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The Bagelry
- Hours:
Mon-Fri 6:30 am - 5:30 pm
Sat 7:30 am - 5:30 pm
Sun 8 am - 4 pm
- Price Range:
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$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- No
- Parking:
- Street, Private Lot
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
110 reviews for The Bagelry
Review Highlights
"The tomato herb and pink flamingo (lox) are also winners."
(in 16 reviews)
"I ordered an onion bagel with raspberry cream cheese."
(in 33 reviews)
"New York bagels this, New York bagels that."
(in 9 reviews)
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110 reviews in English
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Review from Zooraw G.
Ben Lomond, CA
11/23/2011
I am ALWAYS in the mood for the Bagelry.
They cater to my indecicive side by doing 1/2's...
My top faves:
Fandango/Guacamole on a toasted onion bagel
Half Moxie/half Egg Salad on a toasted garlic bagel
or even the simple standby...butter on a toasted poppyseed or sesame bagel...
Sometimes I get two bagels/4 topings, because I love bagels that much.
Yes, I wish they took cards...No, I don't want to pay $4.00 in bank fees to get cash out of your ATM to purchace my $3.80 bagel...
I'm willing to let them slide on the no-cash policy, cuz I LOVE BAGELS!!!!
I always get their Chai too. Also, their soups are delish.
The Bagelry is a great, affordable eatery. -
Review from Erin H.
Updated - 11/28/2011 2 Check-ins Here
After being back a few times, I decided it was only fair to update my review.
The cold coffee fiasco from my last review seemed to be a fluke, the coffee the other times I've been in has been quite pleasant. They even give you a little mug if you are eating in.
I'm always frustrated by the location because you really have to go at the right time, otherwise you are basically shit outta luck when it comes to finding a decent parking spot.
Still only cash, but they have an ATM. Oh, and if the weather is nice, it is definitely wise to sit outside. Seriously. It's lovely.
Updating to 4 stars.Listed in: Cruzin around the Cruz, Breakfast, Hittin' the books
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6/24/2011
Came to the Bagelry at around 10 this morning, I haven't reviewed before but I've been here a couple… Read more »
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Review from Jeremy G.
10/23/2011 1 Check-in Here
I have this theory. It takes horders of Jewish grandmothers to ensure good bagels. I don't know the demographics of Santa Cruz, but I know they must be lacking that elderly Yiddish contingent. The bagels were quite compact and round. Yet, I didn't feel like I was a Greenhorn back in 1910 New York. I did appreciate the myriad of toppings available for both a bagel and schmear and a bagel egg sandwich.
Is this probably the best bagel place in Santa Cruz? I am of mind to believe so, but I have tasted a true Jewish bagel and I will always keep to that Semitic standard. -
Review from dan i.
Santa Cruz, CA
2/3/2012
Bagels are decent, but they act as if they are as good as East coast bagels (not even close). The customer service is terrible - and they have absolutely no line order (ever hear of "taking a number?"). Its pretty much chaos every time I go in there. They really need a new system of taking orders and distributing food.
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Review from Heather I.
Brighton, CO
1/31/2012
I mostly go for the yummy chai. Wish I could buy it and take it home since I am from Colorado.
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Review from Allan M.
Grand Junction, CO
1/26/2012
This is by far my favorite Santa Cruz bagel shop. Don't waste your time on a chain. The bagelry is simple and authentic! Do few things but do them well. They have been doing it for over 30 years.
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Review from Amber Elizabeth M.
San Diego, CA
9/15/2011
BAGEL SHOPS OF THE WORLD PLEASE TAKE NOTE:
The Bagelry lets you do half and half!!! You can mix and match different types of spread on each half of your bagels.
Brilliant!Listed in: cruzin' round santa cruz
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Review from Daniel C.
