I never write reviews but this place is right by my home and is simply great. The owner is usually here, always smiling and ready to help with recommendations and making honestly whatever you want. I love their asiago jalapeno bagels... i'm grateful for them being right by me :) read more

The best bagels in NJ especially the everything bagel. Seeded perfectly with great flavor I love it with jalapeno cream cheese. Cant go wrong with any of their breakfast sandwiches but I love the Bacon egg and cheese with a hash brown added. Friendly service that makes you feel you are family read more

The Bagel Basket - 5. Bacon, Egg and Cheese Sandwich with 3. Hash Browns on everything bagel - Bagels Near Me - Monmouth Junction, New Jersey

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Random bagel place off of route 1 next to Home Depot. Very quick service and cheap food. The bagels were huge, fresh and tasty. There is also lunch options, a seating area, and other deli like foods/desserts as well. I would rather get a bagel here than the Starbucks down the street. read more

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There's not a lot of bagel breakfast places on route 1 so this had it going for it. Tucked in next to the Home Depot garden center, it's got an eclectic mix of random groceries and a bagel shop. Very basic menu. Bagels are larger than most places but the price also reflects that. $13 for 1 plain bagel, 1 everything bagel (both with cream cheese) and 2 small coffees. No toasting or anything special. The everything bagel is chewy and seasoned on both sides. It's heavy on the poppy and sesame with little garlic and no salt. Did NOT like the cream cheese. Tastes like it's diluted with butter. It leaves a buttery like taste instead. The coffee, like most bagel shops, tastes like hot bean water and isn't worth the over $2 for a small coffee. There's a discount if you pay with cash, so there's that. Service was fine, the "chef" that prepared the bagels was gruff and looked done for the day at 8am. The two men that appeared to be owners were polite and nice. read more

The Bagel Basket - Everything Bagel with Cream Cheese - Bagels Near Me - Monmouth Junction, New Jersey

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This place is clean and cute. Owner and his employees are SO KIND AND HELPFUL!!! Genuinely have never felt more comfortable in an establishment. On top of that, the bagels are so delicious and filling. They don't make you feel like trash after, they're so hearty and healthily made. Go to this place if you want some a good morning breakfast experience. read more

The Bagel Basket - Bacon, egg, and cheese. - Bagels Near Me - Monmouth Junction, New Jersey

So I love me some bagels, but living in Texas I rarely get a good one. We went here on purpose from information provided on previous reviews, and we were not disappointed. We had great service, and the everything bagel was perfect. As for ambiance, it is in a small strip mall next to Home Depot, but for enjoying a piece of bagel-heaven, it was perfect. read more

The Bagel Basket - Everything bagel with regular cream cheese. - Bagels Near Me - Monmouth Junction, New Jersey

First timer . Was looking for bagels on thanksgiving day and found this place open . Not many places around were open that day . Went for a quick coffee and bagels for all kids . We ordered 6 bagels and it took them about 10-20 mins overall. Not bad but could be quicker .. not much crowd when we went . There were 3-4 people waiting in the queue .. coffee was almost over . I should have waited for a new brew . The old one wasn't that good . I actually liked the bagels .. it was like a Manhattan style flat bagel . out of 6 - 3 bagels had good amount of cream cheese and the rest 3 had very less cream cheese . Its almost like we are eating a plain bagel. I liked their jalapeño cream cheese .. lots of parking outside . There were few tables inside to sit / eat.. overall , it was ok . 4/5 read more

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Bobby and his crew make the best Pork Roll, Egg and Cheese on Roll. Great coffee and bagels too. Place is immaculate. Service friendly and efficient. read more

So dropped by here for brunch and to get lunch to go. I asked the person on the counter for a veggie cheese omelette and just asked if it came with anything or was it considered a breakfast platter. She then went into a rant about how extra eggs are added to the omelette when she could've just said this is not part of the special. People there seem to be on the edge/anxious. Anyhow ordered a chicken salad sandwich to go as well. This was supposed to come with chips and pickle. However, good thing I checked I only got a sandwich. A bit overpriced too as it was 9.99. I asked the person at the counter, who seemed new and didn't know what to do and was in the back trying to figure things out. Then another person came and helped. However, he gave me a small potato salad instead of chips, and offered no explanation. When I asked he said they ran out of the small bags of chips and delivery was in the afternoon.. they could've easily pulled out their big bag of chips and split that with the customers. Giving 3 stars - Though the bagels pretty decent and service was quick. Mistakes were made and no explanation for missing items unless asked read more

bagels are decent quality and on wednesdays they have a really good deal. i like their chocolate chip bagels the best

Bagels are fresh and fluffy (lol). Like they're better NOT toasted. PECs are delish and it's relatively quick. I've gone around 10am on a Saturday both times and I've been lucky they haven't run out of the bagels I've wanted , but they are def running low by then read more

The Bagel Basket - Pork Roll, Egg and Cheese Sandwich on an asiago jalapeño bagel - Bagels Near Me - Monmouth Junction, New Jersey

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Highly underrated place, these are actually some of the best bagels out there. It's a small place run by the kindest people and their bagels are exactly what I look for when I want a classic Jersey bagel. Don't miss it!!! read more

