Noah’s Bagels

Closed! Bummer, but luckily I found one a few blocks away.

It takes a chain to really suck. I knew I was in trouble when in a very uncrowded store the counter attendant was calling for Neil. No Neil around but he ordered the same thing I did! I persuaded her to give me Neil’s Santa Fe wrap. I probably should have saved time and just walked out.
The wrap was cold and the wrapper had the consistency of thin card board. Two bites and it was disposed of properly in the waste container.
I went to wash it down with coffee, the Soho blend, which ran out half way through filling my cup. Again I should have left the cup empty. What was supposed to be coffee tasted like some pseudo mocha chemical brew. It also got left in a dust bin.
So for almost $ 8 the dust bins got a meal and I got another restaurant I could rate as a one star… can I go lower?
Noah should have stuck with boat building.

Today it was the 4^th time that I give the **coffee** from this spot a chance and I finally made up my mind about it. This time I did pay some attention into choosing the right «plain» «flavor» but got instead a kind of sweetish mintish coffee that didn’t taste nor good or OK.
I told a friend of mine about it and he said exactly the same thing. I’ve been thinking about it and I think that the coffee itself can’t be that bad but that probably, somebody is somehow not cleaning well enough the containers or the containers are being mixed up.
You guys can very easily track this issue, just get a plain coffee from Starbucks, another one from Peets and then another one from this spot and try yours, I’m sure you’ll be able to tell right away what I mean. Plain coffee doesn’t have to taste like deodorant/​perfume.
Please, I like this spot and the staff is great but you have to fix the coffee!

New manager.
Francis is still there.
New coffee dispensers.
Chelsea seems to be refilled more frequently.
It’s been over 6 months… and things seem to be orderly. THANK YOU NEW MANAGER!

Not much to say here. They have decent bagels but they put no effort into your order. You are better off finding a place that cares about your business for breakfast.

YOUR TOASTER IS SET TOO HIGH!
Whoever said all Noah’s were created equal. they were mistaken. This Noah’s is the closest Noah’s to my office and it was a sore disappointment to see my «toasted asiago bagel» turn into a bagel shaped lump of coal with a glob of cream cheese in the middle. I don’t think they even attempted to spread it.
The service was fast, not too friendly. but at least it was efficient which seems to work for their morning rush. They were particularly nice to regulars (which does not include me) so I guess if I get hazed by them a little but keep coming back. they will learn to crack a smile at me. :)

I have been going here for last 3 weeks.
1) The bagels are great. Lot of variety but you can get that anywhere.
2) Most of the staff is nice. BUT there is one short-​stocky asian/​hawaiian/​phillipino looking lady who actually makes the orders who just does not know how to smile. In fact she will have a dejected look at her face and can sometime give the bagels in the rudest of manners.
I am appalled how there can be staff like this. Seriously, I would rather go to Lee’s deli next to it, at least there I do not expect great service and will save a dollar too. She has ruined my morning (again) with her stupid service. Any manager looking at this, please get rid of her as I am not the only one who dislikes her.
Just because of that one piece of human crap, I am giving this place 2 stars.

Poor service, what can I say?
Today I went and ordered a Pannini breakfast sandwich and they confused my order and gave me a bagel sandwich instead, in a box. I figured what the hell and took it anyway, since I did not have time for them to fix it. It was a bad sandwich.
Earlier this year there was an insulting old man in the main dining area and he was pretty obnoxious. Do any of the clerks come out and find out what’s going on or anything? Nope, they just ignore the whole thing.
Poor service!

I came to Noah’s Bagels looking for a bagel. I hadn’t had one for a while and the salmon smear sounded delicious on an onion bagel. It was definitely pretty good. The bagel was well worth the $ 1.05, however the schmear was definitely a rip-​off for $ 1.80. Too steep for a bagel and cream cheese.
Taste-​wise: It was actually pretty good. I liked the onion bagel, I liked the salmon cream cheese schmear, they tasted better together. I think though that it would have tasted better with regular cream cheese than this speciality. Overall, I liked Noah’s and I could see myself coming again.
A lot of Unilocalers complained about bad service and long lines. I had nice service that was quick from attentive employees (as attentive as they can be). I was in and out in less than 5 minutes with my toasted bagel in hand.
Also for those that would longue there they have free water out, not bad for a bagel shop~

Today I needed to feed a group of 20+people before I had mutiny on my hands. The people from Noah’s were very good and efficient in getting me in-​and-​out very quickly. I was relieved that the service did not take longer than 5 minutes, (which it did in the past). All in all, thank you for the awesome blueberry bagel you guys threw in there for free just for making me «wait». What, really? Cool!
Will come back.