Santa Fe, NM
12/3/2011
Best Bagels I have had on the west coast. If I spend the night in Santa Cruz, I can likely be found in the morning waiting in line at the Bagelry. It's a great Santa Cruz people-watching place and my favorite bagel by far is the one with the Luna, which has a pesto and nutty cream cheese spread (but the Pink Flamingo is great too). Man, I could go for one right now.
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Review from Jeromy G.
Hercules, CA
11/7/2011
I used to live right down the street to this place and I would come here sometimes before hopping on the bus to go to school. I like the bagels, they are tasty, toasted and smothered with creme cheese the way it should be. The only issue is that it is cash only and the bagels are too small. This is the modern days and you'll get a larger customer base if you start accepting plastic and with more people coming by who want a big bagel for breakfast. If they step their game up I may come back more often.
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Review from Jeanna W.
3/23/2011
Aaaaaggghhhh they gave me a toasted bagel with peanut butter... that's awesome except one thing - it was HEALTHY peanut butter.
I love to eat healthy foods, but the ONE exception to that is peanut butter. Give me the salt, give me the sugar, give me the Skippy.
After eating one slice of the bagel, I gave up... I just can't stand that taste! The bread part was great, though. A guy bought me breakfast for my birthday so I couldn't just throw it away... instead took it "home" in a bag and threw it in the trash when he wasn't looking.
A couple hours later I said "I'm hungry!"
To which he said, "Well you still have your bagel, right?"
Umm... yaaa... let me get on that...
Anyway, I would return to the Bagelry next time I'm in Santa Cruz, but will NOT get it with peanut butter. -
Review from Adam K.
San Francisco, CA
7/28/2011 1 Check-in Here
Delicious bagels at alright prices.
The bagel sandwiches they have are awesome. The combos are inventive, and the list of ingredients they have is quite encompassing. Plus, they let you do half and half! I like to get The Duke (cream cheese, jam, and toasted cashews) and the Pink Flamingo (cream cheese blended with lox).
Coffee is delicious, always brewed fresh.
Minus one star for the indoor seating area, it can get kind of grimy, and people don't always pick up their trash. They also don't accept cards :(
Great location, 200 feet from downtown. Great patio seating area. Plenty of hip, local newspapers. -
Review from H C.
Santa Cruz, CA
3/3/2011
Who doesn't love the Bagelry? The Bagelry is awesome and I love it. The spreads and delicious concoctions are unlike any other bagel place I have ever been to. I mean the staff seems nice enough, the atmosphere is whatever but the spreads are to die for. I would still gladly come here even if Gary Busey was waiting on me calling me every expletive in the book while my bagel toasted!
Like I said the spreads are heaven. Cheese Louise and Pink Flamingo are my fav. My favorite sandwich is the Moxie. I think about them often!
The bagels are good but they are not the best. Yeah I'm gonna be one of those assholes who say they don't compare to the NY ones but I have had some better ones here in California. But like I said the spreads make up for it. -
Review from Richard B.
San Jose, CA
5/30/2011 1 Check-in Here
While I was walking down main street early in the Am, around 10....
I yelped The Bagelry with four stars I didn't think I could go wrong.
Well after a walk down a alley I see a closed garden and inside is The Bagelry...
ok...... great bageles. ladies were indifferent with not even a hello BUT a thank you!. with a great bagel....
4stars. -
Review from Jen W.
Manhattan, NY
1/8/2011
What is it about New Yorkers being so dang proud of their bagels? I've been to New York. I love New York. But WHY do they get all the credit for their bagels? Sure, they are delicious when accompanied by a hot cup of coffee and a hangover, but they stale in comparison to the pure bliss that comes from The Bagelry in Santa Cruz.
The Bagelry is a Santa Cruz original, a local's favorite, and by far the best bagel shop you will ever visit. It's based on humble roots, bursts with a hippy easy-going vibe, and bakes up the most blissful bagel bite. The bagels themselves are small, dense, and chewy, and the menu boasts the most creative selection of toppings -- plain and flavored cream cheeses (thick and luscious), guacamole (who ever thought chip-dip on a bagel could taste SO good?!), egg salad (quite possibly the best you'll ever have), Pink Flamingo (lox and cream cheese done well!), scrambagel (topped with hot eggs and melty cheese)...just to name a few. My personal favorite? The Duke. Dressed in fluffy cream cheese, jacketed in jam, and crowned with cashews -- this bagel is pure royalty.
