Smith St Bagels
“There was even a bagel, lox, cream cheese, tomato, capers special the other day for like $6.”
“Eddie and Jamal make the best sandwiched and salads!”
“We will make sure to ask for well done next time.”
Smith St Bagels
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Caters: Yes
Price range.
$ Price range Under $10
8 reviews
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So far, been here twice. Tried the lox/scallion cream cheese on a plain bagel and pastrami/avocado/egg on plain bagel.
– The lox bagel was on-point. They didn't skimp on the lox at all and didn't put an overwhelming amount of cream cheese (I hate when bagels are overloaded with cc that you can't taste the rest of the bagel).
– The pastrami sandwich/bagel was a bit disappointing. Rather flavorless and prompted me to open up the sandwich and douse it with hot sauce.
– The bagel itself, I would rate the 4/5 with good texture, decent crunchy shell to chewy inside ratio.
There's nothing that makes me feel worse then giving a highly rated restaurant a subpar review. OK wait a second, that's not true at all. When you're a Jew and have a mother who thrives on guilt trips, you realize that everything you do makes you feel bad. So let's just add this one to the list.
I started my day looking around for gluten-free bagel options. Typically you can either buy a package of good gluten-free bagels or you can go to a restaurant and eat their food on whatever crappy package of bagels they buy. We can't win!
So this morning, some terrible Yelp reviewer tricked me by saying that this place makes their own fresh gluten-free bagels. I found out very soon that that was not the case.
I arrived on a Saturday around 11 AM to a line of about 15 people. The place was packed. I ordered a gluten-free sesame bagel with egg, bacon and cheese. There were a few other bagel options like everything, poppy and plain. The line moved quickly and I was in and out in about 10 minutes. I was very impressed with the quickness at which they had people order and pay. Also, all of the people who work here seem to be in a good mood despite the long line on a weekend morning.
I left feeling excited and hopeful. If somebody thought that these bagels were homemade, they had to be good. Right? Not so much.
The flavor of the bagel was better than expected, but the consistency was the opposite. Typically gluten-free bagels are similar to the texture of cardboard and when toasted, though slightly better, are severely dry and break very easily. In the case of this bagel, it was so chewy and solid that I could hardly bite through it. Do you know that wonderful feeling you get when you open up a new appliance that's shiny and new but then suddenly and very accidentally stick your finger nail into the piece of Styrofoam that's holding your new present? That noise and that feeling of foamy plastic is the closest thing I can think of to the texture of this bagel. Maybe toasted it would have been better, (which I asked for) but that didn't happen. A sad beginning to what could have been a good breakfast sandwich.
Even sadder? The eggs were on the dry side and the bacon…..Maybe we shouldn't even call it bacon. It was turkey bacon. I don't know about you, but turkey bacon is not bacon. Turkey bacon doesn't even come close to bacon. I first I thought this was an error, which would have made me feel better. But after reading some reviews from other people, I realized that they only serve turkey bacon here. But they don't warn us? Don't they realize that every time a person gets turkey bacon instead of bacon an angel loses it's wings? Sorry guys, next time I'm going to keep on walking.
I was visiting my brother who works around the corner from Smith St Bagels, and I was delighted to see the sign in the window offering gluten free bagels!
Yes the bagels are clearly store-bought Udi's, but I accept that it's more typical to find that than a homemade bagel, and a good BEC (bacon egg & cheese) is a lot more about the filling and overall execution.
Ultimately, this BEC was just ok, the bacon was a bit rubbery and it wasn't that warm.
Lean more toward 2.5 than 2 just for simply offering a quick GF breakfast sandwich, but I definitely would not go out of my way to try it again.
If I lived in the neighborhood, however, I am sure I would stumble in more often considering that it is open 24 hours a day.
I've tried all of the bagel outlets in the neighborhood and this one has the best bagels at the best price–very high value. There are a number of spreads that are adequate (I typically just have butter but my wife enjoys the Dill Cucumber and the Strawberry). The coffee is fine, nothing to write home about although I think everyone would prefer you purchase here instead of Starbucks.
In addition, the service is prompt (all business in the morning, not necessarily friendly) and the layout of the store is effective. If you are looking to sit and eat then unfortunately there is limited space as the take out process is prioritized.
The hours are ideal as well–it's great to have the option of an early morning fresh bagel no matter what time you need to be at the airport.
Executive Summary: If you are in BK Hts, Boerum/Cobble Hill or Carroll Gardens this should be your weekly bagel spot.
I really wanted to love this place. I really did want to find my new bagel spot! But alas, the search continues.
The gluten free bagels are not made in house but come frozen from a bag. The bagel texture was very hard and chewy and the size was significantly smaller than the regular bagels. I got The Leo which came with lox, eggs, onions and veggie cream cheese. The insides were BOMB but the bagel itself was a let down considering the $10 I paid.
It's a decent option if you want a bagel and are GF, but not the best I've ever had.
Smith St Bagel has a pretty solid bagel with its mocha bagel that comes with lox, cream cheese, tomato, and the likes. It's a pretty standard bagel, but well done! Didn't even need to get it toasted because it was so fresh.
I like this Brooklyn location for its well-priced bagel compared to the more touristy places in Manhattan.
No bathroom available inside!
INCREDIBLE bagels! Shared a turkey sandwich with a friend on an everything bagel and it was glorious. If i lived in the area i would be here all of the time! The cream cheese selection was vast and the store was very clean.
I've been eyeing this particularly delicious looking bagel on Instagram for three days and this morning, while contemplating my order at Smith St Bagel I thought – "hey, what if…" And so I showed Jamal and Gio the appetizing object of my focus … Thank you guys! You rock!! And so – this morning's order was a recreation that consisted of a scooped out plain bagel with two sunny side eggs, bacon, Munster cheese, and avocado slices. Yuuuummmmiiinnneeeessss!!! I'd like to try it with pastrami next time and don't forget a little salt and pepper!