Food/Drinks: 5/5 Incredibly delicious bagels. Plenty of options. Not confident on their overall quantity because they appear to sell out really fast. We got the Lox bagel and the classic sausage egg and cheese on everything bagels. Service/Ambiance/Value: 3/5 Team members and service provided was great. Excellent value. Not super sure about the location but will definitely return. Overall Comments: 5/5 Exceeded expectations. Will definitely return. read more

I consider a bagel and whitefish a luxury. At $20, it would seem HHBB emphatically agrees with me. And yet their answer to what should be a nice treat is dismembered and mutilated slop, specifically: The toppings removed from one and stacked directly under the other, all sitting in a POOL of caper juice. But don't worry about getting your hands dirty/wet lifting this monstrosity - you've already been primed opening the box with food residue smeared across the outside of the lid. Never again. read more

Henry Higgins Boiled Bagels - I dare you to serve this mess in-store - Bagels Near Me - Portland, Oregon

Note: They participate in Too Good To Go as I saw someone get their bagels when I stopped by. Thank you for not wasting food! Came here to grab a sandwich for our road to Mt. Rainier. I went with a Poppy seed bagel with egg, sausage and cheese. It was hearty but the bagel lacked something for me. It was denser than what I'd prefer. The egg was a bit dry as well and could use a thicker slice of cheddar cheese (for moisture). We also got a corned beef sandwich and it was very good. The beef was perfectly seasoned and moist. They also have house made cream cheeses for you to choose from. Easy Parking on street. read more

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Even though I travel the world touring with "my" artists, this was my first time in Portland, Oregon. Our friends booked us a personal guide (Adam Thorn Smith, highly recommended! ) who showed us around and made Yelp even sent us a message on the day like "wow - you know how to explore all hot spots on one day". So after the Japanese and Rose gardens, we took a first bite here at Henry Higgins, which was very good. I liked the ambiance, and the lady at the checkout was nice - just as you would expect from a place you go to ;-) I prefer places with tableside service - but we loved everything we had - and yes, I would even use the word great for their bagels. I will not understand, though, why my breakfast sandwich with a toasted bagel, cheese, egg, and meat and a small bag of chips was cheaper than my wife's same bagel with cream cheese and egg salad (no chips, no cheese, no meat). I generally also have a problem when places do not offer any service but take my order and make me pick up (= "over the counter-service" only), suggesting to tip the same amount as if I were in a full-service restaurant, particularly when they had charged restaurant prices in the first place ($6 for a coffee, $11 for a regular, toasted bagel with cream cheese and egg salad). Again, we liked the place, even loved the bagels, would come back - but to rate five out of five stars, "surprises" would have to be on the positive rather than negative side. read more

Henry Higgins Boiled Bagels - Bagel :-) - Bagels Near Me - Portland, Oregon

I don't know why this bagel taste so much better than the chains, but they do The Schmear of cream cheese is a centimeter thick!!! and then this economy that's crazy That bacon is delicious Most people do to go. read more

Cute spot, but the bagels and sandwiches were pricey for not having a lot of flavor and the texture being tough. Coffee wasn't worth the $8 either. read more

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Generally great. Until it isn't. This is the second occasion I've had to come home to properly cook the undercooked/chewy, somewhat raw bacon I got on my BLT. This time the bacon was covered in Everything bagel seasoning. I didn't order it on an everything bagel which means they are cross contaminating food in the kitchen. read more

I used to really like Henry Higgins, but I think I've officially clocked out for good. Walked up to the register and three employees were glued to their phones, mid-chat, when finally one of them reluctantly volunteered as tribute to help us. One girl in the back just stared at me the entire time I ordered, which was - interesting. After placing the order, we waited and watched the bagel-making come to a full stop so the staff could do jumping jacks with a coworker. That would be cool if they got the order right (spoiler alert - it wasn't) If you're going to charge premium prices, I'd love at least the radical experience of receiving the correct bagel. My wallet won't miss Henry Higgins--and frankly, neither will my stomach. read more

Stopped by the location on Foster and picked up some goodies. Friendly staff, tasty food options and a warm inviting place to relax.

