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Bagel Broker
Categories: Food Bagels Restaurants Sandwiches Event Planning & Services Caterers Bagels, Sandwiches, Caterers [Edit]
7825 Beverly BlvdLos Angeles, CA 90036
Neighborhoods: Mid-City West, West Hollywood
(323) 931-1258
- Hours:
Mon-Fri 6 am - 5 pm
Sat-Sun 6:30 am - 4 pm
- Good for Groups:
- No
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Private Lot
- Attire:
- Casual
- Price Range:
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$
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Takes Reservations:
- No
- Delivery:
- No
- Take-out:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- No
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Wi-Fi:
- No
- Good For:
- Breakfast
- Alcohol:
- No
- Noise Level:
- Quiet
- Has TV:
- No
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
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183 reviews for Bagel Broker
Review Highlights
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"Their scallion cream cheese is delicious too." In 60 reviews -
"ONE OF THE BEST LOX SANDWICHES I've ever had." In 36 reviews -
"THIS IS A NEW YORK BAGEL right here in LA." In 14 reviews
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183 reviews in English
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Review from Rachael S.
Los Angeles, CA
2/11/2012
i once dated a boy who didn't like onions. you know how some people can't stand the smell so they hate it even when other people eat them? ya, that didn't last long.
the only other thing i like as much as onions is cheese. glorious, gooey, salty, tangy cheese. what does this have to do with the bagel broker you may ask? cheese and onion bagels, cheese and onion bagels, CHEESE AND ONION BAGELS. sorry, i got excited.
seriously though, these are the BEST bagels EVER. i used to be an everything devotee (and to be honest, the bagel broker's falls short) but the cheese onion bagel has taken the #1 spot by storm. add some veggie cream cheese, add some onion and chive cream cheese, add no cream cheese and just shove it down your throat the way it comes from the case - it doesn't matter how you do it, as long as you DO IT.
also terrific: the cinnamon raisin bagel w/ cinnamon sugar on the outside, the prices, the customer service, the fast-moving line...my jewish family from NYC also loves these bagels, as if my endorsement wasn't enough. -
Review from Lyndsey Z.
Los Angeles, CA
5/16/2012 1 photo
Let me start out by saying the bagels are amazing. No wonder. You can usually find a line out the door every weekend! But, the parking is a MESS!!! I mean, they need to do something about the parking!
Then, today, they try to nickel and dime you...WATCH OUT!
On the price board it says 4.20, then they charged me 4.30! I know its 10 cents but that is NOT cool in my book! I just am not sure if I wanna go back. La Brea Bagels is right down the street and they have been amazing for years. -
Review from Randy B.
3/26/2012 1 Check-in Here
I don't agree with several other Yelpers -- this does NOT deserve a 5 star. It's just your standard bagel place, nothing fancy, and nowhere nice to sit. In fact, it's small and messy. Definitely not a place you'll want to go to on a weekend with your LA or NY Times and relax at. Check it out: I've lived in NY, I'm Jewish, I've eaten about 2000 bagels in my lifetime. I know bagel.
The bagels are good, and the service is fair, but it has problems...which they could easily fix:
1. Due to the setup...it's quite confusing to customers. The morning I went, about 6 customers had that desperation look of hunger and half-awake doesn't help. The Bagel Broker must have had a Bagel Broken ticket/numbering system or they just flat out weren't using it. Instead -- everyone is looking at everyone else trying to posture for position, because there was no order or line. Of course, this then causes the "have you already been helped", or the infamous "I think you are next" thing. NY'ers know they can take advantage of the Cali's and just step right in with assertion, while the Cali's look dumbfounded and just look at each other, and of course, they don't say anything. Thankfully, I lived in NY for a couple of years...and I know the routine!
Then, to make matters worse...after jockeying to order...you then have to get in another line, of sorts, to pay. Your order sits on the counter...and you have no idea if it's your lovelies or not --- hey, it's a mystery bag!!
