Doc's Bagels — Restaurant in Belmont

I come here weekly and the bagels here are great and the staff are friendly.

The reason I’m giving 4 stars is because the ordering process is really inefficient and frustrating as a customer. Basically you repeat your order 2-3 times to the kitchen, and they repeat it to each other down the command line, then it’s repeated again to the cashier. Nothing is written down. I have gotten multiple orders wrong before because you’re relying on their game of telephone. On a bad day I’m repeating my order to them 3-5 times for them to get it right. I just wish they wrote the orders down, it would be so much more efficient and much less room...

Early in the morning, a bagel sandwich from this place hits the spot. Don't expect anything special, but eggs, cheese, and bacon will do the job just fine. Pay attention to the upsell menu, something seems off; their current menu includes onions on the everything bagel sandwich, but the cashier asks you and then adds a charge on the machine if you say yes, you can see this on the receipt. Cash only, but if this is happening to every customer it seems...

I've come here semi-regularly for about a decade now. The bagels are good and fresh, and the pastries (shoutout to the cinnamon roll) are perfect. I recognize most of the staff; they have been working there as long as I can remember. Only issue is bagels are a bit on the pricey side imo. For a frame of reference, my sausage egg and cheese was ~$8, and a bagel w/ cream cheese is $4.25. Despite the price, I would recommend this place to locals...