Hot Bialys & Bagels
Hot Bialys & Bagels
Delivery: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Good for Working: Yes
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$ Price range Inexpensive
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I agree with the reviews that they are pricey given their location in queens. There are places in whitestone and forest hills that offer better tasting bagels at cheaper or similar prices. The bagels themselves have a lot more stuffing bread to cream cheese ratio so it wasn't very tasty. I wouldn't go back.
Came here for the bialys, couldn't believe how good to they are. That with the veggie cream cheese was really good. Very savory and not bland like other places I've been to (I'm not naming names lol). Plus the egg whites with asparagus and spinach was on point.
Yay! Thy have garlic bagels. Rarely, do I go into a store, and on the shelf, they stock the garlic ones. I had tons of ham and a slice of American cheese on my bagel. It was delicious. I thought the prices were higher than most bagel stores, yet the taste was fresh and decent portion sized. I think my bagelwich came out to $6. Next time, I might just get ham, cheese, & eggs on two pieces of toast. This was only $4. In the freezing cold Friday, this was one of the few places open. I am sure glad they were in business. Plus, they have a functional bathroom.
I ordered a whole wheat everything bagel toasted with the tofu veggie cream cheese. I was really looking forward to it and was really hoping to update with more stars. Everyone who works there is really nice so I really want to give them a good rating but the bagel just disappointed me. It was still pretty soft and relatively fluffy after being toasted, which was a nice surprise. Other than that, the bagel was just mediocre. For an everything bagel, it lacked taste. I love it when a veggie cream cheese has chunky pieces of veggies, or at least is packed with flavor… But this one lacked both. And it's $1 ($4) more than the other place I go to. Unfortunately I can't say this is my go to bagel spot.
This is a very convenient place to grab bagels if you're taking the subway towards JFK airport and someone has asked you to bring back some delicious NYC bagels. However, if you come later in the day, don't be surprised if you get bagels that have been sitting around for a couple hours. If your flight is at 11 or 12PM, I would say you would get really fresh bagels at this location.
At this place, something unique that I haven't seen at other bagelries is a flat bagel. This, for lack of a better description, just looks like a normal bagel that has been run over by a car. It is flatter and toasts to a crispier texture than normal. Essentially, this bagel is designed to prevent people from asking for their bagels to be scooped and toasted, and I think it succeeds at this goal.
If you get a dozen, make sure to ask them to split it into two bags so that both bags can be sealed shut for the long plane ride.
PS. I'm not sure the bagels are made on site but still, whoever their source is, it is good
So, my boyfriend and I have been searching for a good breakfast place in the Forest Hills area since the places around our apartment are all sub-par at best. We got up early this Saturday morning and decided to bike over to Hot Bialys & Bagels.
The place looks pretty good when you compare it to most diners plus there's seating so you can sit and have your breakfast in a relatively relaxed environment. Anyway, moving onto the food & service.
Service is good. They're fast without being rude and they recognize their regulars. Prices were a little higher than I'd expect at a bagel place, but they do offer a number of different options like turkey bacon in lieu of regular bacon. My boyfriend ordered a bacon, egg & cheese on a flat everything bagel with extra bacon (costs $1.00 extra). There didn't even look like there was any extra bacon on there, so I don't know what it would've looked like with just the "normal" amount of bacon. That was disappointing. I ordered a turkey bacon, egg & cheese on a flat whole wheat bagel. Overall, I was pretty happy with my sandwich (it doesn't take too much to impress me on the breakfast sandwich front), but we both found our bagels to be a little rubbery – not to the point where we wouldn't/couldn't eat our food, but enough so that we noticed. Anyway, coffee comes with your bagel, but cheese is extra (weird), so for our 2 sandwiches, we paid a little over $10. I guess when I go to a bagel shop, I don't expect to pay more than $10, so that was a little shock.
I'd probably go back if I lived closer to the shop, but since I don't, it's unlikely I'll visit again. Thanks for breakfast anyway!
Followup: When I arrived today a week later to reclaim the free bagel that was promised to me a mere week later, the server that had made the promise was no where to be found.
Ordering the same item as I did the week prior (everything bagel toasted with cream cheese) I was greatly disappointed. Such a small layer of cream cheese on a bagel that could have been name a Nothing bagel. Totally sad to have two completely conflicting experiences.
Only bagel shop around my way that opens earlier than 6am.
It a normal sized deli that serves all kinds of things including sandwiches.
The bagels I believe they buy in bulk instead of making them in the back of the store which might explain why they run out of bagels so easily.
Last time I went it was 5:45 am and most of the bagels I wanted were already sold out.
If bagels is in your storefront name, it probably shouldn't be the first thing that sells out. Just saying.
I ordered 2 bagels with mix fruit cream cheese. The bagels were fresh and the filling was delish. Close to what I'd normally get from my regular bagel shop.
Service was cordial.
Conveniently located right outside a staircase leading down to the subway (E, F) this isn't the worse place to get your morning fix.
I'd still go here over Dunkin Donuts but only if I'm craving bagels.
Will have to try their sandwiches next.