That NY Bagel Place — Restaurant in Bonita Springs

I have been to NY bagels a number of times. The store is clean, the bagels are above average for SWFL, The pastries are very good. But it is places like this that give New York a bad name!

As a life long New York'er, (over 60 years) I can say when One Egg, One slice of Ham and one slice of Cheese on a kaiser roll, out of a plastic bag, really!, that is equivalent to wonder bread, and a cup of coffee cost $9.01 this place unfortunately will never make it, at least with a real New Yorker. You might be able to fool the mid-westerners in SWFL. It is no surprise to walk in at 7:15 and find it empty. I guess they never had a breakfast special in New York where the equivalent order is under $ 5.00, even at the most expensive deli. I am afraid to think how much the same sandwich would be with 2 eggs! The Kaiser roll used here is a shame. Publix has much better kaiser rolls although not even close to a New York Kaiser.

I will say the bagel sandwiches I have had, Tuna in particular is very good and the macaroni salad accompanying it is very good as well. The price for this sandwich on a Flagel is probably the same or maybe even less than the egg sandwich, which makes absolutely no sense. I hope this will not cause that sandwich price to go up! The owner must get real with their breakfast sandwich & coffee price( $2.50), Starbucks they are not. If they want to capture the workmen, who would be lining up for them at the right price. Advice go to Long Island and stop in the deli's and bagel shops and actually order the Breakfast Sandwich specials. It would do you well.

For now I will not be returning for a breakfast Sandwich anytime soon as it is not even close to New York standards with roll as...

Just stopped by Straight From NY Bagels in Bonita Springs after a strong doctor's visit! Had a craving. Funny, some older gentleman parked his car at the same time I did and then got out of his car so fast and actually ran into the store. Yelled at this wife to grab a table outside! I really thought he was trying to be to the front of the line! LOL. Anyway, placed an order of a sesame with egg, pork roll(?) and cheese and a toasted sesame (well done) with butter. Mmmmm! Cashier was funny, personable and seemed honest. The cook was on the ball and was moving quickly to get everyone's order done fast. However, there was no coke in the machine. I love coke with all of my meals. I told the cashier. She then went to a guy who was sitting down talking to a friend of his, I guess. The guy must have been the owner because he wasn't wearing the uniform. He plainly said that there was nothing he could do until the beverage guy dropped by. She then explained that to me and I went with another drink. I'm going to be picky right now because I used to be in the retail game for nearly 20 years. WRONG ATTITUDE!!! The owner should of came to me personally and apologized that they were out of coke and that he would offer a substitute or a refund or something else. Instead he just sat there, with no emotion, and told the cashier what to tell me. For a small business, I expected a more personal touch. Also, the bagels are definitely not "straight from New York". They are heavy and too dense and don't have the crispness on the outside that represent a NY style bagel. I will now stop going and spending my money at this place. Humility and sincerity is very...

Rating reflects more about the management/ownership of this place than the food.

Bagels are really good and with my order of the breakfast bagel sandwich with egg and sausage, eggs were made to order on the grill. My daughter, who's somewhat picky about her everything bagel gave it two thumbs up.

Reasons why I knocked this down a couple stars: Employees need some help. I came on Sunday morning and there were exactly two people working there with lines forming and people waiting for 10-15 minutes for food. I will give credit to the two people working there. They remained calmed and friendly despite feeling the pressure and worked as fast as they could without sacrificing quality. Maybe I just came at bad time and this is not the norm. You're going to charge to slice half a dozen bagels????? I ordered to eat on site and also ordered 6 bagels to go and asked for it to be sliced. I was told that the policy is they will charge to slice when it's busy. Is that really your policy? I have never been to a bagel place that charges to slice their bagels. Seems nit picky but that was a real turn off for me. I am not sure if this is their policy or the employee may have interpreted incorrectly.

Overall, good bagels. I hope they change their bagel...