Brandwein's Bagels

As a Jersey girl, it has been almost impossible to find a GOOD bagel here in NC, until I found Brandwein's... Their bagels are the prime example of everything that a bagel should be: fresh, soft, flavorful (something you want to sink your teeth into and not let go of). The staff is always so so kind and professional. This is BY FAR my favorite place for a good old-fashioned NJ/NY bagel. Even though I live in Apex, I will travel the distance any morning for one of Brandwein's bagels!

So, I’m not sure if they’ve never tasted a bagel before, but their bagels reminds me of if my wife and daughter tried to make them at home and didn’t boil or bake them right. Or if you took that kids salt dough and tried to make a lager out of it. I dunno.. it’s bad. They are raw looking and have a weird “salt not mixed fully” flavor to them. Truly the worst bagel I’ve ever tried. 😂 I’m sorry to the owners for the bad review. I’m sure they are nice people… but we spent over $30 and are just gonna throw them away. If you like a good NY bagel this is not the place for you. I’m not sure why the rave reviews… maybe because southerners will eat anything or don’t know the difference. Just look at the picture. It’s like they are raw on the outside not golden. And they are like double the price

Brandwein’s are the best bagels in the triangle, both the actual bagels and the service! I am from NYC, born and raised in Manhattan, so when I moved here I tried all the “best bagels” and these are the best. I’ve been coming for years (can’t believe I haven’t already written a review), most recently over the weekend. I placed an order to pick up Hamantaschen cookies, and then got bagels to bring home, and bagels to eat there. They made a mistake and gave me the wrong flavor of cookies, and unfortunately did not have any more poppyseed. The owner felt so bad and went above and beyond to make it right. The customer service mindset is amazing, and Brandwein’s clearly wants to earn your future business. They also have a nice outdoor seating setup when the weather is good, and if the line l

Came here to get a dozen bagels for the ice storm and was super disappointed. The bagels did not seem boiled and were doughy with no chew. No flavor and borderline inedible. I’m not sure if they were in a rush to get bagels out or if this is how they are but I can’t believe how hyped this place was. For authentic NY Bagels NYBD in Cary is the only option. Even bagels at Wegmans are a lot better than this.

I was down here for my daughter's soccer tournament. I had your amazing bagel sandwiches both mornings! We placed our order the night before for the time we wanted to pick up in the morning and it was super easy to just pop in and out and grab our order. I was so happy you weren't charging an arm and a leg for these bagel sandwiches but that being said I would have paid more because they were amazing! But please don't raise your prices, lol. Both mornings I sat in my car waiting for the game to start while eating my bagel sandwich and thinking you guys made my day. Thanks so much!