Good Times Bagels is hands down my favorite bagel shop in Boise. I've been here plenty of times…read morenow, and it never disappoints. The wood-fired bagels make all the difference - you get that perfect crust on the outside and a chewy, flavorful center that feels like someone actually cared while making it. The space has character too. The art by Kylar Mertz on the walls gives the place a creative, local feel that makes it more than just a grab-and-go breakfast stop. Yes, there's usually a wait. But it moves, and honestly, it's worth every minute. When food is this good, a short line just feels like confirmation you picked the right place.

Good times bagels is a great spot for breakfast or lunch! They have delicious wood fired bagels and…read moreyou can watch as they make and fire them which is always entertaining for adults and kiddos. They have a good variety of bagels and sandwich options so eveyone will have something they enjoy. Their gluten free bagels are my favorite! They are cooked to perfection, not crumbly, dry, or grainy. I don't know how they do it. They also have a vegan cream cheese so everyone's got an option. Sometimes the bagels can be a little crunchier but with the toppings I get on a sandwich it's never deterred me from coming back. They have great indoor and outdoor seating and no lot but plenty of streets to park around within a 1-2 block radius. Their late is also great just the perfect size and ratios!

I had the vegan egg sandwich on an everything bagel. It was delicious. The service was quick, and…read moreconsidering how busy it was, the area was quite clean. The vibe of the place is relaxed, with plenty of natural light and it's dog-friendly. My crew ordered the Salomon bagel and the BLT bagel, and there were no leftovers! Well done.

I felt like this place was a little overrated…read more Absolutely pass on the hot honey bagel! The pickles were overpowering and we ended up wasting most of it. Egg and Cheese was nothing to write home about. I would be interested to try just the regular bagels with a spread, but as for the sandwiches I would pass. Limited seating inside but the patio was cute.

we love this place! you could eat here everyday and never eat the same thing, there's so many…read moreoptions for breakfast and lunch. they are very fast at making the food and there's so many drink choices as well, you can buy their signature cream cheese for home too! we eat here basically everyday!! and for bagels places they are open the latest, so if you're not a morning person this place is also great

Affordable bagels and friendly service. Small shoppe with limited seating. Next time I'm in Boise…read moreI'm making it a point to stop here for a bagel Sammy. They looked delicious!

I love the food and atmosphere. I'm beginner at fancy food and coffee so a simple bagel and matcha…read moremade me happy and chill!

Eggs were blacker than normal for a boiled egg and smelled rancid, showed staff they said there was…read morenothing wrong with it :( store overall looked nice but i feel like i got gaslit as they said "umm.. have u ever boiled an egg before?" As the only response. They couldve said hey so this happens when u boil and egg, and i couldve said okay but smells like bad eggs and the entire underside of the yolk is black too, but instead i was just left feeling stupid :( left and didnt eat it If it is normal, thats fine but they just got defensive and made me feel stupid for being nervous. Its 2 teenage girls so idk if they know how to cook lol Sure this place is fine otherwise but this was my first experience here :((

Refined and fun. Artistic pastries, and delicious Turkish coffee. Great service, very nice and…read morerelaxing atmosphere.

Cute cafe with lovely, personable owners. Just by the looks you can tell why this place received a…read moreJames Beard award. All the pastries, cookies and breads looked perfect. The plating is also very well thought out and was on theme without being overly done. A touch of culture, jazz and class. Except for Guy Fieri being on the wall. Haha. As for the taste of everything. The baklava was a bit too sweet for me compared to others that I've had. The blackberry lemon tart was perfectly balanced and just the right size to satisfy my sweet tooth. My favorite part of the experience was my spiced tea latte. Perfectly balanced with spices and milk. Would probably be my addiction if I lived in Boise. The many awards and praises are displayed on the wall and all the goodies back up the reason why this place has had so much attention. Definitely worth checking out!

We didn't do our Sunday ritual today and go to Moon's downtown. My husband and I were out running…read moreerrands in Meridian so we decided to keep breakfast easy this morning and head to Sarah's bagel shop. I have been to the downtown location and had such a good experience there. The staff there was so friendly! Unfortunately, today's visit at it's sister location was not the same. Walking in, the joint is really bright and clean. I appreciate the huge menu boards of all their items. Everything looked so good at first glance in the display case. We hung out for a second going over everything when the employees started coming out. We weren't really greeted. No one really said hi. Finally a gentleman stood there to take our order. I got my husband's order taken care of. I still needed a minute and finally decided on my sandwich. And this is when things really started to go down hill. We stood at the counter waiting to pay. Waiting, waiting, standing there like a couple idiots. The young gal behind the counter let some other customer cut us off and pay for some random drinks. And then we just stood there. I asked the gal if she was going to ring us up and she said no. "Go sit down and you pay when you get your food". Well, that would have been nice to know if someone would have told us that in the first place. We finally paid for our order, got our food and a table. For brunch I grabbed a tasty turkey sammy on a croissant. My husband got a egg, ham and cheese on a croissant. We also snagged a couple smoothies. We got lemon mango and peach. Our sandwiches were nicely made. My sandwich had fresh veggies in it, a good amount of turkey and the herb cream cheese was savory. My husband devoured his breakfast sammy. The croissant was buttery and soft. It honestly was a great sandwich. If you're planning on selling boba in your teas, coffees and smoothies, please make sure the boba pearls are edible. It was amazing how many uncooked boba pearls were on the bottom of my smoothie. Hard, inedible pearls. How embarrassing. I didn't even order them in my smoothie but I got them. I paid for inedible boba pearls so make sure you specify if you want them or not. As gross as they were, I would recommend a hard no on the boba pearls. The smoothies itself were good. The lemon mango was refreshing even though it was thick and hearty. The peach smoothie was really tasty as well. They are gracious with their sizes. I got medium and barely drank half. I will say their smoothies are pretty legit. As good as the sammys were, I just can't get over the rude staff and my hard boba pearls. For me, I rate on the whole experience and I just can't go higher than a 2. Communication with your customers is so important and clearly this joint lacks it. So basic but not given here. I'll stick to the downtown location for my future Sarah's bagel visits from now on. I want to enjoy my food that's prepared by a nice staff.

Pretty good bagels and this location is a lot better than the Nampa location. Service was goodread more

I stopped by Blue Sky Bagels on a recent Friday morning with my husband…read more.. We stood in line at the register for awhile before being acknowledged and then figured out on our own that we needed to go to the other side of the counter to place our order. Once we made our way there, we waited a bit longer and then ordered a bagel toasted with salmon cream cheese -- and then back to the original line we were in to order an iced coffee with oat milk. Service was okay... not the friendliest (as others have said, perhaps a bit overwhelmed or shorthanded?) and the bagel and coffee were also just okay. I was hoping for better, but this place has potential and perhaps we were there on just an off morning. I would return if in the area and seeking a bagel, but probably would not go out of my way.

Blue sky is stuff of Boise legend. I go once a week and have zero issues. Staff is friendly, bagels…read moreare fresh...may Blue sky bagels prosper for many years to come.

So I love this little bagel place, mostly because it reminds me of my childhood even though the…read morebakery has changed ownership many times, I still like their Parmesan bagels with sun dried tomato cream cheese. They always put on the perfect amount of cream cheese for me, I hate when I get a bagel and they've spread the cream cheese like butter....GIVE ME MORE CHEESE! The whole time I was living in new york everyone kept talking about how good New York bagels are and I agree, they are very nice and you can find them everywhere, but i secretly wished I could find a place that made Boise bagels the way I like it. The only reason it doesn't get five stars is because I hate the parking lot which is almost always full but I guess that's just because they are good at what they do.