The Better Bagel

Boo hoo — they disappeared overnight :(We came here regularly and loved it — perfect for overnight guests or pre-​soccer carb overload, or the occasional treat. And now Baskin Robbins is gone, too? What is going on here?

For breakfast, I got a plain bagel with sausage and eggs. I thought it was cool that they used fresh eggs, albeit the eggs were microwaved. The sausage was great too, but the bagel was too doughy. It stuck to my teeth when I bit into it and it wasn’t pleasant. As a matter of fact, all of the bagels didn’t look too fresh and it was barely 9AM. They were flat and dull looking.
I noticed that they had a lot of different spreads, which is always great. I just wished that they had better bagels. The lady, who helped me, could have been a little bit more friendly too. Just sayin.‘
P.S.
Cheers to my 400^th review! :D

I don’t live by here but I remember I went here a few times in the past and was good, so I always make it a point to stop by. EVERY time after those initial times it has been closed.
For example. I’m here right now, it says you opened half n hour ago, you’re closed. Fix your sign.
This place is good, but apparently doesn’t like following its posted business hours

My wife had been speaking highly of this place, but apparently they’re under new ownership, or they no longer care for my dollar as a customer.
We went in the morning and she was working alone, which is okay since there were only a couple customers behind us. She seemed snappy at us when we asked about the flavors she had. Both of us had jalapeño bagels with cream cheese. The bagels were awful. They were soggy in the middle and relatively flat for a bagel. I cannot think of having had a worse bagel.
I also asked for a cup of hot water because I had a tea bag, she gave it to me with no lid. When I explained that I needed a lid since I was driving she would not give me one.
Very disappointing for a mom and pop shop to not care about the quality of their product or the satisfaction of their customers. Worst bagels that I can remember eating in my life.

Had a pretty good Smoked Turkey sandwich on toasted sourdough which came out to 4.50. Good deal and good quality. WIll edit review when I try a bagel.

Used to be better under the old ownership, but still is the best place to grab a bagel in the Mission San Jose district of Fremont.
My two favorites are Jalapeño toasted with butter, or Egg Salad bagel sandwich on an Everything bagel.

They have a great lunch deal and delicious bagels. My favorite spot for my lunch break in Fremont.
PLUS they have two really nice ladies that work there who are hard working and friendly and get there at like 3 am to bake all their tasty treats!
They also give out free samples once in a while. love it

Until now, I thought Noah’s Bagels was the bomb diggity.
Bomb diggity as in asiago toasted bagel with sun dried tomato spread!!!
But, before our adventure to San Francisco, the boyfriend wanted some breakfast and we stopped here along the way from 680 to 880 freeway! There was a good crowd waiting for their breakfast bagels already. They have your sausage, bacon, egg bagels, and a wide variety of choices for bagels and cream cheese spread. I was hesitant already since I didn’t see any asiago bagels available in the store. But I did see a SPECIAL labeled section. I asked the worker and she managed to give me a sample of their jalapeño and onion bagel of the day! It sounded weird but MAN! It was absolutely full of flavor and I totally fell for it! The weird part is I also decided to have sun dried tomato spread. I asked the worker if that was an ok mix and she said why not!
My breakfast bagel in the car was absolutely satisfying. It was delicious and full of flavor. I could of eaten another one If i wanted to. Bagel was cut in half which is how i like my bagel. The spread wasn’t like majorly oozing out of my bagel, which I like also. No messiness necessary!

I too am super nostalgic of this place. Used to go to this place often before going to classes at Ohlone. Excellent bagels. In my opinion, the bagels were better than Noah’s. And the different coffee drinks were very good. A perfect alternative to Starbucks, especially since there were a line out the door on weekday mornings. So, I disagree with all the negative reviews. Especially the one or two people who say that their coffee is the worst. I always ordered their coffee or one of their specialty coffee drinks along with my bagel.

I had a sweet bun for breakfast this morning, so I was craving something salty for lunch to even everything out. Hmm, there’s Carl’s Jr, Baja Fresh, Subway… and what do ya know! «The Better Bagel»! A bagel sounds good — so across the street I walked. Plus a bagel sounds healthier than Carl’s Jrs mouth-​watering burgers anyway. Why not, I should give it a fair shot.
I walked in to a completely empty place (mind you, it was lunch time right now in corporate Fremont). I was greeted by Fey (I’m guessing that’s her, I took a business card so I’ll remember to Unilocal about this when I got back). The bagels didn’t look too appetizing, but since I was the only one there, there was no turning back. I decided on a cheese and jalapeño bagel and added it to my roast beef bagel sandwich. Roast beef was a bit ehh, but I wasn’t complaining. But the toasted cheese jalapeño bagel just tasted like heaven in my mouth. I’ve been craving something salty and that definitely hit the spot. Yeah, the sandwich portion of the bagel didn’t really do much for me. Will I come back? Nah, probably not… not for a $ 4.00 or so bagel.

