Ess-A-Bagel Restaurant Review:
Ess-A-Bagel makes a memorable bagel: kosher, low in salt and preservative- and sugar-free. Only once in a while we get one that isn't quite baked through. The bagels are huge and a wide selection is available, as are a variety of cream cheeses including raisin walnut, blueberry and jalapeño. Ess-A-Bagel makes bagel sandwiches galore. Also located at 831 Third Ave., 212-980-1010.
"Bagels the size of hubcaps" will "hold you all day" at this ess-ential East Side duo, where "superior", "incredibly fresh" rounds that earn "props" for "perfect texture" ("crisp on the outside, soft and chewy on the inside") are topped with a "mind-boggling" choice of spreads; the "salty" "counter guys" exhibit "plenty of NY 'tude", but there's "nothing ersatz" here and "major lines on the...
Ess-A-Bagel makes a delicious bagel: kosher, low in salt and preservative- and sugar-free. Only once in a while we get one that isn't quite baked through. The bagels are huge and a wide selection is available, as are a variety of cream… Read More
Some traditionalists consider Ess-a-Bagel’s namesake product unnecessarily big and chewy. Tell that to the lines of faithful customers waiting for steaming hot bagels! When it comes to size, Ess-A-Bagel’s are the best of the biggest: plump, chewy, and oh-so satisfying.