And don't forget, they also serve up amazing sweetly spiced chai, hearty soup, healthy deli salads, and a wide selection of bottled drinks. With three locations in Santa Cruz, you'll easily be tempted to eat every meal there.
New York, you may have my heart, but you don't have my Bagelry. -
Review from Cordelia W.
Santa Cruz, CA
6/10/2011 1 Check-in Here
Best bagels in Santa Cruz.
They have great spreads, too. I really like their hummus. Also, try The Moxie: Cream cheese, green onions, and olives. Sounds weird but delicious. -
Review from Meghan R.
1/7/2011 1 Check-in Here
Last saturday morning I sat in my car like a creeper, watching people come in and out of this place. The line never seemed to get smaller, but it moved rather quickly. Most people seemd to be restraining themselves from fist-pumping as they walked out of the shop with their bag of bagel delights.
I finally decided to walk in and see what the story was. Upon walking in I found this to be far more spacious than it seems from the outside. Plus they have an outdoor seating area. There was a line but I just stood around dumbfounded looking at their mad selection of spreads and interesting bagel flavors. They also have a huge beverage case with a huge variety of drinks.
I finally walked up and was greeted by a very pleasant, busy woman working the counter. My husband had sent me in for an asiago bagel toasted with butter (he had noah's bagel expectations) They didn't have this so I got him a jalepeno bagel/monterey jack cheese melt, he was so pleased with it he forgot about the boring asiago. I got a very basic everything bagel with cream cheese. My next trip I am trying that mixture of caperey goodness in the chill case! The bagels are moist, chewy and delicious!!
If I could ask for anything really, it would be for the bagels to be enclosed somehow to prevent flies from hanging out with them. but i am kind of weird like that. -
Review from Sophie C.
San Francisco, CA
10/1/2011
The bagelry is my favorite place to beat a hangover, fuel up before a big day, or even just grab a bite with some friends. Before I even get to the amazingness of the bagels I have to comment how lovely their outdoor seating is. Lots of tables and benches outside, as well as plenty of booths and chairs indoors as well.
Now on to the good stuff. The bagel options they have here are AMAZING, so many choices every time its almost impossible to decide! Some of my #1 favorites are the Moxie (green onions and black olives), cheese louise (garlic and herb cream cheese) with cucumbers and red onion, and the Fandango (a salsa-ish cream cheese with cilantro, red onions, and celery chunks for added fresh chrunchiness!) They have lots of options for vegans as well, and many non-traditional combonations as well. I'm deducting 1 star becasue although I love their bagel toppings, I find the bagels themselves too soft and bread like, and don't have the chewy outside crust I prefer. -
Review from M M.
Santa Monica, CA
5/6/2011 2 Check-ins Here
Went up to Santa Cruz to visit some friends, have been up to visit many times but never stopped by this place. I WAS A FOOL!
I was there for two days and I stopped at The Bagelry every morning!
Favorites:
Whole Wheat (any type, I prefer onion) with hummus.
I was expecting run of the mill hummus but not here! They had fresh delicious hummus.
Everything bagel with Butter.
This is how I judge every bagel place I go to the simple humble everything bagel. They passed with flying colors chewy on the outside, soft on the inside with a liberal amount of seeds etc. on the outside.
Whole wheat Bagel with scrambled eggs and bacon.
Exactly what I needed after a late night on the town. It will definitely fill you up. It had the extra surprise of having green onions to spice it up.
Lets just say my group was so delighted by the Bagelry that we took bags of bagels home with us.
P.S. only $2.50 for 6 day old bagels! -
Review from Mel H.