I've been going to the Bagel Basket for as long as it has been open in this area! It's truly my favorite bagel place ever. Whether is a 7am bagel with cream cheese to go or sitting down in the cafe at 2pm with a breakfast sandwich it's the ideal place for either. The moment you walk in, there is this aroma of fresh bagels and cream cheese. My personal favorite growing up was the jalapeño bagel with jalapeño cream cheese. My current favorite I will say is the pumpernickel rye bagel with scallion cream cheese. The bagels are the perfect balance of chewy and fluffy and crispy. I recommend coming here on the earlier side as they sell out quickly of the popular bagels. read more

I went to Bagel Basket not for bagels, but rather to see what type of lunch options were available on a weekday. Unfortunately, lunch hour is simply a highly low traffic time at any given point. Bagel Basket just suffers from being in a low traffic commercial zone where flocks of people aren't really flocking from Home Depot to head over there... it's just a dead-ish area. Also, being tucked away from sight isn't great either. With that said, the lunch pickings were kinda bland. Most of the bagels were gone by this point. The veggie burger wasn't in stock, so I ended up settling for a grilled cheese sandwich with tomatoes. The sandwich was probably one of the more dull grilled cheeses I've had in a while (maybe my mistake?). I also made a mistake of buying a bag of chips when I came to realize the sandwich came with a little bit of coleslaw and a small bag of potato chips. Sigh - oh well. As for the bagels, I probably won't make it there in the future only because I have a bagel place closer to me that simply offers better bagels. If only this location was more vibrant... read more

The bagels here are big, and very fresh and flavorful. They have such a great texture and don't need toasting. Delicious cream cheese, too. The French toast was a thing of beauty, nice and thick and cooked perfectly. I've only had their lunch items a couple of times but both sandwiches I got were excellent. Imho, they fall a bit short in the pork roll, egg & cheese sandwich compared to others in the area but they're still pretty good when that craving hits. It's hit or miss depending on who's making your sandwich. I really love the friendly atmosphere! Owner Bobby is always behind the counter with a smile and friendly greeting. The staff is polite and works fast, even when it gets backed up. There's a lot of room to sit and you can watch TV while you wait. read more

Best bagels I've had in a long time, coming from someone who grew up in NYC and relocated to VA. I come to NJ every few months to visit family and I'm so glad I found this amazing shop. Their bagels are huge, fresh, chewy and delicious. The owner couldn't have been more friendly and gracious- it was almost closing and he gave us 2 free bagels. I highly recommend you visit and get your bagel fix! read more

Best bagels anyplace. The bialys are perfect. I wish I had the belly room to eat two of them. So many bagel places give you basically a roll with some everything seasoning--not here! Bobby is the man. The breakfast sandwiches are great too. read more

The customer service was great. I ordered bacon, egg & cheese on a plain bagel toasted with butter. Although the sandwich looked great, it had a weird aftertaste. The bagel did not taste authentic and became soggy immediately. The sandwich was expensive...over $6. The cost was more than the average bacon, egg, and cheese sandwich in Princeton, NJ. The ambiance was nice and clean. I love the large seating area. Would I try again?... No! As a native New Yorker, I am very picky about my bagels. The bagel was nasty and did not taste homemade...made in-house. read more

I recently, Wednesday , went to pick up a dozen bagles. I arrived at 10:30 and there were very few bagles left. No plain,sesame or a number of other varieties. When I asked why so few bagles left the counter man says, what do you expect we've been open for 5 hours. When a bagles place is out of bagles before noon it tells me they have no idea what they are doing. I recommend finding a bagel deli that has it's act together. read more

I ordered their egg salad and tuna salad and both were really good. Bagels were good too, but something was weird about the cream cheese. I thought it tasted sour, but my wife thought it tasted sweet. Either way we both agreed something was weird and my 3 year old didn't want to eat it. read more

I don't know if this spot was here pre pandemic but kudos to them for opening up post (ish) pandemic. If it is this busy on a Tuesday morning, you know they're good. Do your local business some good and come try them out. I don't post reviews much but they deserve a shout out read more

The Bagel Basket - French toast BEC - Bagels Near Me - Monmouth Junction, New Jersey

Got a BLT from this place. The bread was not toasted, hardly any bacon on the sandwich (The bacon that WAS on it was mostly fat), no mayo and the lettuce was shredded...Really?? Won't be going there again read more

Best bagels in town! Friendly staff. Anytime I'm visiting home, I always make a stop at the bagel basket.

Friendly service and damn good pork roll sandwiches and coffee! I even had my Uber driver swing by here this morning, before he drove me home. read more

I was excited to try The Bagel Basket for the first time and ordered an everything bagel with vegetable cream cheese. The bagel itself was pretty good. The vegetable cream cheese had barely any vegetables so I was disappointed with that and then I found a red hair in it. If it was a small fuz I would let it slide but it was definitely a hair. Hair in food is an automatic no for me. read more

Fantastic! Really good across the board with really friendly service!! The Bagels are the best in the area!!

The customer's service is very very bad I walk into the shop TBB I was the only customer and I waited for three minutes, they did not say anything until I was walking out then they said can i help you, I was at the door by then I will never go the TBB NOTE ( When I came into the TBB two women talking to each other a man in cooler turning bottles so label were facing out ) read more

Really great bagels, friendly staff and reasonably priced. Restaurant is very clean too