Big Apple Bagels has a wide variety of savory and sweet bagels. They also offer a selection of house made cream cheeses, as well as deli style salads. Chips are also available. I have heard good things about their muffins. Choices make this spot ideal for breakfast or lunch. Chewy on the outside, bagels give way to a light and fluffy inside. Even days later, they maintain this consistency, when reheated, in a toaster oven. The mix on the everything bagels is well distributed, and does not all fall off when being cut. Everything bagels are made with choice of plain or wheat bagel base. Wheat are a little more dense. Not only are the plain fluffier, but the flavor of the toppings is more pronounced. One of my children loves the pretzel bagels. It is more on the dense side, yet still soft. The sourdough bagels are light and airy. They get a thicker crust than the other bagels. These are great for sandwiches. The pumpernickel work well for sandwiches as well. Cheese bagels are cheese and garlic. We have yet to try their sweet bagels. Even late morning or early afternoon, on a weekday, they are busy. The parking lot fills up. Many people seem to be getting their orders to-go. As such, a parking spot opens up quickly. There seems to be an adequate number of tables. The staff has a bit of that short, to the point, stereotypical, Big Apple attitude. Staff is quick and efficient. The line moves quickly. Orders may be placed via their app. Catering is also available. read more

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Service wasn't great. The Sunday morning crew was inattentive, unprofessional, and went between tasks wearing same gloves. My breakfast sandwich was good. The bagels themselves lacked flavor, even the everything ones. The store was also quite dirty and messy read more

my husband and I were so excited to try the well known Big Apples Bagels. Well this morning was not a great impression. Everything inside looked broken (Ice maker, cash register...ect.) I didn't see anyone really cooking anything. My breakfast sandwich was absolutely disgusting. My egg whites tasted like it was frozen, as well as my turkey sausage. The Employees were pretty unorganized and not very friendly at all. They were getting frustrated with each other infront of the customers. I'm not sure if this business has been taken over with new owners, but I was very sad with everything about this place. read more

Been coming here for delicious fresh bagels for years. The staff is pleasant and provides good service. We mostly get take out, but it's a nice little spot to sit and have your bagel if you wanted. read more

Convenient little bagel shop on the corner of busy Beechmont Avenue. I have been here multiple times and the bagels are delicious and fresh. Honestly, the coffee is not my favorite and there's plenty of other places I would prefer to get coffee from but this is a great place for bagels with cream cheese and bagels sandwiches. I like how the person taking your order is also the person who put your order together, so nothing gets lost in translation. They seem to have a pretty good system and has not left me hungry. Great for bagels but unless you enjoy gas station, coffee, just stick to the bagels here. read more

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Love their bagels and other menu selections but...been there 3 times in the last 2 weeks, 1st time they were out of napkins, second time still out of napkins and now small bags too. Today napkins and bags are back but only one person working both the front and the back during the lunch rush and today they were out of plain cream cheese. Getting harder and harder to like them read more

My family and I love this place! Recently completed some renovations but this is a morning hot spot if you are local to the area. The best breakfast sandwiches, and bagels. read more

This used to be my favorite bagel place in town, but the last 2 or 3 visits they have been really skimpy with the schmear and not quite as friendly. Whoever wrote on this sleeve just wanted to go home. read more

Big Apple Bagels - My coffee was handed to me with this dirty, disgusting sleeve - Bagels Near Me - Cincinnati, Ohio

Has to be my favorite place to get a bagel in Cincinnati. The options of bagels as well as cream cheese is unmatched!

The tasty bagels are back to normal today. Yay! I stayed away for a while due to the problems mentioned in my previous post. Glad to say that my visit this morning went well. read more

Delicious bagels, but they are veryyyyyy small :( onion and chive cream cheese is so good read more

Big Apple Bagels - Jalapeño bagel - Bagels Near Me - Cincinnati, Ohio

out of stuff all the time. when i spoke to the manager about it he said i always come in and complain "all the time." thats because you mess up my order and are out of stuff all the time. always out of garlic parmesan bagels out of chicken out of pickles the manager literally argued with me about being out of stuff all the time and said "stuff happens." maybe you should run your restaurant better, keep things stocked, and make people's orders correctly. read more

