If you purchase the fresh squeezed orange juice and it turns fizzy after a few days. Orange juice will sometimes become fizzy. It happens. But, now I am not allowed to tell staff that it happened or I will be banned from the store. I am confused. Shouldn't they want to know? read more

I am not sure if this Memo's if is affiliated with the Memo's Bakery in Rancho San Diego, the lady at the counter said it was, but my first experience here is not up to par with the level quality I receive at the Memo's in Rancho San Diego. For example, I ordered the breakfast bagel with scrambled eggs, ham, and cheese on a Bialy Bagel and a cup of coffee. The breakfast bagel was okay, hence the three stars, but it could be much better with some easy upgrades. First, they not mix the cheese with the eggs. It was hardly noticeable. I could not taste it. When you put a cheese on a hot sandwich one has not see it beautifully melting on and down the sides of the ingredients of the sandwich. I would suggest they offers slices of cheese like Provolone, Cheddar, Swiss, and Pepper Jack etc., and place the cheese right on top of that pipping hot egg or ham, so that it melts into goodness into the sandwich. They also consider putting some kind of spread on the bagel too. On a good note, they put a good amount of ham into the breakfast bagel. Service was friendly enough, but it should be more friendly and welcoming. I like to see smiles where I spend my money. read more

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This was my go-to bagel place for as long as I can remember. Once the owners changed it went downhill. The service is unnecessarily slow and the people who work there you can tell hate their job. No smiles. The last 5 times I have gone I said I am never going again... and after today I am not for sure. It's just little things that are not the same. Its crazy this place used to have a line on Saturday's.. now with the new owners I never see a line. read more

The old Golden Bagel is still listed so to be very clear I'm reposting in the proper spot with Memo's: This place was fantastic when the new owners took it over. Bagels bigger and more tasty, salads were superb but it seems now that I can't get a salad with all the advertised ingredients as they seem to be out of one thing or another all the time. This is definitely a management issue and I'm getting tired of all the excuses and wrong orders. Sad but true. read more

My first time here and my bagel was delicious. I had the Golden bagel with bacon on a jalapeño bagel. The jalapeño bagel was a recommendation from the cashier and it's delicious . The service was great and friendly and I'm just enjoying my bagel in the patio area. Will definitely be back. read more

The old place was SO much better!! Bagels and the sandwiches are not the same!! Much worse quality of all the products for a much higher price. It's unfortunate because I loved this place but I will not be coming back! They also charge $15 for orange juice that you can buy at Trader Joes for 1/3 if the price. Wtf Not a good experience at all. Also heard other customers asking about the price increase and lack of communication of the actual prices on the menu. read more

Memo’s Golden Bagels - $15 for orange juice - Bagels Near Me - El Cajon, California

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customer service here is severely lacking. I stood there for 10 mins and ordered 2 sandwiches and waited. an older white woman walks in after me and ordered the same bagels i did (they were the last two) and gets her order before me. no apology from the person behind the counter. i ended up leaving and took my business elsewhere. read more

DON'T GO HERE!!!! Want to pay $12 for one bagel? Starbucks next door has better bagels and prices than this atrocious place. Not to mention the staff are RUDE. Want to improve your business? Charge fair prices and be decent human beings. This place won't last at this rate. read more

This place is horrible, their cream cheese has a weird taste and leaves you feeling like you have a film on your teeth the rest of the day. The owner, and I'm sure it's his family whom he employees are extremely rude, aggressive, and abusive towards female patrons. It's a shame when under the previous ownership, this place was a delight. read more

Have been going here for years and last two times had a terrible experience. Orders are wrong or missing items, online ordering was down without notice so had to call online order company to get refund and the manager at the counter was not friendly about it. We used to love going here as there are not many "local" bagel shops in La Mesa, but would rather pay more or drive further to go somewhere else. Sad because we loved golden bagel. read more

So sad with this change in ownership. Quality of the food and cleanliness of the place has gone WAY down. Focaccia bread (used to be delish), cannot even be called focaccia. Bread was burnt and tasteless. read more

This has been our 'go to' bagel spot for some time. The bagels are great even after the change in management but the prices are getting out of control. Not sure we'll be by much anymore because of that. read more

Got a Baker's Dozen for Teacher Appreciation week with small container of regular cream cheese and strawberry cream cheese. The only thing I asked is that I get 4-everything bagels, since those seem to be popular. COST: $37.12. OVER DOUBLE THE PRICE OF $19 AT EINSTEINS! WTH? I knew I should have asked the price since there was nothing listed on the board or perhaps I was charged individually which is totally lame. NEVER AGAIN! read more

I always get the Turkey sandwich with bacon, avocado and sprouts (at an additional cost) here. It's so filling and tasty. I also get the açaí bowl, so sweet! The place looks decent, seating is limited. read more

