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March 2024 by Sendhil Kolandaivel
The Lox Sandwich was one of the best I have ever tasted. Will go back for more.
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December 2023 by Me
Really good, fluffy bagels. A light and airy bake. Quite large in size and a great deal for the money. They offer sandwiches too. Limited seating. Take it to-go.
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December 2023 by Viale M
In Europe, governments enforce standards of food quality. In America, anybody can call anything "a bagel". And as a result, most of the bagels I encounter are simply rolls shaped into a ring. No crunch, no dense texture. Sam, however, makes bagels that are decently dense. They may not stand up to New York or Montreal bagels, but this side of the Mississippi, they are among the best I encountered. I especially recommend his sourdough bagels, which are hard to find. The service was efficient, and the 2.50 a bagel this is a good deal. I would recommend, however, getting rid of the automatic tip option, which is an insult. Nobody should be tipped for handing you a bagel. Employers should pay their employees living salaries, and not expect the customers to do that.Vegetarian options: There are some vegetarian and vegan options.
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October 2023 by Jada L.
Personally, I think all other locations are better than this. The woman in the back who makes a Bagels doesn't have a good smear game. She puts a weak amount of cream cheese on. All the other locations have men in the back and they put a good amount. I mean this is coming from a woman, so take it how you want but I recommend other locations. Or the lady just needs to step up her cream cheese game. There are bagels are the closest you're going to get to a New York bagel in LA so I would recommend.
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September 2023 by Nick M.
The bagels just aren't that good. I've been a dozen times since it's near west I live, but I find the bagels sadly underwhelming. Hopefully they improve, because a great bagel spot on Montana would be ideal.
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August 2023 by Shirley Gilliwag
Got there late in the day, so minimal selection. Bagels we got and brought home were good. Our sandwiche was great
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August 2023 by Brian Weiss
Great bagel but horrible service. Every time we order delivery they get the order wrong.
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July 2023 by Michael B.
First time trying Sam's. I Picked up two bagels early today, both bagels were stale and hard, with little or no flavor.
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June 2023 by Mel S.
I can only review the bagels and plain cream cheese as have not tried their sandwiches. Have been here a few times for bagels to go and everyone really liked them including me. The cream cheese was nicely whipped and fresh tasting. Folks behind the counter have always been friendly.
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June 2023 by Michelle W.
I was really excited to try this. I heard that their bagels are reminiscent of real New York bagels. I got their lox and cream cheese bagel sandwich with an everything bagel. Maybe I should have just gotten a classic BEC (bacon-egg-and cheese) like what I'd get from a NYC bodega. Instead, I wanted to try the lox. I was very sad to see that the bagel half on top of my bagel was falling apart! Maybe they sliced it too thinly? I did appreciate that the bagel had a lot of onion bits! That's one of my favorite parts of an everything bagel. However, the sandwich part itself was kind of a disappointment. It was falling apart and soggy by the time I got to the second half of the sandwich. The sandwich itself tasted kind of bland...one-note. I did see that they had capers in the sandwich based on how many capers were falling out of the sandwich, but I couldn't *taste* the capers. I did get a couple bagels to go, so hopefully the bagels themselves are a better experience than the lox sandwich.
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May 2023 by Michelle Hernandez
I got the Lox sandwich and the Salad sandwich both on sesame bagels. They were good. The bagels were flavorful and a bit more thin and crispy than a doughy one you can find in NYC. I would get it again when in the area.
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May 2023 by David W.
We love love love Sam's Bagels. The schmeres and bagels are always fresh.Great addition to Montana Avenue!
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April 2023 by Eric M.
Bagel quality is a 1/10. Cream cheese...0/10. The bagel was dough-y (not fully cooked...even though I got it toasted) and, for an everything bagel, lacked salt. What is weirder - the cream cheese tasted partially salty...it tasted like it was made with sour cream. Service speed...2/10. I've had lower speed service in NYC, but...this is definitely a low-quality offering. Noah's is better...and that's saying a lot!
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April 2023 by Vladislava Kursheva
I'm disappointed. I got my order for takeout and had no chance to go back.So, surprisingly I didn't get any of the extras I paid for.No chive cream cheese, no extra lox. Not toasted. How come?!!
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March 2023 by Madison Moore
This place used to be so great.. this morning I went when it wasn’t too busy, they were quick but my order was wrong and I found 2 hairs in it.. not great