Big Dom's Bagel Shop — Restaurant in Cary

PROS I come here quite regularly for breakfast, and I very much enjoy the friendly service each visit. After only a few visits, the cashier remembered my name! The bagels are very affordable, and the schmears are very generous. The breakfast sandwiches and cake donuts are delicious, and the coffee is local.

CONS They currently have only one size of coffee (about 12 ounces), and they don't have coffee cup sleeves - instead, they double-up on paper cups. The breakfast sandwiches are a bit pricey, but they're worth it.

SUMMARY I look forward to getting breakfast from here every Wednesday and Thursday. The owners are my neighbors, and supporting local businesses is always great!

UPDATE 8/25/2020 Despite some turnover, the staff remains extremely friendly and personal. Occasionally, new items will be added to the menu, either temporarily or permanently. Several months ago, a new schmear called Unicorn was added, which features rainbow sprinkles and donut crumbs. A few weeks ago, a one-time special schmear called Banana Dream was available. Last fall, a seasonal Pumpkin Pie schmear was available. I hope that the Banana Dream and the Pumpkin Pie schmears return in the future.

Here are my favorite sandwiches: Hova on Salt and Pepper Bagel Hot Ham and Swiss on Asiago Bagel Banana Jamma on Cinnamon Sugar Bagel Egg, Bacon, and Cheddar on Asiago Bagel Egg, Bacon, and Cheddar on Salt and...

A depressing, hassle of a trip to a bagel shop. I first went to Big Doms a few months back. It’s located in the active and beautiful downtown Cary. The first time we stopped by we were enjoying a day in all the nice shops of Cary. We went to Doms which was closed on the inside (probably for covid but may be the only place in the county still closed if so) and we’re told to use the drive through. We did and we’re told you must first order online.

After ordering two toasted bagels and paying we received our pick up time, 1 hour. That’s right, 1 hour for a bagel. We waited 30 minutes and pulled up to the window assuming since the drive thru was empty that they may have made a mistake. We were instructed to go park and wait for the 1 hour pick up time. We ended up leaving.

We decided to give it another chance because stuff happens and business are struggling. If this place is struggling it’s because they aren’t doing themselves any favors. Their ordering and pick up is the same as before. This time after trying everything, it really wasn’t worth it. Cary has a ton of bagel shops, and none make you jump through hoops. The bagels are good, but no more so than many other bagels. It would probably be worth it if you could drop in and grab a...

This cute little shop makes great bagel sandwiches and B'donuts (baked donuts) that are like a sweet, dense cake/bread donuts.

They just opened and are figuring things out, so go early. I have been 3 times. The first time they were out of B'donuts at 11am (the reason we went), the second time (yesterday) they were closed at 10:30 because they were out of EVERYTHING. But today I went at 10:15 and got a bagel sandwich and B'donuts. Maybe Sunday mornings are slower due to the church crowd, but I would say go before 10 for now if you want to be sure they'll have what you're looking for.

It''s really a pick up and take out place, so don't expect to sit around there with a cup of coffee. There are a hand full of seats outside and the interior is standing room only for people waiting for their orders.

We split the bacon egg and cheddar sandwich on a plain bagel and got 2 B'donuts and everything was delicious. The service was good (friendly, average speed /wait time).

Overall, we really enjoyed it. If they get their production figured out and have food to last through the open hours of the day, it will be a less frustrating endeavor and we'll be...