Bagels and sandwiches always great but the ladies in there really helped a guy out and their thoughtfulness much appreciated. Had a toddler having a meltdown and they were extremely nice , offered her fruit snacks and a rainbow bagel. Awesome gesture that this elephant does not forget. Bless up ladies read more

Bagel Cafe 23 - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Cedar Grove, New Jersey

Place doesn't have a clean vibe. They don't fully wrap the bagels. The service does bare minimum doenst label or package items like they care. Bagels are ok but will try to avoid in future. read more

Worst bagel I have ever had in NJ. Don't waste your money. Even the butter tastes weird.

This is a top tier bagel place. I live in New York and I kid you not, you could not find a better bagel than bagel cafe anywhere in the city. They're big, fluffy, and when they're hot, it's the best bagel I've ever had. No reason this place should have as low of a star count as it does. 5 STARS! Also very creative menu item names. Phil Murphy would love this place. read more

Terrible place! I have been going here for years! Stopped about a year ago why? Cause they always mess up your order! Like how hard is it to add salt pepper and ketchup on a egg bagel? I decided to try them again after a year! Same crap! I repeated 4 times egg on a plain bagel pepper ketchup! 4 freaking times! Nobody else was ordering so i know she heard me. I got a dry ass egg sandwich! To top it off they are expensive! Nope! not me and anyone i know will never walk in here again. The people that work here must hate there life. They all have a crappy attitude and dont even break a smile. On top of crappy service. read more

Fantastic local shop. They do bagels right and some nice damn sandwiches. The staff are always pleasant and quick. My favorite thing about this place: it used to be owned by a Jewish couple from Europe. They hired immigrants from Mexico, Honduras, and Santo Domingo and taught them how to make bagels right. Then they sold the business to a Korean couple. My authentic bagels are from an old Jewish recipe, made by Latino immigrants, in a shop owned by Korean immigrants. I'm eating America. read more

How many times can you ask for Salt, Pepper, and Ketchup (SPK) only to open up a dry Bacon Egg and Cheese? Been going there for years but don't want to put up with it anymore, not at today's prices! This is not once or twice either...pay attention to the details of someone's order...it means a lot to the customer. read more

Early start always hot and perfect! Friendly helpful staff. Happy to serve and great tasting coffee! read more

I went today and something has changed. I asked for a bacon egg and cheese and a plain bagel. They put the be&c on a plain bagel and blamed me. I'd repeated the order several times. But the cook is new, I've not seen him before. He was extremely rude. Too bad. This was once a great place. read more

Walked in to a friendly smile and warm hello. There was a large selection of bagels. I got an everything bagel with cream cheese. The cream cheese was not piled on super thick but I like it that way. If I am in the area I would come back and get a breakfast sandwich. read more

Overall have had good experiences here. They have messed up our order a couple of times, even after repeating it back to us (e.g. wrong spread on the wrong bagel) but otherwise the bagels come out fresh and delicious. Large iced coffee is a bit pricy ($3.25 for a large whereas a large iced coffee at Dunkin' half a mile down the road is $2.79) but otherwise the prices are fair - $5.50 for two bagels with cream cheese. Definitely my go-to bagel spot! read more

I live so close to this bagel shop that going to any other bagel shop is out of my way so when I'm in a rush, I give them a chance over and over again and every time I go my order is messed up one time I ordered a bagel with cream cheese, a buttered roll, and a hash brown. They put the hash brown inside the buttered roll, and I ordered in 20 minutes before arriving still wasn't ready they had to make it on the fly Today I went in and asked for one bagel not to be toasted with cream cheese and jelly and another bagel toasted with just cream cheese. They had to come back and ask me what my order is again after already charging me then I had to fix it because they made it wrong and at the end still made the order wrong I just did not want to wait anymore, if you have time go to any other bagel shop in this area and you will have a 10 times better experience somebody needs to take this place over and make some changes. They don't even ask for names for pick up orders so you have to reset your order over and over again I'd be surprised if anybody got their order 100%, correct read more

This place has really great bagels! I will definitely be coming back here for bagels with cream cheese, bagel sandwiches, and bagels to take home. Nothing fancy but exactly how a bagel place should be. read more

I'm dropping my rating since I last wrote a review. The only thing I think is even decent anymore in this place are the bagels (sometimes)...the breakfast sandwiches taste like they are cooked with old burnt oil on a dirty flat grill top...the coffee is watered down and the filters are dirt - the coffee has a stench and burnt bitter taste. Not sure if it's new management or owners, but the quality of everything has declined considerably and the prices are still high. read more

Best bagel around! When I was in high school, we used to come here for lunch. They were quick and affordable! The taylor ham and cheese on a kaiser roll is my go to! Friendly staff and easy parking lot to access. Two thumbs up! read more

This is the default place for high schoolers to get a quick breakfast or lunch. Awesome Taylor Ham, Egg, & Cheese (to out of staters, yes, that's actually what we have for breakfast here) and their coffee is probably the best you can get around this area. Good selection of drinks too - 99¢ Arizona cans are the best. read more

I've been going here for years and keep forgetting to yelp a review. Like everyone said below, this place has some of the best bagels of a lot of places, anywhere I've been... The bagels are always Consistent and good... Never a mistake with the order no matter how many people are packed in the place. Defiantly worth the repeat business. read more

