La Brea Bagel Co — Restaurant in Los Angeles

Dropped by after reading the many positive online reviews. Disappointed at best; angry at worst. I asked the dour proprietor (?) if any of the bagels were still warm. He replied that they all were. (I figured that the display case was probably heated.) I ordered a sesame wheat bagel. It arrived cold. I asked that it be toasted. Biting into it was like biting into cardboard, with about the same flavor -- due either to the ingredients or the lack of freshness. (Or both.) I ate about half the bagel to hold me for the morning and tossed the rest in the trash. The coffee seemed a lot fresher than the...

I grew up in New York/New Jersey and my father owned a bagel store for most of my childhood, so I consider myself an expert when it comes to bagels. This is by far, the greatest and best bagel store in Los Angeles. They must hand roll and make the bagel the correct way.

The only thing that was intimidating, was that, although I'm Jewish, I'm not orthodox and I kind of felt like I was invading their typical clientele space. My friend and I did sit down and eat, but it was a little weird. I would still go back, but at least now I know...

I love tuna sandwiches and I'm considered an expert on them. In my opinion, La Brea Bagel has the best tuna bagel sandwich in Los Angeles. I've eaten here a lot and everything on their menu is good. They have really good coffee here also. Miri usually helps me and she is excellent. Expect higher prices, but this is logical because La Brea Bagel is always staffed properly, it's clean, they have their own bakery on premises, and their workers are competent. I appreciate that and am willing...