2. What's up with the 20 full bags of bagels on the floor when I first walk in? Seriously, the commericial orders should not be sitting with open tops of the brown bags where the public/customers walk in. -
Review from Cat C.
2/23/2012 1 Check-in Here
Wanted to split a bagel for a quick little in the car nibble on our way to The Getty and Yelped bagel places near our hotel. With a 4.5 rating we decided to go with Bagel Broker. Upon arrival we noticed a small line form in this kind of run down small shop. We shared a jalapeno bagel with chive cream cheese & a bottle oj for $6ish. In and out fairly quick. The bagel was pretty good I must admit, better than the ones I'm used to having back in SF. Wish we could've stayed and ate there because it was a little messy as they put a bunch of cream cheese on the bagel, but we were on the go and seating is limited here.
If you're in the area and want a yummy bagel, visit Bagel Broker to get your carb & dairy fix! -
Review from Brian C.
Los Angeles, CA
5/7/2012
Great bagels at good prices. Love the jalapeño cheddar bagel.
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Review from Doug B.
San Francisco, CA
4/15/2012
Not all that good for egg sandwiches - you can make better at home. Very slow service. Cheese and bacon were microwaved and no choice of cheese available; American only. Ick. Bagels are the only thing to get here, and they're not like New York.
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Review from Matt C.
2/22/2012
What's the big effing deal?! I've had better bagels at work, which I assume are from random donut shop around the corner (or Costco). Gf had the wheat, and I had the blueberry. Each of us had cream cheese. But really, nothing phenomenal. Also, why is a bagel $1 but a bagel with cream cheese is $3? I had it, and the cream cheese didn't give me super powers or even make me a better lover. Cmon! I'm not much of a bagel type, but this wasn't very good. My gf had a lot more to say about it...
Girlfriend says:
I was super excited to go to Bagel Broker after reading the rave reviews on Yelp. I do love a good bagel. It's gotta be nice and crusty on the outside, but soft and chewy on the inside. However, I was extremely disappointed in the bagel with cream cheese that I got. The texture was just not there, very one note. It reminded me of a Lender's bagel, only bigger. The reviewers who said these bagels are New York style are wrong. Sure, they were fresh, and what doesn't taste good smothered in cream cheese, but New York style, they were not. A NY bagel should be good enough to not even need cream cheese. I guess I will have to wait until the next time I'm back on the east coast to enjoy a bagel again. -
Review from K S.
Los Angeles, CA
5/9/2012
grabbed a couple bagel sandwiches, coffees & a scone while waiting in line for the price is right. the coffee was alright, standard plus. the bagel sandwiches were below average though with very little flavor & rubbery texture. the "raspberry scone" was completely inedible, extremely sour, crumbly & tasteless. gross...
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Review from Myke F.
ASTORIA, NY
1/25/2012
Disclaimer... i love bagels as much as I do a good lobster. This east coaster will drive miles for a good bagel, and Bagel Broker is that destination.
If you think you can't get a good New York style bagel in LA, think again. This is, by far, the best bagel in LA... and I'm super picky about my bagels! They're almost cooked to order, to the point where if you don't get your bagels hot and fresh, stick around an extra five minutes, and ask for one out of the oven!
The bagels come with BOTH sides covered in topping, not just the top. Don't ask me how they do it, I'm not a bagel broker. The breakfast sandwiches are also piled high and served on a warm, fluffy, fresh from the oven bagel of your choice.
And best of all.. it's not Kosher. La Brea Bagel Co. won't make you a bacon egg and cheese... Bagel Broker makes the best bacon egg and cheese this side of the Hudson. -
Review from Carie W.
North Hollywood, CA
2/8/2012
I fell in love with Bagel Broker about ten years ago when I lived on a little street just blocks away. Their bagel sandwiches are the best in LA! Always carefully crafted, best tuna ever(!)~but I think they have turkey, egg salad, chicken salad too~ stacked so high that you really cannot even take a reasonable bite without really looking like a crazy messy fool...but sooooo worth it! I have always been way stuffed and way satisfied with every trip to Bagel Broker heaven for a sandwich. With the potato salad and olives on the side it's one of my favorite meals, period.
