With temperatures climbing, my pregnant daughter, her boyfriend, and I made an early Saturday run to Brooklyn Bridge Bagel Works to get ahead of the heat and grab breakfast. Walking in, the first thing you notice is the selection. Bagels everywhere, a long list of house-made schmears, breakfast sandwiches, lox, coffee, smoothies, and enough choices to keep repeat visits interesting. I went with the Jalapeño breakfast bagel with Lox. It was good as served, but after a few bites I took the egg off and actually enjoyed it more. The smoked salmon, jalapeño cream cheese, and fresh bagel carried plenty of flavor on their own. The real endorsement came from my daughter and her boyfriend, who both loved their meals. Service was friendly, prices were very reasonable for downtown Chico, and the day-old bagel deals are a nice bonus if you're taking some home. Good food, good service, lots of choices, and a great spot to start a Chico morning. I'll be back read more

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Great spot to get breakfast bagels. They do either an open faced salmon one or you can do a salmon and egg sandwich that's hot. It's decent for the price that you get and their service has been really helpful. It takes a couple minutes to wait, but that's normal. It's not fast food. They also have Dale old bagels for like three dollars so it's a good deal if you get there early. Don't forget about their Saturday and Sunday early bird special or the sandwiches are almost 30% cheaper. read more

The first and last time I was here was years ago - in 2012. I remember I got a breakfast bagel and an orange juice, and it was nothing special. Despite attending Chico State and being downtown frequently, I never came here. I revisited very recently for Taste of Chico. Not much changed - the restaurant looked almost exactly as I had remembered it. It's not very big and is dimly lit inside. I was eager to try this place again because they were giving away free smoothies and bagels for Taste of Chico. I went in and said I was here to try the items. They had me give them 2 tickets [you get 8 tickets for Taste of Chico] to try both items. When I got the items, I was extremely disappointed. The woman at the counter handed me a teeny tiny container used for sauces and then a bagel that was no better than one I could get at the grocery store with a side of butter. You'd think they would put in more effort if they wanted to reel in more customers. What a WASTE of my tickets! Other businesses were giving away much, much larger portions. Also, the smoothie was awful and tasted like something out of a package. Unlikely for me to return to this business - not worth the effort. read more

Brooklyn Bridge Bagel Works - Their idea of a free smoothie! A sauce container! - Bagels Near Me - Chico, California

Best bagel sandwich I have EVER had. Very nice staff great service and selection was amazing read more

Brooklyn Bridge Bagel Works - Wow! best bagel sando I've ever had. cheddar garlic w herb garlic smear / veggie scramble. Everything is perfect - selection is huge. - Bagels Near Me - Chico, California

Took 45 min to get one bagel Be prepared. I checked in with the staff to make sure they didn't loose order. They replied were busy. read more

Used to come here during my undergrad at Chico State. I absolutely loved this place! The most authentic bagels and the best cream cheese. Literally 5 stars. 5 years later , a new owner and I can't believe the quality of this place has gone down. They say they have the same recipe but the bagels are shit and so thin. The bagels use to be thick. They said they use the same bagel recipe but I highly doubt it, they're probably cutting corners. The cream cheese is watery, it shouldn't even be classified as cream cheese. They put very little cream cheese on my bagel but it managed to make my bagel soggy. What kind of cream cheese does that? It was more like a sauce. My suggestion is if you're going to keep the name Brooklyn Bridge Bagel Works, maybe go to Brooklyn NY and eat a bagel, because this was disgraceful. The service was not great. The woman who took my order didn't greet me and seemed to have an attitude with other customers . The place was ok, they remodeled recently. They wanted to go for a more modern vibe, but honestly I would've focused more on the quality of food than ambience. I wish I could have spent my 7 dollars towards a plane ticket to Brooklyn. read more

Brooklyn Bridge Bagel Works - Sad bagel with sad cream cheese - Bagels Near Me - Chico, California

I came here to get a quick bite to eat, just a jalapeño Parmesan bagel, toasted with butter. I noticed that many people seemed to be waiting for their orders for a while. I ended up waiting over 30 minutes for a bagel with butter and staff did not apologize for the wait or offer me a refund. My order was completely forgotten about, and then when they finally inputted it into their order system, it took ridiculously long. When I eventually got my bagel I realized I could have went to Safeway, bought Thomas bagels, and made a better toasted bagel myself. Bagel had no crisp to it and was thin and soggy. Pretty ironic to have a bagel shop titled Brooklyn Bagel Works when there is no hustle. read more

