East Coast Bagels — Restaurant in Loma Linda

Bagels have been a long-time comfort food for me. I grew up eating fresh bagels my mom would pick up every Saturday morning. That said, it's been pretty hard to find a solid bagel shop in SoCal. At least in the Loma Linda area, our only choice is East Coast Bagels...

The nice thing about this shop is that they have a large variety that are clearly cooked/baked in-house. The menu can be a little dizzying with a huge selection of sandwich choices as well as multiple signs for other options/items scattered throughout your view. I frequent their toasted egg and cheddar bagel. They like to do a fluffy kind of egg scramble for their sandwiches--not bad in texture but lacks salt every time. Moreover, their sandwiches tend to be on the pricy side.

To be honest, I only come here because I really crave a bagel time to time. Worth a try but unless you have similar cravings, I'd be surprised if you come for a second visit.

GOOD: only bagel shop in Loma Linda, wide variety, freshly baked BAD: pricy, ridiculously complicated menu,...

1st Timer! As noted by the picture more than half of my Ranchero on a sourdough bagel and the other half, Chipotle on a cheddar bagel (traded half with my other half). I'd actually rate it a 10/10. The variety of bagels to choose from, as well as the cream cheese spreads they have available is second to none. Besides the variety of bagels and spreads, being given the option of Ham or Turkey as well as cheese (Provolone, Swiss, Cheddar, Pepperjack, a little unsure but I think White was an option) is AMAZING. The bagels are baked in house so you know you're truly getting the goooood stuffs. Smells amazing inside ++++ and they have a pretty cool retro look for all the art...

Prices are decent. The restaurant is always clean. The wait in line to order is always short. The wait for the food to be served is also almost always short. The food is yummy; do you like bagels? The coffee is good. It's in a quiet and semi secluded area of Loma Linda. Yet it is accommodating as a curbside (of the parking lot) location and has wheelchair access. The shopping center it's on is off a main road (Mountain View Avenue) but the restaurant is far from that road and its dust/noise because of the depth of the parking lot. I like this spot a lot, I think you'll agree with me that it is a Gem...