Flash forward, I move to North Hollywood, years pass and I rarely go back over the hill and basically give up on bagels altogether. Then my office relocates and ends up right across the street! The love affair begins again but now on a mass scale.
Yes, I still get my amazing bagel sandwiches but I discovered that Bagel Broker does a whole lot more. They do catering too and once a week it's my job to feed 60+ creatives so it's gotta be good! I get my staff platters of bacon, eggs, hash browns, yogurt and berries with granola, fresh fruit (their platters are beautiful!), fresh brewed coffee and of course...bagels and cream cheese! You have never seen an office so joyful as the days Bagel Broker is catering breakfast! My office is literally 1/2 a block away but the Bagel Broker staff knows I am always into any day way over my head so they deliver and set up everything for me without charge. Other local business charge $20 to go the same distance just to drop off, forget set up. Bagel Broker really takes care and goes way beyond expectation, every time.
I LOVE BAGEL BROKER as a small private girl just trying to have an amazing lunch and as an exacting professional that needs excellent and reliable resources that help her get the job done and make the staff feel deeply appreciated, valued and happy. Bagel Broker is tried and true, reliable and consistent and always delicious! Simply the best. Period. -
Review from Nune T.
Glendale, CA
1/20/2012
Absolutely love this place, Lox sandwich is one of my favorites!!
The best bagel sandwiches in LA, thats for sure!!
Fresh bagels and all the ingredients, very fulfilling and yummy.
You'll be thankful you found it after you've had the first one!! :) -
Review from John A.
Los Angeles, CA
4/1/2012
Horrible bagels made by careless employees - more adept at making a burrito than a bagel. I get the feeling most of the patrons wouldn't know a real bagel from a piece of Wonder Bread, which by the way is what these bagels taste like. Here's a lesson for all the hair-twirling Wonder Bread eating-types that frequent this place; Bagels are supposed to be chewy - not bready. They're supposed to be dense - not full of big air pockets. Only an airhead would opt for an "airy" bagel. You want a real bagel? Go to The Brooklyn Water Bagel Company across town on the other Beverly Blvd. Now that's a REAL bagel children.
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Review from Kim S.
Los Angeles, CA
11/29/2011 5 Check-ins Here
Pizza and Bagels have one major thing in common: New Yorkers complain that you can't find a good one outside of NY, so we look for anything that comes close. Yeah, that's right, I said "we." I'm one of "them."
I've found two decent pizza *substitutes* but dare I say it? I have found in the bagel broker....a. NY. bagel. PERIOD. Not a "this is close" or "sure, its decent" an "it can PASS as a NY bagel" type of bagel. For all extensive taste and texture purposes...THIS IS A NEW YORK BAGEL right here in LA! Hell yeah!
I was going to subtract a star because they close at 5 and well, sometimes I drive by after 5 and think "damn, a bagel would be the shit right now" but they're closed. But then I remembered they also have an awesome bialy (toasted with butter, please) and they have delicious cream cheese (regular and flavored) and sandwiches (I love their tuna salad and their whitefish salad) so, I had to give them back their 5th star. It's only fair.
Note: I've been going to bagel broker for a few years now. So why the late review? Let's just say I was in a HUGE rush and starving the other day....the only thing nearby was a Noahs "Bagels." Yup, thats right, bagels is in quotes. After my Noahs "bagel" I was STILL starving, because I literally could not eat more than two bites of it (and the second bite was only because I could hardly believe how BAD it was). Seriously gross. If I were bagels, I would sue Noahs "Bagels" for being such a crappy (mis)representation.
Another Note: The word "bagel(s)" appears 14 times in this review if you count that last one. And thats how many bagels (oh, there it is again) you get in their dozen! -
Review from Greenfolia U.