Yum! Finally made it into Big Apple! I love having a bagel shop so nearby. Pretty much the only bagel shop in Anderson aside from Panera. The parking lot sucks but everything else is pretty good! I grabbed a bagel with cream cheese and a couple mini muffins for the kiddo. I say this warmly, my bagel and coffee was good. Not over the top amazing but just good. I wouldn't necessarily call this the trendiest shop as it certainly has a mom and pop shop feel. Might be a little rough around the edges but the service and food is good enough for a quick breakfast. read more

Big Apple Bagels - Garlic Parm w plain cream cheese - Bagels Near Me - Cincinnati, Ohio

I live in NY, I visit my sister in OH, I always can't resist stopping by, it's delicious, the owners are very friendly, the lady owner is very sweet and kind, once I went there and the credit card machine was not working, she gave me my order, I was short on cash, however I promised to come back and I did! Thank you for your business Big Apple Bagel read more

Went to order online for a carry-out sandwich. At the end of the ordering process where it totals up tax, etc. it said "add $3.11 for minimum carry-out cost" or something like that. Taking the total to $12. So I went to the actual store and said, "I tried to order online but it said there was a minimum for carry-out orders." She said, "yeah, we have to charge that to cover the cost of our online site." I just walked out. I'm not buying a $12 bagel sandwich, sorry. Why wouldn't you just charge more for the sandwich on the menu instead of shocking the customer with BS charges? "We're charging you $3 more cuz we wanna!" No thanks. read more

Always friendly, clean and fast service. Great breakfast option for everyone! Going after 2pm gets discounted bagels!

Disgusting dirty and rude owners, where's the Board of Health? I was excited to try this because they are never open. I thought it was closed down. It's closed when I go to work and off work. I happened to run an errand on my break and saw they were open. I left after standing in line 15 mins. The male owner was walking back and forth from the office to kitchen. The female owner was clearly in distress about something (and was on her mobile phone) looking at the line out the door messing with the cash register all while wearing her black food gloves going back and forth to the kitchen putting bagels on a sheet pan. It was disgusting to watch and more frustrating to know her disrespect to the customers. The kitchen walls were gross and the cream cheese case, while they looked delish, was dirty. 2 young children were running back and forth from the dinning area past the bakery & deli cases into the office all while openly coughing. Kids are kids, it's not their fault but a restaurant kitchen is not place for them. The 3rd employee was trying her best to wait on customers while avoiding knocking into to the kids. The lack of cleanliness clearly is alarming and this is not a place I will spend a single cent of my money. Disappointing because the baked goods and cream cheese varieties looked to be amazing. read more

The bagels are delicious. I normally get the Cinnamon Apple Pie bagel with Honey Cinnamon cream cheese or the Chocolate Chip bagel with Strawberry cream cheese. As well, they have muffins that while they don't seem to baked in house, they're still delicious. The only negative is they NEVER wipe down their cutting board. Just go in and look at it and you'll see it covered in crumbs. I've had too many times where my cinnamon bagel tastes like garlic. Disgusting. read more

Big Apple Bagels - Here's the cutting board at just 8:30 in the morning. How hard is it to wipe down a cutting board? - Bagels Near Me - Cincinnati, Ohio

Every time I come in these people act like they would rather be anywhere else. The one younger man literally moved as slow as humanly possible when a woman ordered a sandwich in front of me while I waited to just buy two coffees and leave. The creamer was old too and I ended up throwing my coffee away because it was off. I love that they have great flavored coffee but that was my last time in there. read more

Our office gets Bagels from this establishment every Wednesday morning. The food they sold us was subpar. I spoke with coleman, he did not seem surprised at my phone call . The person answered the phone this was obviously not the first phone call about their poor quality food that they knew they handed out and sold this morning read more

The service was fast, but the food was absolutely disgusting. The bacon was so nasty I threw it away. The bagel was stale tasting and my husband couldn't finish his it tasted so fake. For 15 dollars we threw away half the meal. Unfortunately won't be going here again. read more

Stopped here for breakfast given we had passed by before and seen big crowds waiting. The food was underwhelming and the coffee undrinkable (burnt flavor). Place seemed pretty dirty which turned me off on the food. May have hit on a bad day but will not be returning. read more