3/17/2011
This is by far the best place to get a bagel in all of Santa Cruz and this location is my absolute favorite.
they offer a wide variety of bagels, smears, and other toppings. They also have coffee, tea, and loads of other drinks in a fridge.
The location is beautiful outside with loads of plants and benches which block you off from the street and make it feel really lovely and cozy out there. The inside is also nice with tall ceilings and artwork. Because it is right next to downtown I can easily go to the thrift stores downtown after. They have their own parking, but is to be used while you are at the bagelry only and request that when you leave your car comes with you.
This is one of my favourite places! I can't wait to come home and have a sesame seed bagel toasted with raspberry cream cheese and a Martinelli's Sparkling Apple Cider! Yummmmm, makes me miss home even more! -
Review from Jason M.
Sacramento, CA
9/21/2010 3 Check-ins Here
New York bagels this, New York bagels that.
I'm so tired of East Coast transplants like me stating that New York bagels are profoundly better than any bagel produced in California. Some people credit the East Coast "boil and bake" technique and others credit the Brooklyn water. I don't have the answer, but I can tell you that The Bagelry produces the best bagels in Northern California. Bar none. In fact, it is worth the move to Santa Cruz for a bagel at The Bagelry. If I won a billion dollars I would buy a second home in Santa Cruz next to The Bagelry.
What rocks? Everything. What do I like? Salt bagels, onion bagels, and the everything bagel. And on the go, the plain bagel will suffice. What makes The Bagelry's bagels so good? Boil and bake. They are crispy on the outside and soft and chewy on the inside. When you cut them they feel right. And when you dress them they only get better.
I used to trade photography for FedExed bagels from New York. Now I am willing to trade photography for bagels FedExed from The Bagelry. Seriously. Email me. -
Review from Sara S.
San Francisco, CA
10/26/2010
Ummm....Yes Please! I can never ever say no to the bagelry. My friends and I come here pretty much every Friday morning to cure our hangovers from Thursday nights party at the Mad House Lounge. There's an adorable outdoor patio/garden area which is perfect for discussing last nights gossip or having deep philosophical talks about life...whatever you're into.
My housemate and I recently discovered the fandango cream cheese which consists of red onions, cilantro, and celery all whipped up in jalapeno cream cheese to create the most delightful spread you'll ever put in your mouth. The tomato herb and pink flamingo (lox) are also winners.
The only reason I give this place 4 stars is because there's no avocado. Yes, you can get guacamole. But as someone who puts avocado on everything, it's slightly disappointing.
I used to live off Nobel and I'm so glad I moved near downtown so I can visit the bagely on a bi-weekly basis. -
Review from Liz K.
7/18/2011
Not only are the bagels good here, but they come up with a lot of interesting combinations for sandwiches that I've never seen anywhere else. Just thinking about this place makes me hungry.
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Review from Felicia V.
Scotts Valley, CA
3/19/2011
Their bagels are made fresh daily and are just to die for. They do get busy in the mornings, but I have never found myself waiting for an exorbitant amount of time. The parking lot's a little funky too, so if you don't want to deal with it there are other lots nearby if it's full.
Some of my favorites:
honey-butter on whole wheat
scrambagel (w/o green onions) on onion
lox on sesame
I've tried the cheese louise spread before but I found the garlic in it to be really overpowering. -
Review from Amanda F.
Rancho Cordova, CA
1/30/2011 2 Check-ins Here
I don't even know where to start.
This place is perfection....well...they would be if it weren't for that 'no debit card' policy (I always manage to lose cash!!).
Get the Cheese Louise with pesto, (light) sprouts & cucumber on garlic.
Get the Humus with cucumber & tomato on the tomato basil.
Get the Cheese Louise on pesto.
Get the daily special on the everything.
GET ANYTHING ON ANYTHING. And go wild making up combos too!
For a cheese louise (herb cream cheese) on a pesto bagel, no veggies or anything else, it came out to less than $3. And SUPER filling too.