New ownership is so much more welcoming. I witnessed a more than difficult customer and the lady at the register handled her so well. I didn't come here for 2 years because of old management making it feel like it was your fault when they made a mistake. Such a shame too, because I'm an easy customer and the food was always phenomenal. read more

This place downgraded completely since it was taken over by new ownership. I will never go back. The female "owner" was abrupt and dry with me, especially when I requested a non dairy substitute for a smoothie. There was also an 18+ year kid who was condescending and rude. Why they would hire someone like that?!?! I was treated like they were doing me a favor by taking my order and serving me. What kind of customer service is this?!? It's reprehensible and misogynistic. I will never return. Thank goodness there's an Einstein Bagel down the road. Also, Memo... your cream cheese schmear is gross and greasy. read more

Bagels took forever and they weren't even that good. Service is terrible and they never have any decent tasting flavors of bagels after 9 AM. Waited at least 20 minutes for a plain read more

they have always been good about there bagels but I'm not sure if it is the new staff ? What a horrible job and they added items I specifically said to remove. read more

Memo’s Golden Bagels - the inside of a sandwich - Bagels Near Me - El Cajon, California

Best bagels in San Diego!!!!!! The staff is so friendly and they have so many delicious options! Love this place!!!

I agree with all the other reviews. I've lived In fletcher hills my whole life and have gone to golden bagel since I was young. Since being bought out by new owners, it is not the same. My order is always wrong, the ingredients are not the same quality that they used to be, and I've given them so many chances but I'm done giving them my business. It's extremely disappointing because this used to be my favorite place to get salads from, but they ALWAYS forget my salad dressing. I know it sounds dramatic, but it's so frustrating that it happens over and over again. read more

Used to love this place, but the food quality and service have seriously declined since the new management took over. They're using the same menu but items are not made the same way and prices have increased significantly (beyond typical pandemic/inflation levels.) It's a shame, we used to go frequently and look forward to it. Alas, those days are over. Kept giving them another chance, but after today, I'm done. Poor quality, uninterested service (at best), and after getting home realized we were overcharged. Sad. read more

Love this place! Delicious food every time and the staff/management are sweet, efficient, and accommodating. I've ordered several different items from their menu and the quality is always top tier, I've never been disappointed. They are my go to lunch spot :)!!! read more

The quality has gone way down since the new management has arrived. I have been a regular at this establishment for two years, going at a frequency of about once a week or once every other week. Today I had an experience at Memo's Golden Bagel which was rude, dishonest, all around bad business practice, the bagels were undercooked and barely toasted. Just one week ago and for the last 8 months I was able to purchase 2 cheese-melts with tomato and avocado at the price of approximately $7.25 each or about $14.50 out the door. Today I paid $22.00 for the same two cheese-melts which reflects a 50% increase in price. I was told that the 50% increase in price is because everything is going up. The most dishonest part is they actually took all of the prices off of the menu at the restaurant so you no longer know the prices and then increased them 50%. I mentioned this and the lady working the front started to yell at me while there were other patrons in the restaurant. I spent $30 for two bagels and a small smoothie. I personally will never go back to this place. Please bring back the old owners. Regulars keep the lights on in privately owned businesses and they just lost one forever. Ive never been yelled at like that in a restaurant in my life. read more

Memo’s Golden Bagels - Cheese Melt - Bagels Near Me - El Cajon, California

This place recently changed hands. My first time going in since was yesterday. They messed up my order and wanted to charge extra for meat on my breakfast bagel. Too bad. It never works out well when good restaurants change hands. read more

Outstanding! Nothing beats a mom and pop shop with amazing breakfast and bagel options. Not to mention the customer service, they made me feel at home. I now go there for a breakfast bagel every morning on my way to work. Definitely better than the Starbucks microwaved breakfast sandwiches. read more

A great breakfast place for the area. I ordered a turkey lunch and it was absolutely delicious! Service was good and the food came out timely. Will definitely come again! read more

Came in around 11:45am September 24th. There was a customer ordering pretty loud so of course I'm listening. Her husband had ordered what he wanted then left the building. The customers wife was completely indecisive, going back and forth between what she wanted for her and her son.. tuna sandwich, open faced vs closed etc etc. ANYWAYS the wife started arguing with the lady at the end when she had repeated the order regarding her husbands order basically saying he didnt want open faced blahblahblah. The husband walks in and the lady at the counter repeated his order and he confirmed it was in fact correct. at that point im happy that the wife was wrong considering how RUDE she was being to the lady at the counter. Of course when she goes to get the food, she opens it up and makes a snide comment then walks away from the lady at the counter. Anyways, ive gone to this place with the old management and i KNOW that the old management wouldn't have held their composure as well as the new management. So job well done Focaccia bread needs a lil more flavor but it was still a good sandwich with all the fix ins. read more