins Boiled Bagels - Spinach and Roasted Garlic Bagel w/ veggie cream cheese, tomato, cucumber - Sandwiches Near Me - Portland, Oregon

Quality bagels. Friendly staff. Freshly made eggs for the breakfast sandwich's. Have been back many times.

Probably my favorite bagel shop in Portland. Never have really had a problem not having what I want in stock and we freeze 90% of the bagels immediately so they stay fresh. I will say, the price is a little steep and that's my only complaint. We would come by far more often if it wasn't nearly $25 for 12 bagels. read more

Update: still amazing. They have a fancy new menu board which I like and their seasonal flavors are on point!

Best bagels I'm Portland hands down ! An as a New Yorker I should know. Great sandwich options as well

As a New Yorker, I'm a bit discriminating about my bagel. Theirs do not disappoint! Excellent outside brunch with a chewy interior. Their schmears are great (smoked salmon, especially). HOWEVER, always check your order before leaving. Ours was incorrect today and I heard another patron go up to the counter and tell them their order was incorrect. It's not the first time this has happened. read more

Due to having a newborn with us in the car, we wanted a quick and easy breakfast. So we decided to order HENRY HIGGINS via Grubhub app for takeout. We placed our order, then drove to and parked outside HENRY HIGGINS as we waited for the order to be fulfilled. Well, I'm not sure if it was HENRY HIGGINS or Grubhub but the status of our order never updated past "your order is in the works." So we ended up just going into HENRY HIGGINS to inquire about our order and it was indeed done, so basically we waited longer than needed. No biggie. What was a bit of a deal though was we had paid extra for our bagels to have avocado on them. Well I guess they were out avocados, which is totally okay, but HENRY HIGGINS didn't mention this to us at all when picking up our order. This is bothersome because it wasn't until we were home that we realized we didn't get the avocado but were still upcharged for them. I believe HENRY HIGGINS could have said something simple when picking up the order like, "oh hey btw, we don't have avocados but we've removed the upcharge already" or something along those lines. Now the breakfast bagels themselves were really good! Like, REALLY GOOD! I would for sure go back next time I'm in town but this time I'll just not use Grubhub, make sure my bagel was prepared as ordered, and that I was charged correctly before I depart, lol. read more

My daughter is a vegan chef and these are her favorite bagels. We ordered a dozen bagels yesterday for a family lunch in Independence. They were delicious. Super friendly staff and clean store. I'll get these again next time I visit. Thanks read more

LOX BAGELS. So stinkin good! Amount other things, they have fresh bagels and a long list of flavors too. I mainly get the lox topped bagel (ask the bagel to be warmed) and they are top notched. You can get multi packs to take home too, which I suggest but they don't keep left in the bag, from my experience read more

Henry Higgins Boiled Bagels - Lox Sandwich w capers onion and tomato - Sandwiches Near Me - Portland, Oregon

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The line is always long, but definitely worth it! I definitely understand the hype of these bagels! I tried the vegan harvest with spinach and garlic bagel and it was delicious! read more

Henry Higgins Boiled Bagels - Veggies - Sandwiches Near Me - Portland, Oregon

The bagel and shmear itself was decent. The service was just lacking as They forgot our hot chocolate and i had to go back up to the cashier to remind them to make it. They also got my partners order wrong. There was barely any customers and there were 5 of them working so that's kind of where the annoyance came from. read more

This is a strange place. I've been here several times now and no one has ever greeted me. When you walk up to the register, they just stare at you. When I've tried to make polite conversation, they literally didn't respond and just ask what I want to order. After each item, "anything else?" This has been multiple different people, so I'm not sure if they're actually being trained to give these responses or every person who works here just does not want to talk to customers. Bagels are cut completely crooked, and cream cheese is slathered on unevenly (1/2 inch thick on one side, 2 inches thick on the other). Chairs are old and rickety. We only moved back into the neighborhood in 2021, so perhaps this is all due to COVID issues but the other locations I've been to have much friendlier people and better quality food. read more

I arrived between 9-9:30am on a Wednesday morning. People left as I arrived, people arrived as I left, so there appeared to be a steady stream of patrons. This also, as far as I know, is prime breakfast hour, right? Why then, were all of my half dozen bagels the consistency of stale, day old bagels? These were not fresh boiled or fresh baked. I was born and raised in NYC, so I know good bagels. After living in the PNW for over a decade, I'll even eat mediocre bagels as long as they aren't stale. I'm sadly not sure I can say these bagels are worth the money. I love that this is a female-owned business (3 stars for that), but her employees at this location were not pleasant, even after I addressed them with a hearty "Good morning!" Additionally, they got my order wrong, and I didn't catch it until I got home because they didn't offer me a receipt, even though I know the option to text me one when I pay with my credit card on their iPad app pops up automatically. She wouldn't even let me fill in the tip myself (I always tip, but I don't like being put on the spot for one they way they do that here), so I couldn't see my grand total before she asked me to wait outside for my order or press the button requesting a receipt...and I didn't ask because I assumed she would do this given she didn't immediately ask if I wanted one after leaving a tip. That's just basic good customer service etiquette, right? But you know what they say about assuming... Got home and my half dozen bagels ended up being 8 bagels, but missing one of the kinds I asked for (sesame -- who runs out of sesame bagels?!). They didn't even tell me they were out of sesame or ask what I'd like instead. So now I have two extra stale bagels that I have to throw out -- and I hate throwing out food. Ultimately, this was a learning experience and a waste of money. Looking forward to trying Spielman's next. read more