I really don't know what to say about this place. The bagels are the perfect size & consistency, the middle hole isn't too big (yay! no stuff falling out the middle!), their spreads are perfection, and their hummus is OUT OF THIS WORLD.
There is voodoo baked into each one of their bagels, I'm sure of it...I crave this place bi-weekly, despite living 3 hours away!!! -
Review from Rebecca S.
Redondo Beach, CA
Updated - 10/13/2010
I'm upping The Bagelry to 5 stars -
a few months ago I moved from SC to LA.......
I find myself waking up thinking about The Bagelry.... I randomly crave The Bagelry in the middle of the day - particularly when I'm stuck in traffic on the 405.... When I have to study or write a paper and think about where to go.... I instantly crave The Bagelry.
WTF Bagelry? What have you done to me!? You're so delicious, inexpensive, and unique in your delicious bagel creations, that you have forever ruined all chain bagel places known to man (or at least in West LA).
I take back everything I said about it being a bummer that you're cash only... or that you sometimes get a little loud when you're baking your bagel goodness..
Noah's will simply not do - * sigh *
I guess you don't always know a good thing until its goneListed in: The Best of Santa Cruz
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5/28/2010
Dizzam, its all about the LOX bagel at The Bagelry - for like $7 something, they hook it up with… Read more »
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Review from Jennifer G.
Santa Cruz, CA
1/4/2011
Loved this place FOREVER!
The ABSOLUTE BEST BAGEL I have ever had!
Try a combo of Cheese Louise and Tuna on top sometime - YUMMMY! -
Review from vicky t.
Updated - 2/18/2009
Pink Flamingo.. with green onions on a whole wheat with honest tea cures all. SIGH... after ten years it is a comfort food that has not left me! 3.10 gets me a huge slathering of pink goodness, some amazing customer service and my undying loyalty to this shop. I had craved this but forgot my dinero (cash only) yesterday before my Tea House Spa treatment *CURSES* so today before heading over the hill to class I had to... the spread was a good 1/2 inch thick and there were tons of green onions....
So thus far this week on my teacher/ counselor week off I have
1. gotten my nails and toes did check
2. hour massage with spa and sauna check
3. coffee fix from bad ass check
4. pink flamingo from bagelry check
5. tried kawa (shudders) check (which I wish I could take back!)
next up:
tgi sushi with the lovely latina flor d
mystery lunch with carole g
sleeping in
organizing my teacher crap1 Previous Review: Show all »
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9/3/2007
YUMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM!
I love their pink flamingo on a whole wheat bagel with a bottle of honest… Read more »
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Review from T.Z. R.
San Francisco, CA
7/23/2007
O', ye olde Bagelry, how I love thee. Let me count thy ways:
Hipster lesbian Zami co-op employees, sweet as can be with little pretension. Ingeniously original spreads (I love to make mouth nookie with my dearest Tofu del Fuego--it's yummily vegan with a little bit of spice!). Intelligent newsprint in a handy-dandy pile-- I'm always well-rewarded with a well-drafted Chronicle instead of the decidedly retardo-ironically Right-wing Sentinal. I also adore your beautifully lush garden patio, which is frequented by an adorable orange kitty who loves pets. And you're no money grubber, Bagelry. You always leave my pocketbook delightfully full and springy (but be sure to bring cash, or their ATM will gack you for a whole two fiddy).
I'll never get sick of you, Bagelry. As long as I am near your side, I will visit you every morning for an ample filling of your sweet doughy love. You have everything a girl could ask for in a life partner---I mean, breakfast-style eatery.
....Except *cough* your bagels are a little on the small side. But really... size doesn't matter, when it's love this real!Listed in: On the Cheap
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Review from Ileana S.
7/21/2008 1 photo
Two words: The Duke.
Your choice bagel with your choice cream cheese and your choice jam, topped with raw cashews.
