The Bagel Stop

I think this may be one of the better fast food breakfast places in the area. It is definitely better than Tim Horton’s as they have multiple choices of bagels (which baked fresh everyday) with lots of topping choices and like 6 or 7 different types of cream cheeses.
In addition, they also usually have a breakfast special which is a breakfast sandwich (it changes) and a coffee for around $ 4 + tax.
My typical order from here is a vegetarian sandwich for $ 3.99 which is basically lettuce, tomatoes, sprouts, cucumbers, hot peppers, pickle with your choice of sauce and on your choice of bagel (I usually get rye). It’s healthy yet hearty.
Verdict: One of the better quick serve breakfast places in the area IMO.
PS: I think service has improved. At one point, they were charging a debit fee, and now they aren’t. It looks like the owners changed over the past couple of years.

Last week I arrived to work way too early and decided to take a stroll though the underground shops and see what there was around for future reference. I ended up stumbling across the bagel shop in the manulife center. I smelt the fresh baked bread from around the corner. Originally I walked past it and told myself no I already had breakfast at home, but when I had to walk back I caved and decided to order. The smell was so captivating and im glad I did. I ordered an everything bagel with herb and garlic cream cheese. You can tell the cream cheese was flavoured in house as their were fresh pieces of herbs in it. Not only did they over stuff it, I felt you definitely got your bang for your buck.
Next time I’m early and craving a good quality bagel I will make a pit stop here before heading into the office!

Their bagels are pretty good, kind of dense, slight chew, New York style. They got a decent selection to choose from and includes all the main staples. I don’t actually know if they bake their bagel somewhere or who they source it from but I like it. I do wish a full blown bagel business would open up in this neighbourhood though. Any entrepreneurs or franchisers reading this post? I’ll be your first customer! There is seriously a lack in this area. Why are all the bagel shops up in Thornhill or St. Lawrence market?
As for the filling… I had their lox cream cheese. It’s very mild on the lox flavour, with tiny tiny tiny minced pieces of lox in it. You have to look really closely to see it otherwise you’d miss it. (a far cry from the lox cream cheese you can get at the other bagel shops, say Bagel House)
The people who work there are friendly and the price is pretty good. I think mine was around $ 3

The Bagel Stop used to be kitty corner to where it is now. It seems to be in a better spot now, but the traffic seems way down and I worry for them. It’s a good spot. The staff is friendly and the bagels and other foods are well priced and prepared nicely. They even have their own seating within the food court, which is a nice plus, as it can be a battle to find a spot even in this awful food court.

I went to try this place on my way to work this morning. The staff seemed friendly and were quick to get my order together. That was until they couldn’t process my debit card.
I’m sorry, but don’t blame me for my debit card not working when you have the oldest debit machine known to man. Maybe you should clean your machine once in a while. My card worked fine 2 minutes later when I went to Tim Horton’s. And don’t get annoyed that I don’t have cash or another debit card to pay with.

Well, I just finished a «Veggie» Bagel with light garden vegetable cream cheese from Bagel Stop, and as the tomato-​alfalfa sprout-​cucumber clump affixed itself to cream cheese glob and slid off of the lettuce onto the desk in front of me, I remembered that there is a place in my work ‘hood, often visited and never reviewed.
While Tim Horton’s 12 grain bagels, taste better, are much cheaper and don’t force me to jaywalk across Bloor st, Sometimes you just want a tomato and some lettuce (vitamins!). And if you are willing to pay an extra $ 3 or so for that pleasure, you can head to Bagel Stop. Deep in the cavernous food court that links the Bay and Goodlife to the Y&B station, Bagel Stop serves a wide variety of bagels (3 low carb high fibre options!), soups and random beverages.
You can top your bagel with cream cheese, cheese, tuna, egg salad, bacon, tomato, lettuce, sprouts, cucumbers, green pepper etc. Breakfast Sandwiches available.
Bonus points — at least a dozen varieties of cream cheese, lots of interesting flavors.
Minus Points — only two of them are «light», kinda pricey, no «multigrain» (what gives!)
Bagel toasted with light cream cheese some tomato and lettuce comes to a disappointing $ 5.07 with tax.