Pretty good bagel. Got the lox bagel and a coffee was pretty tasty but was also 20 bucks. I don't think the lox were in house made so not sure the value is there but not a disappointment. Cute little spot though and friendly staff would go back but maybe try a breakfast bagel. read more

Henry Higgins Boiled Bagels - Lox bagel. - Bagels Near Me - Portland, Oregon

I want to preface this with the bagels are so good, I LOVE the food here. I work in the service industry and I understand having mental health struggles; I don't think that validates treating the customers like an annoyance. The girl that helped us was absolutely unamused to be providing service at the register. Our order was not what we had originally wanted and I didn't want to have to talk to her again to ask for help. read more

Bagels are a cut above for Portland. Good prices; especially sandwiches (and they include chips + pickle). Things that I would add more stars for: - offer egg whites (not just whole egg) - improve coffee (One Moto has better coffee [but lame bagels]) - apply lite spread amount when ordered (seems that detail is ignored) read more

Really disappointed with the timeliness and customer service here. We've loved this place for a long time but it never takes less than 20 minutes to get two bagels? They prioritize online orders when we were first in line with barely anyone inside. There was like 7 people working. Took almost 23 minutes... /: read more

First time ordering from here, I got a plain bagel and a cinnamon raisin bagel, both uncut with a side of cream cheese. The cinnamon raisin bagel was great, perfect consistency, and a lot of flavor. However the plain bagel was inedible due to a hair being baked in to it. Which was disappointing, I know mistakes happen but the bakers really should be wearing hair nets. Hopefully this was just a one off.‍ read more

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

I'm going to be honest with you guys. It's hard to find a good boiled bagel in Portland. So when I found this gem, I knew Henry and I were going to be fast friends. For me, a bagel spot can't get five stars if it doesn't have a salt bagel, and luckily for HHBB, they DO! And it was salty, chewy, and topped with scallion cream cheese and deliciously melt-in-your-mouth bacon. Even my vegetarian friends were able to find something here- and not just one thing, there were OPTIONS! From earth balance butter to vegan bagel dogs, Mr. Higgins knows how to cater to his plant based friends. How's that for great service? It's a small place but they got our bagels out pretty quickly. Not much seating but Portland has so much biodiversity, you can walk around while you eat and find something lovely to look at. Worth the trip! read more

Henry Higgins Boiled Bagels - Egg and Cheese Sandwich - Bagels Near Me - Portland, Oregon

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Best Breakfast sandwiches ever; awesome coffee and bagels as well. Will definitely pay them another visit next trip out from Fort Wayne IN!!! read more

The staff was nice, but the vibes of this place were kinda weird. It's super dark, the seating is kind of unwelcoming, and it's probably best to just grab stuff and go. This place has all the fixings of a Jewish deli; Dr. Brown's soda, black and whites, latkes, bagels/bagel sandwiches, potato salad, etc. My wife and I got two bagels with schmear and a black and white. The food was fine; a bit overwhelming with the schmear even for New York standards, I swear there was a whole brick of cream cheese in my bagel. Overall this place is fine but I'm probably not going to become a regular here. read more

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

$10 for a bagel with spread, avocado & tomato! I know inflation is bad, but two small tomato slices and a few thin slices of avocado...ugh. Sad times :( read more

Henry Higgins Boiled Bagels - $10 bagel - Bagels Near Me - Portland, Oregon

This place is my favorite weekend ritual: I slip out of the house early in the morning and get bagels and flavored spread and come home to a family just waking to a delicuous reality. Shout out to the lovely woman at the counter today who didn't give me a second look when I asked for the Chive Cream Cheese (It's Scallion). read more

Look. The bagels were just alright. Nothing to run home about. The service is where I think management needs to evaluate a bit. Weekend mornings, specifically, are super busy. They need a better system in place to take and fulfill orders. At times, there were people who ordered after us and were on their way with their food. Service could use some work. I had to ask the female cashier if my order was on the way (as my friend who I ordered with was already eating hers for the last several minutes). She said it was on the way but it still took a long while before I ever saw any food. It wasn't warm at that point and it tasted not great. Waited that long to toss the food. read more

A good place to get regular bagels or a bagels sandwich. I opted out for a bagel sandwich on a jalepeno bagel and was satisfied. The bagels here are worth trying out. The service was quick and friendly. read more

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well, this is not where I would like to post this complaint but their website has zero contact information, after years of buying dozens of bagels weekly here today I went into the store 15 minutes to close. They had already packed the majority of the bagels as day olds, and even if I offered to pay full price, they would not sell them to me the kind of thing that I would want to know is the manager, so I am posting it here in hopes that this is not a policy and this was just a staff mistake. The bagels are great here and they usually sell out so the fact that they had bagels that they wouldn't sell is a real head scratcher and it made me feel like I was not the great regular customer that I am read more

This little hole in the wall has some amazing stuff. The bagels are everything you would expect. Nice crust with just the right tug and the inside was all goodness. Don't miss this one. read more