Your site here and on public said your open today Thanksgiving until 1pm. We drove up, it's 11:am parked and......your closed. Hmmm. We drove somewhere else and got our small breakfast before turkey dinner with our kids. We traveled from Idaho, used to live in California. I do not care about the following reasons; Short staff Forgot to change hours Wanted to give day off to employees. Young employees called off sick. There were no excuses for error in my badge career or veteran years. read more

I have never left a review on any site like this before now which should say a lot seeing as how I am now making the effort to post one. I am profoundly disappointed to see that the charming little breakfast and lunch nook I spent time going to in my high school years has been sterilized and turned into a gentrified millennial tiktok influencer hellscape. Gone are the days of interesting murals on the wall, or a very homely menu hanging from the ceiling. Every last thing that made this business interesting under the previous owners has been stripped away and replaced with lifeless white walls and a few generic 'Live, Laugh, Love.' esque picture frames ordered off of Etsy. But the food is still good right? No, my dear reader. For reasons beyond understanding, these chucklefucks somehow managed to ruin that as well. I ordered the hangover helper and what I received was not the delicious and tasteful sandwich of the past but some nightmarish amalgamation of bland eggs, anorexic sausage, and what I can only describe as a generous helping of macslop that looked like it had taken a bit too much Zinc. I could forgive a shoddy atmosphere, but I cannot forgive whatever this unholy abomination was. I ate the sandwich and immediately afterwards felt less empty than I did before eating it. The mac and cheese completely overwhelmed the other flavors and that is incredible given that I got the sandwich and onion and garlic bagels. So okay, the sandwich was mediocre--Maybe the potatoes would be okay? Wrong, again. The potatoes when I would get them in years past were always seasoned and cooked to perfection. Just enough to be crispy, but not enough to feel like I was crunching down on a chip. I opened the container and my eyes did witness a most troubling sight. Not a single ounce of moisture was to be seen within the container. I precariously placed a forkful of the potatoes into my mouth and it felt like I had just put the entirety of the sahara into it. Not only were they exceedingly dry, but they were seasoned with what I could only describe as a hint of salt and pepper. My disappointment at this point was nearing rock bottom, but it would pierce through said bottom and enter the deepest, darkest reaches once I took a sip of the coffee. I am a truly forgiving and merciful person at heart, but the moment the coffee out of everything else is the single worst thing then all bets are off. In years past, they used to have a counter lined with different coffees from Cal Java and a few other local businesses. Now? It's two dispensers filled with what I can only describe as whatever backwater swill they were able to grab off of Amazon for cheap. I tried their medium blend without creamer (Because for some reason they didn't have the creamer out beforehand????) and let me tell you, it was the foulest thing I ever had the displeasure of putting in mouth since my ex. It was overly bitter, stale, and provided absolutely no joy to my life. I will never return to this place, and I highly encourage those that value their money and time to go elsewhere. You people have turned this place into a gentrified hellscape that is part and whole of the reason why people make fun of our generation. Yes, I am a millennial too. Shocker. Disrespectfully yours, random opinionated online nobody. read more

Great bagels in downtown Chico. We enjoyed the egg sandwiches as well as the garlic cream cheese....super garlicky! Bagels have a good chew and the food is decently priced. Always a go to me for me when I'm in town. read more

They cannot toast a bagel to save their life and trust me I've tried to say it in every way possible to do so; "extra toasted" "double toasted" "crispy" "well done" "burn it" "for the love of god whatever it takes for some color on that bagel" and it still comes cold and soft. I rarely go there now because I have to either decide I'm ok with that or get the cream cheese on the side and take the bagel home and toast it myself. At least the customer service is friendly. read more

I come here all the time as a Butte College student that rides the bus every morning. Honestly- great sandwiches. The service is great as well. I personally love their menu and the whole vibe of the place. read more

First time here in over 10 years and was disappointed. Had a egg and bacon sandwich and The bagels did not taste fresh, the egg and bacon were fine. The music was loud and club-like for 8am, it was a bit much. I would not come back. read more

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My BLT on an everything bagel was soooo good. I'll for sure be craving it again, 10/10 recommend. People are always nice there too :) read more

Brooklyn Bridge Bagel Works - BLT on an everything bagel - Bagels Near Me - Chico, California

Just OK, disorganized and over priced. Stopped in this morning for a bagel and first thing I noticed is that they were really disorganized. The people behind the counter weren't even acknowledging customers that were waiting in line (they seem distracted with something ). I was eventually able to place my order, but the process for a simple order was tedious and I can't imagine what it would've been like if I had ordered a sandwich or something more complicated. The next surprise came when they rang me up and charged six bucks for a plain bagel with plain cream cheese, and then another five dollars for a soda. The bagels were OK but nothing special and certainly not worth six dollars so maybe save your money and find another place that's a little bit more organized, better priced and offers a better quality product. read more

First time visiting Chico and wanted a quick breakfast bagel to go! The ambiance was cute. However the breakfast sandwiches were not the best in my opinion. I got the veggie wish sandwich- it just needed more flavour to me. Something was definately missing. Not a fannn. Good thing I took out the cheese because my girlfriend said the bagel she got had way too much cheese. read more

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Food is not what expected and over price, service not the greatest they don't make the food as requested and they still charge for extras.

