Bagel Beanery

Me and my brother were both really impressed by how good their bagels were and the staff was extremely nice. We had to wait just a couple minutes, not very long at all, and they even threw in two muffins and a big brownie. Also the pricing is very reasonable. :} this is definitely my new favorite place to get bagels in GR.

Bagel beanery is a nice change from the 45 minute wait that you’ll have on the weekend at a sit-​down brunch restaurant. We stopped by on a Saturday morning to grab bagel sandwiches and coffee. The staff was 2 young men who were very helpful and answered all of my questions! We ended up getting 1 sesame bagel with egg, cheese, and sausage, and another bagel sandwich with egg, bacon, and cheese. Both were tasty and the bagels were soft. I’m more of a chewy, boiled bagel girl. I don’t like baked, bread-​like bagels. These were somewhere in between! I liked them!
I especially like the coffee selection! Just that morning they had 8 coffees to choose from: 1 light roast, 2 medium roasts, 1 dark roast, 1 decaf, and 3 flavored coffees. I usually only like dark roasts, but I tried the fireside (irish cream & hazelnut); it was really flavorful, but not too artificial tasting. I liked it! There’s only 1 size of cup for $ 1.99.
I’ll definitely be back to grab some coffee and enjoy a different bagel sandwich in their quiet dining area. I only wish that they had outdoor seating!

I don’t know how you can NOT give this place 5 stars if you try a bagel or coffee. Best bagels I’ve eaten since Qui Chang Cain was a grasshopper. (long time). Chewy on the outside and soft in the middle. More cream cheese than you need. Great selection (jalapeño — Panera are you listening?). Good coffee and super friendly staff. Owner was working and making sure all customers were happy. My new go-​to place when I’m in G. R (sorry Starbucks!).

Okay indeed. I had an iced chai, t’was good. My friend had a latte of some kind. I also bought a cookie and a bottle of water. I had to spend 10 $ to get stamp for my 4gr8food passport, they are the restaurant management group that runs this location, and the other location of this coffee shop. They have other eateries in Gr and also in Traverse City, like Omelette shop and Flapjack shack. The passport thing runs through sometime in Sept 2012, if you get 3 stamps from their eateries/​coffeeshops you can send it in for a 25 $ gift certificate, and if you get more stamps via purchases you get a larger gift certificate and you can enter as many times as you like or if you use their catering service you get entered also. September deadline is for the grand prize, a tv I think, while other entries for the gift certificates continue till the end of the year I think. A bit confusing, but I think we came in a bit late to the concept.

Super friendly staff. Just got an iced latte on a blistering hot summer day. It was their daily special for $ 2. That beats Starbucks prices!