8/30/15: Blvd. Bagels

Hi Everyone!

Sorry I haven't gotten a chance to post yet, but we've had a very busy weekend!  We did get a chance to visit a new bagel shop though, and we decided to head to Blvd. Bagels in Nesconset!

Blvd. Bagels
145 Smithtown Blvd.
Nesconset, NY 11767
Phone: 631-979-BLVD (2583)
Fax: 631-979-1613
www.blvdbagels.com

Rebecca ordered a light-colored sesame bagel with cream cheese.  Bryan ordered two scrambled egg whites on a toasted everything bagel.  Here's how we rated it:

Taste: 4
Atmosphere: 3
Service: 4
Cost: $5.76

Although Rebecca enjoyed hers more than Bryan enjoyed his, we both really liked our bagels!  The store had an attractive interior, but there was no indoor seating and only one outdoor table.  Also, the store was very small, making it very hard to tell where the end of the line is on a crowded day, as it was when we were there, and leaving you very little room to wait for your bagels.  Our server was nice, and made sure Rebecca was given a light-colored bagel.  Also, we felt we were served very promptly, especially considering the fact that Bryan ordered eggs and that the store was very crowded.

Overall, we were happy with our experience at Blvd. Bagels yesterday!

As always, we'd love it if you let us know where you think we should go next!  See you next week!

Bryan and Rebecca

8/23/15: Bagel Express

Hi Everyone!

This week we visited Bagel Express in Setauket!

Bagel Express
15-5 Bennett's Road
Setauket, NY 11733
Phone: 631-675-2770
Fax: 631-675-2772
Email: bagelexpress155@aol.com

Rebecca ordered a light-colored sesame bagel with cream cheese.  Bryan ordered a well-toasted sesame bagel with a little bit of cream cheese.  Here's how we rated it:

Taste: 4.5
Atmosphere: 4
Service: 4
Cost: $5.97

We liked the taste of our bagels.  Bryan liked his much more than Rebecca liked hers.  Bryan really loved his bagel, while Rebecca wouldn't rank it as her favorite (although she did enjoy it a lot).  The store itself is small.  While it does have a bit of indoor seating as well as an outdoor table, the line is sort of cramped and there is not much room at all to wait for your bagels to be served.  While our server did check to make sure Rebecca got a light-colored bagel, she didn't make Bryan's well-toasted and he got more cream cheese than he would have liked.

Overall, we enjoyed our experience at this bagel shop today, and would recommend it if you're in the area and looking for a great bagel store.

Got a favorite bagel place?  Are you a bagel place looking for recognition on an island-wide blog?  Comment or send us an email to let us know!  We'd love to hear from you!  sundaybagelswithdad@gmail.com

See you next week!

Bryan and Rebecca

8/16/15: Bean and Bagel Cafe!

Hi Everyone!

Sorry it's been such a long time since we've posted!  Summer has been crazy for all of us.

Bryan doesn't have his brace off yet but he is feeling much better so we decided to do our first bagel shop visit since May!  We chose to visit the Bean and Bagel Cafe in Calverton!

Bean and Bagel Cafe
4426 Middle Country Road
Calverton, NY 11933
Phone: 631-237-8979
http://www.beanandbagelcafe.com/
Facebook: Bean and Bagel Cafe

Rebecca ordered a light-colored sesame bagel with cream cheese.  Bryan got a well-toasted everything bagel with just a little bit of cream cheese.  Here's how we rated it:

Taste: 5
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Cost: $5.43

We really liked the taste of our bagels!  We felt that they were among some of the best we've ever had.  In addition, we really loved the atmosphere of this cafe.  It offers ample outside and inside seating as well as plenty of room to wait for your order to be processed.  Plus, it offers something for everyone, with lots of different kinds of bagels, cream cheese, and more.  We were also extremely impressed with our server.  She made sure that Rebecca got a light-colored bagel and that Bryan's bagel was well-toasted and contained only a little cream cheese.  She was also very quick and efficient in serving us...I can't remember the last time we were done so quickly!  Finally, we were impressed as well with the manager of this bagel shop.  Bryan had talked to her on occasion in the past and remembered that she has donated books to charity, which Rebecca was interested in (since she's trying to clear out most of her childhood books), and she was happy to talk to Rebecca about ideas for donating children's books to good causes.

Overall, we really loved our experience at this bagel shop today and would definitely recommend this to someone in the area or visiting the East End looking for a great bagel shop.

Hopefully, we'll continue our run of feeling good and will head somewhere new next week.  Until then, have a great week, and don't forget to post or email suggestions (sundaybagelswithdad@gmail.com) of places for us to visit in the future!

Talk to you soon!

Bryan and Rebecca