9/20/15: Bagel Shoppe

Hi Everyone!

Sorry I didn't get to post this sooner.  We went to the NY Giants football game yesterday and today was just a very busy Monday.  Yesterday before the game we stopped at Bagel Shoppe in Bayside!

Bagel Shoppe
215-03 73rd Avenue
Bayside, NY 11364
Phone: 718-423-6692

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

Taste: 4
Atmosphere: 3
Service: 4
Cost: $6.00

We really liked the taste of the bagels and the cream cheese!  The store itself was very small and hot inside from the cooking of the bagels.  There was no indoor or outdoor seating, but there was some room to wait for your bagels to be ready.  Our server was very nice, and he made sure Rebecca was given a light bagel.

Overall, we were satisfied with our experience yesterday, and would recommend this bagel shop for anyone in the area.

Don't forget to check us out next week when we head somewhere new!

Bryan and Rebecca

9/13/15: Sunday Bagels Update

Hi Everyone!

It's with regret I report we weren't able to visit a bagel shop this week as Bryan wasn't feeling well this morning.  We'll definitely be going somewhere new next week, though, so send us your suggestions!

See you next week!

Bryan and Rebecca

9/6/15: Village Bagels Deli

Hi Everyone!

Today we decided to pay a visit to Village Bagels Deli in Syosset!

Village Bagels Deli
114 Jackson Ave.
Syosset, NY 11791
Phone: (516) 921-9090
Fax: (516) 921-9092

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

Taste: 3 1/2
Atmosphere: 2 1/2
Service: 4
Cost: $4.30

Both Rebecca and Bryan enjoyed the taste of their bagels but wouldn't rate them among the best bagels they've ever tasted.  Rebecca liked the cream cheese but felt that there wasn't much on her bagel.  The store was very small.  There was neither indoor nor outdoor seating, and there isn't much room to wait if you catch the store at a crowded moment.  Our server was very quick and efficient.  He made sure that Rebecca got a light-colored bagel and that Bryan's bagel had only a little cream cheese on it.

Overall, we thought the bagels were tasty but wouldn't rank this bagel store as one of our favorites.

Hope everyone has a great Labor Day!  See you next week!  (As always, we welcome suggestions in comments or via email at sundaybagelswithdad@gmail.com!)

Rebecca and Bryan

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 

7/5/15: Sunday Bagels With Dad Update

Hi Everyone!

Hope everyone had a great Father's Day and 4th of July!

Sorry for such a long absence.  We haven't visited any new bagel shops since I last wrote. The good news is that Bryan's arm is healing very well and the doctor is very happy with the progress.  Unfortunately, I'm not able to tell you right now when we'll be back on the bagel circuit, but I'll definitely keep you posted.

Hope that everyone is having a great start to their summer!

Rebecca