NY Bagel Cafe has a funky, cozy atmosphere and is mostly populated with ex pats on Saturday morning, lounging on the comfy couches and drinking coffee from over-sized mugs.
The nostalgia for the states in me loves going for a weekend bagel, but there are some serious flaws at this so-called bagel café.

1. Slow service. Sometimes it takes 10 or 15 minutes to get your bagel! What are they doing back there? Where I come from, the bagel café has a production line and your bagel is ready in 4 minutes or less
2. The bagel is never toasted enough. A soft, cold bagel just makes me want to weep.
3. Too much or too little cream cheese. A bagel artist should be a bagel lover, and a bagel lover knows how much cream cheese is needed.

I remember reading a story about a British actor when he first came to L.A. for a job. He had a long plane ride and was scared and homesick and so, longing for something comforting he ordered tea at a café. The water was so cold that the bag floated in his cup. He said he almost cried.
NY Bagel, you make my bag float in my cup.

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Filed under: Reviews on February 25th, 2008