Had such an exceptional time when I came in for their famous bagel dogs. The person with the red hair was incredibly kind and the lady who helped me with my order who had brown and blond hair with the facial piercings was very helpful and friendly. I was impressed by how helpful and kind the people were behind the counter. I will be coming back soon. read more

Bagel is good, but it took around 30 minutes to get my order. The first ticket got lost (around 15 minutes), then they remade it and it set out for another 15 minutes before they called my name. I just don't think it should be this complicated to get a basic bagel and cream cheese read more

Henry Higgins Boiled Bagels - Bagel with Flavored Cream Cheese - Bagels Near Me - Portland, Oregon

Fresh, delicious tasting bagels with a wide assortment of cream cheeses! Came here the morning before a big hike and didn't disappoint, loved it so much we took some on the go for some post-hike snacking. The customer service was stellar in the morning :) good vibes Whoever was on aux has excellent music taste HAHA loved the energy in there and was able carry it throughout the rest of our day :) will return in the future read more

Henry Higgins Boiled Bagels - Vibes are vibin - picture of the menu and the crew - Bagels Near Me - Portland, Oregon

Good bagel, but: 1) Heavily tattooed, face pierced staff have grand zero hustle and no attention to detail, spend so much time standing around talking to each other behind the counter, completely indifferent to customer. 2) Most of the time staff gets the order wrong and they have to redo the bagel, the cream cheese, the drink...hey, did you bother to check the total? Does anyone here know how to do math? 3) Multiple price increases make Henry Higgins a rip off. $4.50 for a simple bagel and cream cheese?! 4) Dirty tables and counter space. Staff don't clean up after diners. 5) High staff turnover, but when HH hires addicts and punk rock stars, what do you expect? read more

solid bagels here, very affordable in a world full of overpriced bagels these days. the lox bagel hit the spot and took a half dozen bagels for the road. read more

Not the same as past years. Burning eggs and skimping out on cream cheese, meat and portions in general. I got one broken up slice of bacon on my breakfast sandwich. Poor quality now. Not sure why. read more

Affordable + FRESH tasty breakfast sandwich :-) I love poppy seed bagels the most. There is a bunch of seating inside, however, but most do take-out. I've done both + been good experience! I asked if they can do a vegan hot chocolate if it's easy to opt-out/change ingredients and they said no problem. Appreciate that! Absolutely love their vegan bagel dogs but they go fast. read more

$24 for a bagel with lox? That is absurd and anyone charging that should feel like a thief. A bagel thief. I know these bagels are decent, but that price is absurd and will keep me away from your many locations forrrrrrrevvvvvvvver. I mean how can you justify that? Bagel and cream cheese =2$, red onions/tomatoes/capers=$2, 1/8th of an lb of lox=$2. This is waaaay over priced. Anyone charging over $20 for a bagel is insane. They're charging 3x+ an acceptable price. How can any of ya'll sleep with yourselves? Have fun with this spot, maybe they can sell you a $8 bottle of water to keep things on point. Enjoy :) read more

Pretty underwhelmed with their Egg, Meat, and Cheese Sandwich. Flavors were lacking. The Jalapenos bagel was spicy in every bite but that's about the only thing it's got going. Not super well toasted and rather bready. The fried egg was way too oily and my add-on avocado was solid raw... It might have been the combo of things that I picked but really I've had better breakfast sandwich elsewhere. Also, it's rather odd that you have to pay extra for the meat when you picked an Egg, Meat, and Cheese sandwich. read more

Henry Higgins Boiled Bagels - Egg, Meat & Cheese Sandwich - Bagels Near Me - Portland, Oregon

I got the turkey sandwich on a jalapeño bagel. Flavor was not bad my only complaint was that the bread was a bit too hard for my liking. It scraped up the roof of my mouth. read more

I tried their everything bagel with vegan butter and loved it! The prices are also very reasonable, especially for the quality of the food. The service was quick and they were nice. Though I didn't dine in, the vibe inside was great! read more

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Bagels, cream cheese, and coffee are really good! They make the bagel pretty quickly and it wasn't too busy on a Saturday morning!!