Glendale, CA
3/13/2012 1 Check-in Here
When in Hollywood and you need a bagel? This place rocks but be ready to stand in line and wait.
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Review from Danny G.
Los Angeles, CA
Updated - 12/18/2011
Drove across town to get Bagel Broker. Asked for a bagel with egg, cheese, bacon, tomato and onion.
Got home, unwrapped the bagel to find a bagel with egg and bacon, when I severely overpaid for the rest of the toppings. The girl behind the counter was clearly brain dead.
Our other bagel, which was suppose to have egg, cheese, bacon and tomato had just egg and tomato on it. So gross.
Got going back....these are the worst bagels Ive ever had and Im a huge fan of this place. Shame on you Bagel Broker. Give me my money back ASAP.1 Previous Review:
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10/24/2011
Best bagels in LA! Egg sandwiches, lox and cream cheese, whatever. You wont be disappointed.
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Review from Sasha V.
Visalia, CA
Lox was great!
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Review from Lisa W.
9/10/2011 1 photo
My friend and I wanted a really good bagel with lox, since coming back from the east coast. We didn't really know where to find one in LA, so of course we yelped it. And whoo-la.
It was a small place, pretty busy, I got the lox and bagel with cucumber and tomatoes. It was delicious!!! SO good, bagels were nice and fresh. I wanted more... only bad thing is...it was really pricey for our bagels. I think I paid like about $9...and don't forget a drink...That's like a meal at a restaurant! -_- -
Review from Thea G.
Los Angeles, CA
11/23/2011 1 Check-in Here
Great food! So cheap! Try the salt bagel as a part of your sandwich.
This is the bagel place that L.A. should know about. So good, great location, and the price is right! I love that I can walk there from work. They are also just the right size - not so overwhelmingly huge that you feel disgusting for the rest of the day. They keep a nice selection which are always fresh and well stocked. The staff is friendly and helpful. The seating area is meh, but why are you being picky anyway if you came to a bagel place? -
Review from Ara A.
It's just another morning at work saving the internet one page at a time when in walks in my co-worker and says, "I kind of want a bagel." "Do you know of any bagel spots around here?" I asked. 5 min later... Hello Bagel Broker!
I'm one of those people who like to think if you've had one bagel, you've had em all. Boy was I wrong. I had the Egg & tomato bagel sandwich on the Jalapeno & Cheddar bagel. Lord have mercy that was a great breakfast! The bagel was lightly toasted and was both hard yet soft at the same time... I've never experienced anything like that and I effing loved it!
The only reason I had to take a star away was because the service seemed pretty slow even with 5 workers behind the counter. But honestly, the bagel is 5 stars, easy. Can't wait to go back and try more! -
Review from Roland L.
Bagel Broker...I think I heart you!
Even though I've only been here once and only tried one menu item, that is sufficient for me to write this review. Yes, it was that mind-blowing!
Get your quarters ready, because if the tiny parking lot is full, you're gonna have to do what you've grown to love doing in LA...find curbside metered parking!
Bagel Broker boasts nothing fancy. Their interior is fairly dated and have about half a dozen two-seat tables.
I happened to show up when only one patron was being assisted. Time of day? 9:45am.
I ordered an Everything Bagel with Lox from the kind lady working the counter. There was a total of 3 people taking orders. She asked if I wanted everything, but I declined onions on my open-faced sammich.
After I paid and the table I wanted to be seated at, I looked up and a grip of people showed up! Whoa! I totally missed the crowd! Shweet!
Everything Bagel with Lox: 5/5
Oh my! This was thee best bagel I've had since NY! Such a fresh bagel lightly toasted and generously smothered with cream cheese! Smokey lox with every bite! Phenomenal taste and texture combination! There is no disputing the overall freshness of all their ingredients! This bagel can get pretty messy! The accompanying dill pickle spear and olives were delish! Yes, the pickle was crispy and fresh, not limp at all.
