Big Apple Bagels

I was looking for a quick early lunch. I always look at local flavor to see if any deals that could fit the bill. Big apple bagels had $ 20 for $ 10, so I bought it thinking I’d grab a sandwich and coffee and use the rest of the $ 20 for bagels to take home. I was greeted by a lovely cashier, given a fresh and tasty turkey and havarti bagel sandwich, and still had enough for a large iced coffee, a giant chocolate muffin and a dozen bagels to go. What a nice surprise this place was.

Delicious soft fresh bagels! I got an everything bagel egg and cheese sandwich. Friends also got other bagels and muffins, all enjoyed them. Only 4 stars as the bagel was good, but didn’t get choices on the cheese, no non-​cheese egg sandwich on menu and the one I got had a processed cheese, would ask for no cheese next time. Cute mini-​muffins and good looking larger muffins including some weird flavored like chocolate and cheese, which folks said tasted good.

Bagels were nice, service was extra nice. I’m glad I looked you up on my trip instead of going to the default traveling bagel seller, Dunkin Donuts!

Great bagels! Great cream cheese! Normally come to Big Apple Bagels once a week. Never had any problems with my order, though the servers could seem friendlier/​more helpful. Overall, a great place!

To be fair, I grew up in New York so a comparison between those bagels and ones from southcentral PA isn’t really possible. However, customer service is universal, and based on my experience this morning, was sorely lacking at this establishment. Here is what I wrote in the comment section of the Big Apple Bagels «Contact Us» page.
I am writing to let you know of the highly unsatisfactory experience I had this morning at your York PA location. The girl behind the counter was sullen and could not have been less interested in her job. The urn with the coffee I wanted was empty, and when I tried to get the counter girl’s attention she was standing in the back with her drink. When she finally made it over to the coffee counter she informed me it would take 7 minutes for the coffee to brew. Since I had to get to my job, I could not wait around for this to be done. (Tardiness, as well as the aforementioned sullenness are frowned upon at my job.) The coffee counter needed to be wiped down and the creamer pot had stickiness at the end, just sort of hanging off the spout. Gross! I had come from a doctor’s appointment and hadn’t had breakfast or (more importantly) my morning coffee yet. Needless to say, I was seriously disappointed in the coffee (I had to settle for the Breakast Blend — too weak for me!); the bagel was OK. In any event, I was seriously disappointed in my overall experience; hopefully this was just an anomaly and can be corrected with some proper training in customer satisfaction.

over priced dont get no type of meat you must have money to threw away to come here

My sister and I were visiting York to watch my aunts dogs and were looking for a good bagel place in the morning. We choose BAB and loved it! The muffins are to die for and the bagel selection along with the cream cheese selection is amazing! My sister ordered an Oreo muffin that was probably the best muffin in the world! Highly suggest it and loved it!!!

This place is awesome! We live in Maryland and we’ve stopped here 3 times on different road trips going north. Bagels are fresh and they have a variety of cream cheeses. I always get a breakfast sandwich with egg and bacon and cheese. This last visit, I got mine on a Swiss Melt bagel. Yum! They have at least a dozen different kind of bagels, if not more. Service is fast and friendly. Consider me a loyal customer!

I made a bagel run early Sunday morning and walked out with a dozen bagels and two tubs of spread and a few breakfast sandwiches. Confidence was high as I smelled the familiar smells of a bagel joint and the very crowded tables inside a lonely strip mall in Central PA.
«The Good»
— The bagels are decent. You get spoiled when you worked in a Deli when you grew up in NJ and have had some very good bagels. They are chewy on the inside and the toppings stay on which is a good sign.
— The spreads are fresh and they have enough to last the dozen if you use them normally and not be «That Guy» when applying them.
— The staff were very fast and kept everyone moving and my order was correct [which is always a plus ;) ]
— The review on the bagels alone, for York PA is a decent review. The below concerns the rest of the menu, namely the sandwiches.
«The Meh»
— There was nothing really meh…
«The Bad»
— The breakfast sandwich was kinda off. They have the part steamed, part microwaved egg thing, that is not really an egg. Right there ended the sandwich for me… but the texture really threw me for a loop, it had a very hard film on the exterior. It was one of those things that was better left not done, if it cannot be done right. Luckily I had a few bagels to fall back on.

Bagel sandwiches, bagels with cream cheese and even bagel dogs (hot dogs wrapped in bagel dough). The bagels are fresh made daily (no preservatives) and the muffins are exceptional (try a cinnamon crumb muffin with icing. They’ll warm it up for you if you like). The deli sandwiches and the egg/​breakfast sandwiches are tasty and a generous portion. The sides are typical of a deli –chips, potato or macaroni salads with a dill pickle. The prices are also typical around $ 6 – 7 for a deli sandwich with sides and less for a breakfast sandwich. They do have special deals such as a muffin + coffee for less than $ 2 or a bagel with cream cheese with a coffee for the same price.
The service is good but as everything is made to order it can get backed up quickly and if there’s a long line (or if the person in front of you orders 6 sandwiches plus a dozen bagels to take home) bring your patience with you and be prepared to wait.
They are only open breakfast and lunch (and serve both all day) and close around 6pm, so they stop baking fresh bagels around 4-​ish (remember they bake them fresh each morning so they can’t save any for the next day and have to throw away/​donate them each night) and sometimes they run out of things by 5−6pm. Usually I don’t have a problem with substituting similar items (planned on getting sesame bagel but had to substitute an 8 grain or everything bagel instead) but some people might take issue with that.