Old Country Bagel

The staff was very rude and had a bad attitude I stood there and was ignored while they helped people who walked in after me. When I made them aware I was standing here first they continued to ignore me and help those customers first anyway, I guess if your not a local you get put to the back of the line. Anyway there is another bagel place on the corner who help customers as the arrives and don’t pick and choose who they’re going to help first. STAY AWAY if you’re on a limited lunch break and not a local customer.

This place is great– we are from California and love coming here for our bagels. The wait is a little long but it is all good!
Definitely recommend
They have a little coffee station to utilize

The bagels are excellent. Crispy crust, chewy dough inside. What you should expect from a real NYC style bagel. The lox cream cheese spread is good. I’ve also ordered egg sandwiches here that were prepped quickly, tasty, yet not greasy & oily.
The counter help has been very good as well, quick, polite. to the employees removing the food prep gloves to work the cash register, and handle the cash. So many establishments forget this, unfortunately.

Good bagels; interesting varieties, like the French Toast bagel (did taste like French Toast, amazingly). Stopped on the way to Rockaway one morning, and we selected the right place. It was a Sunday morning, so it was a little crowded, but moved quickly. Would stop by again with no hesitation.

If there is anything better than a fresh NYC bagel I don’t know about it. First thing on a Sunday morning I stopped by old country bagel and the bagels were freshly made. The guy behind the counter was extremely helpful and friendly. They have all types of bagels, including French toast! Once again, because I hadn’t had a New York bagel in years so went with the classic plain, toasted with butter. Heaven! I highly recommend it

First time here the other day. I met a friend for a coffee and bagel. All the bagels looked fresh and the whole wheat bagel was good. I kept it simple just with some low fat cream cheese but they had a good selection of different types of cream cheese. With lox, with bacon and a few others. They also had omelettes and other breakfast options. I’ll come back and try those another day. The staff were very nice and accommodating too. They have a few tables inside if you decide to stay and eat. With the weather getting nicer they also had some seats and tables outside as well. Metered along Cross Bay Blvd. Up to two hours which is good

Service and food are good, and I like the people who work there. I take off a star since there are not enough vegetarian options, so I keep getting the same thing over and over again, and I find them pricey. And on weekends, they can be very crowded. But with the other bagel place on the other corner, I prefer Old Country Bagel, since their bagels and prices are better.

The bagels are amazing. Will definitely come again soon! Just stopped by. Great food and great service !!

Great place!

Best bagel on the boulevard! The are aways still warm and are never burnt unlike LI bagel. Very reasonable price also.

I always go here when getting bagels in Howard beach. I think this is the original bagel spot on crossbay. The bagels always taste fresh and delicious. Coffee is good. Service is friendly. Only wish they would have a few more choices of cream cheese. Their egg sandwiches taste great, are quickly made and are not expensive at all.

Stopped in again today, the girls were so helpful yet again. Food was AMAZING! Love love love dinning in such a great set up so organized and cute!

Well, I didn’t have a bagel so I can’t comment on them.
I stopped in with some co-​workers for breakfast. I had an egg white spinach omelet. Six egg whites and a nice portion of spinach… A-​OK. Coffee was good also. They have a few tables for dining in.

This place is pretty good. I work in the area and stop by pretty frequently for lunch (1x per month?). The bagels are good, but not the best I’ve ever had in New York. I like their wraps and sandwiches, but sometimes they taste like they miss the mark. For instance, the Hearty Protein wrap (or something to that effect) is good, doesn’t make me regret my decision for take out, but it could use something flavor-​wise — a condiment? Also the service is kind of slow, which isn’t bad because they are making everything to order, but if I’m in a rush it definitely affects my decision whether or not to come here.
All in all, just what the three stars denotes: This place is A-​Okay.

Mmm the bagels here :)
Favorite bagel place in Queens, their bagels are soft and taste amazing. They got lots of diffeent toppings, but I usually go with the classic New York bacon, egg&cheese. Service is friendly and quick.

They have a great Bacon, Egg and Cheese bagel. There can be a line on weekend mornings, but that just shows the place is good.

Great place and such an amazing staff would recommend everything there… such a home feeling start going here more often

5 star bagels.
This is a real NYC authentic bagel!
And they have French Toast flavor people!
Everyone wants to say that a bagel store in Queens is great because they have French Toast flavor but Old Country Bagel has French Toast bagels as well as other unique flavors and all of the common flavors as well!
They have a very extensive menu above and beyond bagels as well! And it is all unique!(I was told in the store that they have more on their menu that s on the web menus)
I found at a Blog they say Old Country Bagel is one of the best in 5 boros.
Howard Beach has been in the news for a lot of things. But it should be in the news for bagels. And I suspect that the lower reviews here are from competition bagels.
There is another bagel spot a few doors down and other bagel spots in the neighborhood.
The employes are so super friendly!
And they even donate the left over bagels to a near by soup kitchen! That alone should get them in the news as NYC eateries waste to much food!
The service is helpful and friendly! They work at a quick Queens pace. Not as fast as Manhattan or Brooklyn but not as slow as Long Island.
And they got an A rating,
For those outside of NYC that means cleanliness!
And Walkscore gives it a 63 for being walkable. www​.walkscore​.com/​p​l​a​c​e​/​o​l​d​-​c​o​u​n​t​r​y​-​b​a​g​e​l​-​n​e​w​-york
It is a web site that encourages you to walk!
The Everything bagel was invented in Howard Beach.
So it only makes sense that they would have some of the best bagels. Good and authentic bagels are more and more rare. These are some of the best bagels we have had in decades! Worth a trip if you are into bagels! But they have a very extensive menu and according to many blogs all of their food is good!
I gave 1 other bagel spot 5 stars for their variety, home made goods, bagels and that it is open 24 hours. But my hubby didn’t agree that the bagels themselves were worth 5 stars at Dyker Park bagels. He says 4 stars for the bagels an extra star for the fact that it is open 24 hours and have great Italian bakery goods and sandwiches
My hubby is a bit if a bagel expert. He says old Country Bagel is the real deal worth 5 stars! Details are as follows.________________________________
Visa, MC, Disc ($ 15 min)
Hours:
Daily: 5am-​5pm
Serves:
Breakfast, Lunch
Features:
Delivery, Accepts Credit Cards, Lunch Special, Take Out
Min Delivery:
15.00
Sorry Serious Eats are good writers but do not have NY taste buds so they can’t really judge what is an authentic NY bagel. They can only say what they like the most. Many blogs missed the boat on this. Howard Beach was always known as a closed community. We pass through there on the way to Rockaway sometimes. We have found that Howard Beach is either changing for the better (since we never spent time there before) or it already changed and people just do not know about it!
Head to Howard Beach the food is great!

Four times a week I’ve had the best bagel in comparison to many bagels over the years. Old Country Bagel’s everything multigrain bagel is fresh and soft, slightly chewy, and just a little crispy on the outside. Absolutely delicious! They also make a fabulous french toast bagel — this is hands down the best bagel place I’ve been to in years, everyone is helpfull, they also have great coffee.
herbert.

The BEST place for HOMEMADE WAFFLES!!! YES, I MEAN HOMEMADE! Their bagels are good also, but i stick to the waffles with fruit. The staff is super friendly too.