Lisa F.
Yelp
I've been back a few times since my last review and, under new ownership, what a positive difference:
- The service has been wonderful; friendly, quick and more organized. With more employees covering the counter or a new system, I'm not sure which, but I have not felt the chaos zoo - ish-ness of previous times there.
- One barista went out of his way to accommodate my coffee rush when I needed to move my car ASAP
- Tidy, contemporary cool and fun green / blue t-shirts and hats on the employees look great and modernize the feel of the bagel shop
- The bagel with veggie cream cheese I had seemed fantastic, fresh, fluffy with a crispy toasted crust... Very good, while I was underwhelmed with bagels here previously
- The pastry selection is extensive and fresh
- Even have a pizza stand in front of a pizza stove, with several fresh pizzas I will definitely try
I think a couple of the above mentioned improvements I noted, like the pizza stand, were there all along (per an employee) but I hadn't even noticed because of the aggravation being cut off by customers and the hectic feel or being there - I just wanted to get in and out ASAP: there's a lot more order, smoothness and a better flow now ..
The only negatives for me last several visits:
1/only accept card payments for purchases $10 up - so I end up getting 2 lattes just so I don't have to deal with going to an atm. (Their lattes are very good though so never to waste.)
2/ closed Saturday as its a Jewish bakery (but open Christmas so...)
Much improved under new ownership and highly recommend for lattes, bagels and many other fantastic, fresh looking pastries.