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    Memo's Bagel Cafe

    4.3 (316 reviews)
    Open 7:00 am - 3:00 pm

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    What's the vibe?
    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Outdoor seating
    Dogs allowed

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    Jacob A.

    A perfect visit from start to finish! You can tell the owner puts their heart into this café. The bagels are incredibly fresh and the team is so friendly and fast. Every little detail is spot on.

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    Michelle M.

    After the gym, I was looking a place to a quick breakfast. Much to my surprise I found this right next to my gym. They have fresh made bagels and fresh pressed juice available. I'm sure there's more other things on the menu just sandwiches, salads, and more. However, this caught my eye for something quick and fresh. I also really love their different cream cheeses. I can't wait to come back again. Don't forget that they have a special; one juice for $6.50, or three for $15 My recommendation is getting a green juice, and a fresh bagel with cream cheese. The staff is so nice here. It's also quite big with table so that you can eat or take your stuff to go.

    FIFTEEN BUCKS No Sprouts No Cucumber  No Bueno ugh
    Michele W.

    I got a #3 Veggie bagel sandwich to-go, which is $15 and is supposed to have cucumber and sprouts. The sandwich I just took a bite out of at home has at most one meager slice of thin cucumber that may well have been a pickle, and no sprouts whatsoever. This was the most disappointing item I have ever had from this restaurant.

    Mazy B.

    Stellar bagels!! Excellent cream cheeses!!! The selection & flavors available are overwhelming. I opted for a jalapeño cheddar w garlic cream cheese & the habanero sriracha cream cheese. Both were amazing, the garlic cream cheese was very strong & potent, which if you love garlic, this is your jam. The jalapeño was simply yummy & reliable. Spacious & simple cafe w some seating, lots of drink selections & fresh made juices, and staff are super nice & quick. It's a small business, so obviously wins in my book for supporting them & good products.

    Sandra K.

    I've been coming to Memo's Bagels for years, and they truly never miss. The food is consistently fresh, and their fresh-pressed juices are the perfect pairing. Beyond the food, the staff is incredibly kind and they really take pride in crafting the perfect bagel every single time. If you're looking for a reliable neighborhood staple, I can't recommend this place enough!

    Matcha and jalepeno bagel

    Amazing Food, Service is so great the workers and owner rasha are the biggest sweethearts. Would always recommend this cafe amazing.

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    Rick H.

    Stopped in on this recently expanded bagel shop and was quite impressed. Although I have been coming here for years, the open area associated with the remodel is a welcomed space. The owner behind the counter is a staple on site and can tell she runs a nice business. Her employees are well trained, friendly and efficient. I ordered a garlic bagel, toasted, with a Schmeer of lox cream cheese and a coffee. The cost was $9.99 which I thought was very reasonable. The coffee station is a serve yourself and have options for a few different flavors. Choices of creamer available to dress your coffee as you like. I would prefer a carafe of cream or half and half vs the coffee mate sweetened creamers or the individually small creamers. I also felt the lox cream cheese lacked in flavor, it there was salmon in the spread I certainly couldn't taste it. They have a pretty expansive lunch menu offering wraps, sandwiches, and platters for catering. I'll have to give their sandwiches a try soon. As I said the new space is nice, airy, natural lighting, and open. I'm not sure ifs public restroom is in the plans as there was a door with a "do not enter" sign on it that I hope to be a restroom some day soon. Service was friendly and definitely enjoyed spending time here enjoying what I thought was a really good bagel.

    Soggy bagel. Turkey and not ham like I ordered. Minuscule amount of meat. Overpriced.
    Joseph N.

    Came in today (10/24/25) around 9:00am. The line had about 5 people ahead of me. There were two ladies behind the counter. One taking orders and one making orders. After about 5-7 minutes, I finally made it to the front to place my order. I ordered an everything bagel with egg/ham/ and cheese for $12dollars plus tax. I also ordered a large coffee which brought my total to $17.09. Well, shame on me for not looking ahead of time but their self serve coffee only had hazelnut flavored coffee, vanilla flavored, or dark roast. No house blend or medium roast. About fifteen minutes later my bagel was done and I left with my bagel sandwich and coffee. I walked over to the living room coffee shop because I was meeting a friend who forewarned me I'd be disappointed with Memo's. I should have listened. Excited to try my bagel, the disappointment just continued to come. I opened the sandwich to see they put Turkey on my bagel and not ham. It gets worse.....I took a bite and zero "crunch" or "snap" on the exterior the bagel. Just a soggy, sloppy mess through and through the bagel. Mediocre coffee, laughable amounts of the wrong protein on my sandwich, sorry excuse for a bagel. They've been in business long enough that my review won't matter. But, I'll never go back. For that kind of money, I'd rather pay a little more and go to Broken Yolk.