My choices: plain bagel with plain cream cheese and apple butter jam, topped with raw cashews
There's something about this combo that works very well. An absolute must. When the weather permits, you can sit outside in the side patio area. Perfect way to start your day. :)Listed in: Good Ol' College Days
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Review from faine g.
Carmichael, CA
4/8/2007
A good hippie bagel place with a mind-boggling array of options. I honestly had no idea you could do so much with a bagel. Both raw food types, vegans, vegetarians and protein addicts will find something to satisfy them here (although you might be out of luck if you don't happen to like bagels.)
The fruit salad was completely delicious with a variety of fresh and interesting fruits, and the chai was excellent as well. I could happily drink that stuff all day. I also enjoyed some of a blueberry bagel with honey - simple and good. (Admittedly, I ain't exactly a bagel expert.)
I love the feel of the dining area here. You can plop yourself down, go through three or four newspapers while sipping coffee and chai in the airy dining room, and watch all sorts of people filter in and out. There's a ton of reading material on hand and usually someone is willing to talk in the morning. It's a great place to start your day. And it's open nice and early on Saturdays, when seemingly everyone else in town is either sleeping in (or sleeping off a hangover.) -
Review from Jeremy P.
Santa Cruz, CA
8/31/2007
Great service.
Friendly people.
Bigger and more open than it's sister store on Seabright.
A friend of mine that used to work at the Poet and Patriot next door told me that a lot of the staff has been working there forever and that they really know their business. Sweet. Keep it up, sweet people.
One thing's for sure; they definitely know how to make my cucumber and cream cheese on toasted whole wheat sesame. It's not complicated, so I expect it to be top notch.
Dial 'L' for low - come on
all you people say -
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Review from Edward B.
Los Angeles, CA
9/22/2007
A hidden gem, truly.
Good food at affordable student prices...
My only complaint is that they are open late hours so I can get my onion bagel with humus after the bar closes up. =( -
Review from katrinka k.
Santa Cruz, CA
7/2/2007
Oh, Man! This place RAWKS! and its a hop-skip-and-a-jump from my door so even better!!!
I'm a big fan of all of the spreads- my usuals are variations of an everything bagel with pink flamingo and green or red onions
-or plain cream cheese topped with mouthwatering guacamole
-and my new fav is a whole grain bagel topped with their vegan del fuego spread- SO GOOD!!!
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-recently i've been getting their smoked albacore with red onions- definitely a must-try if you're a tuna fan
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Review from Daddy O.
Long Beach, CA
8/8/2007
Call me picky. Call me a bagel snob. Call me Shirley. I don't care.
For some reason or another, I strongly dislike the bagels served at the Bagelry. Maybe I'm spoiled, having had Brueggers bagels and other mom n pop bagel operations nearby whenever I grew up. Hell, even Western Bagel in LA was good.
I don't know what exactly it is about these bagels here, but it's like eating a big, heavy, dense, bagel flavored rock. You know how they say eating a bagel is equivalent to eating four slices of bread? Yeah, well the bagels at the bagelry feel like someone condensed a whole -loaf- of bread into a compact size.
That said, it's close to my house, so I may come here when I need a bagel fix and am too lazy to get in the car.
ps: cash only. wtf?Listed in: SC Cash Only - Down with the…
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Review from Michael R.
Santa Cruz, CA
5/25/2011
In an ordinary week, I probably go the the Bagelry more often than any other Santa Cruz establishment. It's conveniently located between home and work, their bagels are decent-- not the best --but decent (and certainly better than any other place in Santa Cruz), and they are really affordable, as long as you stay away from the lox, which I find overpriced. As a bagel aficionado, I still have not found a single bagel place in the West Coast that comes close to my most favorite bagel place, Ess-a-Bagel in New York City. It's a sore subject. But Bagelry does a serviceable job.