Decent food but poor service the last few times. I don't understand their concept of ordering and then waiting to pay until after they make the food. It just makes the line twice as long because you're essentially waiting in line twice, it would be easier if you paid while ordering so you could just grab your food when it's ready and leave? Tried to get a foundation drink and the guy said they were out of regular cups and offered a smaller coffee cup for soda, but then said I would still be charged for a regular fountain drink? Poor communication as well, they are not friendly during a rush. They just stare at you and then get annoyed when you put your card in too soon after they "gesture" to the card machine. read more

The best bagel shop in the area! Fresh bagels everyday and homemade cream cheese, you can't go wrong! Their iced coffee is a hidden gem as well. The shop can get crowded but the line moves quick and anything you order is always worth it. read more

I feel like a Scrooge with this review, but the location in Anderson is filthy dirty. Lots of employees doing nothing. My turkey was grey. Someone is going to get sick. read more

The first time I went here I had a great experience, this time it was a bad experience . There was 5 in our family & a young guy took one of our orders & walked away , then a girl took the rest of our orders not sure what happen but we had to repeat what we had ordered . The egg sandwich was good & full & the bagels have flavor but none of the other bagel sandwiches were filled much . The Two bagels with crème cheese were skimpy ( thin layer of crème cheese on one side of bagel ) & so were the 2 roast beef sandwiches, what a disappointment especially for the price . I do not think I will be back . If the workers made a sandwich for themselves I am sure it would be thicker . I hope the owners read the reviews so they can improve before they lose more customers. read more

I literally just walked out I was standing up there in front of the case while this guy behind the case was talking to another guy and I didn't know if the guy was a customer or what because they were talking personal stuff. So while I'm standing up there thinking someone is gonna ask if they can help me that didn't happen at all. I walked over to the register as the people we're coming in that's when someone started asking can I help someone that's while I'm standing right in front of the register and I had to tell them what I wanted before anyone else could say anything. But while I was standing in front of the case I'm looking at the guy behind the case talking and 2 other females but no one asked if they could help me even when I was in front of the register and clearly the next one in line. You tell me how that would make you feel ‍ read more

The bagels are good and service is good. The interior really needs to be cleaned and painted!

Definitely my favorite bagel shop in Cincinnati! The blueberry and chocolate chip muffins are to die for! So yummy, perfect, and satisfying. To be honest, you won't find a better pumpkin spiced latte anywhere else. And I praise Starbucks - but BAB PSLs blow Starbucks out of the water. Love love love this place. Their menu is full of options to make everyone happy. The staff is super friendly. And it's easy to find! Great place. Highly recommend. read more

I have lived here for over 20 years. Panera, Bruegger's and Marx Bagels have all been favorites for awhile but this place is the best. A bagel is an entire food group of it's own. I love the Honey Oat, Salt and Jalapeño bagels here at Big Apple. The best cream cheese in my opinion is Strawberry but I have yet to sample the Apple Cinnamon. Their coffee rocks! I have a new favorite. Parmesan and Garlic bagels never fail me and all I need is plain cream cheese. It just keeps getting better and better at this place and I have changed my rating to a 5 star. They will give you a freezer bag with a half dozen.......not that 6 bagels would sit long enough in my house to go bad! I am loving the Big Apple in Queen City. read more

OK food--could be cleaner...but please don't charge me 3.5% surcharge for using my bank card (versus cash) to pay for mediocricy. Next time there, I'll expect a discount for the cost of a side trip to the ATM. read more

I do not like leaving bad reviews but sometimes you just have to do it. I went to big Apple to grab a sandwich & I noticed that the girl helping me still had her food prep gloves on while giving me my change, she did take one of them off while handling the cash but the other gloves hand was holding the register drawer. I asked her if she was going to change her gloves before making my sandwich (I felt like a total Karen) & her reply was that she didn't touch the money with a glove on but didn't seem to understand that her other hand was on the cash register drawer? I took my sandwich home & threw it away & will not be back. All I ask is for the manager to have a mandatory meeting on why gloves are worn & why they are not to be reused. So gross read more

