Bagels Plus

I work in the area and it’s always nice to stop into Bagels Plus for a Bagel Sandwich with Bacon, Egg, and Cheese. The bagels are HUGE and their taste and consistency is spot on. The owner is pretty funny and there is always a handful of friendly young ladies working the counter. As long as I work in the area, I’ll be a Bagels Plus customer!

After my trip to New York, I have a new found love of bagels. I was pretty confident this wouldn’t compare, but I had a craving that needed to get satisfied! I got a toasted asiago bagel with chive cream cheese, lox, and red onion and it was DELICIOUS! They don’t skimp on the lox, like a lot of other places. It was surprisingly very close to what I had in NYC and definitely golden in comparison to other bagels I’ve had around the Tampa area. My mouth is practically watering writing this review. Mmmm, toasty carbs.

For me one of the best place to get fresh bagels in Tampa bay!
It is a hole in the wall and if a friend didn’t introduce me to this place I probably would have continued to drive past it on my way to work. Like other reviews don’t make the same mistake! You will be missing out!
Now first and foremost the bagels are made fresh daily and you tell. Because I also am a fan of a good bagel and cream cheese their selections of both are diverse and hard to choose from. My favorites are the sundried tomato bagel with plain cream cheese or the everything bagel with salmon cream cheese (best salmon cream cheese I’ve ever had). Both very mouthwatering to a carb-​lover like me. Though, I think the bagels could stand well on there own without any cream cheese, butter, or jelly.
But if you would like something with a bit more substance they do a wonderful job on their breakfast and lunch sandwiches. They cook their eggs to order and slice their meats by hand. Also, their variety of baked goods such as their muffins, cookies, and doughnuts will curb any sweet tooth. I feel that half the time I end up buying one of them as I make my way to the register (I have no regrets).
Bottomline if you haven’t tried this place, you should!

Ok I admit it. Bagels Plus is my carb cheat day. If you’re gonna cheat, make it worth it people! These bagels are the best in town! They are the closest to NYC bagels I have had in Tampa.
My go to sandwich order: sausage egg and cheese on an everything bagel with chive cream cheese. The bagels are so fresh sometimes it’s still warm! The cream cheese is fresh too! This huge sandwich is less than $ 6! What a deal!
Other excellent bagel choices: salt, cinnamon raisin, blueberry, asiago, pumpernickel. You really can’t go wrong.
The staff is friendly. The building isn’t much to look at but who cares, you will be too busy looking at your delicious sandwich!

Simply THE BEST Bagels in Tampa. I found this from Unilocal,and wasn’t disappointed when I visited the first time. They have a great assortment of fresh Bagels, in all of the normal flavors. They Bagels are fresh and chewy — just like I used to get when I lived in NY! They also have lots of flavors of cream cheeses.
Bagels Plus also has a great staff. Very friendly staff!

What happened to those delicious bagels that were crunchy on the outside and nice ‘n’ chewy on the inside and full of taste? The latest load were copies of Dunkin’ Donut bagels: just cake-​like and doughy, with zero taste.
A huge letdown, but, hopefully, the «A-​Team» were on a group vacation and will be back for the next try. If not, the Bagel Trek to find really good bagels in Tampa Bay is back on the road!

Wow. Since Tampa Bagel closed its doors like 10 years ago it’s been kinda dry in the bagel department. Til now. They are totally on point here. organized, friendly, plenty of fresh goodies for you to see… all kinds of fresh stuff to make a bagel Sammie or just my favorite salt with light cream cheese schmear. heaven awaits you my friend. I live on the COMPLETE other side of town and only trek to this area for a few reasons. I actually look forward to a doc visit or pharmacy pickup. I have to say these fresh chewy crispy on the outside soft in the inside bagels are just perfectly done. I don’t miss Tampa Bagel nearly as much as before I discovered this lil gem. Try the everything bagel and if course the salt. You will LOVE.

I came here craving for a bagel. They have great options. I got an Asiago Bagel and wanted it toasted because I like my bagels warm and toasted. They told me they were already warm because they just came out of the oven and they wouldn’t need to be toasted. They already slather on all the cream cheese (which is kind of excessive) before I can even really change my mind. I should have said I still wanted it toasted but I trusted them. I took my bagel home which is a 5 minute drive. When I get home, I eat my bagel only to discover it is cold. There was no point of even trying to toast it at home because they already put on the cream cheese. I learned my lesson. Always ask for my bagel toasted regardless of what they say!

This place is one of the last old time bagel places.
I have been eating here over 20 years.
The other two bagel places aren’t even remotely close.
Sadly anyone under 60 probably has no idea what a bagel should be unless they come from New York or Miami.
The product is always fresh, the place is clean
Service is with a smile and sometimes a joke.

It was so nice to come across this quaint joint on Unilocal.I was visiting from Bradenton where nobody makes bagels. This place made my day! The bagels are excellent! Had an everything NOVA bagel and it was made exactly the way it should be and the tomatoes actually had taste to them. The coffee was subpar, but drinkable. The place could use a little TLC but I’ll still be back.

