Coffee & Bagel Company

Meh. I’ve tried to write this thing 3 times now. Unilocal and I are becoming frienemies! Note the previous versions of this post were hysterical… now, you’re just getting the facts, Jack.
Went on a Saturday morning and were the only customers. Ordered 3 bagels (2 plain w/​turkey & cheese, 1 salt w/​egg whites & bacon), fruit with each bagel and 2 iced coffees. All to go.
She didn’t write down my order. My total was made up– $ 19.50, even. Whatever, that’s between you and your sales tax accountant.
10 minutes pass: we are delivered 1 plain bagel with turkey & cheese, with fruit… but on a tray. Not to go. They asked our order again to get the other pieces.
10 more minutes pass: we are brought a bag with what was supposed to be our 2^nd plain bagel with turkey & cheese. I didn’t check it, I’m an idiot. Once we got home realized it was a bagel with turkey & cheese and tomato… no fruit. Sigh. Also, they asked our order again when they brought out that bag.
10 more minutes pass: I send in the beau to get the final bagel and our coffees… still hadn’t gotten those. He comes out after a bit and has the goods. At home we realized this was a seed bagel with whole egg and bacon. Still no fruit.
I originally had this at 2 stars, but the more I think about it (retyping gives you time to reflect), the food wasn’t great… nothing more than store-​bought, which I’d be fine with if I didn’t have to wait so damn long. I mean, I ordered coffee and bagels– this is right in your sweet spot.
Can’t wait for the 5-​star review to offset mine… wanna start a pool on when it goes up?

I agree with many Unilocal posters. Coffee & Bagel Company is uncomfortably bizarre. I was the only customer when I stopped by during the middle of the day. The lack of customers and the nostalgic feel of the place makes you want to leave as soon as possible.
The first thing that I noticed was that the bagels appeared to have come directly from Kroger and were not fresh.
Originally, I thought about getting a coffee, but changed my mind since it looked like they had the self-​serve coffee. Given the lack of customers I had to believe the coffee would be a waste of money.
I was contemplating ordering nothing, but decided to try their lunch special, the pulled pork sandwich. The bread choices for the pulled pork sandwich also appeared to be bought from Kroger. The employee then recommended that I get coleslaw to go with the sandwich.
The pulled pork in the sandwich was actually ok, and the coleslaw was ok as well. However, the uncomfortable ambience and lack of good quality bread and coffee for a place calling itself a bagel and coffee shop will keep from being a repeat customer.
FYI. The place is clean, I saw the health inspection notice on the wall, and it was ⁹⁹⁄₁₀₀.

Wow. That is all I can keep saying. Just, wow. Every 1-​star review (very detailed) «countered» by a glowing, generic 5-​star review? How obvious is that? Real places also have reviews in the middle range, too. You guys might want to read around on Unilocal a bit more if you want to make your reviews more authentic and less obvious shills. But I digress.
I pass by here on my way to work everyday, and thought, «Oh, cool. I can stop in for a bite and some caffeine.» The weirdness started right when I walked in. Bagged bagels on the counter? Are you serious? What respectable bagel place has the same bagels I can buy at the grocery?
I asked about a mocha, but I decided not to order one. I ordered a cup of regular coffee and a chocolate muffin. I was given my coffee, and then the guy walked off. In a few minutes, he came back with a mocha and set it in front of me. I had to ask for my muffin again (I was running late by this time) and I thought, «Oh, I’ll drink the mocha, too, I guess.» I asked him what I owed, and I swear, he made something up on the spot. I finally got my muffin, which was meh. I paid, and left.
When I tasted my «mocha» in the car, I swear it was coffee with a package of Swiss Miss poured in. I could not drink it. You are better off eating at a chain deli. Einstein Bros. is right down the street. Keep driving.
The above could be considered mere eccentricities if not for the other 1-​star reviews basically saying the same thing. I agree with them all. The whole vibe in the place was odd, to say the least. Odd doesn’t necessarily mean horrible, but in the case of this place, it’s not worth the money. I cannot comment on the cleanliness, because I was so confused about the other oddities that I didn’t notice.
Even if I went on a bad day (which I don’t think I did… see other 1-​star reviews), I decry the obvious trick of having your lackeys counter negative reviews with completely implausible 5-​star reviews. I anxiously await the 5-​star review that will inevitably follow mine. I wonder if the reviewer will talk about how clean the place is? Or how yummy the brisket sandwich is? (Yawn.) The supense is killing me!
I have no idea how long this place can stay open. And no, Mikel K., I have no «vested interest» in seeing it fail. It just stank.

Maybe you’ve lived the kind of life where interrupting a drug deal never happens. I thought I was living that kind of life, too. Now, I can’t say it was drugs but when I entered Coffee & Bagel today? I definitely felt like I was interrupting something seedy. Or, the place just feels seedy. Either way I dropped in on a whim. I was the only customer and was greeted by someone at the door asking if I wanted to hear his R&B band. I couldn’t make out if it was a joke a not. But that guy left and it was just me and the guy who, I think, works there.
I decided on coffee and a bagel with cream cheese after a long run down of the ingredients in every item on the menu from the waiter/​owner. Four minutes later I had burnt coffee poured for me. With no cream available I decided not to speak up. Again, I felt very, very uncomfortable in this place. A minute later I had a cinnamon raisin bagel warmed with pink cream cheese? That was odd because I asked for a light smear of cream cheese. Now, I assume the default for that is plain cream cheese. But that’s not the really odd part. The cream cheese was salty. So, I’m thinking it was lox pink and not, say, strawberry pink? The latter would have at least made sense with a cinnamon raisin bagel. I took a bite, gagged, chased it with the bitter burnt coffee and left. I wrapped the bagel in a napkin and tossed it in the dumpster when I hoped the guy inside wasn’t looking. The price? $ 4.86. Which he quickly dropped to $ 4 when I started scrambling in my purse for change. I should have taken is eagerness to barter DOWN as a sign. Alas, I wasted five bucks, had a skeevy experience for my trouble and ended up making a decent cup of coffee when I got home to address my caffeine jones.

I really wanted to love this place. I went twice and was the only customer both times. The second time I brought family. I spoke with owners and told them I would rave about the place to my neighborhood (walking distance) since I am on the board of trustees. I also manage a hotel 3 miles away and I was going to take our guests there in our shuttle. My 1^st visit I had eggs and pancakes, pretty good. The 2^nd visit was awful. The bagels were obviously not from masada bakery as they tasted awfully a lot like a grocery store brand. The lox were not fresh and looked just like the grocery store deli style where it is small pieces instead of full length fresh lox. The owner was real jerky and overtalked how his bagels were the cheapest in town. Well you get what you pay for! About an hour later I saw the owner at Publix buying groceries. Mmmmmmm…
After all this, the owner overcharged me and tried to make excuses why and it only got worse. I told him to keep his money and Good Luck! I really wanted this place to work out but it didn’t and that is so sad. There is an old saying: «Don’t cut off your nose to spite your face».
Too many already exist within a mile of this location. Unfortunately they will not make it.

Great selection of sandwiches, bagels & coffee! I was nearby this deli today and somebody told me they had just opened 3 days ago and to give it a try. I was glad I did. They have plenty of seating, funky artwork everywhere and a very laid back vibe. Friendly service with a «homemade» sorta feel to the place. They carry Masada bagels and bread, which are great! I had a brisket sandwich on Rye bread with a side of potato salad. Everything was authentic and very well made. Big portions and well priced for what you get.