Stopped in to try this new location in our neighborhood. We picked up a Hell's Kitchen sandwich, an Everything bagel and a Wild Thyme bagel with honey walnut schmear. Accompanied them with some chips, and washed them down with a latte and an iced espresso.
A note here: We came at noon--they close at 1pm and it's definitely better to get your bagels early. They make a batch for the day and when it's gone they close, like BBQ. Fortunately they still had the bagels we wanted.I got the Hell's Kitchen sandwich with American cheese and mayo on a salt bagel. It features all three of the breakfast meats--sausage, bacon, and sliced salt pork. It's an umami and salt bomb, in a very good way. The sandwich was quite thick but could be picked up and ate well, an achievement for a bagel sandwich. Most of the ones I've had slid apart due to the chewiness and density of bagels. Absolutely worth a try.
All the bagels looked to have plenty of seasoning. The Everything bagel was densely covered with Everything, the poppy seed bagels were black with poppy, etc. They absolutely taste authentic, with great chewiness and flavor. As others mention, they are very generous with their schmear. It can be worth getting it on the side if you want to control the amount. We did this with the honey walnut schmear, and had plenty left. It was delicious--the honey did not overwhelm the cream cheese. The spread was great on toast too.
They have a variety of coffees, so it's not necessary to go somewhere else for that. The coffees by themselves are fine, not worth picking over your favorite chain for a special trip but they get the job of accompanying bagels done.
The store is bare, no decoration of any kind. There are four tables if you want to eat there, but the focus is takeout. The single restroom was also bare, but clean and ready. Service was fine. The focus is the bagel. And theirs is an excellent, authentic example.
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