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    Jillian C.

    Memo's Bagel Cafe located in El Cajon serves the best New York style bagels in East County. Their in house made cream cheese selection is a bagel lovers dream offering flavors like garlic chive, jalapeño, Greek feta, and strawberry. They also have a large selection of sandwiches and wraps, both for breakfast and lunch. They typically will have a line out the door on the weekends but it's totally worth the wait! Follow @sandiegofoodie858 (IG) for more must try San Diego restaurants and food experiences!

    Grace G.

    Some of the best bagels in San Diego! Everytime I've gone it's been delicious! Customers service is always amazing and the owner is super nice. Love this place

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    I love this place so much. Good food, good service, and it feels very homey. I'm a returning customer. Love it!

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    Bad service, bad coffee and the lady she serve us. She very rude. She should learn how serve Customer.

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    The best bagels I've ever had. Amazing service and they make it so fast I always come here and I recommend it.

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    Do they use liquid eggs or real eggs?

    Real eggs

    Are their bagels made the traditional way-boil and bake?

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    Food: Well, okay... we came here once and my daughter got chicken and waffles. It was SO good…read morethat she begged us to come back. The rest of our food was okay, nothing amazing, but solid. So we got back a second time and sit down to order, "Chicken and waffles please" - they are out of chicken. Oof! Strike 1. That sucks. She was disappointed but she got something else and we shrugged it off. Then about 2 weeks back we came in again... this time I asked first, "Do you have chicken for the chicken and waffles?" They are out of waffles. Oof! Strike 2! And isn't it just batter? I don't get it. We didn't stay that time because my daughter was visibly sad this time. So I think we are done trying or else this just becomes a running gag we try to get out of, like Groundhogs Day or something... Atmosphere: It's cozy inside. I love all of the details, like the wood carvings and all of the bear stuff. It's like you're in a log cabin. And I like that they have paper menus and throw them away (because plastic reusable menus are germ magnets). The newspaper-esque theme is pretty cool too. Price: It's no more expensive than say, Dennys or Ihop. Middle of the road and they have lots of options. A decent meal for two - 50$. Service: Each time we have been, the servers have been great. Nice servers and even when the guy had to tell us they were out of chicken, he was super apologetic. No complaints on the service. Overall: It's a nice place... when they have the advertised food. So I honestly don't know if we will be back or not. Maybe we will give it a shot but I don't want my daughter to be disappointed again. I get it, if it was something they only made 50 of a day, I'd understand. But... chicken and waffles? Hmmm...

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    The place was packed when we stepped in a little before 1 on a Tuesday. A good sign. Didn't wait…read morelong for a cozy booth, maybe 10 minutes. There were several quirky cute diners in the area so it was tough to choose. Ultimately, Izzy's menu excited me more than the others. I love the barbecue brunch thing going on, too. Very unique and we totally would've tried some ribs had we not gone to Phil's for the first time the night before and had a ton of leftovers. We split a Country Benny and the Jalapeño scramble, which had their homemade pulled pork in it. Julie was an outstanding server. Super patient, attentive, and helpful. You can choose muffins or coffee cake (only $1 extra!) instead of toast, which I love by the way, but I really appreciated that she asked if I had tried the coffee cake because it's not what I thought it was. She explained it as more of a vanilla cupcake with nuts and white icing? Which is kinda random that they call it coffee cake, but it made us opt for the zucchini muffin which was definitely the right choice. Moist, warm, and delicious to nibble on while we waited for the rest of our meal. She also asked if we needed anything else, like salsa, when our entrees came. Which, I usually alwayyys have to request but she was 2 steps ahead of us. The Bloody Mary was tasty and just strong enough to start our afternoon. I'm a huge sucka for biscuits & gravy and theirs really hit the spot. The sausage patty was so good and definitely homemade. Perfectly poached eggs harmoniously smothered in yummy gravy and fluffy biscuits. Crispy hashbrowns, great country potatoes. The scramble was good, too. Pulled pork had a nice smoky flavor and I've never seen nor had it with eggs before which is awesome. The portions were just right. Not huge, but we got full and everything tasted great so what more can you ask for? The deep fried pie! Duh. Super bummed we didn't take a peach one home...

    This is a great place to have breakfast or lunch. It's a quaint little restaurant with a down home…read morevibe. Lots of items to choose from. The staff are all very friendly. We had a table of 6 and our waitress was awesome. She remembered all our requests and happily split all our tickets. Because we were a party of 6 they automatically added the tip which made it very simple. I had the pico burger with onion rings. It was a lot of food and the onion rings were good. We didn't feel rushed and were able to sit & visit without feeling pressured to leave after we ate. They have a menu board that shows the daily specials. I'll be back.

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