Marianne S.
Yelp
Bagel shops are everywhere in the Rockaways. I can probably name like 6 within a 5 mile vicinity and thats a lot considering the lower diversity of food and amount of restaurants in the area compared to other boroughs...and even in other parts of Queens for a matter of fact.
Parking is street parking. I guess if you are feeling froggy there are various lots nearby where you can park if you are running in quickly but you might get towed. so just pay for the meter.
Anyway, it's a busy little place with for the most part fast service. Theres like 3 or so tables to sit if you are dining in...which I wouldn't recommend especially during the busy hours as you end up having people towering over you wither junk in your face because the line wraps around the whole storefront. But, that's just me.
Foodwise, they have everything a typical bagel shop in NY has. Regular, wheat, onion, everything and so on types of bagels. Cream cheese galore. They make breakfast sandwiches, which are very tasty. Coffee, cold salads and soft drinks. I usually get my go to toasted wheat bagel with pimento cream cheese ( I love olives) and it turns out alright. A little skimpy on the cream cheese but I still enjoy it.
Quite honestly, I've been to like 4 out of the 7 or 8 bagel shops here and so far this is my least favorite. Why? Not the food, not the convienant location or ease of parking. Those are the good things.
Its the service. The guys here are jerks. I understand this place gets busy. But its usually the cashier who is just impatient. It seriously makes me avoid going here and only out of desperation I truly come here.
Overall? Not a bad place but for the best bagels in the area go to All American Bagel and Barista II in Broad Channel.