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    TJ's Bagels

    3.1 (77 reviews)
    Closed 6:00 am - 2:00 pm

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    Outdoor seating
    Good for kids

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    Lox on jalapeño cheddar bagel with garlic cream cheese.
    Anthony P.

    I'm giving this place five stars because I finally found bagels in Iowa that feel as close to real NYC bagels as possible. Really good. The place is mostly staffed by teenagers who work really hard. There seem to be tons of call in orders, so expect to wait 10-15 minutes sometimes. To improve: I have ordered the Lox twice, and each time it has been skimpy. If someone is reading this, you can improve the lox by building it bigger. That is all. Glad to have found this spot!

    Alyssa B.

    First timer, I really want to love this place but it wasn't good as I thought it was going to be. The service guy at the counter was SUPER amazing and we had great service, but the food was just a miss for us. We were a bit concerned and ended up taking the egg out of the sandwhich because it was green. It was super unpleasant to look at. The bagel itself had good flavor and we did get some bagels to go. The bagels had that homemade feel to it, so that was good. We didn't want to bother them to remake our sandwhich, therefore we just ate our stuff and went on our way.

    Sour cream and onion bagel with veggie cream cheese
    Katlyn M.

    Stopped in for a quick bagel and cream cheese to go. Went with the sour cream and onion with veggie cream cheese. When I opened it in the car, I was super disappointed to see a sad excuse se of a shmear of "veggie" cream cheese that was basically plain and had barely and veggie flavor and no visible veggies. The bagel had a decent chew and the sour cream and onion flavor came through. It was sliced unevenly so some bites were hard. The toast was barely there just seemed slightly warmed.

    Italian sandwich with the everything bagel. Came with chips and the pickle.
    James M.

    My kids have been coming here for a while, this was my first time in. Great little small business, family owned and operated in a strip mall across from HyVee. The bagels are quite tasty, with the 'New York' bagel feel. I had the Italian lunch special with the everything bagel, kiddo had the plain bagel with cream cheese. She also had the Hazelnut Latte. Only reason they didn't get 5 stars is because the pop machine was out of my brand of pop and the napkin holder on my table was empty. The store only had 2 guests in a weekday lunch.

    Tim H.

    Service at the counter was pleasant and our order was correct. The bagel was just okay, more cake like than bagel with some chew to it. The egg and sausage was standard. Overall it was just fine but I think I'd make the drive out of ankeny when I want a good bagel.

    "everything" bagel with egg, cheese and spinach...
    Jasmine T.

    They have a lot of fun flavors of bagels but that is where my positive opinion stops. If you want a bagel sandwich do NOT go here unless you enjoy getting ripped off.

    Closed Monday & Tuesday
    Tim P.

    We had Great bagels today. Fun spot, family friendly staff and crowd. Plus board games and WiFi...

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    Derick D.

    "Oh my god, your face, It's swollen!!!" What? Oh, no, that's just bagels stuffed into my mouth. This delicious wonderland has these mini bagel bites in an assortment of flavors that tug at your heart!! Staff is always super nice and breakfast sandwiches here are great. Get that coffee, hot chocolate, or espresso and Boom!!!

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    The bagels are amazing!! Kinda sad to see some bad reviews. They're very fast with preparing the orders even if they're busy. Cute quite little place to enjoy some food and coffee while doing homework! Also coffee is so tasty

    BLT on Parmesan bagel and cream cheese instead of the mayo - also very tasty!

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    Bagel sandwiches, nothing special, soup good from what I remember. Character count is lame.

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    Favorite breakfast in Ankeny!! They have great bagels! My favorite is the bacon cheddar bagel with garden vegetable cream cheese!

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    11 months ago

    There bagel was good but service was not good she refused to make me a shake and was rude the whole time 1 star don't recommend

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    2 years ago

    This is a Great place w/ great food. Need more local spots like this in the community!

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    We really appreciate your support!

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    2 years ago

    Friendly staff and absolutely delicious bagels and coffee. My favorite local business!

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    3 years ago

    Best breakfast sandwich in Ankeny, with homemade tasty bagels. The renovation has added more events to do on the weekends!

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    Thanks Olivia!

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