The Bagel Place - Plainsboro

A warm bagel is truly a delightful sight, oozing with buttery goodness as the warm dough melds perfectly with the lightly salted spread. Is it the best bagel I've ever had? That's tough to determine, but I can say it's tied for first place with around 30 other bagel shops from here to Manhattan, Philadelphia, and beyond. Honestly, the texture is just right—chewy without that unpleasant undercooked, taffy-like consistency that can ruin breakfasts and damage dentures. The Bagel Place definitely earns a solid five-star rating.

The owners are incredibly friendly, and the bagels are absolutely delicious!

The pork roll was dry and tough, and instead of frying the eggs like most places do, they served microwaved eggs. The staff was not very friendly, and I had to wait about 10 minutes for my breakfast sandwich—the service was incredibly slow. The display refrigerator was dirty, along with their signs, and the whole place could really use an update.

We sampled the Plain Bagel with Plain Cream Cheese to evaluate their basic bagel quality, and unfortunately, it didn't meet our expectations at all. The cream cheese had a sour taste, and the bagel itself was like chewing on cardboard; it was so unpleasant that it was inedible. I cannot recommend this place, especially considering the quality of other bagel shops nearby.

The bagels were hard and lacked freshness, and they were also half the size of a typical bagel. They reminded me of grocery store bagels. Additionally, the wait time was excessive.