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.

This was my first time coming here, and I was honestly pretty disappointed. My bagel was extremely…read morehard and difficult to chew, which made it hard to enjoy. I also ordered a brown sugar latte, but it tasted like plain black coffee with little to no sweetness or flavor. Overall, there just wasn't anything that stood out about this place. I was hoping for a better experience based on the reviews, but unfortunately it didn't live up to my expectations. I personally prefer Blue Sky Bagels and will probably stick with them in the future. Sadly, we likely won't be back.

The plain bagel with butter was so good, it really holds up on its own without toppings. Tasted…read morevery fresh, big step up from the big bagel chains. My husband had the lawn boi (vegan toppings) and he said it was really good, it was good vegan cream cheese, and the potato chips inside were unique.

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.

absolutely delicious too poor to eat again though I got the bacon egg and cheese it was pretty cheapread more

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.

The customer service was super polite, quick and courteous. The presentation of everything was top…read morenotch, very visually appealing. Everything looked and seemed amazing, so I was excited to try this place. However that's where the positive ends. My kid got the chocolate mousse tart, after eating most of it, he said it tasted funny toward the bottom. Then later he said his stomach didn't feel good. This was followed by nausea and a few trips to the bathroom. He kept saying he shouldn't have ate that chocolate thing. My wife and I tried the other berry tart, while the wife said it was good, I was not a fan. The mocha lacked any chocolate flavor whatsoever and the coffee was bitter, while the milk was overheated. The desserts/pastries all had a little bit of an odd taste, even the baklava. Overall we just weren't fans and didn't understand what the hype was about, unless it was just how visually appealing everything was, the modern ambiance and the great customer service. Well that's this critic's review, until next time, I'll be eating.

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

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.

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.