This place makes me super nostalgic. Back in my high school days, my besties and I would come here for lunch at least once a week. We’d always get the same thing, too (egg salad sandwich on jalapeño bagel), and were affectionately donned the «egg salad girls» by the owner lady. Sometimes the owner lady wouldn’t be there and there wouldn’t be any egg salad. those were sad days :(
The other options are good too, but the egg salad sandwich will always be one of my favorite comfort foods.

The only bagels available in the area (other than at Safeway or the horrible plain bagels at Starbuck’s), so this wins the battle hands own. The bagels are just fine, but I’m never temoted to order coffee or sandwiches.

Although my receipt read Anna’s Bagel & Pastry, the outside of the establishment says The Better Bagel. And so far, it is a better bagel that I had today, better than any other establishment I’ve tried in Fremont! I had a lox pieces (aka lox trimmings) bagel sandwich on a toasted jalapeño cheese bagel. The fixings not only included lettuce, tomato, and onion, but capers as well. YUM! I’m glad my day’s activities took me to the Warm Springs area – I’m planning on visiting Better Bagel again.

It’s alright. Bagels are okay, little too soft.
Menu has hardly any choices. Location is convenient, but at lunch time this place shares parking with a lot of hot lunch places.
The interior needs help. You certainly don’t want to stick around and eat here.

During the good ‘ol high school days, my best friend and I would cut class and get our most coveted breakfast food: BAGELS AND CREAM CHEESE! Depending on our mood or pathway of the morning, we would either hit up the Better Bagel or The Daily Bagel Café.
This place has a wide selection of bagels, and if you order a simple toasted bagel with cream cheese, it’s good and you’re safe. However, their sandwiches here are kinda weird tasting and this place doesn’t seem to be the cleanest. But for bagels, it’s fine.

Since starting my diet… ugh, I mean my new, healthier lifestyle, I have not had much carbs. Hence, I dream of bagels. Not any bagel, but the cheddar cheese bagel from the Better Bagel. It is better because it is made from a ton of real cheddar cheese and is chewy in consistency and to die for with low-​fat cream cheese oozing out of the center (a girl’s gotta have caloric balance). Having worked in media and been forced-​fed bagels almost everyday from a variety of bagel shops in SF (primarily Noah’s) I can say I have not had anything close to this variety. I (used to) only get the cheddar cheese bagel so I can not vouch for the other bagel flavors… If you want to go over the top, you can get a breakfast sandwich on the cheddar cheese bagel… but that is like a major carb-​induced coma experience, as they use whole eggs/​milk with real butter, etc. Slurp!

I love this place! I don’t know why the reviews so far are so negative. I have so memories of coming here with my mom to pick up ALL the jalepeno bagels that they had left on Sunday morning, waiting to bring the bag home and toast them myself!
Fresh baked, crispy, everything a bagel should be. If you don’t like jalepeno bagels – they definitely make these best – then try the cinnamon raisin. I’m not sure about the bagel sandwiches, but still.
–1 star for the lack of people here at any given time.
Either way, it’s a great neighborhood bagel place, and I love the people that work here.

Rather than drive to Noah’s on Mowry or drive to Milpitas, this is the closest bagel shop in the area. (That I know of)
When we want a quick breakfast for the road we usually get the bagel sandwiches rather than opt for some greasy ass McDonald’s, Burger King or Jack in the Crack breakfasts.
Make sure to watch them make your sandwich or check to make sure they get your order right before leaving. Sometimes they’ll forget the cheese or smear or both which is what happened to me. I ended up with just the bagel and the egg. DRY.
Another minus star for being a bit pricey. Almost $ 6 for a bagel sandwich!

Place is way overrated. coffee tasted like it was brewed in a mexican’s buttcrack, but the bagel was aite. Nothing special though that I couldnt make myself with a much higher quality. Damn I can’t get over how bad that coffee was. Tasted like a cardboard box cut up into little pieces and ground to a wet pulp (the wettness came from a homeless dude’s urine).

i guess this place is chill. i always get the sandwiches and they are pretty plump and cheap. the coffee is the worst i’ve ever had, and the ham and egg tasted kinda funkee.
plus note: they add green onion to your egg. i love that.