Came here because I was in the neighborhood and really hungry. Will never come back. $1.00 bagel plus $3.80 for Taylor ham? My usual place charges 3.80 for a bagel with Taylor ham egg AND cheese. Bagel was terrible too. Way too many great bagel stores to waste time here. read more

I come here early in the morning for a bagel and coffee. I haven't tasted bagels this good in my life. The quality of the ingredients they use are e top notch. Sometimes there's a small line in the morning but the staff here is efficient and quick and I get out of there quickly after picking up my food to head to work. read more

The food there is horrible I wanted a Taylor ham and cheese simple basic. But they give me Taylor ham egg and cheese I didn't want that the egg scrambled it's horrible no flavor bagels soggy and the menus or confusing it to many options and Barley any bagels to choose from it was poppy or plane. read more

The bagels here reign supreme. They're the best around. This bagel shop also carries turkey bacon and turkey or beef sausage for a healthy alternative to your bacon/sausage egg and cheese. Their vegetable cream cheese is also extraordinary. read more

Best bagel place around bar none! Love it here, they are always great, the food is consistent and the bagels are super fresh. We're lucky to have this place in town! read more

This place is horrible! I barely got any cream cheese on my bagel. Never coming back here again.

I'm surprised there are no reviews here yet. Bagel Cafe 23 has, by far and unchallenged, the greatest bagels in the world. They must import water from the arctic or something (I've heard arctic water is the best kind of water..), because their bagels are unbelievable. I usually order a toasted everything bagel with cream cheese or a sausage, egg, and cheese on an everything bagel. Please go here to taste for youself. read more

The best bagles not only in Cedar Grove but most places. Service is excellent and sandwiches rock.

Just ok bagels. The price is on the high side. The layout for placing your order/paying/pickup really stinks. If there is a line they'll make you yell your order over everyone and then there is no way to even get them your money without bowling through the other people waiting... Really frustrating and becomes high anxiety, too much for breakfast! I constantly feel rushed and anxious here... people are always walking out shaking their heads because of how hectic and uncomfortable it is. The bagels just aren't worth it, this is NJ and there is another bagel place every 2 miles. I stopped coming here. read more

Great bagels for a great price. The service is very quick and staff is professional.

Complete ripoff. They pre-make sandwiches (gross unless you like cold Taylor ham!) and there is no discount on a dozen bagels. You get a bakers dozen and pay $3 less at the place down the road for the same quality if not better. Never going back. read more

I go in most saturdays for a bagel with cream cheese and it's always usually really good . Most of the time the bagels and soft and fresh. I have had the breakfast sandwiches too which are really good . Overall everyone is usually really friendly and it's a clean place . read more

I placed an order ahead of time for 6 mini onion bagels and 6 plain bagels. Picked it up Easter morning and even though I was charged for a dozen mini bagels, I discovered when I went to serve them that all I had was 7 plain mini bagels. I went back to get more, but they were out of minis. What really got me was their attitude and at first they wouldn't give me a refund. Told me it was impossible they made a mistake. And I couldn't prove I only received 7. Will never go there again. read more

I live a few blocks away and refuse to give them any business. The two women who work there are so nasty. The one that kind of looks like Salma Hayek (but busted) literally had a screaming match with me, a customer! I had to walk out and let my boyfriend deal with her. So unprofessional, just give me my bagel, swipe my card, and be done with it. I went again and when I walked in she whispered something in Spanish to the bigger girl. And they both laughed. I heard 'ella' but the rest was muffled. Classy ladies, talking about customers! Last chance, they charged my boyfriend 12 bucks for two BECs, and we got home and one was just an everything bagel, one was the correct order. We went back and the lady rang him up AGAIN. He threw a fit, refused to pay and left with the right order. Sad because it's a local business, but to management: your staff is low rent! read more

On the pricey side. $9.00 for 2 bagel sandwiches?? One bagel, which was on the small side, with very little veggie cream cheese on it & 2nd bagel was bacon, egg & cheese. The eggs were horrible. Not worth the time waiting & huddling in a small cramped space. Very disappointed. Other better bagel shops around. read more

just ok. tables needed cleaning. fly flying. egg, cheese & ham delicious - hard roll seemed store bought bun. transferred my egg, cheese & ham to a sesame bagel & it was tasty. but I shouldn't have to repair a meal. but good sandwich in the end. read more

I used to go here all the time in high school but once I realized what GOOD bagels taste like I hate this place. It takes them literally one second to make your Taylor, ham, egg and cheese sandwich because they're premade!! Once I got a sandwich with frozen cheese in it! Not only do their sandwiches suck but it is so confusing ordering and paying. I would recommend not going to this place read more

Great bagels....fast and friendly service. Very good Taylor Ham, egg and cheese sandwiches. Vegetable cream cheese and chicken salad also very good. read more

I have lived here since 1967. I go to this store maybe twice a year. On Thursday the 18th of April 2014, I ordered tea with milk and 1 sugar. the female worker made the tea too light ( too much cream my tea looked white) so I ask for a new tea bag. She just used the old tea bag and cup. The Hispanic owner asked in Spanish"What is going on?" which I understood. He told me that now he had to wasted a tea bag. I offered to pay but he said " no" with the bad attitude. NOW I DON'T UNDERSTAND THIS IS AMERICA!!!!!!! CUSTOMER SERVICE IS OUR # 1 PRIORITY IN SMALL OR RETAIL BUSINESS. read more