Updating to say I went back and skipped the microwaved egg situation. This time opted for an everything bagel with onion & chive cream cheese. The bagels are still not my cup of tea really airy and fluffy but the cream cheese was out of this world. Home made with red onion & chives, I found myself licking the wrapper. Would totally come back just for this. A-OK but stick to the classics. read more

Big Apple Bagels - Roast beef lunch meal - Bagels Near Me - Cincinnati, Ohio

Nice begal store with plenty of fresh muffins and baked goodies. I enjoy their smoothies and muffins. The coffee is pre-made and depending on the day can taste a little burnt. The interior is out dated, but give it a few years it will be vintage. The outdoor seating is right in the parking lot with tons of traffic so not a nice place to sit they need some sort of screen. read more

The bagels are delicious without the hard outside that make eating some bagels a struggle. I like that their specials are offered to customers who visit the shop, if you don't go, you don't know! The menu isn't big so you don't have much to study, but the staff works at a fast clip so either be ready to order or defer to the next ready customer. I'm a big fan of sandwiches and recommend the breakfast Southern Tradition over other sandwiches because you get the most bang for your buck . I think it is odd the breakfast BLT is 3-something and is bacon, lettuce, tomato, your choice of cream cheese on a bagel, but the BLT sandwich is 5 and change is just bacon, lettuce and tomato on a bagel. read more

Big Apple Bagels - Bagels Near Me - Cincinnati, Ohio

I agree with Cindy, their bagels are more of a light fluffy and airy bagel, which I was in the mood for when I visited Big Apple Bagel. Got a Southern Tradition (sausage egg and cheese) on a toasted garlic parmesan bagel, it was pretty good for $3.89! U can make it a breakfast value meal w/ a coffee for $4.39. This place is called big apple bagel but they definitely don't have nyc's crazy prices ;) They've got a great selection of fresh bagels & cream cheese (both sweet and savory, the chocolate chip cream cheese has generous choco chips in it!) Reminds me those nyc bagel shops w/ lots of interesting cream cheese flavors, only if big apple bagels also sells lox too... read more

Big Apple Bagels - Southern Tradition (sausage, egg & cheese) - Bagels Near Me - Cincinnati, Ohio

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After moving back from Boston, I was in need of a New York style bagel. I knew that I would be in good hands with Big Apple Bagels nearby! Big Apple Bagels is a locally owned franchise in Anderson Township, Cincinnati. They offer excellent bagels, coffee, espresso, tea, breakfast sandwiches, and lunch sandwiches. All of their bagels are made on the premises fresh every day! A big thing for me when it comes to bagels is the cream cheese. I am hardly ever satisfied with plain cream cheese. I need flavor and lots of it. Big Apple Bagels has you covered with cream cheese. They have so many flavors! They have a cheesy ones, fruity ones, veggie ones, a cinnamon one, and my favorite, the onion and chive cream cheese. I always have to warn the nearest person of my future breath! In fact, they have so much cream cheese that their display cooler near the counter has only cream cheese. Each flavor gets it's own tub. If you have a soft spot for fresh well made bagels, this is the place for you to go! read more

Big Apple Bagels - Bagels Near Me - Cincinnati, Ohio

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Fresh Bagels and even better bagel sandwiches! The Harvarti and Turkey (add bacon) on a better cheddar with fresh chive and onion cream cheese is my go to at Big Apple. Call ahead your order to pick up, because the lines in the mornings and weekends can be long! read more

Big Apple Bagels - Bagels Near Me - Cincinnati, Ohio

Pretty good tuna fish, egg salad and chicken salad. Big apple has the best selection of cream cheese around. Made fresh each day. Hours here are until 3:00 so they do sell out of fav items. read more

This place used to be really good....like 10 years ago. Everything used to be made fresh---currently not the case. It's all outsourced and not fresh, but probably reheated. Obviously , it probably was sold or under new ownership because everything has declined. The girls working there were rolling their eyes at us. I guess they were annoyed that there were customer that wanted breakfast...oh god! How annoying! The coffee was sludge. Anyone who says they make a drive for this place. I am sorry, but you are deprived. It was tasteless food & utterly bad read more