Bagels and more on the Westside
Wednesday, December 13, 2006 13:45Looking for a good bagel outside of New York is often compared to Diogenes looking for an honest man. Since I’m not a New York native, I think good bagels out on our end of the country. There is nothing like starting a day off with a sliced freshly toasted bagel with a shmear of cream cheese in between. I tend to get my fix from the New York Bagel Company, located in Brentwood. They have a great assortment of bagels, and I’m particularly partial to sesame and pumpernickel.
When I pick up bagels, I usually will run in first thing in the morning and grab some to go. I’ve always seen their breakfast menu but I never have had a chance to try it out since I’ve usually been too busy to stop for long. However, we finally got a chance to stop by for a weekend breakfast.
You can’t miss the New York connection, with a huge Empire State metal structure hanging on top of the ceiling. My wife got a pumpernickel bagel with butter and jam plus a side of oatmeal, while I went whole hog for the hash plus a sesame bagel with cream cheese on the side. The hash was quite tasty, a scramble of eggs, corned beef hash (large chunks), and corn flakes (!).
Overall, we thought it was a solid choice if you were sure you were on the Westside hankering for a bagel and wanted a little (well maybe not little based on the plate of hash!) something more. I am curious though if people have other thoughts on good bagel places here in Los Angeles.
The New York Bagel Company
11640 San Vicente Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90049
1-888-FOR-BGLS
By thranduil (see more of his posts).
Will says:
December 23rd, 2006 at 8:16 pm
I’m partial to the ones from Manhattan Bagel (a smallish chain). Not perfect, but not too bad either (though I usually don’t trust places that have “New York” / “Brooklyn” or whatever in their name.
I usually try to bring a bunch back with me from NJ / NY and then slice & freeze them - this usually lasts for a while, depending on how often I eat them.
H&H does mail order (some other NY places do too); I did this once — maybe it is because they shipped them in plastic bags or something, but they seemed way too soft.