There’s absolutely nothing wrong with this location — it’s clean, the staff are nice and quick, it’s a typical Noahs joint.
I just really dislike Noahs Steamed Bread With Chemicals. Whatever they are, they aren’t bagels. Better for you than a donut, I expect, so if that’s your only other choice go ahead and get a NSBWC.
The cartoonish Jewish culture caricature they use to try to make the places seem authentic is as jarring as one of those little monkey-​with-​cymbals toys. Why doesn’t Panda Express promote a Pigdin English Chinaman motif for their chain? Because it’d be offensive, that’s why. How about Taco Bell using the «Badges? We don’ need no steenkin’ badges» Mexican guy from Treasure of the Sierra Madres as their spokeman? Without that, I probably wouldn’t have been annoyed enough to write a meh review.

My carpool stops here every morning @ 620a to get a bagel, today I decided hmmm okay I’ll get one. This location is right off Fremont st. coming off the freeway so it is very convenient for us to make a stop. As you walk in lots of customers are up early to get their morning coffee and bagel or some sort of sweet delicious pastry. The place looks clean and warm as it is cold every morning in SF. I look at my choices, and I usually get the same boring thing which is a wheat bagel or my favorite Lox and cream cheese ooohhh yes!!! but my tummy was telling me get that chocolate chip bagel. LOL I haven’t got in a while so I decided, to treat myself and run it off at lunch time.
I read the complaints from other Unilocalers and I haven’t had a problem with them for the last 10 years I’ve been coming, maybe its because I’m like one of their first customers at the crack of dawn, but yes I have seen the homeless hanging out in the front and employees that cannot speak english but basically in SF there everywhere.

It’s a bagel shop on the way home from downtown. Because of limited help, I had to wait awhile to get my six sesame bagels. But the bagels were what I was expecting, and I certainly had no where to go, so it was ok.

I just had a fantabulous lox & cream cheese bagel lovingly made for yours truly at Noah’s Bagels. I went for the super onion bagel, toasted, 2 ounces of lox, chive shmear and chives to top it all off. Large cup of Soho coffee to get me through this Thursday (Is it Friday yet?) and I gotta say I haven’t had this good a breakfast in quite a while. So much so, in fact, that I thought it was worthy of a Unilocal.
Here’s a tip: use a fake and ecclectic name so you recognize your order. I don’t bother using David anymore as every other person there is a David. I just used Wolfgang and that did the trick… and the double-​takes and snickers were entertaining to boot.

This is the absolute worst Noah’s Bagels I have ever been to. I usually really like Noah’s but something is seriously wrong with this place.
They always get my order wrong. One time I ordered an egg sandwich and i watched the girl make it but all she put in it was bacon. So I asked her to put the egg in and her response was, «oh you wanted egg?» No I just wanted bacon and bread on my EGG sandwich.
This kind of stuff happens all the time there. They need an entirely new staff.

I don’t dig microwaves and the bagels aren’t great, but an 82 by the health inspector means I – and anybody who doesn’t want food poisoning – should stay away from this store.
P. S.: In my home of Los Angeles County, do not eat at any establishment lacking an «A» letter grade (below a 90).
That is all.

Bagel and coffee in the morning sounds great yes? I thought so too. I decided to head over to the local Noah’s to pick up a bagel. I was drooling as I walked over to Noah’s thinking about the shmear on my toasted bagel with a nice cup of coffee. It would be an awesome way to start a Tuesday since I’ll in my office by myself today.
I walk in and was helped by the manager. He didn’t seem to really have any customer service skills since he didn’t even greet me with a smile or a hi. I get how rough it is to work in the service industry, but customer service needs to be #1 priority. I ordered my bagel toasted with onion and chives shmear with a coffee. He took my order muttering just a few things and sent me on my way to pay. There wasn’t a line here and I don’t understand why he had to make me buying a bagel feel like he’s doing a favor for me… Last I check, I was paying for the bagel right?
I paid for my bagel/​shmear and a regular coffee which ended up being 4 bucks and some change. Not bad considering a latte at Starbucks would been 3 – 4 and no bagel. Not a bad deal so that’s a plus. The overall experience wasn’t so good though.
How I scored this Noah’s:
Pros:
Awesome deal with coffee
Cons:
Mediocre service,
my bagel wasn’t toasted when i requested it to be
Coffee was bland but it’s alright, (i like strong coffee like Pete’s)
I would have given it a 1.5 star but since I can’t I’ll round them up to 2.