Potato Salad: 4/5
I normally don't like potato salads that are sweet, but this was the exception!
I would have purchased a dozen bagels to go, but I had a long day of driving and didn't want to leave them in my car or I would have ended up eating them all while driving. Not especially good form when I'm supposed to be meeting people for lunch!
So, Bagel Broker...I will be back! -
Review from Ming W.
West Los Angeles, CA
8/11/2011
This afternoon, my dreams came true.
Since leaving San Diego six years ago, I have had a difficult time finding my everything bagel with lox... I hate bagels that are covered in caraway fruits [seeds], and to be honest, there's nothing as great as Einstein Bros Bagels in LA County... until I found this place.
A little over eight dollars and I had my open faced bagel sandwich... lox, cream cheese, tomato, onion, and cucumber... perfectly sliced and layered on top of each other. It comes with pickle, olives, and potato salad. I told them they could keep the olives and pickle. The potato salad was bland, and I like the one at Canters much better... but I didn't come here for potato salad, I came here for a bad ass bagel with lox, and that is exactly what I got. GOD DAMN, this place is the bomb.
I haven't been this happy in a long time. This is my new shit.
The service is amazing, and everyone is polite and accommodating. I will be back. I will be back VERY OFTEN.
Everything bagels so bomb, I took two to go. There's nothing like a bagel made with cornmeal. MAN.
This is happiness.
$10 credit card minimum, FYI! Not that I found that amount at all difficult to spend. -
Review from Sasha A.
Los Angeles, CA
9/14/2011
These guys are fantastic!
always helpful, the bagels are fresh and the options are always a hit.
not only that, but the level of personal service and professionalism keeps me coming back for more.
I often have to cater to 20 or more hungry executives and have not yet received a complaint.
Kudos to Jason and his team :-) -
Review from Amanda G.
8/12/2011 1 Check-in Here
Count me in as a huge fan; I haven't been here very often, but trust me when I say that's about to change.
First of all, I love how close it is to my new apartment - anything within walking distance already gets a silver star in my book, but when we're talking breakfast - yeah, that's an automatic gold.
Second, they're quick and efficient moving all the patrons down the bagel making assembly line. They make fresh bagels daily (so good...) and have a wide variety of toppings - so far I've been digging on their onion-cheese bagels with cucumber, chive cream cheese and bacon.
Third - on Sundays the Melrose Trading Post is just a hop-skip-and a hipster-jump across the street! Perfect :)Listed in: LA: Brunch
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Review from Drew B.
9/6/2011 2 Check-ins Here
Busy place with tasty fresh bagels & spreads. Watch out for street parking
Jalepeno cream cheese has cheddar in it too, little weird. Salty Salt. Great evrything with cheese, well cooked. -
Review from Kimberly M.
Gardena, CA
8/25/2011
I have been going to this place for over 4 years and the bagels are always fresh and war (depending on the time of morning you go). We love there breakfast bagel sandwhichs.
Would def. recommend this place to others -
Review from Samuel B.
Los Angeles, CA
2/17/2012
The chicken salad is as addictive as crack. Get there early though. Lines can be long.
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Review from Raffi B.
Studio City, CA
Best bagels that I know of in LA, that coming from a person who grew up in NY!
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Review from Jackie B.
Marina del Rey, CA
1/30/2012
Bagel Broker is the best! I order from them all the time for my company, and they always go above and beyond to accommodate our requests (including very last min. orders).
Not only are they dependable, but the food is delicious! My personal fav is their cinnamon raisin bagel with cream cheese (the cream cheese is to die for by way!).
Go in and a get bagel, or order a few for delivery. You can't go wrong with way! -
Review from Steph C.
10/25/2011
Matt B. is a fiend for bagels, but our usual bagel refill station is and will remain Brooklyn Bagel. But one Sunday, when we found ourselves a little farther west, we stopped by the Bagel Broker for a late lunch. If it were closer, we would go often.