I take my bagels to go. There's hardly any time before work to have a nice slow breakfast. So I encounter two different bagel to go wrapping techniques being used at Bagelry. There's what I call the 'toast, slather the cream cheese on, put them back together and wrap' style that keeps the bagel halves and cream cheese together in one space in a simple manner. And there's what I call the 'separate the halves method' where the bagel preparer spreads the cream cheese on both bagel halves, and wraps both bagel halves discretely using carefully folded flaps of the same wrapper, folded right over the cream cheese. It kind of becomes a bagel wallet. As a packaging technique, this second method is neat looking and creative, but it is problematic. Yes, we are able to keep the two bagel halves apart, but what is the point? Why is this important? What ends up happening is that we get a lot of cream cheese waste because it invariably just stays on the wrapper creating a challenge for releasing the bagel from its packaging without getting long shirt sleeves messy with bagel topping. Two large sections of bagel wrapper end up soggy and creamy and this just creates plenty of logistical problems with regards to eating the actual bagel. I much prefer the first method of wrapping that keeps the two halves together and leaves the cream cheese separation to the bagel eater. It's just simpler and cleaner this way. I don't need any more complications in my life. Can we standardize on the first technique please? Already I have identified the bagel preparers who use the second technique and I always hope I never get them, as nice and friendly as they are.
Three stars for the quality of bagels. Really good, especially when toasted. Some really interesting Santa Cruz twists to bagel toppings. Best bagel in Santa Cruz but not quite New York. -
Review from Emily C.
Norwalk, CA
8/20/2009
Okie dokie. So obviously, I'm a fan.
I've taken home their bags of day-old bagels. Heat them up and it's as if they're fresh made. They're way better than grocery store bagels and come in many more flavors.
When I go, though, I always pick up my favorite bagel, the Lox Deluxe. I pick my bagel (usually an "everything") and they fill it with perfection. They're always generous with the cream cheese, tomato, green onions and capers. The thing that really gets me, though, is the amount of lox they pile on top. The first time I went I expected them to weenie out on me and give me just a sliver or something cuz I've had terrible experiences with stingy places before, but man was I wrong. I got a honkin' pile of it and had to fight to keep the layers of lox on the bagel with every delicious bite.
It has been the same ever since. Based on this bagel alone I give The Bagelry five stars. I have never, and I mean NEVER had a more delicious bagel in my entire life.
Beside that goodness I recommend their "new" almond honey spread. Out of this world and pretty cheap. Perfect blend of almond/honey/cream cheese if you're feeling something sweet.
The Pink Flamingo, a cream cheese spread blended with lox is amazing as well and a pretty pink hue. My husband loves their tomato herb spread which is deliciously tomato-y in flavor with a surprising herb-y tang on the tongue. I've also tried their regular herb and cream cheese spread and found it to be super tasty too.
I don't know why other people claim the bagels have weird toppings. Every spread I have ever tasted has been utter perfection. And I have never had rude/late/bad service, even on a busy Saturday morning.
Seriously, though, if you like lox or even the idea of it, give that "deluxe" a try. Totally worth the money and worth the lines. -
Review from Adrienne Z.
Medford, OR
8/2/2007
The Best Bagels!!
It makes me sad that I moved away from SC!!
I love the egg salad and also the cream cheese with olives an grn. onions.......mmmm, my mouth is watering thinking about it!! -
Review from Julie K.
Santa Cruz, CA
4/10/2011
I always get the the Pink Flamingo (lox, cream cheese and dill) and my SO always gets the Cruz (hummus, tomatoes and sprouts). I used to buy the black and white cookie once a week but I haven't seen it available in a while. We always seem to run into some one we know here.
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Review from sara p.
Pittsburg, CA
2/4/2007
Real bagels! Some of them are a bit froo-froo w/ the raw materials, but they're real and dense.
I used to subsist on the day-olds, and a 1/4 pint of the hummus, from one week to the next.
Good stuff! -
Review from Ed S.
Los Banos, CA
4/14/2011
I got the "scrambled eggs on toasted bagel" & it was ok I guess. The bagel was good but the egg had a weird texture to it, can't quite place it though. The coffee was really good though. I'd go again for the coffee!