Attention: ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANTS, OFFICE MANAGERS, OFFICE COORDINATORS, RECEPTIONIST
Unless you want to look incompetent or like an ass in front of your CEO, CMO, your top Sales Guy and their highly important clients, DO NOT ORDER FROM NOAH’S!
This morning is the second time I’ve been made to look like I can’t handle the simple task of ordering bagels. I called on Monday and placed a very simple order: Bagel and Muffin Nosh Box and Odwalla OJ to be delivered today at 7:30 am no later than 7:45 am. Get this, I placed my order with the «Mgr» Louis! Hahah, I know right…
Can you ladies guess what wasn’t delivered when I got in this morning… That’s right, my f-​ing order wasn’t delivered. And when I walked by the conference room all eyes were on me and not because I look cute. I called Louis the «Mgr» to find out what was going on and he said, listen to this… he said HE DIDN’T HAVE MY ORDER! I wanted to explode, this is the SECOND time this has happened. WTF is going on in Bagelland that you can’t keep track of your orders you f-​ing idiot. I didn’t tell him that, I told him that this is the second time they’ve done this, and they are making me look extremely bad. So, he apologizes (at this point i really don’t care for an apology I just want the food for the these hungry execs) and sends our order out…
The delivery guy gets here by 8:45 am, a whole hour they’ve waited, and he brings some generic OJ and not the Odwalla I ordered. WTF! WTF! WTF! He apologizes for the mistake, and I’m like you guys are full of mistakes. Also, I notice that they still had the audacity to charge me a $ 15 delivery charge (you bet I requested to have that removed)
I will NEVER order from Noah’s again. Never.
If you guys want delicious food, that is delivered ON TIME EVERYTIME, order from SPECIALTY’S 1−877−502−2837. I have nothing but praise for them.
Office Coordinator in The City

I don’t know what they have in their employee water, or what they teach during orientation, but the people here are so friendly and nice!
We come here randomly for lunch, and usually get a cup of soup and a bagel with shmear. Today I lucked out with the broccoli cheddar (very salty and creamy, but still not overbearing), an asiago bagel with garlic herb spread. All that a cup of water for under $ 5!

Anyone remember when Bill Cosby was considered cutting edge?
HIM: Noah!
NOAH: Who is that?
HIM: It’s the Lord, Noah.
NOAH: Right… What you want? I’ve been good.
HIM: I want you to build an ark.
NOAH: Right… what’s an ark?
HIM: Forget it… open a bagel shop.
And thus Noah’s Bagels was born. Everything was destroyed by the flood, but the animals survived on some toasted bagels and a little lox. I think I read that in the Bible… or on Wikipedia, something trustworthy like that.
Anyhow, I was a little early for my doctor’s appointment, so I felt like a little nosh this morning. I stopped by Noah’s to try one of their Egg Mits, the $ 3.99 Spinach, Mushroom and Swiss on an Asiago bagel. It wasn’t bad… not that answer to my prayers but nothing that deserves penance either. It’s better-​made than an Egg McMuffin though I do miss the grease factor.
Nothing much to say about the ambiance except that I had time to stare at the 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers team photo and wondered why they had Jackie Robinson stand in the back row. The times they weren’t a-​changing that much.
FOOD — 3 stars… a decent bagel, soft, warm… and the Egg Mit is not a bad option for a quick breakfast
AMBIANCE — 3 stars… there’s Jackie Robinson and Sandy Koufax and Gil Hodges and…
SERVICE — 3 stars… perfunctory though fast
TOTAL — 3 stars… it’s an average day in the neighborhood, an average day in the neighborhood… won’t you be my neighbor?