Blue Sky Bagels

When my husband and I are looking for a fast and easy (and delicious) breakfast or lunch, Blue Sky is our spot. We have NEVER had a bad experience and the quality and service is top notch. They often have seasonal cream cheeses which is a nice way to switch it up!
Food: I love how they have TONS of different bagels, toppings (cream cheese, meats, veggies, nut butters, etc), soups, salads, parfaits, and even treats! They make sure to serve up anything for a picky eater. My husband’s favorite is the bacon, egg and cheese sandwich on a Parmesan bagel. I love the cinnamon & sugar bagel with honey walnut cream cheese. YUM. Their soups are also very good!
Drinks: They have self-​serve soda fountain but also make coffee & espresso drinks. I love that!
Atmosphere: It smells SO GOOD in there! It’s your typical bagel shop with a lunch-​line style for ordering and simple tables to sit at. Sometimes the tables and floors are a little dirty, but they’re so busy that they just don’t have a chance to clean them off between each customer.
Service: Very friendly and helpful. Always quick to answer questions or offer suggestions.
Happy Hour Offerings: n/​a
Healthy Hack: Looking for something lighter? Try a broth-​based soup or one of their salads.
Tips: Go often? Ask for a lunch punch card! Make sure to check out their special of the day and seasonal cream cheese offerings!

Great bagels! Their cream cheese leaves a lot to be desired in terms of texture and taste so they lose a star for that but otherwise this place is pretty great.

I got a lox bagel herb cream cheese. I have never seen such fresh looking smoked salmon on a lox bagel (and I’m from NJ). The cream cheese was home made and they had containers you could buy — I bought 2. Their organic coffee was delicious as well. I am not from here, but was just on a random road trip. It’s such a nice area we will definitely be coming back and I will be making sure we stop here again.
PS The service was excellent.

Another VERY satisfied customer as usual!!! This however was my first one getting the bagel sandwich and it was AMAZING! I had the Asiago cheese bagel with sun dried tomato cream cheese, chicken breast, Swiss cheese, avocado, deli mustard, tomato & sprouts! FANTASTIC!!! My girlfriend had bacon, egg & cheddar on a wheat bagel with jalapeño cream cheese! Again knocked it out of the park and we are already deciding on what we will have next! Great job Blue Sky & the fabulous staff!

I never cared for «bagels» until i was introduced to these. Simply delicious… so soft and chewy!

Great way to end 2014 on New Year’s Eve morn with bagels at Blue Sky based on the recommendation of friend Carl Y who has provided my hubby and me with tip-​top-​tips on local gems since we moved to Eagle in mid 2014. Maybe not Brooklyn bagels but pretty darned close says my hubby native of that NYC borough. Blue Sky boils the bagels before baking, just as should be, lending chewy texture and bakes them on cornmeal dusted pan adding that «just right» element to the bottom. We are new fans.
EATS
Friendly people behind the counter serving up bagels of many kinds. There were people in and out on New Year’s Eve day buying bags of bagels to go (94 cents each or less if buying a half dozen or more) or eating in bagels with a schmear (about a buck and a half) of many different kinds of cream cheese. Several people were also enjoying what looked like generously sized bagel sandwiches, deli and breakfast styled both
For future reference I noted they have egg salad on the menu and also tuna salad. There are not many places I trust to eat their tuna salad but this is on that list! Next time.
This time I can attest that the jalapeño cream cheese was really good on a sunflower seed bagel and so was the honey walnut cream cheese a winner on the cranberry orange bagel.
VALUE
Fair prices it seemed on all menu board items. Two bagels with cream cheese and two cups of coffee clocked in at only about seven bucks, including tax. Great value.
VIIBE
It smells wonderful when you enter this bright, light space with lots of room in aisles and between tables. High seating and standard height table seating.
THE DRILL
Line up at the counter to place your order. One of the friendly staff will bring it to you when it is ready. Get your own beverages (Dawson Taylor coffee is from a pump pot) and bus your own table when finished.
THIS N THAT:
1) PARKING: In the Millstone Market stip mall lot.
2) ACCESSIBILITY: Level in and throughout. Plenty of aisle space. Standard height seating throughout.
3) DAY OLD BARGAINS: In the back of the shop is a basket with bags of day old bagels priced at five bagels for only two bucks. Each bag holds one variety but there were several varieties in the basket. Day old bagels make great strata, bread puddings, crutons and sliced up toasted as alternatives to regular crostini for snacks. Finding those here was worth the trip even if we hadn’t enjoyed delicious fresh bagels too!
4) TRIPLETS: There are two other Blue Sky Bagel locations in Boise. Same owner for all.

The bagels here are quite good, but not the best ever. But probably the best in Boise.
The cream cheese smears are many, but are applied too heavily for my likes. Ask for the smear on the side and apply to your own taste and thickness. They also make sandwiches from the bagels.
Coffee is Dawson Taylor and that is worth an extra star, in itself.
This a good place for a quick breakfast and bagels are stout and large enough to share for 2 light eaters.
My favorite bargain here is the bags of day old bagels for $ 2.00 a bag. If I am going to freeze bagels for home use, this is a perfect option.
Access is good, although parking is sometimes full, but not often. Handicap parking is close by and the floor is all one level. No trips to the loo, so no comments here.
Seating is spacious and tables with standard chairs prevail. The tables do need to be wiped down a bit more often sometimes.
If you have trouble locating them, look behind Crispy Cream Donuts.

Fresh bagels every morning. All different kinds of cream cheese and eggs sandwiches, meats, cheese, etc. Open for breakfast and lunch. Friendly staff and lots of places to sit. Fun place for breakfast.

Awesome bagels. Always friendly service and prompt. My favorite is the everything bagel with lox creek cheese. So good. Only negative is that it is hard to get in and out of that location.

Lots of great choices to please most anyone. I love the parmasean or asiago with herb and garlic cream cheese. Kids love
The cinnamon and sugar bagels. We usually get a dozen and keep for the week. Even when they are busy you are in and out of there quickly. Always had friendly staff.

Absolutely delicious. Awesome fresh ingredients, big selection, and great customer service.

Delicious bagel sandwiches and friendly staff combined with free wifi make for the perfect location for breakfast or lunch.

This is definitely the place to go for bagels – they have all kinds of flavors! I usually get the wheat or cinnamon raisin. The cream cheese is special and they have several flavors of that. It’s very fluffy and creamy – the honey walnut and of course plain are both really good. I’ve never tried any sandwiches here as I usually take the bagels home. They will even slice the bagels for you which is a nice touch!

Mmmm delicious bagel sandwiches. Same deal as the Boise one – fill up your own Dawson Taylor coffee.
Got 2 today: a ham and a turkey ($ 4.95 each). All the veggies /​cream cheese /​condiments are included in the sandwich price. Which starts at around $ 4. The onion bagel sat on my desk tempting me into taking an early lunch.
People work fast and you are in & out in less than 10 min.
Personally though, I like Panera bread bagels better because the flavor is better… not sure if Boise has one. But I think the cream cheese at Blue Sky tastes better.