The place is small and undecorated unless you count a bountiful display of fresh bagels. Based on our data point, I'd say service is fair. We were behind one other party ordering about a boatload of bagel sandwiches, so we waited a while despite a negligible line. Once we ordered, though, we got our food reasonably fast, and the staff was friendly. There was also plenty of seating.
I got a lox and cream cheese sandwich and it was superb. I'm not sure I've had a better lox sandwich anywhere, ever. My garlic bagel was just right, dense without feeling heavy, giving both a light crisp and a substantial chew. The garlic was pronounced but not overwhelming, and when I come back I'll either repeat my order or sub in a jalapeño bagel. The lox was wonderful, fresh and optimally oily, and cut to the right thickness. The cream cheese was tangy, smooth, and generously smeared. The vegetable toppings also added a lot to the sandwich - plenty of red onion, thin wide slices of cucumber, and fresh plump discs of tomato. No capers, but I didn't miss them. The sandwich came with olives, pickle, and a great zesty cucumber salad on the side instead. Everything on my plate was just delicious. Matt got his customary poppy seed and cinnamon raisin, and he was a happy bagel fiend.
From what I understand, there aren't too many great bagel places in L.A. Between Brooklyn Bagel and Bagel Broker, though, we should be pretty much set.Listed in: Make Me a Sandwich, The Best of My Hometown
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Review from Renee K.
Los Angeles, CA
1/18/2012
I'm a D.C. transplant by way of south Jersey parents so, I expect the best from any bagel. Hands down the Beverly Hills Hotel has THE best bagel. Perhaps there have been some palms greased for a water pipeline direct from the NY-NJ area? If you are a bit annoyed or just plain scared or forgot your passport into the Beverly Hills state line, then Bagel Broker is the absolute, hands down, best bagel choice! Don't know what they are putting in the water, or who's palms may/maynot have gotten greased, but it's worth the drive. A bonus, the veggie whipped spread is a nice option with a warm sesame bagel. Go early as the line forms fast...and make sure to get more than one, you'll thank me later!
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Review from Chrissy S.
Los Angeles, CA
3/22/2012
Love the bagel sandwiches and their potato salad. So good! The only problem is the line is usually long. I live walking distance, but it looks like parking can be a little rough bc they share the lot.
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Review from D O.
Los Angeles, CA
5/13/2011 1 Check-in Here
I usually stop by "Bagel Broker" when I'm in the area and haven't eating breakfast. Today I ordered the egg salad with the cheese garlic Bagel. The egg salad was ok and the bagel was fresh. My order also came with a side of potato salad..I know for a fact I can make better potato salad in my sleep! Shame on them for that :-| one bite and it had to go on a date with the garbage can.
Overall: this place is just ok. Nothing special. -
Review from Thad S.
Los Angeles, CA
6/19/2011
This place is awesome. Soft bagels, great sandwiches for a weekend visit. I have no complaints here! I do have an issue with the parking but altogether, this place beats out all the other bagels in this city.
If you like cream cheese, you'll end up marrying this place. -
Review from Km h.
Los Angeles, CA
5/20/2011
This places makes my mouth and my stomach quite happy. I live right down the street and i actually hate that i do because i am always here. The guys that work there are super sweet and extremely efficient.
My usual is the everything bagel with chive cream cheese and tomato slices, holy god its so good i am gonna leave this review and go get one. I grew up in LA and I think this place has the freshest best bagels anywhere.
Bagel Broker here I come! -
Review from Lindsey G.
Beverly Hills, CA
5/6/2011 1 Check-in Here
The only reason I give Bagel Broker 4 stars and not 5 is something out of their control...that darn parking lot! I swear, I hate that lot. I'll go around the block to try to find street parking before I pull into that awful place. But once you get over the parking...
go enjoy the bagels! They're simply amazing. Ah, I love this place. -
Review from Joy L.
