Manhattan Bagel

Love this place! Beg my boyfriend to go here for breakfast every weekend I’m in town!
Highly recommend the bacon, egg, & cheese on your choice of bagel (I switch it up).
Service is quick & employees are super nice!
This place is 1,000X better than Breugger’s & Panera which are each within two blocks.

This place is really great. The people who work there are very friendly. And the bagels are better than any others in the Ballston/​Clarendon area.
Sadly, THIS PLACE WILL CLOSE ON APRIL 27. Apparently, their lease was not renewed.
I will miss this place. A lot

Manhattan Bagel makes better bagels than Brueggers around the corner. Brueggers often doesnt have what i want, and when they do the bagels can be half raw or oversone. It is such a crap shoot there. And, if you like your bagel cut diagonally instead of straight Brueggers is for you. Quality control is really poor despite years to get it right. So, now I mostly walk to Manhattan Bagel even though it’s longer just to avoid the poor quality bagels at Brueggers.
Today, when I popped by MB for ½ dozen bagels the gentleman running things said let me give you the fresh“everything” bagels straight out of the oven even though the ones in the basket hadn’t been out too long. Those bagels were awesome. Best i’ve had in years here in DC/​VA. Perfectly cooked. This is an ex-​New Yorker speaking. It’s not always perfect, but the best in our neighborhood. And he took the moment to make sure i had the freshest bagel. Thanks.

I’ve been searching for a bagel place nearby that gives you more than 1 layer of lox on a bagel, so glad I finally found it! Their lox bagel is delicious and provides just the right amount of food. I’m glad they don’t skimp out like the other local places.

I went to Manhattan Bagel this morning and the bagels are pretty good. They are not very large but the flavor is pretty good. I recommend the cinnamon toast sandwich. It is a cinnamon raisin bagel with sausage, egg, and cheese. One of the better breakfast sandwiches I have had. The service is preventing me from giving the restaurant four stars. I stepped up to the counter to order and the lady started putting my food together. Then, I had to repeat my order to the person at the register. When they called out my order, I received my bag and it was missing a bagel. I told them I was missing a bagel and which bagel I was missing. Despite this, they still went through each bagel in my bag to see which one I was missing.

New management! This place is fantastic. The new owner is always here and the service is always above and beyond! I love everything here!
My favorites are the trifecta turkey, empire state and the pumpkin bagel. They have a really wide variety of drinks too!
There’s free wifi!

Quick and plenty of breakfast options. You can have a sandwich or your choice of bagel flavor. Lots of cream cheese toppings. Not into dairy? They’ve got peanut butter. The staff is nice and I know why it was packed this morning. If you’re looking for a solid bagel before you hit the metro for a day in the city… check it out.

I have been getting their sausage egg and cheese on an everything bagel for over 13 years. It’s been the same quality and taste.
As for the health code violations, the average home kitchen would be shut down under the health code laws. Plus they fixed the issues and were able to reopen, which should make you feel better about the place. It means they have made the necessary improvements to their operation.
All that said, the bagels aren’t the best I’ve ever had, but their the best in Ballston.

I stopped in for a breakfast sandwich and a coffee because I had a coupon. I’m glad that I did. Everything was delicious. Lots of options for the sandwiches, and they cook the egg right in front of you. The sandwich I got would be the perfect hangover remedy. I’m a fan.

Saw this restaurant walking by and it was pretty full, so I stopped in, but boy I should have read the reviews first. The best I can say is that the bagels are on par with panera (and that’s not a compliment). They weren’t New York bagels at all, and the egg bagel had poppy seeds, what? At $ 10 for 6 bagels and cream cheese it’s overpriced too.

I used to love this place. My Saturday routine involved a delicious turkey bacon, egg, and cheese bagel sandwich from this place. But not anymore! Ever since Brian H posted the photo of the health code violations and subsequent temporary shut down, I’ve been terrified to go back. I want to picket the area to keep others out at well. I’m fearful for my neighbors’ safety.
Meanwhile, all of the health review info is public. When you read what gets noted but still doesn’t force a business to close (cross contamination, improper refrigeration, insects, rodents, etc), you realize how truly deplorable the findings must have been to force a closure. Petrifying.

Well in a county that rarely shuts businesses, I went to stop her for breakfast today (March 28) to be greeted by a large red notice that the Arlington County Health Department shut it down with multiple violations and ‘imminent danger to public health.’ I’ll post a picture of the notice too.
Before that it was my go-​to place with bagels pretty similar to New York. Nothing fancy but good for a quick bite.

