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Bagel Bakery

3.0 (73 reviews)
InexpensiveBakeries, Bagels
Open 6:00 am - 4:00 pm

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Michele B.

I mean, I guess I could say the food wasn't bad but nothing great I used to come here often and the turkey sandwich with cranberry and sprouts is my absolute favorite. My bagel was pretty hard. Yes I got it toasted, but it usually doesn't make it as hard as it was. The service was OK. They did short me on my change lol she had said something about oh I just need to get another dollar. I told her don't worry about the dollar throw it in the tip jar so she threw the other four dollars in the tip jar as well, my change was right besides a tip which I would've left but maybe a dollar or two definitely not five. To be honest when the girl asked me if it was for here or to go, and I said here she looked kind of annoyed. Typical bagel bagel place- has a little bit of everything all around, limited seating while we were finishing There was a couple waiting to sit down I do understand it's usually a grab and go situation so that's OK. Everything was clean and there were things like bag, straws, etc.. I guess nothing major to report

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Donovan H.

If you happen to be in the Salinas area and are a fan of bagels, look no further because "Bagel Bakery" just might be what you're looking for. This has actually been a reputable long-lasting business for locals making fresh, homemade bagels for years. They have two locations in Salinas; one is on North Davis Rd. (near Highway 101) and the one I am reviewing is in a small strip mall on W. Alisal St. in between Blanco Rd. and W. Acacia St. I arrived here on a beautiful Sunday morning with my wife as we needed to get our bagel fix to start the day. The interior is rather small yet they still offer a few tables if you wish to dine in. Their menu is very extensive and considering they specialize in bagels, there are a ton of options available including bagel deli sandwiches, create-a-sandwich, and omelet-on-a-bagel. They also offer a very impressive variety of coffee drinks (hot, iced, or blended), smoothies, milk teas, and even Boba drinks. After deciding what kind of hearty bagel I wanted to start my day, I finally settled with their "Sausage, Egg, & Cheddar Cheese" on a garlic bagel. My lady orders their "Plain Bagel" complete with cream cheese and alfalfa sprouts. Even though it was busy with customers continuously coming in, both our bagels are ready in about 5 minutes. After unwrapping the paper to my bagel sandwich, I was quite impressed with how thick the dough was in this bagel. Not only that but it was spongy soft and actually a little difficult to take a bite unless I pressed down to eat it. The sausage and scrambled egg were nothing special but definitely a big step up from any traditional fast food joint. The cheddar cheese was ooey and gooey and as you can see from my pic, it was well executed with each and every bite. Overall, "Bagel Bakery" is worth checking out. Just their selection alone is enough reason that you can visit this place every day of the month and there will still be something new to order. Great service, competitively low prices on everything, and very tasty bagels. My rating, an above average four stars!