I had high expectation for this because I was recommend by a friend who love their bagels. He told me «they do bagel right».
The place is alright, quite spacious and comfortable dinning environment. There are a lot of options on bagels, which is also good.
The reason I rated it one star is the sanitary condition. When I waited for my bagel, I saw a cockroach running on the surface under the soda machine. I did not feel well right away, but I still ate my bagel and it tastes OK.
But my stomach began to hurt one hour later and ruined the rest of the day. I don’t know whether it was real bad food or some psychological effect after I saw the cockroach before eating it. Anyway I will not go back again. What confused me is that it seems to be a beloved bagel store by many people. Maybe it is just not for me.

I’m giving it a good rating because the bagels are delicious. I didn’t like the fact that I ordered coffee and it tasted so burnt it was impossible to drink. Also our bill came out to 20 $ for two people which was extreme

Sadly, I had driven past this place a few times and thought it was no longer open.
Do not make the same mistake, especially in the mid-​afternoons when there are few cars in the parking lot.
I was treated very well by employees once inside and will endorse that their bagels have both freshness and are very large. Oh, and despite coming in around 3pm on a weekday, I had plenty of different types of bagels from which to choose.
The chicken salad apologist in me beat out my breakfast sandwich urge on this initial visit although let’s give obvious credit to Bagels Plus for offering a selection of breakfast sandwiches all day.
Bagels Plus makes their chicken salad with Italian seasoning and it looked extremely fresh, as did absolutely everything in the preparation station on the counter in front of me.
While they list certain ingredients for this sandwich, I was invited to have virtually any of those fresh ingredients in front of me and I took full advantage of the opportunity. (Love that uncut green olives were also an option and they smash nicely into chicken salad.)
The end result was a bagel sandwich that I had to stop after eating just one half because it was so large and satisfying. (And I had not eaten all day to that point)
Specific to the chicken salad, it was good texture and the taste itself justified the call over the egg and bacon breakfast option.
So, not only are the bagels the real deal here, but building a custom sandwich on one is even better.

We tried other Bagel shops including big brain one and disappointed. Then Bagles + and OMG we are in NYC but the people are friendly~! These are the best we ever had and we make it a point to save lunch when we are going to the USF area just so we can go and chaw down on their Bagles with Lox and Cream Cheese. AND TAKE SOME HOME~!!!

The bagel was pretty good. Honestly I could make the same thing at my house and it would taste exactly the same.
I didn’t like their system. They ask you what you and many other people what they want and it’s like a free for all all making it. They should consider ordering at the register, pay, having the customers take a number, and then call number when the order is ready. It just seemed very chaotic in there.
Also, pretty expensive for a bagel-​$ 5.49 for bacon, egg, and cheese. The lady in front of me got a veggie bagel and it was $ 6.49.

Love their bagels– the closest to NYC bagels that I have found in Florida. Always consistently delicious and fresh with lots of varieties of bagels and toppings. Definitely unlike the NYC places-​never saw bacon before at a bagel shop:) obviously not kosher.
Great parking, surprisingly never crowded. although everyone knows their the best. Maybe I just hit it right. Also tables to eat in as well as take out.
By the way they freeze great too. And the ladies at the counter are always lovely and helpful.

Great bagel place. Real New York style soft bagel. Cream cheese is great homemade egg sandwiches are great it’s a bit pricey but you’re getting quality food. The selection is impressive the have all the flavors and they are cooked on site. Fresh warm bagels.

Great bagels, I love the selection until they run out of my favorite bagel. Their cream cheeses are tasty and imaginative, I really like their chive, strawberry, and honey walnut flavored spreads. The staff here is so inviting even for such early hours. I tend to get their everything bagel which is covered not on just one but two sides with poppy seeds onion sesame and everything else. Their Asiago bagel is also great with plain spread and their honey wheat with honey walnut spread is a perfect sweet start for the day, I’m glad I don’t live closer because I would be eating bagels every morning.

I absolutely love the bagels here. I have a high expectation for bagels because I am from New Jersey. I ordered a dozen bagels for just 10.99. The bagels are pretty big, almost as big as the bagels up north. I love the fact that the bagels were soft and chewy. I wish I lived closer as I would shop here every week and just freeze the bagels, unfortunately I was only in the area for work. The only thing I did not like is the fact that they ran out of a certain bagel I wanted. The girl told me that they only bake twice a day. I feel as if they should continuously bake as they run out. All in all, I recommend this place for those who want to try a great bagel!

Best bagels in Tampa Bay! These bagels are definitely worth the drive. We picked up bagels this morning for the extended family and they were fresh and delicious. We got a variety of everything (my favorite), plain, sesame and pumpernickel. We also picked up nova cream cheese, veggie cheese, plain cream cheese and nova. All were delicious. Truly a great breakfast. Well worth the drive.
We also bought a few black and white cookies… Yum!
We will definitely be back.