Henry Higgins Boiled Bagels - Pumpernickel, onion, everything, salt, blueberry bagels and honey almond, scallion, and smoked salmon cream cheese (1/4 lb containers) - Sandwiches Near Me - Portland, Oregon

Definitely not going to be my go to bagel place. Stopped by to get a dozen bagels and cream cheese on my way into work. Apart from being located in a seemly sketchy area complete with a boarded up window Higgins didn't really deliver on the bagel front. The interior seemed somewhat chaotic in it's layout and definitely didn't feel inviting in any way. I was able to get my bagels without incident and the staff was certainly friendly enough to make me reconsider how I was feeling up till that point. The bagels themselves were disappointing which was unfortunate. Mostly because of the flavor which was very bland. I would opt for a bagel from Safeway over these. I had 2 different bagels one apparently was supposed to be blueberry which I would have never guessed. After not enjoying that one I moved on to something else, a sesame seed which was better but not by a significant amount. I'll keep looking for a spot to get some fresh bagels. read more

Not the cleanest shop. Was grossed out from seeing the fresh product just be hovering off the uncleaned floor. Seriously though this shop is so dirty and just lacks food safety. read more

Henry Higgins Boiled Bagels - Fresh food on the ground - Sandwiches Near Me - Portland, Oregon

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If you want a good boiled bagel, then this is the place and the everything bagels are seasoned as they should be.

First of all, the bagels are very good. Kind of expensive for a bagel, but these days, what isn't. Also, the coffee is solid. However, we live nearby and have a running joke that every time we come here, something gets messed up about the order. To be honest, it's probably only 70% of the time, but still. Just now, the guy punched our order in wrong, very nicely apologized for the delay, reconfirmed the order correctly, and then STILL gave me the wrong damn bagel. It's funny, but it also explains my 3 star review. At these prices, I'd expect to get what I order. I'm always nice and tip; I've been in service, I get it, but this is like a 5 year trend. read more

Passed by this place by chance while out on a walk with a friend and was immediately hooked by the fresh smell of bagels. We were going to forgo getting anything since we weren't particularly hungry but caved after seeing the long lines. I ordered an everything bagel with their salmon schmear. Bagel was made fresh, still hot from the oven with a crunchy crust. You could taste the difference upon the first bite, with their use of quality and locally sourced ingredients. Definitely worlds away from any regular store bought bagels. The only caveat I had with my particular order was the excessive amount of schmear per bagel. I don't know if this is with every order, but I had a good inch of schmear on mine, which nothing wrong with the flavor of the schmear, but it was definitely too heavy for my liking and sadly, completely overwhelmed the fresh taste of the bagel. Will probably opt out of any schmear next time, or at least only half. Looking forward to trying the jalepeno next time. I've heard it's the best in town and sells out fast. read more

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I just moved here from Hawai'i and saw this giant line outside so my girlfriend and I decided to come Check this place out. It's Soooooo gooood we gotthe LOX BAGEL. read more

Henry Higgins Boiled Bagels - Lox Bagel - Sandwiches Near Me - Portland, Oregon

I ordered a toasted bagel with lox & butter. The bagel was fine but the lox was grossly inadequate. Not enough for both sides of the bagel. Very skimpy & disappointing. read more

Amazing, real bagels! Real boiled bagels. Quality, Variety... They've got a really cool crew... they are together, despite the Sunday morning flock. Impressive to see something done so well! Hip location... mannnnnnnnnn read more

Henry Higgins Boiled Bagels - The real deal, thank you Henry Higgins! - Sandwiches Near Me - Portland, Oregon

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"This is the best lox sandwich I've ever had" - my husband who lived in NYC for 6 years. True east coast bagels the way they should be made!! Absolutely delicious. We'll probably go for another one tomorrow before we leave Portland. read more

Henry Higgins Boiled Bagels - Lox Sandwich - Sandwiches Near Me - Portland, Oregon

I have been to the Foster location many times. The bagels are good and they have yummy whitefish spread. I just looked at their website to see if I can email them to contact. T%here is no easy access to contact management unless one is wanting to do a catering order or whole sale order. So I am writing this review. I do not not know what goes on at the Foster location, but it always takes 15-20 min to get up to the register to order. They are always slow like this. 2 people chatting and super slowly making sandwiches and 1 person on register, getting bagels, drinks and more. Does not work well read more

Whenever I crave for bagels, I know exactly where to go! I especially love getting breakfast bagels or a bagel with schmear from Henry Higgins. My go-to breakfast bagel is the everything cheese bagel, egg, sausage, provolone cheese, and of course, salmon schmear. It's so cool how HH has a variety of meats and cheeses that you can add to your breakfast bagel. If I want something lighter, I'll go for the everything bagel with salmon schmear. Hands down one of the best bagel shops in town! read more

Henry Higgins Boiled Bagels - Sandwiches Near Me - Portland, Oregon