Bagel Boss
“I am not from New York but I was told I had to stop in at David's Bagels while in town.”
“And the flagels are something special too.”
“The bagels were not as good as Essa's, but still pretty good, and they had a lot of cream cheeses to select from.”
Bagel Boss
Delivery: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Has TV: Yes
Caters: Yes
Price range.
$ Price range Under $10
8 reviews
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I made the silly face-palm worthy mistake of thinking I could get a bacon, egg, and cheese bagel here when every. single. place. was closed on 1st Avenue. Wrong. In case it's not obvious, they are kosher.
I hated how I couldn't pay for my bagel and get out of the way of people ordering until my bagel was prepared–three people barked at me, "Whaddya want honey?" You walk in to the place, and you have to squeeze around whoever is paying at the register. No place to get out of the way. I get that this is New York, but when the guy behind the counter started yelling at the guy next to me in line that he doesn't understand him, that he should speak English, etc., I did get a little offended. The poor guy was probably trying to find bacon, too.
My sesame bagel was hard. It could potentially have been a leftover from yesterday. I felt like weeping with every bite, but when the pickings are slim after a *snowstorm*, you take what you can get. I'll just stay at home and eat my cereal next time.
This a good bagel place that has all of your essentials for breakfast with a pastry and coffee. Nothing here wowed me but if you are in the neighborhood and looking for breakfast it would be a good choice.
24 hours, and they have FLAT bagels!!
For the area, besides Tal, this is the only flat bagels I've found (except for Pick a Bagel, which we won't mention again, as that place is a black hole of terrible people and bagels).
A flat bagel toasted with cream cheese and tomato ran about $3, which is a great price.
The bagels were pretty fresh and the cream cheese was also good, not a huge variety in bagel flavors and cream cheese would be the only reason I give it four instead of five.
Other than that, they have lots of baked goods…and also Pizza in the back
The sable-on-everything bagel was massive, including a generous pour with the fish. Sandwiches include a pickle and a side. I chose the Israeli salad with a lot of pepper and an uninspiring dressing, but other than that Bagel Boss would be a five-star joint. They're open 24/7.
The bacon egg and cheese on a whole wheat everything bagel was on point. I would rate the bagel sandwich 5 stars, but the Caesar salad I ordered tasted old. It was pre packaged and the croutons were soft and soggy. I'll be back for the bagel but won't try a salad from here again.
Recently moved into the area so I've been trying all different cuisines and trying to get some go-to's for myself. I love to get a bagel Sunday mornings so Bagel Boss was one of the first places I tried.
The bagel itself was pretty good. I ordered and everything bagel with sausage egg and cheese.
The problem I had was when I got home. There was no sausage on my sandwich. Just egg and cheese. I mean come on, the meat is where it's at. I obviously still ate the sandwich because they have a good everything bagel but I haven't been back since.
I've never actually stepped foot in here, so my review will be based solely on my delivery orders from them.
I order from here once a month or so for my monthly staff meetings. My staff members all look forward to the items I get from here and I've personally never been disappointed with any of their products. I'm a big fan of their farmer's wrap, which comes with eggs, soy breakfast links, and soy bacon. Hell, I even look forward to my monthly staff meetings just so I can indulge in this treat for myself!
Delivery has always been quite prompt. The bagels from here aren't the absolute best that I've ever had, but they're pretty good and they're pretty representative of what a good NYC bagel should be.
3.5 Bagel Boss is a popular neighbourhood bagel joint, one of several between 14th and 23rd Street on 1st Avenue. (Please see my NY Bagel List for other options in the vicinity)
In the mornings, if you walk around Stuyvesant Town, you can see a peloton of NY delivery bikers with fluorescent yellow Bagel Boss vests zipping around presumably delivering fresh bagels to the hungry city!
Like a bauss, this shop has ALL of your standard NY bagel shop offerings. An array of bagel options along with a multitude of cream cheese options. You can go plain, fancy, non-fat, etc. and have the bagel architects create the perfect bagel for you. As a bonus, this store has a bunch of other baked treats that many other traditional bagel shops do not have, such as an assortment of cookies, muffins and cupcake-like desserts. If you want to throw a carbohydrate party, look no further than the boss of Bagels, Bagel Boss.
In the shop, you'll primarily see locals picking up their bag of bagels to take home. Rarely do I see anybody dining in.
It's not my favorite bagel shop on 1st Ave, but it's just fine! I appreciate that they'll deliver in sleet and snow as NYC winters have not been very nice the last few years.