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Ok, so I mostly use Yelp to find nearby restaurants and have never written a review, but I felt compelled to do so for the Bagel Bakery (W. Alisal). As people say, if I could give zero stars, I would, but that wasn't an option. On 10/31/22, I ordered from here and ordered 6 items: a turkey club sandwich, 1 bag of chips, 2 cookies (oatmeal and chocolate chip) and 2 drinks (Arizona green tea and Sunny D). I grabbed a newspaper and went to the car to drop off my food items while my sandwich was being made. I was with my daughter so my hands were a little full. When I came back inside, the cashier/manager (owner?) rang me up for $37.31 and gave me my sandwich. I paid with Apple Pay and left. When I got home, I realized that I paid almost $40 for very little. I decided to go back that afternoon at 4:40 pm to dispute the charges, but they had closed early. They normally close at 5:00. So, I went back today, 11/1/22 around 9:40 am. I approached the lady that I know speaks Spanish and asked her in Spanish if she could help me price the items and told her that I was overcharged. She started to help me and I was hoping she would just tell me prices before I bring it up to the manager, but she involved the manager right away. She asked what I bought and I told her the items. She began to say that I got 3 cookies. Then the manager stepped in and asked me how much I paid. I told him "you have the prices, why don't you tell me?" He was referring to the total I paid and asked what time I made the purchase. I told him 11:45 am and he casually looked through his IPad. I found it odd that the lady first stated that I bought extra items and when I assured her that I didn't, she said, "I don't know, talk to him." He then asked me what I bought and I asked him if he tracks each item when he rings up customers? I repeated what I bought and he insisted I ordered a sandwich with avocado, so that was an extra charge. I said I didn't specifically say I wanted avocado, so that was on them if they included it. He said well the sandwich comes with avocado, so I have to charge you extra. That doesn't make sense if avocado is an option. This is where things escalated quickly. I asked them to please give me the prices of each item I purchased. Here it goes: Turkey Club sandwich (on white bread not bagel) -$14 *sandwich is $12.50 and avocado is $1.50 extra which I didn't ask for Bag of bbq chips - $1.50 Chocolate chip cookie - $1.75 Oatmeal cookie - $1.75 Sunny D - $2.00 Arizona green tea (bottle) - $2.50 Total = $23.50 The math wasn't mathing! It should have been $23.50 plus tax. Tax is not an extra $14 and some change. He wanted to play stupid and he said, "ok, let me do the total to fix it." I told him that we just went t over the total. I said, you don't have prices listed on all your items and I said that he charged me extra when my back was turned. I reminded him that I went out to the car and when I came back inside he had the total rung up. I said that it wasn't right to do that. He started to raise his voice and repeatedly say, "You saying that I cheat you?!" "I don't cheat you, I'm going to give you you're money back!" I said, "well, run me my money then!" He said, "I don't fucking cheat you!" I told him, "You have cameras in here. Look back at the video footage to see when I went outside to my car, you rang up the total and charged me when I came back inside!" I got pissed that he started to cuss at me and I started to yell back. He then proceeded to play the race card and say, "You accuse me of cheating because I'm Asian!" I couldn't really believe what he said, so I asked him to repeat himself. When he repeated it, I said, "Oh please, I don't even care about that. I care about you doing good business!" He said, "I'm going to give you your money, but you say I'm a cheater!" I said "well you charged me without me looking! That's not right!" He then proceeded to call me a motherfucker! That's right, a MOTHERFUCKER! He said, "You motherfucker say I cheat! I lost my shit and said, "Oh, I'm a motherfucker now?!" And I proceeded to let the other customers know. "Did you hear that? This guy just called me a motherfucker! Wow, that's the way you speak to your customers?!" The worst was not over. He grabbed money out of the register and threw it at me! Fucking threw the money at me! I flipped him off and told him that I would be writing a review to let everyone know that he runs a shady business and as I was walking out the door, I let the remaining customers in the store know, "Don't buy anything from this store anymore. He cheats customers!" I grabbed the money and left. To be transparent, he threw $40 at me, which I definitely grabbed off the counter before leaving. The difference was only about $14, but hey, if he wanted to comp me for the entire total, then why not? I'm not mad at that. *Part 2 in photos.

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Marina R.

If you are looking for a bagel sandwich, this is the place. They have several choices, my favorite is the garlic bagel. I always go for the Vietnamese iced coffee! It is a bit pricy as their prices went up.

The wax paper wasn't removed from the turkey.

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7 years ago

This is my go to Bagel place I go to. I love their veggie bagel and they have great prices and friendly staff five stars on my behalf

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11 years ago

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6 years ago

A plain BLT with turkey was $9.00. This is a bit excessive for a bagel sandwich. Long wait.

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16 years ago

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11 years ago

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14 years ago

My bagel was totally burnt-ish! MEH!!!!! I love fluffy bagels not rubbery tasting bagels.

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7 years ago

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10 years ago

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8 years ago

Was introduce to this place by a friend. Enjoyed my bagel sandwiches! Will stop here when I am in town!

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13 years ago

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14 years ago

It's actually the Super Seed Bagel I get...so good also the Jalepeno Cheese begal is good too!!

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11 years ago

Love these bagels!The toasted cinnamon sugar bagels with cream cheese never disappoint :) I always come here when I get the chance to.

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12 years ago

The bagels are too small for the price ! Need to to lower the prices and make bagels more Bigger!

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9 years ago

The service is always pleasant, but the cinnamon raisin bagels are always flavorless with no raisins. They were so much better years ago...

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13 years ago

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15 years ago

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12 years ago

I love this place! come here every weekend for very good bagels!!! Nice peope own it

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