Boil & Bake

1. Definitely the best bagels in town! My husband and I randomly met the owner at a Target and went to check it out just based on how friendly he was. Impressed with the food & atmosphere! The little patio out back is super cute. The house-cured lox are SO good!! Everything tasted super fresh. 10/10 recommend 🙂

2. Stopped in here on a Monday morning. It wasn’t too busy and we only waited about 10 minutes for our order. I had the OG on the jalapeño bagel. It has sausage, cheese and egg and was very good. I would recommend this place and would definitely return for the food. Everything was fresh and delicious.

3. As a native New Yorker, having tried bagels from every deli, bodega, bagel shop on the island of manhattan & neighboring boroughs I can confidently share that this is hands down one of the best bagels I’ve ever had. The jalapeño white cheddar bagel had crispy & savory cheese, a slight jalapeño spice, a light / airy / fluffy inside and crunchy on the outside. Now onto the quality of the products because they must have some exceptional vegetable & fish vendors – delicate smoked salmon that melts in your mouth, herbaceous dill, salty capers, thinly shaved red onion, a drizzle of buttery olive oil, juicy heirloom tomato, lemon zest, salt flakes and deliciously smooth cream cheese.

   Would seriously drive an hour to get this place. Top notch.

4. Boil & Bake brings the New York bagels scene to Orange County! The bagels are thick and fluffy, crunchy on the outside moist and delicious on the inside. Bagel flavor varieties are a few, but the variety of breakfast sandwiches are abundant. My bagel sandwich was filling, hot and delicious but definitely on the pricey side. Service was prompt quick and the food came out quickly. I do wish the coffee offerings were more abundant but of you want basic coffee it is offered. There is no seating on the inside, mostly for takeout, but you can sit outside on the patio if you choose. I do think of Boil & Bake as a treat or a nice reprieve from other local frequented bagel shops in the area. Boil & bake brings the bagels, the attitude, and the price of New York to OC.

5. Finally had the time to come and visit this bagel place after seeing a ton of reviews and reels on insta. We went there as a family for lunch on a Friday. Arrived around 12:30, there was no one in the store ordering and a couple of parties outside eating in the patio which is quite nice and airy. There is no big menu on the wall so we had to go to the register to see the menu with the small fonts under the glass. The manager or cashier or possibly the owner told us that they have menus by the entrance. He came across a bit aggressive especially given that it was obvious that we are new patrons and needed help. The menu is divided between open faced sandwiched and regular sandwiches and prices range from $10 to $19 with mostly around $14. I ordered the east village on sesame bagels (your other options are plain, everything, caccio e peppe, and jalapeneo cheese), my son ordered greens egg and ham, the other son ordered don’t go bacon my heart and my wife ordered the bob and Larry. She asked for eggs in it which we were told that’s not an option but then told that eggs can be ordered on side for $4 which she did. The outside was nice on a warm on a sunny day and one of the servers nicely cleaned the table for us. The side eggs arrived first, followed by the bagels. They all looked super good although not as packed as the pictures I had seen on insta however nevertheless the food was a solid 4 stars. I would give this place a 3.5 stars but given that’s not an option I will have to give it a 3 based on the service. I had half a bagel left over and was hoping to wrap in in a clean wrapper before putting it in the box, but when I went inside to ask for a clean wrapping paper, I was told that they don’t give wrapping paper out and they can only offer me a to go box which are readily available outside in the patio anyway. I don’t know why giving a piece of wrapping paper was such a big deal but it’s all good. Maybe I visit this place again in a few months when I have a craving for bagels and lox and hopefully will have a better experience and if so will update the review.

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