The food here is good. I'm from New York, so my standards for bagels are high. I like a toasty garlic or onion bagel, and the food seems fresh. My real issue with this place is the service, and I've seen several reviews with similar feedback. Unless you know the unadvertised system for online orders, you'll wait forever to hear your name until you finally ask and learn online orders are not called, just placed to the side. I don't know if I should expect people to smile, say hello, acknowledge your presence or say goodbye or thank you when you leave, but I enjoy it in friendly places. It makes me want to go back. This is a rare occasion at Henry Higgins. Employees talk to each other a bunch, and seem put out when they have to serve you. In this past week, they forgot bacon on my bagel twice (didn't offer a coffee or refund for the $2 extra I paid). While I was in there today, a gentleman approached the counter and said, "Hi, how are you?" Employee at the counter, face expressionless replied, "Good. What can I do for you?" Just either makes me worry for what is happening for that person or irritated for the entitlement. I grabbed my bagel and said "Thanks!" Loudly toward employees in the back. No reply! I returned this time for my bacon. When I received it, an employee did apologize. It's just unfortunate that this seems like a common experience. Bummer. Maybe good, friendly service is not a value and should not be used expected, but even though it's right around the corner from me, I won't go back. Burned too many times. read more

Boiled bagels are the only way to go and they make em the way you want em. I love that they have pumpernickel! read more

We drove an hour to visit this bagel shop. Truth be told-there are very few truly good foodie places outside of this metro, so I was hoping it was up to par. I had no idea what to expect other than the yelp reviews. Now let me preface this with saying, I'm a food snob. Im beyond what a normal foodie should expect. "Normal" fare is not really good enough for me, so I was hoping this joint had a little extra oompf. At least that's what the ratings said. So we got there, and parking was fine. Mid morning on a Saturday, and it was small! enough tables to feed a crowd but not enough to say hey entire city come HERE! Which is really nice. There were MANY takeout orders bagged up and waiting on the side of the register [that's a great sign]. And this is portland right? You cannot walk 5 feet without petting a dog. So I was digging the vibe. Hubby got a bacon egg and cheese on a sesame bagel, and I got a sausage egg and cheese on an everything bagel. First-the garlic that was coming off of my bagel? HEAVEN. You know when places try too hard and burn the garlic bits? not here. I was literally scooping these nuggets up off of my wrapper and eating them like an entre. It's VERY easy to burn the garlic, #IYKYK. The bagel itself? chewy..good texture, just thick enough you need a drink to enjoy with your meal. The sausage? meh.. was irrelevant. I was hoping for some kind of flavor but the garlic bagel made up for the entire meal. But .. lets talk about the bacon..shall we? IF you're a bacon lover..I cannot explain to you how good...how flavorful this bacon was. It was the STAR of the show IMO. I've had a lot of bacon in my day. And I'm from Chicago-so the Midwesterners are no stranger to any beef or pork product in any way shape or form. And I've lived here for 5 years. This is beef and pork haven. But again-I say-WHAT did you do to the bacon? Tell me nothing and I would believe you. It was unlike any other I've ever had. I'm not blowing smoke. I don't over embellish. When I say GET the bacon, I'm serious. We also had to pickup a ruben to go and while I was disappointed it was also on a bagel [hello..you're at a bagel shop honey what did you expect?] it was okay. The meat? fantastic. The sauce? non traditional as far as bagels go. This was a trying to hard wanna be sandwich BUT I ate the whole thing if that says anything. Bottom line-if you're in the market for this kind of grub? MAKE THE DRIVE-I'm 100% positive you'll find something you'll like. OH and did I mention the small regret I had after leaving because I DID NOT PICK UP A BAGELDOG? #sighs.. we'll be back. I'm positive. read more

This place has the absolute worst service ever. The last time I was here, they gave my food away to someone else and remade it after we'd been waiting half an hour and inquired. Today I decided to give them another try. I came in while no one else was in line & immediately a massive line formed behind me. I waited 20 minutes while several people who'd come in after me got their food, so I finally asked someone on staff, only to be handed a bag that been sitting on the prep table for at least ten minutes. The bar was already low given my previous experience here, but this place sucks. Laughable that the default tip is 20% on the POS system. read more

Henry Higgins Boiled Bagels - Whitefish salad--the only reason I returned to be tortured by the bagel joint with the absolute worst service in town - Bagels Near Me - Portland, Oregon

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I used to work nearby and I had breakfast bagels almost everyday.!!! They were always warm, fresh and tasty.! They make *incredible Reubens, and I especially liked their delightfully seasoned sauerkraut, it is well drained and has aromatic spices( maybe cumin and juniper berry) . Extra credit for "not too sweet sauce". It is rare to find such a well balanced Ruben. What a treat! Unfortunately, I must recommend attention to food handling and storage. Please do not eat meat from an unrefrigerated display case. Specifically, bagel dogs need refrigeration!!. Feel the glass on the case and if it is room temp, order something else. read more