New York Bagel Jefferson — Restaurant in Baton Rouge

For starters we should take the name New York out of the title. This place is not in the realm of New York. The vibe feels depressing and as though someone just gave up and they are mid way closing for good. The bagels aren’t on display. The fridge is dark and doesn’t show cream cheese or any other kind of Deli style salads. Example - Potato - Macaroni. They don’t do breakfast after 10:30am and they take the coffee away at 10:30am. These are BASICS of any establishment in New York. What can you get on the bagel? One would never know since there’s no menu. Once you do get the mystery bagel from the back, it’s dry, cakey, and tasteless, unlike the crispy chewy delicious bagels of NY. The only redeeming quality is the nice staff. People who gave this place more than one star have been living in Baton Rouge for too long....

Great bagels, when they have any. Must come early because demand fluctuates a lot. On weekends, come before 11:00am or you will not have your pick of bagel flavors. Their bagel breakfast sandwiches are great, when they serve them. Last time I went they had stopped serving them around 9:50am....supposed to be at least 10:30am when they stop and begin lunch. A word of warning, they close at 2:30 every day because they cannot make or keep enough bagels to last any longer. Food and especially bagel are great, but management needs to work harder maintaining their bagel inventory a tad longer each day. If they are out of your favorite flavors, buy their bags of bagel chips and flavored cream cheeses. Not as good as fresh baked bagels but will do when you have that desire for bagels and...

Very rude staff. My girlfriend and I went in to eat there. It was my first time. While my girlfriend uses the restroom I take the time to check out the menu. I didn’t find anything to my liking on the menu so we decided to go somewhere else. When we tried to leave we were harassed by one of their employees due to the fact we didn’t buy anything and my girlfriend used their restroom. I tried to explain we were going to eat there but decided not too because I couldn’t find anything I liked. She still would not let us leave without buying something. The person I am talking about is the Asian women behind the counter. They need to train their staff to be polite...