Elizabeth K.
Yelp
Jersey Bagels changed my life - and that isn't an exaggeration.
On November 19th, 2023, my sister and I placed our order on a very busy Sunday morning, and stood in the corner next to the coffee area so we were out of the way. As we waited, I noticed a flash of color in my periphery - the barista had a tattoo on his arm of a band I recognized. I pointed it out to him, and in the busy, loud restaurant, everything seemed to go quiet. We talked for maybe 15 minutes and after I left, he was all I could think about.
Long story short, you may notice it's March 9th, 2025. Josh and I are preparing to move across the country to Pennsylvania, and every single feigned excuse to see him was always accompanied with some of the best breakfasts of my life.
These in-house, hand-rolled, baked daily bagels are as good as it gets down here in Texas. They make every single grilled sandwich to order and have a trove of options for schmear and bagels.
Try their chocolate chip with sweet cream schmear. Or how about their everything or salt bagel with cucumber dill schmear? They've got sesame, garlic, rainbow, French toast, and so many more bagels with even more schmears like Cinnamon Toast Crunch, strawberry, blueberry, bacon scallion, and this month they even have Girl Scout Thin Mint schmear!
Today I tried the Big Ed, which has salty Taylor Ham and bacon with a sausage patty, egg, and cheese. Try it on the egg everything bagel!
Their bagel dogs are delicious, too, if they aren't sold out by the time you get there!
From an insider - try the chopped cheese and loaded fries. The chopped cheese is like a burger on a hoagie roll and it's fantastic.
Jersey Bagels gave us a bag of their bagels before closing early in anticipation of Hurricane Beryl and when our power went out for days, we were glad to have them.
They even have a Pay it Forward board, where you can take a paid-in-full receipt and redeem it for the same item. Such a good way to give back.
I will warn you - this place doesn't need my review. Social media has skyrocketed this joint from a small little cafe in the same strip into this big ol' location next door, and it's well-deserved for how busy they get.
Luckily, good things are worth waiting for. We'll miss you, Jersey Bagels.