Los Angeles, CA
6/26/2011
Great bagel selection. Awesome texture. Fresh. Tons of ways to customize. Crowded on a Sunday morning but wait wasn't long at all.
Not ideal setting for a leisurely weekend breakfast, so we took our nicely dressed up bagels to go and headed to a cafe nearby. Tasty bagels, strong coffee and a sunny outdoor patio. Mission accomplished. -
Review from alessa m.
Los Angeles, CA
10/5/2011
Amazing bagels. Fresh, tasty, and delicious. Plus you can order a 32 ounce cup of iced coffee. Its not really a cup, more of a bucket. Can't beat that.
Try the Cheddar Jalapeno scooped out with light cream cheese or Cinnamon Raisin scooped out with light cream cheese. -
Review from Jenn C.
Arcadia, CA
4/22/2011 1 Check-in Here
This is the first time I've been here and I'll definitely be coming back! I don't know HOW they make their bagels SO good. It is just the right amount of crispy yet soft. They lay on the cream cheese and I had to take some of it off but better too much than too little for sure! :)
The cheese onion bagel was what I had and I was craving even more after I had one. I also had the ham/cheese/egg bagel and that was really good too but I would choose the cheese onion bagel any day! This is a really casual place but perfect for pick up or a casual breakfast! -
Review from Alexander G.
Los Angeles, CA
9/22/2010 1 Check-in Here
I watch a lot of Entourage (please refrain from judging me) and I noticed that the Bagel Broker was a preferred breakfast on the show--Johnny Chase would bring in the bag, bearing the name... it would grab the ultimate placement. The Bagel Broker has been receiving great reviews since the inception of Yelp, so between a favorite site (*hoping to get some extra points*) and a favorite show (STOP JUDGING!) it was high time that I take a drive down Beverly and try out this highly touted bagel bakery.
Well, well, well, the first thing I noticed is that the broker sits across from a major studio, how fortuitous? Plugs away. In a strip mall that boasts some tight parking, spots so skinny a top fuel dragster would have trouble parking and a lot packed with irritated commuters, jostling for a spot in a raging morning battle for bagels--lies the bagelery. It honestly just made the whole purchase exciting.
Once inside, the men at the counter were quick to take an order, keeping the lines fluid. I placed an order for a dozen assorted bagels and got some lox, quickly returning from whence I came, itching to consume a bagel.
As I made the commute back home, my car welled up with fumes redolent of garlic and onion, making it difficult for me to not grab a bite while driving.
My first bagel--once I made it home--was poppy seed, which was jacketed with the tiny almost purple-hued seeds. After a generous spread of cream cheese and some delicately placed lox I took my first bite and noticed that the bagel was very dense--not as airy as my favorite bakery. The crust was excellent but the weight of the bagel was heavy and that is not preferred style.
This bagel is better than most places you will find conveniently located, but that isn't saying much, since a lot of these bagel joints bake drek. In comparison it's extraordinary however I can think of two places that are superior--the problem is they are outliers. The toppings were good and generously applied, the price was a tad high and the quality was a little bit above par. I cannot wait till Johnny Chase brings MY favorite bagels on the show (not the writers)! -
Review from Sherryl A.
Los Angeles, CA
11/4/2011 1 Check-in Here
Love lox bagel sandwiches and am always on the hunt for something better. I can literally eat lox bagels EVERYDAY. I've tried the likes of different locations of Noahs, Einsteins, and even smaller bagel places. Read great reviews about this place on Yelp so I figured it'd be fun to take a little drive over to LA to try it out. ONE OF THE BEST LOX SANDWICHES I've ever had. My onion cheese bagel was toasted perfectly. The amount of lox they provide is generous (cuts were thick). I usually love capers, but their absence in this sandwich didn't make a difference. Located in a small shopping plaza, and they only accept credit/debit card if you have a purchase with a minimum of $10. Still say it was worth the drive from the South Bay! Can't wait to go back!