Food was good. There is an 18% fee if you order over 6 bagels would be nice if that was posted online but otherwise it's decent for grab and go. read more

Hadn't been to this place in a while, but had a taste for the Hot Pastrami Sando. Placed order for a couple of Sandos, and had coworker pick it up. WOW, to say I was disappointed is an understatement! I was nothing like I was used to. Typically this Sammy comes with pastrami, Swiss cheese, lettuce, tomato, onions, mustard and mayo and is delishhhhh!!!, What I got today was pastrami, mustard, and some sweet crappy coleslaw!!!! Yucckkkkk! It was gross, and the price with tax was $13.00!! Yeah, that will be a hard pass for me in the future, how disappointing to see such a great bagel joint go down to a point where I wont be back. Happy there are other places in Chico that serve great sandos on bagels, bummed tat Bagel works used to be my first choice for a bagel pastrami sando. read more

I love cinnamon raisins bagels, but not these. I purchased six of them from Brooklyn Bridge Bagel Works at 6:30 A.M. yesterday morning (I was the first customer). I took them home and started to eat one immediately. It was dry, overcooked, hard, and had no cinnamon smell with few (I counted three) raisins. I thought I got a bad one, so I tried another. Same and only four raisins in it. I cut up the others and the max raisins found was four in one bagel. None smelled or tasted like cinnamon spice. I dumped them in the trash where they belonged. I won't be returning. read more

Bagels are no better than the bakery section of Raleys or Safeway. They used to be so so good until the original owners sold the business. It is heartbreaking to go in there now. No tables, No more soul. Just a shell of what it used to be read more

They don't boil the bagels before baking, makes for bread like bagels instead of dense and moist. I can get those from safeway. Schmear was cold, bagel was toasted, cold schmear won out the temperature differential. Bagel dogs are from frozen, should bake a few each morning. Coffee was good. Only actual bagel shop in town, so I was really hoping for a better experience. If the people that manage/own the shop are not far from having a 5 star place, but it would take a little money to spruce the place up and a reboot on the food with some added steps. I doubt anyone is starting work at 3am based upon the finished product. I'd also get a cart and sell coffee + bagels in the AM on or near CSU to bulk up topline (lots of ways to maximize and a keep quality). Contact me if you want to sell. read more

Definitely a little hole in the wall. They do great bagels but I've had at least three times where I ordered no onions and got onions. Clearly staff is lazy with reading the tags and if I had an allergy to onions I would have been running to the emergency room. Definitely check your order before you leave incase they need to remake something. First time I went in there to order in person the lady who took my order was very rude. I've only ever gotten a smile from one guy, who I think is the manager. Yes prices have gone up since covid but I noticed if ordering online for delivery the prices go up so keep that in mind read more

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$12 for two mediocre bagels. Gave this place a second chance after I came a year ago at the height of COVID where they got pissed at me because I wanted them to wear gloves. One year later. Still no gloves. Dogshit read more

Never have gotten a good bagel from here ever!!! Super over priced and just bad. Genuinely this place would be out of business if chico actually had a good spot for bagels. I keep wanting them to be good but just continuously get disappointed. Stay away for real read more

I'm Obsessed with their Lox Bagel/Sundried tomato cream cheese! Really great service and food every time I've been! read more

Super nice people, helpful and accommodating, great bagels and it looks like their breakfast sandwiches are on point too. We also got smoothies, they were good but wouldn't get one everyday, too much syrup for sweetener, would recommend some all fruit versions to compete with Jamba down the street (which is closed for a number of hours that Brooklyn bagel is open). Parking can be about sticky but it's a short walk to any of the downtown parking. read more

I don't like leaving negative reviews but here's my first (& most likely last) experience here: The employees were very unwelcoming, the establishment was dirty & they put together the food without gloves. Bare hands shouldn't touch cooked food, in my opinion. The breakfast sandwiches we got were just okay. Had the bagels been toasted more I think they would have been much better, but that might just be personal preference. I hope this place is able to read these reviews & take them as learning lessons & improve going forward. read more

