NY Bagel Factory (Newton) — Restaurant in Newton

Newton and New England love their doughy, bready, circles with no bread in the middle. They might be the doughnut, but that this place, the bagel reigns supreme. And the bagel is celebrated in all of it's various forms here.

New York Bagel Cafe was recommended to me because they have gluten-free options. So, in the interests of understanding the great flavors of Newton, I visited this place.

Upon entering, one is immediately shuffled into a line-up area, where you can queue up, find the menu selection you want, and prepare to order it. It will be helpful to check in with the Google maps app to see if there are lot of people at this place, because this might slow down the time it takes to make your food. If your order is gluten-free, this makes sense as it takes time to protect the food from exposure to contamination.

I ordered a toasted bacon, egg, and cheese. Of course, in a restaurant like this, it is difficult to achieve true gluten-free products. It is a place where regular glutenous items are made, but they make a solid effort. Those with Celiac may want to double check with restaurant staff to see if they can make accomodations.

Overall, I was impressed by the size of the sandwich! I enjoyed a hearty breakfast sandwich before I started my day and it was a nice beginning to a busy weekday.

I did not notice any sustainability practices, but I do appreciate the fact that I was able to get a wonderfully delicious...

I had heard good things about New York Bagel Factory and when I dropped my car off for service, my husband and I stopped for coffee and breakfast sandwiches.

Their iced coffee is fantastic! I ordered a Large and they handed me a cup with 3 giant ice cubes made with their coffee (this is an elite move!!) and directed me to their coffee bar, they had 4 different kids of iced coffee; 1 regular, 1 decaf and 2 specialty flavors. They also had a variety of sauces and syrups plus every time of sugar/sugar substitute and milks/creams (half & half, skim, oat milk etc.).

My husband and I both ordered Sausage, Egg & Cheese, mine on a toasted Asiago bagel and his on a toasted Cinnamon Crunch bagel. They were huge! We were both only able to eat half and saved the other half for lunch. The eggs were fluffy, sausage delicious and cheese perfectly melted. The bagels were just okay, we both said they had the consistency of a thick hamburger bun.

There are several tables and bar seating against the front window inside the shop and in the nicer weather, a handful of tables outside.

We'd both 100% go back for coffee but would probably skip the bagels. Their muffins and giant cookies in the case looked delicious, we'd probably try...

First time coming in here. Came in an hour before closing. There weren't many bagel options left as it was end of the day. So that's expected. There was no wait. Walked in and started to explore the menu. When ready approached counter to order. Cashier already looked like she was having a bad day. Most places by default toasts their bagels or at least ask. The cashier didn't ask and I didn't realize it's not default until I got the orders. I wish more places have kiosks for self ordering. Then neither party needs to remember to ask for toasted.

I got a cinnamon and an onion bagel. Both were kinda hard. The onion had a stale taste. We liked the chewy texture and the plain cream cheese. I do plan to give this place another try, maybe earlier in the day to see if the bagels and service...