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    3.7 (205 reviews)
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    Moderate noise
    Outdoor seating
    Dogs allowed
    Good for kids

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    Burnt sandwich

    Horrible experience. I work in the restaurant industry so I am VERY forgiving with most things. The wait for 2 sandwiches and a burrito was over 45 minutes and there was only one person ahead of us. They burned something while it was being made and the entire room smelled horrible. When we finally got our food we raced out of there to eat somewhere else. When we got to our destination we found out that it was our food that was burnt. Not only did it look burnt but it tasted burnt with burnt pieces stuck to the sandwich from whatever appliance they used to cook it. There was rotten avocado put on the burrito and the other sandwich was so covered in burnt smoke that that's all we could taste. Everything was practically inedible. I left there honestly concerned about food poisoning. The whole place looks like it hasn't been cleaned and the one guy working there kept touching his face with his gloves and going to the back to cough. I tried calling over 10 times to try and communicate this but no one answers the phone and there is no place to leave a voicemail. I get this is a college spot but I used to live in the neighborhood and would visit all of the time. Seriously needs a health inspection!!!

    Sunny R.

    I've been here many times with my friend, and we always order the Wild Boar with added spinach . it's absolutely delicious! I also always get the soy latte, which is consistently excellent. The service has been great every time. I'll definitely be coming back!

    Mango & Strawberry Smoothir

    I would highly recommend this cafe to all seeking a delicious bagel, breakfast, or Sweet treat! The service here is warm & welcoming Also, the cafe is such a vibe! Very cutesy, very demure - it doesn't have to flaunt too much to know it's all that and more! This place is YUM!

    Sausage breakfast burrito
    Joey D.

    Friendly service, cozy atmosphere, and good-hearty food (unless you pick a lighter option of course). The quality of their food/portion sizes absolutely outweighs the prices on their menu in my opinion. The sausage breakfast burrito was generously filled, grilled on each side, and tasted great! They also use coffee-ice-cubes for the iced coffee which is amazing. My entire order was around $14 with tip included which is pretty hard to beat around here. I can't recommend this place enough. ‍

    Me trying to scrape the cream cheese off so I can try to toast the bagel and have it the way I want it. This place is a mess.

    I'm sorry, but these people are not the sharpest. You ask for an everything bagel with cream cheese and lox on the side so that you can toast it at home. Today my roommate went to order our usual order and whether it's because they don't speak enough English or they basically don't care, they give you an untoasted bagel with the cream cheese and the lox already on it when you have specifically asked for it to be separate. When he brought it to their attention, they said do you have an air fryer? You can bake it. I'm imagining this in an air fryer or baked, you'd have liquidy cream cheese, and cooked lox! If this had been the first time this happened, I wouldn't post the review because mistakes happen, but there have been times I had to send it back three times because they kept doing it wrong. They carry good bagels, but their service is terrible and they really don't care what the customer wants. Maybe they should hire some people who speak better English, but whatever, they absolutely don't care if you are satisfied or not. Now I have a mess and I'm sure I won't be able to toast it with that cream cheese glaze on it but I couldn't get off. How hard is it to just put the cream cheese in a separate cup and the lox separate when you specifically ask as clearly as possible? The coffee is good and the bagels are good, but don't expect caring Customer Service because it's not there.

    Cheri H.

    A small bagel / coffee shop near SRJC. It's my go to place for a bagel. They have many varieties of bagels and flavors of cream cheese as well as many choices of bagel sandwiches. They offer a wide assortment of different coffee drinks. My favorite bagel combo is pizza with pesto cream cheese. There can be a line at times in the morning, not sure about other times of the day. Staff is friendly and they work hard to get the orders out quickly.

    This is Cotati Club Sandwich and black sesame Latte

    This is my fave combo Black sesame latte and cotati club sandwich I had it 5 says in a row when i first had it

    Receipt that shows someone did acknowledge the add ons. But still didn't do it.

    I ordered from DoorDash a bagel with cream cheese with add ons. And when I received my order I saw that on my receipt that it was marked with a pen so I knew that they saw and acknowledged the add ons. But on the actual bagel they didn't even have the add ons. I hate being that person, but I did call to let them know they messed up my order. A lady answered. She wasn't rude, but she kept laughing on the phone. I think she was trying to make light of the situation, but it honestly felt like she was laughing at me. She asked for my number so she can give it to the manager and I gave it to her, but I never got a call back. This review is if anyone decides to DoorDash them, just be careful, maybe give a call ahead of time to please read your order carefully.

    Awfully made flavorless burrito
    Ethan S.

    The people are nice, and the restaurant is clean. Other than that, not much good to say. They also keep messing up when they put the order up to grab, not knowing what they just made when you ask them. The coffee is mid at best and the chai tastes like water with cinnamon in it. The bagels are toasted but somehow always only lukewarm. The "hot sandwich" is not hot at all. The cheese on the sandwiches is legitimately a piece of cheese (See attached photo). The burrito is completely unseasoned and each bite gets you really only one thing per bite (photo attached). It was honestly a super disappointing experience. Everything except the burrito tasted good at least, but definitely not worth the money at all.

    Grateful Eggel Sandwich - everything bagel sandwiches (insta: @keepitfitfoodie)
    Michelle E.

    My mom and I were looking for a quick breakfast and decided to try this spot after finding it on Yelp. We got to a small, slightly run down and dark cafe and were eventually greeted by someone working. We both ordered bagel sandwiches: I went with the Grateful Eggel on an everything bagel (no cheese, added avocado), and my mom chose the Mini Monster on a sesame bagel. While the menu had plenty of great options, we found the flavors a bit underwhelming and needed to add salt for more taste. Overall, it was a solid breakfast but nothing to write home about.

    Gil told me - (in the voice of a much older Red-Neck Granny).   "Y'ALL GOINNA LUV DAT LICKWID GRASS n'SH*T PAWDNA"
    Rew C.

    Awesome place - great coffee and reasonably priced sandwiches, muffins and mincemeat pie. Called today for a ham sammy and a grilled cheese. Very polite, quick, and cool. Young lady was doing it all, mindful, and present with me while I was there. I don't care for someone that's busy but more attentive to their chores than the customers- she was accommodating and that's more appreciated than you can imagine- especially while walking with crutches. The last time I was in Volatility Bowl nearby a different woman-child took my order and was nearly ignorant the following 20 minutes- I was ticked off and had such a great time the week before. I don't buy sandwiches often but when I do I choose Joe's Bagels and Croissants.

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    Cashier was very friendly and we enjoyed our food! Cute directions on the ceiling, my son liked looking at the "big airplane fan"

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    Good bagels and coffee. Order online if you don't want to wait. Friendly people working there

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    Been coming here for years. Best bagel in Santa Rosa. Lots of options and the staff is friendly. Would recommend

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