Nothing spectacular to set this place apart from other bagel shops, but it wasn’t terrible either!
I got an everything bagel toasted with plain cream cheese. The bagel was good and they didn’t overload me with cream cheese, which I definitely appreciated. I could’ve made the same thing at home so there wasn’t anything really amazing happening.
My sister and I stopped in right before I was leaving to head back home, and the best part about this place is the convenience of the location to her apartment. I’d come back if I needed something quick and convenient.

My favorite bagel spot. Always friendly and the bagels are on point!
Love how they use fresh eggs in their sammies. Try a blueberry bagel toasted with cream cheese and bacon. Sweet/​salty heaven! Oh and a sausage, egg, and cheese on an onion bagel.
Almost always parking right out front which is nice, or bring someone to wait in the car while you pick up bagels to go!

I’ve been going here pretty regularly ever since I started working in the area. They are very quick, so if you only have a few minutes to grab coffee and a bagel before heading into the office, you will have time to stop here. They tend to be very generous with the cream cheese, which is a major plus. I’m also a big fan of their winter blend coffee.
I’m a bit confused by all of the people talking about a $ 5 minimum on credit cards – I’ve been going here since October 2012 and haven’t seen that.

Overpriced, consistently gets orders wrong and then wants you to pay for their mistakes. Much better and cheaper places within walking distance. No thanks, I’m no longer stopping by.

I love this place. The bagels are soft as opposed to the harder New York Style bagels some may be used to. They have a ton of cream cheese options for your morning bagel. I recommend everything bagel with jalapeño cream cheese/​plain cream cheese mix.
Sometimes it can be slow on weekend mornings, but never not worth the wait. I’d also grab a cup of hazelnut coffee.

After reading some other reviews I’ve concluded I must have popped in at the best possible moment. I had the Tune thin bagel. My food was warm, homey and delicious. My boyfriend had their pumpkin bagel with pumpkin cream cheese which sounds disgusting but was so glorious I had order envy (I usually do not covet but seriously it was like heaven on my mouth) So my vote is food was great and so many choices. It was a very clean and classic coffee house cute décor.
Negatives.The seating was not a problem for us but I witnessed others having issues and could see that at times it could be difficult to find seating. the line was fast but super long. I’m also abit taken aback at our total cost at $ 24 for two bottled beverages and two sandwiches we thought it was a bit pricey.

Pretty expensive for toasted bagel with butter, but it was decent. Although they drench the entire thing in butter, so you might as well ask for a little packet of butter instead and do it yourself. Other than that, there’s nothing really worth writing home about.
Don’t forget it’s a $ 5.00 minimum to use a credit card.

I read the reviews on this place before hitting it up this morning, and I was really expecting the worst. There are not a lot of breakfast places around that I had not tried yet, so I decided to give it a try.
I can’t really see what everyone is complaining about. I noticed that the majority of these reviews are fairly old, so I’m not sure if they have come under new ownership or if people are just coming in at a bad time.
I like to get to work early, so I was in just a few minutes after they had opened. I didn’t experience any rush and the woman behind the counter was extremely friendly. I did not have a bagel, so I can’t really review how those taste, but they were fresh and there were plenty to go around. JUst the smell of them coming out of the oven was pretty amazing. I decided, however, to go for the Ranchero Wrap instead.
Everything is cooked fresh right there in front of you. It took a few minutes to make, but it was well worth the wait. It tasted good and the cream cheese they put in the middle of it was like a part in my mouth! It really brought the whole thing together. Much like that special rug really brings the room together.
I had no issues at all. All the staff I interacted with was kind and helpful, a gentleman even stopped me on the way out and and said in his best engrish, «you forgot your napkins», and handed me a couple to put in my bag (I ordered to-​go). How nice!
There is still a minimum $ 5 transaction for credit/​debit cards or you will have to pay a $ 0.50 fee. It’s a bit of an inconvenience if you don’t carry cash, but I am pretty sure that is a fee charged to them by the card company and not something they just make up on their own. It’s not that hard to spend $ 5 off the menu, and seriously, who puts less than $ 5 on a credit card? Either way, don’t hate on them because they are trying to save money and avoid a plethora of fees.
Maybe these guys get really swamped in the afternoon and get a little grumpy, but as far as my visit went, it was solid. I will def be back for a regular breakfast.