Bernal Bagel & Donut — Restaurant in Santa Clara

Thee be warned. It's a bagel place for trolls and gnomes only. The guardians of these holy hallows are grumpy, aggressive and don't like it when you eat their food away. Giving them gold in exchange won't help. They like to be left alone. They like flies and spiders, cobwebs and dust. So they decorate their realm with these tasty treats. They don't want you to undo their decorative work, so they won't dispense napkins, just to make sure you leave everything worse than you found it. Unless you are a troll or a gnome (or maybe a witch), you will have a hard time getting used to their food. Their bagels are dry and lettuce leaves are welted. Cheese slices are the artificial type and avocados hard as a rock (troll favorite). No water, no toilet, no drinkable coffee. Alas, you're unhappiness will make the guardians happy. They dislike humans in general, but happy humans are just THE worst. Thank god...

I love their breakfast sandwiches and donut holes! I've only tried breakfast sandwiches with bagels so far, but I'm sure they are amazing on croissants too. You can choose your protein (bacon, ham, turkey, etc.), and the sandwich comes with egg and cheese. I like how they perfectly season the egg and make it fluffy. I'm also a fan of their glazed donut holes. So soft and perfect for snacking. I've also tried a good variety of their donuts and everything was good.

They've been staying open during the shelter in place, and I've seen them open even after their regular closing time at 3pm. So no matter what time of day, if you want breakfast sandwiches or donuts, give this...

My grandma used to stop by this place for a coffee and croissant her way to work all the time, then she started bringing me here as a treat for lunch or after grocery shopping. The lady that runs this place always recognized her and then started recognizing me and my mother too, the food is always great and she would always put extra donut holes in the bags for us. Even though my grandmother has passed and we moved out of the area I always make sure to visit whenever I'm here and she still recognizes me, and even asks how my grandmother is lol. I will forever love this place and it will always be a special...