This place was amazing and charming for years. The original owners sold the business and it's gone downhill, fast. It makes me sad to see this happen. Food is meh, decor is very Instagram trendy (not a compliment- I miss the bridge), prices have increased, and quality has suffered. read more

We were still up from the night before and we needed some breakfast sandwhiches to put an end to the night on the town. I called in a Traditional Lox Sandwhich, The Super Bagel and a Cinnamon Sugar Butter Bagel. They told me less than 10 mins I could swing by & pick it up. Went in and got my order and came back home. This was my first time trying this establishment for breakfast. I think it's pretty cool that they have a little place like this in Chico. Overall, the sandwhiches were pretty basic. The price point is what you would expect for a breakfast sandwhich. It didn't have any crazy flavors that jumped out at you when you took a bite but it was indeed filling. It felt a bit on the dry side as I was eating. Definitely keep a drink handy. I would come back but I would probably try a few different breakfast places around town before settling on this one as my go-to. Thanks guys! read more

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I love Brooklyn Bagels. When I was living in Chico this was always my go to breakfast place. I'm not a huge breakfast person since I can not eat meat or eggs. The best thing to do is grab a bagel and potatoes and then head to Dutch bros and head back home to eat breakfast in bed. This is really the best thing when hungover.... Come on, it's Chico! The sun dried tomato basil cream cheese is everything. I love the flavor of this cream cheese. Even years later it still tastes the same. All their bagels are delicious. I've never had a bad flavor. Also their day old sale is awesome. Only a day old not bad! I keep store bought bagels for over a week so day old is still fresh to me. The potatoes have really great flavor as well. Overall this is a great breakfast and will keep you full almost all day. Great for a hungover stomach and mind haha. read more

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Bagels and bagel sandwiches are terrific, and the staff is wonderful. I like to go there to see their bright smiles alone! The bagels are fresh and tasty, and all of the ingredients they use for the sandwiches are fresh and well prepared. One minor suggestion would be to have a little more comfortable seating to hang out in the great atmosphere. read more

Was in Chico for a week of training at California State University, Chico. I have a think for Lox (or that style of smoked salmon) on an everything toasted bagel for breakfast. Found Brooklyn Bridge Bagel works on yelp and it was only a couple blocks from CSUC. Stopped in twice during the week and will go back during my next training session in March. School was not in session when I went so parking out front was easy and service was prompt. When I walked in there was a table of older gentleman who eagerly said good morning when I made eye contact with one of them. That created a friendlly neighborhood vibe and the rest of the experience and food was also very pleasant. read more

Not a fan. Worst bagels I've had. Service is fine, always disappointed when I go back and overpriced. Hoping for improvement

I love bagels, they are like pizza you can't have a bad one... or so I thought. These bagels are not good. I take it the 2 inches high of cream cheese is to mask the bad taste and texture of the bagel. Save your money because they are overpriced for the bad quality. My first and last time trying this place! read more

Food is good but I'm leaving a bad review because this place has some of the rudest employees I've ever met. Also it's overpriced.

Best breakfast after a night at the bars! (A different time in my life lol) I still love this place now that I'm a "real" adult. Their sun dried tomato cream cheese is my favorite. Lots of variation for bagels. Day old bagels on sale too. I just wish they offered more of their selection on DoorDash because I would order from there way more often. read more

I could smell bagels cooking and you know how that is so I had to pass by and take a glimpse at the Brooklyn Bridge & out front they had a big display of bagels that were bagged and on sale for two bags for one dollar of course I got some read more

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We stopped here on the morning we were leaving town for light breakfast and it was the perfect choice. I was a little sad they didn't have a few tables outside because we ended up eating in our car since we were about to hit the road, but the food was good enough to forgive that. I got a jalepeno pepper jack bagel with sun dried tomato smear. It was perfectly toasted and had the perfect amount of smear. The flavor was fantastic as well. It really took a breakfast staple like bagel with cream cheese and took it to the next level. If you need breakfast and aren't in the mood for a huge plate of food at a sit down place, this is the choice for you. read more

Best bagels on the west coast! I've been frequenting this establishment for nearly 30 years and the quality is still excellent. We love the breakfast and lunch bagel sandwich options, the breakfast potatoes, and the service best of all. I've had a bagel bar for my staff and these guys hooked me up with some amazing options of bagels and different spreads. It was a great breakfast for my staff, and everyone was so pleased! I only regret not taking a picture of the bagel bar with the toasters going. New owner is wonderful to work with. Thank you, Brooklyn Bridge Bagel Works! read more