Ericka S
Google
I was craving really good bagels after having some pretty tasty ones on a recent trip to Oregon. I looked for something nearby and found Abel's (and it isn't even really close to me). Sooooo good! We have now been twice, and it's been great each time. It can get pretty busy, and it's not too big inside, so you may wait a little bit. I loved everything about my food from Abel's!
You can pick the type of bagel you get and customize the cream cheese. They also do bagel sandwiches, smoothies, fresh juice, and coffee. Both times, I got the garlic bagel toasted, and in the cream cheese, I added red onions and scallions. I looooove these bagels! They go heavy on the cream cheese, which I love. You can ask for it to be lighter. These are hand rolled, boiled, and then baked, and you can taste the freshness. What would make these even better was if, for the cream cheese, they had a garlic and herb add in. The price for the bagel and cream cheese is very reasonable at around $5 each. I also got an orange juice each time, which was $9. It is fresh, squeezed, and a pretty decent size, so I justify it. You can create your own juice as well, or they have other creations of their own.
We ordered in store the first time and then ordered for pickup the second time. When we ordered in store, there were people waiting, but no wait to order. We waited maybe up to 10ish min for our food and ate in our car right there in the parking lot. The second time, we ordered pick up through Uber Eats and drove it all the way home to eat. Quality was great each time, and I devoured them! Next time, I'd like to try one of the sweeter bagels with some sweet cream cheese add-ins. The first time, my anxiety did sort of overwhelm me with the choices, and I wanted to not take too long to decide because of the people behind me. The order ahead option made me feel a lot better about choosing. I 5000% recommend this place if you love bagels and places like Einsteins just aint cutting it.
Anxiety inducing questions I had that may help you:
1. Is it going to be too small to eat inside? - In general, no. It just depends on how busy it is. It isn't big, but there are a few tables and a sort of bench of seats. We were able to grab 2 cute little seats while we waited for our food the first time. We just ate in the car because I don't like groups of people.
2. How does the cream cheese work? - I was a little confused when I was looking this place up online, but it's really simple. You start with basically a plain cream cheese, and the options listed are mix-ins you can add. Think of it like ice cream! They have sweet and savory options.